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

Riders

Gianni Leoni (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Harry Pot for Anefo ]] · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · 1951 · Wikimedia Commons

Gianni Leoni

Nationality
Italy Italy
Bike
Moto Guzzi
Born
March 1, 1915(age 111)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Monza in 1949.

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In 250cc (1949): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1949): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1950): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1951): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1951): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1951): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Monza 1949 (250cc). First win: Monza 1950 (125cc).

In all, 8 Grand Prix starts, 2 wins and 7 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 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1949 250cc (TT)

Season by season

125cc250cc500cc ★ Champion

12468101949195019511949 125cc: P5 / 11 pts / 1 wins1950 125cc: P2 / 14 pts / 1 wins1951 125cc: P2 / 12 pts / 1 wins125cc1949 250cc: P9 / 8 pts / 0 wins1951 250cc: P2 / 10 pts / 0 wins250cc1949 500cc: P10 / 6 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1949–1951 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1949–1951
Win rate60.0%
Podium rate100.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P1.6

37 pts · Poles 0

Includes 1 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

250cc1949–1951
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate100.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.3

18 pts · Poles 0

500cc1949–1949
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0

6 pts · Poles 0

1 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, 1949–1951 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 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.

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 10 races · 125cc / 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen125cc 2avg P1.5
Monza125cc 2 · 500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P2.0
Albi250cc 1avg P2.0
Bremgarten250cc 1avg P3.0
Isle of Man125cc 1avg P3.0
Spa500cc 1avg P6.0

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 3 races · 1949–1951

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Albi1 racesavg P2.0
Monza1 racesavg P2.0
Bremgarten1 racesavg P3.0

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

125cc 5 races · 1949–1951

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza2 racesavg P1.0
Assen2 racesavg P1.5
Isle of Man1 racesavg P3.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

500cc 2 races · 1949

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza1 racesavg P4.0
Spa1 racesavg P6.0

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, 1949–1951 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Every race

60%Start rate (6/10)
1Longest run of absences (races)
2Longest run of starts (races)
17Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1950 125cc P2 · 14 pts
1951 125cc P2 · 12 pts
1951 250cc P2 · 10 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, 1949–1951 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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