| Roberto Gallina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1940 La Spezia, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roberto Gallina (born 4 January 1940 in La Spezia[1]) is a former Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing team owner. His best year was in 1973 when he finished eighth in the 250cc world championship.[2] After his racing career ended, he started his own racing team which proved to be a successful venture. He won two 500cc world championships as a team owner in 1981 and 1982 with riders Marco Lucchinelli and Franco Uncini.[3]