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Italian motorcycle racer (1933?2005)
Tarquinio Provini
(29 May 1933 ? 6 January 2005) was an Italian professional
Grand Prix
motorcycle
road racer
. He was a two-time
world champion
in road racing. Provini was also a four-time
Isle of Man TT
winner
[1]
and won 13 Italian national championships.
Motorcycling career
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Provini was born in
Roveleto di Cadeo
,
Emilia-Romagna
, the son of a garage owner, and grew up around engines and machinery. He began riding
motorcycles
at the age of 10. He began racing in 1949 despite being too young by using his uncle's name on his racing license.
[2]
In 1954, he won the Motogiro of Italy. He moved up to the Grand Prix competition in the middle of the
1954
season and won the
Spanish Grand Prix
at the end of the year. He won the
1957
FIM
125cc World Championship
riding for the Italian
Mondial
factory. In
1958
, he won the
250cc World Championship
for
MV Agusta
.
[3]
When MV Agusta quit racing in the smaller classes, Provini signed to race for the
Moto Morini
factory. In
1963
he waged a season-long battle with
Honda
's
Jim Redman
for the 250 world championship. Each rider won four races and the title wasn't decided until the final race in Japan, with Redman winning the championship over Provini by two points.
[4]
In
1966
, he suffered a serious crash at the
Isle of Man TT
that broke his back, forcing his retirement. Provini redirected his energies and co-founded the
Protar
[
nl
]
company which specialized in making scale racing bike models outside
Bologna
. He died in Bologna in 2005.
[5]
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
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Position
|
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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Points
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
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(
key
) (Races in
italics
indicate fastest lap)
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