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

Riders

Tarquinio Provini

Nationality: Italy
Bike: Benelli
Born: May 29, 1933(age 93)

Photos (5)

1957
At this race · Joop van Bilsen / Anefo · CC0
1958
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
1959
At this race · Wim van Rossem for Anefo · CC0
1959
At this race · Wim van Rossem for Anefo · CC0
2006
Piero at Dutch Wikipedia · Public domain

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Monza in 1954.

In 125cc (1954–1957): 7 starts, 3 wins, 7 podiums. In 250cc (1957–1958): 3 starts, 3 wins, 3 podiums. In 125cc (1958): 3 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. In 250cc (1958): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1959): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1959): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1959): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1959): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1961–1963): 8 starts, 2 wins, 6 podiums. In 50cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1964–1965): 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1965): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Monza 1954 (125cc). First win: Montjuïc 1954 (125cc). World champion: 1958 250cc.

In all, 35 Grand Prix starts, 14 wins and 28 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 3 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1964 250cc (TT) / 1964 50cc (USA) / 1966 350cc (BEL)

Season by season

125cc250cc50cc350cc ★ Champion

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

Teams in years without official results: 1960 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 1954–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1964–1964

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.0

1 pts · Poles 0

125cc1954–1959 ★ 1 titles (1957)

Win rate28.6%

Podium rate76.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.2

110 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1956–1966 ★ 1 titles (1958)

Win rate43.3%

Podium rate63.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.5

159 pts · Poles 0

Includes 8 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

350cc1965–1966

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate100.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.5

10 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1954–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1954. Of the 38 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Carlo Ubbiali 9 world titles
22 races together: ahead 8, behind 14, both out 0
Mike Hailwood 9 world titles
14 races together: ahead 8, behind 5, both out 1
Jim Redman 6 world titles
19 races together: ahead 6, behind 12, both out 1
Luigi Taveri 3 world titles
26 races together: ahead 17, behind 8, both out 1

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 54 races · 50cc / 125cc / 250cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Montjuïc (average P1.0, 6 races)

Montjuïc125cc 2 · 250cc 4avg P1.0

Kristianstad125cc 1avg P1.0

Buenos Aires250cc 1avg P1.0

Nürburgring125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P1.5

Ulster125cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P1.7

Isle of Man125cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P1.8

Hockenheim125cc 2 · 250cc 3 · 350cc 1avg P2.0

Assen250cc 6 · 125cc 2avg P2.1

Monza125cc 4 · 250cc 5 · 350cc 1avg P2.3

Spa250cc 3 · 125cc 3avg P3.7

Solitude125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P4.0

Suzuka250cc 1avg P4.0

Hedemora125cc 1avg P4.0

Reims125cc 1avg P4.0

Clermont-Ferrand250cc 1 · 50cc 1avg P5.0

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 · 1965–1966

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim1 racesavg P2.0

Monza1 racesavg P3.0

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

250cc 30 races · 1956–1966

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Montjuïc (average P1.0, 4 races)

Montjuïc4 racesavg P1.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P1.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0

Ulster2 racesavg P1.5

Monza5 racesavg P1.8

Hockenheim3 racesavg P2.0

Assen6 racesavg P2.2

Isle of Man2 racesavg P2.5

Suzuka1 racesavg P4.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P4.0

Solitude1 racesavg P5.0

Spa3 racesavg P5.3

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

50cc 1 races · 1964

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

125cc 21 races · 1954–1959

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Spa (average P2.0, 3 races)

Isle of Man2 racesavg P1.0

Montjuïc2 racesavg P1.0

Kristianstad1 racesavg P1.0

Spa3 racesavg P2.0

Assen2 racesavg P2.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P2.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P2.0

Ulster1 racesavg P2.0

Monza4 racesavg P3.0

Solitude1 racesavg P3.0

Hedemora1 racesavg P4.0

Reims1 racesavg P4.0

125cc: 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, 1954–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Every race

70.7%Start rate (29/41)

3Longest run of absences (races)

6Longest run of starts (races)

67.1Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1957 125cc P1 · 36 pts

1958 125cc P4 · 17 pts

1958 250cc P1 · 32 pts

1959 125cc P2 · 28 pts

1959 250cc P2 · 16 pts

1960〜1962 no Grand Prix starts

1963 250cc P2 · 42 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, 1954–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

1954	Monza	2 +6
1954	Montjuïc	1 +8
1955	Montjuïc	DNF
1955	Reims	4 +3
1956	Solitude	3 +4
1956	Monza	2 +6
1957	Hockenheim	2 +6
1957	Isle of Man	1 +8
1957	Assen	1 +8
1957	Spa	1 +8
1957	Ulster	2 +6
1957	Monza	DNF
1958	Assen	3 +4
1958	Spa	3 +4
1958	Nürburgring	2 +6
1958	Hedemora	4 +3
1959	Isle of Man	1 +8
1959	Hockenheim	2 +6
1959	Spa	2 +6
1959	Kristianstad	1 +8
1959	Monza	5 +2