Bruno Ruffo (9 December 1920 – 10 February 2007 [1]) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer born in Verona. He won three Grand Prix World Championships.[2]
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In 1949 he won the inaugural 250cc World Championship riding for the Italian Moto Guzzi factory. During the 1950 season, Ruffo was annoyed that Moto Guzzi instructed him to let his teammate win the Championship that year while he finished third. That same year, Ruffo rode a Mondial to claim the 125cc World Championship. In 1951 he once again captured the 250cc World Champion with four victories. Ruffo retired in 1952 after an accident and opened a successful vehicle hire business in Verona.[3] He died at 86 years old.
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
edit1949 point system
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Fastest lap |
| Points | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Points system from 1950 to 1968
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
5 best results were counted up until 1955.
(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Rank | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 250cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM - |
SUI 1 |
ULS 2 |
NAT 4 |
24 | 1st | 1 | ||||
| 1950 | 125cc | Mondial | NED 1 |
ULS 2 |
NAT 4 |
17 | 1st | 1 | |||||
| 250cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM - |
SUI 2 |
ULS - |
NAT - |
6 | 3rd | 0 | |||||
| 1951 | 250cc | Moto Guzzi | ESP - |
SUI 2 |
IOM - |
BEL - |
NED - |
FRA 1 |
ULS 1 |
NAT 3 |
22 | 1st | 2 |
| 500cc | Moto Guzzi | ESP - |
SUI - |
IOM - |
BEL - |
NED - |
FRA - |
ULS - |
NAT 5 |
2 | 19th | 0 | |
| 1952 | 250cc | Moto Guzzi | SUI - |
IOM 6 |
NED 2 |
GER - |
ULS - |
NAT - |
7 | 6th | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "First-Ever 250 World Champion Dead at 86". SuperbikePlanet.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
- ^ "Bruno Ruffo career statistics at MotoGP.com". Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ^ Bruno Ruffo profile at Motorsport Memorial
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