Alberto Gandossi

Alberto Gandossi was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was in [1958 Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1958] when he rode a Ducati to two Grand Prix victories and finished second to Carlo Ubbiali in the 125cc world championship.

Biography

As for the World Championship competitions, he raced in the 1958 season in the 125 class riding a Ducati, winning two Grand Prix races and scoring a total of 28 points and finishing second in the overall standings behind Carlo Ubbiali.
Two years later, he competed again in the same class riding an MZ and took third place in the Dutch TT.
But even before competing in the World Championship, Gandossi had gained experience as a Ducati rider in other famous races of the time, such as the Milan-Taranto, where he was class winner in 1956, and the Motogiro d'Italia, which he also won in his class that same year.