Bruno Ruffo

Bruno Ruffo
Nationality	Italian
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1949-1952 First race 1949 250cc Swiss Grand Prix Last race 1952 250cc Dutch TT First win 1949 250cc Swiss Grand Prix Last win 1951 250cc Ulster Grand Prix Team(s) Moto Guzzi, Mondial Championships 250cc - 1949, 1951 125cc - 1950 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 14 4 10 N/A 5 78

Bruno Ruffo (9 December 1920 – 10 February 2007 ^[1]) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer born in Verona. He won three Grand Prix World Championships.^[2]

In 1949 he won the inaugural 250cc World Championship riding for the Italian Moto Guzzi factory. During the 1950 season, Ruffo was annoyed that Moto Guzzi instructed him to let his teammate win the Championship that year while he finished third. That same year, Ruffo rode a Mondial to claim the 125cc World Championship. In 1951 he once again captured the 250cc World Champion with four victories. Ruffo retired in 1952 after an accident and opened a successful vehicle hire business in Verona.^[3] He died at 86 years old.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

1949 point system

Position	1	2	3	4	5	Fastest lap
Points	10	8	7	6	5	1

Points system from 1950 to 1968

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

5 best results were counted up until 1955.

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Points	Rank	Wins
1949	250cc	Moto Guzzi	IOM -	SUI 1	ULS 2	NAT 4					24	1st	1
1950	125cc	Mondial		NED 1		ULS 2	NAT 4				17	1st	1
	250cc	Moto Guzzi	IOM -		SUI 2	ULS -	NAT -				6	3rd	0
1951	250cc	Moto Guzzi	ESP -	SUI 2	IOM -	BEL -	NED -	FRA 1	ULS 1	NAT 3	22	1st	2
	500cc	Moto Guzzi	ESP -	SUI -	IOM -	BEL -	NED -	FRA -	ULS -	NAT 5	2	19th	0
1952	250cc	Moto Guzzi	SUI -	IOM 6	NED 2	GER -	ULS -	NAT -			7	6th	0

References

1. "First-Ever 250 World Champion Dead at 86". SuperbikePlanet.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
2. "Bruno Ruffo career statistics at MotoGP.com". Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
3. Bruno Ruffo profile at Motorsport Memorial