Guido Leoni
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Guido Leoni | |
Nationality | Italian |
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Grand Prix motorcycle racing career | |
Active years | 1949, 1951 |
Teams | Mondial |
Grands Prix | 3 |
Championships | |
Wins | 1 |
Podium finishes | 1 |
Career points | 8 |
Pole positions | N/A |
Fastest laps | N/A |
First Grand Prix | 1949 500cc Swiss Grand Prix |
First win | 1951 125cc Spanish Grand Prix |
Last win | 1951 125cc Spanish Grand Prix |
Last Grand Prix | 1951 125cc Spanish Grand Prix |
Guido Leoni (July 14, 1915 - May 6, 1951) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He won the 1951 125cc Spanish Grand Prix riding for the Mondial factory racing team. One month later, while competing in a race in Ferrara, Leoni was involved in a multiple-bike accident and was killed. He was posthumously awarded fifth place in the 1951 125cc world championship.