Enrico Lorenzetti (4 January 1911 – 8 August 1989) was an Italian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed in the 1940s and 1950s.

Enrico Lorenzetti
Lorenzetti on a 250 cc Moto Guzzi.
NationalityItalian
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1949 - 1957
First race1949 250cc Belgian Grand Prix
Last race1957 250cc Nations Grand Prix
First win1951 250cc Nations Grand Prix
Last win1953 250cc Spanish Grand Prix
Team(s)Moto Guzzi
Championships250cc - 1952
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
28 7 21 N/A 4 141

He competed in the 1949 season riding a 500 cc Moto Guzzi and finished eighth overall with 7 points behind Johnny Lockett. On 30 April 1950, Lorenzetti won the prestigious, pre-season Mettet Grand Prix invitational race.[1] In 1952, he won the 250 cc World Championship for Moto Guzzi.[2]

Lorenzetti en route to victory at the 1953 350cc Dutch TT.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

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1949 point system:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 Fastest lap
Points 10 8 7 6 5 1

Points system from 1950 to 1968:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6
Points 8 6 4 3 2 1

(Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Points Rank Wins
1949 500cc Moto Guzzi IOM
-
SUI
-
NED
-
BEL
3
ULS
-
NAT
-
7 8th 0
1951 250cc Moto Guzzi SUI
-
IOM
3
FRA
-
ULS
-
NAT
1
12 4th 1
500cc Moto Guzzi ESP
-
SUI
3
IOM
-
BEL
3
NED
-
FRA
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
8 8th 0
1952 250cc Moto Guzzi SUI
2
IOM
2
NED
1
GER
-
ULS
2
NAT
1
ESP
-
28 1st 2
1953 250cc Moto Guzzi IOM
-
NED
4
GER
-
ULS
4
SUI
4
NAT
1
ESP
1
22 4th 2
350cc Moto Guzzi IOM
-
NED
1
BEL
2
FRA
3
ULS
-
SUI
-
NAT
1
ESP
-
26 2nd 2
1954 350cc Moto Guzzi FRA
-
IOM
-
ULS
-
BEL
4
NED
2
GER
-
SUI
-
NAT
2
ESP
8
15 5th 0
1955 250cc Moto Guzzi IOM
-
GER
-
NED
4
ULS
-
NAT
-
3 12th 0
350cc Moto Guzzi FRA
-
IOM
-
GER
-
BEL
-
NED
-
ULS
-
NAT
4
3 12th 0
1956 250cc Moto Guzzi IOM
-
NED
3
BEL
-
GER
-
ULS
-
NAT
2
10 3rd 0
1957 250cc Moto Guzzi GER
4
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
ULS
-
NAT
3
7 9th 0

References

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  1. ^ "Trophy de l'Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse". racingmemo.free.fr. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Enrico Lorenzetti career statistics at MotoGP.com". Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2008.