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

Riders

Carlo Ubbiali

Nationality: Italy
Bike: MV Agusta
Born: September 24, 1929(age 97)
Birthplace: Bergamo

Photos (12)

1956
At this race · Joop van Bilsen for Anefo · CC0
1958
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
1960
Joop van Bilsen for Anefo · CC0
1960
Joop van Bilsen for Anefo · CC0
1960
Joop van Bilsen / Anefo · CC0
1960
Joop van Bilsen / Anefo · CC0
1960
Joop van Bilsen / Anefo · CC0
1960
Joop van Bilsen / Anefo · CC0
2010
Klaus Nahr · CC BY-SA 2.0
2010
Klaus Nahr · CC BY-SA 2.0
2011
Klaus Nahr · CC BY-SA 2.0
2011
Klaus Nahr · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Assen in 1949.

In 125cc (1949–1956): 15 starts, 5 wins, 15 podiums. In 250cc (1956): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1956): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1956): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1956): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1956): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1956): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1956–1957): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1957–1958): 3 starts, 2 wins, 3 podiums. In 250cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1958–1959): 5 starts, 3 wins, 3 podiums. In 250cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1959): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1959): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1959): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1960): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1960): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1960): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1960): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Assen 1949 (125cc). First win: Ulster 1950 (125cc). World champion: 1951 125cc, 1956 125cc, 1956 250cc, 1958 125cc, 1959 125cc, 1959 250cc, 1960 125cc, 1960 250cc.

In all, 46 Grand Prix starts, 27 wins and 44 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 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1952 125cc (TT, ULST)

Season by season

125cc250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1949–1960 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1949–1960 ★ 6 titles (1951, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960)

Win rate50.0%

Podium rate88.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P1.9

331 pts · Poles 0

Includes 6 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

250cc1955–1960 ★ 3 titles (1956, 1959, 1960)

Win rate68.4%

Podium rate100.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P1.4

144 pts · Poles 0

Includes 6 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

8 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, 1949–1960 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1949. Of the 67 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Mike Hailwood 9 world titles
13 races together: ahead 12, behind 1, both out 0
Luigi Taveri 3 world titles
30 races together: ahead 27, behind 3, both out 0
Tarquinio Provini 2 world titles
22 races together: ahead 14, behind 8, both out 0
Cecyl Sandford 2 world titles
13 races together: ahead 10, behind 3, both out 0

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 71 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Ulster (average P1.0, 5 races)

Ulster125cc 4 · 250cc 1avg P1.0

Hockenheim125cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P1.0

Nürburgring125cc 2avg P1.0

Reims125cc 1avg P1.0

Schotten125cc 1avg P1.0

Monza125cc 11 · 250cc 5avg P1.6

Assen125cc 9 · 250cc 4avg P1.6

Isle of Man125cc 8 · 250cc 2avg P1.8

Spa250cc 2 · 125cc 4avg P2.0

Solitude125cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P2.0

Kristianstad250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P2.0

Hedemora125cc 1avg P3.0

Montjuïc125cc 4avg P4.0

Bremgarten125cc 1avg P4.0

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.

250cc 19 races · 1955–1960

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Monza (average P1.4, 5 races)

Hockenheim2 racesavg P1.0

Spa2 racesavg P1.0

Ulster1 racesavg P1.0

Monza5 racesavg P1.4

Assen4 racesavg P1.5

Solitude2 racesavg P1.5

Isle of Man2 racesavg P1.5

Kristianstad1 racesavg P2.0

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

125cc 52 races · 1949–1960

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Ulster (average P1.0, 4 races)

Ulster4 racesavg P1.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P1.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P1.0

Reims1 racesavg P1.0

Schotten1 racesavg P1.0

Assen9 racesavg P1.7

Monza11 racesavg P1.7

Isle of Man8 racesavg P1.9

Kristianstad1 racesavg P2.0

Solitude3 racesavg P2.3

Spa4 racesavg P2.5

Hedemora1 racesavg P3.0

Montjuïc4 racesavg P4.0

Bremgarten1 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, 1949–1960 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Every race

83.8%Start rate (67/80)

3Longest run of absences (races)

16Longest run of starts (races)

72.7Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1949 125cc P4 · 13 pts

1950 125cc P3 · 14 pts

1951 125cc P1 · 20 pts

1952 125cc P2 · 24 pts

1953 125cc P3 · 18 pts

1954 125cc P2 · 18 pts

1955 125cc P1 · 44 pts

1956 125cc P1 · 32 pts

1956 250cc P1 · 32 pts

1957 125cc P3 · 22 pts

1958 125cc P1 · 32 pts

1959 125cc P1 · 30 pts

1959 250cc P1 · 28 pts

1960 125cc P1 · 24 pts

1960 250cc P1 · 32 pts

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? 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, 1949–1960 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

1949	Bremgarten	4 +6
1949	Assen	3 +7
1949	Monza	DNF
1950	Ulster	1 +8
1950	Monza	2 +6
1951	Montjuïc	2 +6
1951	Isle of Man	2 +6
1951	Monza	1 +8
1952	Assen	2 +6
1952	Solitude	2 +6
1952	Monza	2 +6
1952	Montjuïc	DNF
1953	Assen	2 +6
1953	Schotten	1 +8
1953	Monza	3 +4
1953	Montjuïc	7
1954	Isle of Man	2 +6
1954	Assen	3 +4
1954	Solitude	3 +4
1954	Monza	3 +4
1955	Montjuïc	3 +4
1955	Reims	1 +8
1955	Isle of Man	1 +8
1955	Nürburgring	1 +8
1955	Assen	1 +8
1955	Monza	1 +8
1956	Isle of Man	1 +8
1956	Assen	1 +8
1956	Spa	1 +8
1956	Solitude	2 +6
1956	Ulster	1 +8
1956	Monza	1 +8
1957	Hockenheim	1 +8
1957	Isle of Man	2 +6
1957	Monza	1 +8
1958	Isle of Man	1 +8
1958	Assen	1 +8
1958	Spa	5 +2
1958	Nürburgring	1 +8
1958	Hedemora	3 +4
1958	Ulster	1 +8
1959	Isle of Man	5 +2
1959	Hockenheim	1 +8
1959	Assen	1 +8
1959	Spa	1 +8
1959	Kristianstad	2 +6
1959	Monza	2 +6
1960	Isle of Man	1 +8
1960	Assen	1 +8
1960	Spa	3 +4
1960	Ulster	1 +8
1960	Monza	1 +8