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Walter Villa
Italian motorcycle raer

Walter Villa

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Italian motorcycle raer
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Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Castelnuovo Rangone, Province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Place of death
Modena, Province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Age
58 years
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Biography

Walter Villa (born August 13, 1943 - June 18, 2002) was an Italian four-time Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion. He was known for his quiet, unassuming nature off the bike who became a ruthless competitor once the races began.

Motorcycle racing career

Villa was born in Castelnuovo Rangone in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, between Maranello and Modena, the heart of Italian motor sport country. Villa began racing at 13, on a 175cc Moto Morini. In his first race, he finished third, beating Giacomo Agostini, who went on to become Italy's greatest-ever bike racer.

In the early 1970s, Harley-Davidson bought the ailing Aermacchi factory near Milan, with the aim of selling a range of bikes from 125cc machines to complement the traditional big V-twins built in the USA. First, they marketed Aermacchi's horizontal single cylinder four-strokes, and then began to develop their own two-strokes.

The Aermacchi / Harley-Davidson factory hired Walter Villa for their racing effort in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing circuit after the death of Renzo Pasolini at Monza in May 1973. During the winter of 1973 -1974, the factory under the direction of Dr. Sandro Colombo, made huge progress in developing their machines in order to compete with Yamaha. This progress allowed Villa to take victory in the 1974 championship, with Villa winning the first 250 cc championship race of the year - in Italy by 45 seconds.

He went on to win the 1975 and 1976 250cc world championship together with the 350cc title in 1976.

In addition to the four World titles, he won eight Italian Championships. After he retired at the end of the 1980 season, Villa became a key player in the grand prix historic motorsport circuit, riding in high speed demonstrations in addition to becoming his country's top trainer.

He died of a heart attack aged 58, on June 18, 2002.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

Points system from 1950 to 1968:

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Points864321

Points system from 1969 onwards:

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Points1512108654321

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassTeam12345678910111213PointsRankWins
1967125ccMontesaESP
-
GER
4
FRA
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
DDR
-
CZE
-
FIN
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
CAN
-
JPN
-
315th0
1969125ccMontesaESP
3
1811th0
VillaGER
-
FRA
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
DDR
-
CZE
-
FIN
-
NAT
4
YUG
-
250ccVillaESP
-
GER
-
FRA
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
DDR
-
CZE
-
FIN
-
ULS
-
NAT
NC
YUG
NC
0-0
1970125ccVillaGER
-
FRA
18
YUG
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
10
DDR
-
CZE
-
FIN
-
NAT
6
ESP
-
629th0
1972350ccYamahaGER
-
FRA
-
AUT
-
NAT
7
IOM
-
YUG
-
NED
-
DDR
-
CZE
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
ESP
-
428th0
1973250ccYamahaFRA
10
AUT
7
GER
8
IOM
-
YUG
-
NED
-
BEL
-
CZE
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
ESP
-
826th0
350ccKawasakiFRA
6
2311th0
YamahaAUT
2
GER
-
BenelliNAT
5
IOM
-
YUG
-
NED
-
CZE
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
ESP
-
1974250ccHarley-DavidsonGER
-
NAT
1
IOM
-
NED
1
BEL
6
SWE
2
FIN
1
CZE
1
YUG
-
ESP
-
771st4
350ccHarley-DavidsonFRA
-
GER
-
AUT
6
NAT
4
IOM
-
NED
9
BEL
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
CZE
-
1516th0
1975250ccHarley-DavidsonFRA
-
ESP
1
GER
1
NAT
1
IOM
-
NED
1
BEL
3
SWE
1
FIN
-
CZE
-
YUG
-
851st5
350ccHarley-DavidsonFRA
-
ESP
8
AUT
-
GER
-
NAT
-
IOM
-
NED
-
FIN
-
CZE
-
YUG
-
336th0
1976250ccHarley-DavidsonFRA
1
NAT
1
IOM
-
NED
1
BEL
1
SWE
-
FIN
1
CZE
1
GER
1
ESP
2
901st7
350ccHarley-DavidsonFRA
1
AUT
2
NAT
7
IOM
-
NED
-
FIN
1
CZE
1
GER
1
ESP
6
761st4
1977250ccHarley-DavidsonVEN
1
GER
-
NAT
-
ESP
-
FRA
-
YUG
-
NED
4
BEL
1
SWE
-
FIN
1
CZE
2
GBR
9
673rd3
350ccHarley-DavidsonVEN
-
GER
7
NAT
7
ESP
-
FRA
-
YUG
-
NED
8
SWE
-
FIN
8
CZE
-
GBR
-
1418th0
1978250ccHarley-DavidsonVEN
-
ESP
-
FRA
-
NAT
-
NED
-
BEL
3
SWE
-
FIN
-
GBR
-
GER
-
CZE
8
YUG
-
1316th0
1979250ccYamahaVEN
1
GER
-
NAT
4
ESP
5
YUG
-
NED
9
BEL
-
SWE
-
FIN
5
GBR
-
CZE
9
FRA
-
397th1
350ccYamahaVEN
2
AUT
5
GER
-
NAT
-
ESP
-
YUG
-
NED
3
FIN
-
GBR
-
CZE
-
FRA
3
387th0
1980250ccYamahaNAT
-
ESP
-
FRA
-
YUG
9
NED
-
BEL
-
FIN
-
GBR
-
CZE
9
GER
-
429th0
350ccYamahaNAT
3
FRA
6
NED
-
GBR
10
CZE
-
GER
-
169th0
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