Gianni Leoni

✶March 1, 1915

†August 15, 1951

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About their life

Gianni Leoni was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Como. His best years were in 1950 when he finished second to Bruno Ruffo in the 125cc world championship and in the 1951 season, when he again finished in second place, this time to Carlo Ubbiali. Leoni was the winner of the first Nations Grand Prix in the inaugural 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. He was killed while competing in the 1951 Ulster Grand Prix after colliding with his team-mate Sante Geminiani, who also died in this incident.

Italian motorcycle racer (1915–1951)

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Biography from the article Gianni Leoni on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.