Sante Geminiani was an Italian Grand Prix

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing currently divided into three distinct classes: 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP. The 125cc class uses a two-stroke engine while Moto2 and MotoGP use four-stroke engines. In 2010 the 250cc two-stroke was replaced...

 motorcycle

Motorcycle

A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...

 road racer

Road racing

Road racing is a general term for most forms of motor racing held on paved, purpose-built race tracks , as opposed to oval tracks and off-road racing...

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Born in Lugo

Lugo

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 in the Emilia-Romagna, he began his professional Grand Prix racing career in 1949

1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the inaugural F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of six Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 600cc...

 riding for the Moto Guzzi

Moto Guzzi

Moto Guzzi is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. It is one of seven brands owned by Piaggio.Established in 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Italy, the company is noted for its central historic role in Italy's motorcycling manufacture, its prominence worldwide in motorcycle racing, and a series of...

 factory racing team. Gemiani finished in third place behind the dominant Gilera

Gilera

Gilera is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded in Arcore in 1909 by Giuseppe Gilera. In 1969 the company was purchased by Piaggio, which now holds six marques and is the world's fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer.-History:...

 factory teammates, Geoff Duke

Geoff Duke

Geoffrey Ernest Duke OBE is a British multi-time motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion.Geoff Duke dominated motorcycle racing in the 1950s, winning six world championships and six Isle of Man TT races...

 and Alfredo Milani

Alfredo Milani

Alfredo Milani was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was in 1951 when he won two Grand Prix races and finished second to Geoff Duke in the 500cc world championship. Milani rode for the Gilera factory for his entire career.-References:...

 in the 1951

1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 3rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of eight Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc...

 Belgian Grand Prix

Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix

The Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season from 1949 to 1990.-Multiple winners :-Multiple winners :-By year:...

 held at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

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. Geminiani was killed on August 15, 1951 after colliding with his Moto Guzzi teammate, Gianni Leoni

Gianni Leoni

Gianni Leoni was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Como. His best years were in 1950 when he finished second to Bruno Ruffo in the 125cc world championship and in the 1951 season, when he again finished in second place, this time to Carlo Ubbiali...

, during practice for the Ulster Grand Prix

Ulster Grand Prix

The Ulster Grand Prix is a motorcycle road race that takes place on the Dundrod Circuit near Belfast, Northern Ireland. The first races took place in 1922 and in 1935 and 1948 the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme gave it the title Grand Prix d'Europe...

 held at the Clady Circuit

Clady Circuit

Clady Circuit situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland describes a motor-cycle road racing course used for the Ulster Grand Prix. The Clady Circuit was used between 1922 and 1939 and an amended shorter circuit between 1947 and 1952.-History:...

 in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
	500cc	Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. It is one of seven brands owned by Piaggio.Established in 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Italy, the company is noted for its central historic role in Italy's motorcycling manufacture, its prominence worldwide in motorcycle racing, and a series of...	1	0	1	0	0	4	13th
Total			1	0	1	0	0	4