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Gilberto Parlotti (17 September 1940 – 9 June 1972) was an Italian professional motorcycle racer competing in the FIM World Championship between 1969 and 1972. He competed for the Benelli, Derbi, Morbidelli and Tomos factories.Parlotti was born in Zero Branco, Treviso, Italy. After winning the first two 125cc races of the 1972 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season in West Germany and France, Parlotti decided to race at the 1972 Isle of Man TT Races to take advantage of his main championship rival Angel Nieto's absence from the Isle of Man Mountain Course.Motocourse History of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races 1907–1989 by Nick Harris pp148 (1990)(1st Edition) Hazelton Publishing {{ISBN|0-905138-71-6}} While lying in first place on the second lap during the 1972 125cc Ultra-Lightweight TT race held in heavy rain, Gilberto Parlotti crashed his 125cc Morbidelli motorcycle at the Verandah section on the A18 Mountain Road and died from his injuries.Mona's Herald pp4 dated 13 June 1972The death of Gilberto Parlotti helped bring about the end of the Isle of Man TT Races as a world championship event. After his death, his close friend Giacomo Agostini announced he would never again race at the Isle of Man TT Races because he considered it too unsafe to be a part of the FIM World Motorcycle Championship calendar. At the time, the Isle of Man TT was the most prestigious race on the world championship calendar. Other top riders joined his boycott of the event and by 1976, the event was dropped from the Grand Prix championship schedule. From 1973 any weather conditions that would not allow a rescue helicopter to take-off would lead to the race start being delayed or cancelled at any Isle of Man TT Race.Italian Racing Motor-Cycles by Mick Walker pp147 (1999)(1st Edition) Redline Books {{ISBN|0-9531311-1-4}}

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Source:NEWS,weblink Rider Statistics – Gilberto Parlotti, MotoGP.com, 2008-09-05, Points system from 1969 to 1987:{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"| Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10| Points| 15| 12| 10| 8| 6| 5| 4| 3| 2| 1() (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap){| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"! Year! Class! Team! 1! 2! 3! 4! 5! 6! 7! 8! 9! 10! 11! 12! 13! Points! Rank! Wins! rowspan=2|1969! 50cc! Tomos ESP4 GER5 FRA41969 Isle of Man TT>IOM- NED8 BEL16 DDR9 CZE7Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix>FIN-Ulster Grand Prix>ULS-Italian motorcycle Grand Prix>NAT-Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix>YUG-|| 31! 6th| 0! 250cc! BenelliSpanish motorcycle Grand Prix>ESP-German motorcycle Grand Prix>GER-French motorcycle Grand Prix>FRA-1969 Isle of Man TT>IOM-Dutch TT>NED-Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix>BEL-German motorcycle Grand Prix>DDR-Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix>CZE-Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix>FIN-Ulster Grand Prix>ULS-Italian motorcycle Grand Prix>NAT- YUG2|| 12! 15th| 0! rowspan=2|1970! 50cc! Tomos GER3 FRARetYugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix>YUG-Isle of Man TT>IOM- NED6Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix>BEL-German motorcycle Grand Prix>DDR-| Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix>FIN-Ulster Grand Prix>ULS-Italian motorcycle Grand Prix>NAT-Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix>ESP-|| 15! 9th| 0! 125cc! MorbidelliGerman motorcycle Grand Prix>GER-|Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix>YUG-Isle of Man TT>IOM-Dutch TT>NED-|German motorcycle Grand Prix>DDR- CZE1Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix>FIN-Ulster Grand Prix>ULS- NATRetSpanish motorcycle Grand Prix>ESP-|| 15! 11th| 1! rowspan=2|1971! 50cc! DerbiAustrian motorcycle Grand Prix>AUT-German motorcycle Grand Prix>GER-Isle of Man TT>IOM-Dutch TT>NED-Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix>BEL-German motorcycle Grand Prix>DDR-| Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix>SWE- FIN2Ulster Grand Prix>ULS- NAT3 ESPRet|| 22! 8th| 0! 125cc! Morbidelli AUT2 GER2Isle of Man TT>IOM- NEDRet BELRet DDRRet CZERet SWEDNQFinnish motorcycle Grand Prix>FIN-Ulster Grand Prix>ULS- NAT1 ESPRet|| 39! 8th| 1! 1972! 125cc! Morbidelli GER1 FRA1 AUT2 NAT3 IOMRetYugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix>YUG-Dutch TT>NED-Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix>BEL-German motorcycle Grand Prix>DDR-Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix>CZE-Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix>SWE-Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix>FIN-Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix>ESP-| 52! 5th| 2

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External links

• TT database rider profile{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} iomtt.com
• TT database TT results{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} iomtt.com
• Gilberto Parlotti career profile at Motorsport Memorial