Roberto Colombo (5 January 1927 in Casatenovo 6 July 1957 in Francorchamps) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed for the MV Agusta factory racing team. His best seasons were 1956 and 1957 when he finished fourth in the 250cc world championship. Colombo was killed during practice for the 1957 Belgian Grand Prix.Roberto Colombo career profile at Motorsport Memorial
Motorcycle Grand Prix results Sources:Roberto Colombo career statistics at MotoGP.comRoberto Colombo Isle of Man TT statistics
Points system from 1950 to 1968: Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points 8 6 4 3 2 1 (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Rank Wins 1952 250cc NSU SUI- IOM- NED- GER- ULS- NAT5 ESP- 2 16th 0 1954 125cc MV Agusta IOM- ULS- NED- GER- NAT- ESP2 6 9th 0 250cc Moto Guzzi FRA- IOM- ULS- NED- GER- SUI5 NAT4 5 8th 0 1955 350cc Moto Guzzi FRA3 IOM- GER- BEL5 NED- ULS- NAT6 7 10th 01956 125cc MV Agusta IOMNC NED- BEL- GER- ULS- NAT- 0 - 0 250cc MV Agusta IOM2 NED4 BEL- GER- ULS- NAT- 9 4th 0 350cc MV Agusta IOM- NED- BEL- GER- ULS- NAT3 4 11th 01957 125cc MV Agusta GER3 IOM6 NED2 BEL- ULS- NAT- 11 5th 0 250cc MV Agusta GER2 IOM3 NED- BEL- ULS- NAT- 10 4th 0
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