As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)

Riders

Giuseppe Colnago

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Nationality: Italy
Born: December 15, 1923(age 102)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Monza in 1952.

In 500cc (1952–1955): 7 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Spa 1955 (500cc). First win: Spa 1955 (500cc).

In all, 7 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 1 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 5 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1951 500cc (TT) / 1952 500cc (BEL, WGER) / 1955 500cc (TT) / 1957 350cc (TT)

Season by season

500cc350cc ★ Champion

The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine

Scope: official results DB, 1951–1957 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Totals

350cc1957–1957

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate50.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

7 pts · Poles 0

2 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

500cc1951–1955

Win rate10.0%

Podium rate10.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.1

26 pts · Poles 0

3 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1951–1957 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1951. Of the 61 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP / 500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.

Results by condition (races)

All classes 12 races · 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Spa (average P3.5, 3 races)

Spa500cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P3.5

Bremgarten500cc 1avg P4.0

Assen500cc 1avg P4.0

Montjuïc500cc 1avg P4.0

Rouen500cc 1avg P5.0

Nürburgring500cc 1avg P5.0

Monza500cc 3 · 350cc 1avg P6.3

Average finish across classes (Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP and so on together). See each class below for class-only figures. Only circuits with 3+ races count as a best track.

350cc 2 races · 1957

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza1 racesavg P2.0

Spa1 racesavg P6.0

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

500cc 10 races · 1951–1955

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Spa2 racesavg P1.0

Bremgarten1 racesavg P4.0

Assen1 racesavg P4.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P4.0

Rouen1 racesavg P5.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P5.0

Monza3 racesavg P7.7

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1951–1957 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Every race

62.5%Start rate (5/8)

1Longest run of absences (races)

3Longest run of starts (races)

3.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1953 500cc P8 · 11 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? How the estimate is made

Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence

Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 1951–1957 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

1951	Monza	14
1952	Monza	5 +2
1953	Assen	4 +3
1953	Spa	DNF
1953	Rouen	5 +2
1953	Bremgarten	4 +3
1953	Montjuïc	4 +3
1955	Nürburgring	5 +2
1955	Spa	1 +8
1955	Monza	4 +3