| Roberto Colombo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1927 Casatenovo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 July 1957 (aged 30) Francorchamps, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roberto Colombo (5 January 1927 in Casatenovo – 6 July 1957 in Francorchamps) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed for the MV Agusta factory racing team. His best seasons were 1956 and 1957 when he finished fourth in the 250cc world championship. Colombo was killed during practice for the 1957 Belgian Grand Prix.[1][2]