Giuseppe Colnago (15 December 1923 - 22 December 2000) was an Italian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Born in

Caponago Caponago is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan. Caponago borders the following municipalities: Agrate Brianza, Cambiago, Pessano con Bornago, Caruga ...

, Colnago had his best year in 1955 when he won the 500cc

Belgian Grand Prix The Belgian Grand Prix (French: ''Grand Prix de Belgique''; Dutch: ''Grote Prijs van België''; German: ''Großer Preis von Belgien'') is a motor racing event which forms part of the Formula One World Championship. The first national race of ...

and finished the season in fourth place in the 500cc world championship. He was one of the few people to race the famous Moto Guzzi V8 race bike.Giuseppe Colagno career profile at Motorsport Memorial
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1923 births 2000 deaths Sportspeople from the Province of Monza e Brianza Italian motorcycle racers 350cc World Championship riders 500cc World Championship riders {{Italy-motorcycle-racing-bio-stub