Tarquinio Provini


Tarquinio Provini 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 and won 13 Italian national championships.

Motorcycling career

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. In 1954, he won the Motogiro of Italy. He moved up to 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.
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. 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 company which specialized in making scale racing bike models outside Bologna. He died in Bologna in 2005.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

YearClassTeam12345678910111213PointsRankWins
1954125ccMondialIOM
-
ULS
-
NED
-
GER
-
NAT
2
ESP
1
144th1
1955125ccMondialESP
-
FRA
4
IOM
NC
GER
-
NED
-
NAT
-
39th0
1956125ccMondialIOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
GER
3
ULS
-
NAT
2
104th0
1957125ccMondialGER
2
IOM
1
NED
1
BEL
1
ULS
2
NAT
-
301st3
1957250ccMondialGER
-
IOM
NC
NED
1
BEL
-
ULS
-
NAT
1
162nd2
1958125ccMV AgustaIOM
NC
NED
3
BEL
3
GER
2
SWE
4
ULS
-
NAT
-
174th0
1958250ccMV AgustaIOM
1
NED
1
BEL
-
GER
1
SWE
-
ULS
1
NAT
-
321st4
1959125ccMV AgustaIOM
1
GER
2
NED
-
BEL
2
SWE
1
ULS
-
NAT
5
282nd2
1959250ccMV AgustaIOM
1
GER
-
NED
1
BEL
-
SWE
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
162nd2
1960250ccMoto MoriniIOM
3
NED
-
BEL
-
GER
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
49th0
1961250ccMoto MoriniESP
-
GER
3
FRA
4
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
DDR
-
ULS
-
NAT
4
SWE
-
ARG
-
106th0
1962250ccMoto MoriniESP
-
FRA
-
IOM
-
NED
3
BEL
-
GER
-
ULS
-
DDR
-
NAT
2
ARG
-
105th0
1963250ccMoto MoriniESP
1
GER
1
IOM
-
NED
3
BEL
3
ULS
2
DDR
-
NAT
1
ARG
1
JPN
4
422nd4
196450ccKreidlerUSA
-
ESP
-
FRA
6
IOM
8
NED
-
BEL
-
GER
-
FIN
-
JPN
-
113th0
1964250ccBenelliUSA
-
ESP
1
FRA
-
IOM
NC
NED
4
BEL
5
GER
5
DDR
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
JPN
-
155th1
1965250ccBenelliUSA
-
GER
-
ESP
-
FRA
-
IOM
4
NED
-
BEL
-
DDR
-
CZE
-
ULS
-
FIN
-
NAT''
1
JPN
-
117th1
1965350ccBenelliGER
-
IOM
NC
NED
-
DDR
-
CZE
-
ULS
-
FIN
-
NAT
3
JPN
-
413th0
1966350ccBenelliGER
2
FRA
-
NED
-
DDR
-
CZE
-
FIN
-
ULS
-
IOM
-
NAT
-
JPN
-
611th0