Umberto Masetti

Umberto Masetti
Umberto Masetti in 1952
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1926-05-04)4 May 1926 Borgo delle Rose, Province of Parma, Italy
Died	28 May 2006(2006-05-28) (aged 80) Maranello, Italy
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1949 – 1958 First race 1949 125cc Swiss Grand Prix Last race 1958 500cc Nations Grand Prix First win 1950 500cc Belgian Grand Prix Last win 1955 500cc Nations Grand Prix Team(s) Benelli, Morini, Gilera, MV Agusta Championships 500cc – 1950, 1952 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 31 6 21 N/A 1

Umberto Masetti (4 May 1926 – 28 May 2006) was an

Masetti was born in Borgo delle Rose, in the province of Parma.

He debuted in the Grand Prix motorcycle World Championship in 1949 aboard a Moto Morini, in the 125cc class. In the same year he also raced a Benelli in the 250cc class and a Gilera in the 500cc class.

In

In 1953 he raced in the 250cc class for

Masetti then lived in Maranello, where he died in 2006.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

1949 point system:

Points system from 1950 to 1968:

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

References