Tarquinio Provini Collection

Tarquinio Provini at Parkfield Corner, 1957 Ultra Lightweight TT
Italian ace Tarquinio Provini takes Parkfield Corner in the 1957 Ultra Lightweight TT. In retirement he produced the Protar plastic kits, one of which was this Mondial

Tarquinio Provini (Mondial) 1957 Ultra Lightweight TT
Tarquinio Provini (Mondial) at Parkfield Corner, in practice for the 1957 Ultra Lightweight TT

Tarquinio Provini (Morini) 1960 Lightweight TT
Tarquinio Provini (Morini) at Quarter Bridge; 1960 Lightweight TT

1958 Lightweight winners
Runner-up Tarquinio Provini (MV, 6), winner Carlo Ubbialli (MV, 11) and third-placed Mike Hailwood (NSU, 18). 1958 Lightweight TT

Tarquinio Provini leads Carlo Ubbiali (MV) 1959 Lightweight TT
Italians Tarquinio Provini leads Carlo Ubbiali (MV) 1959 Lightweight TT

Tarquinios practice mount
Tarquinio Provini practising for his first TT, the 1955 Ultra Lightweight TT. Quite why he is riding a road machine is unclear. Provini went on to win four TTs and two world championships

EX 1957 - an Italian solo whitewash
Tarquinio Provini (Mondial) 1957 Ultra Lightweight TT, Cecil Sandford (Mondial) 1957 Lightweight TT, Bob McIntyre (Gilera) 1957 Junior TT, 1957 Senior TT

Tarquinio Provini (MV) 1958 Lightweight TT
Tarquinio Provini (MV) at the Manx Arms. 1958 Lightweight TT

Tarquinio Provini and the wonder single
In 1960s Tarquinio Provini and his Morini took on the might of Honda for the Lightweight world championship, losing the 1963 title to Jim Redman by just two points

The pavement-racing-line
Carlo Ubbiali teaches MV team-mate Tarquinio Provini the long, sweeping fast line round Parkfield Corner in the 1958 125 TT. He had practised the art of pabement raceing the previous year (inset)

Tarquinio Provini (Mondial) 1955 Ultra Lightweight TT
Tarquinio Provini (Mondial) at Governors Bridge: 1955 Ultra Lightweight TT

Tarquinio Provini (MV) 1959 Lightweight TT
Tarquinio Provini (MV) at Parkfield Corner; 1959 Lightweight TT

Tarquinio Provini (Benelli) 1964 Lightweight TT
Tarquinio Provini (Benelli) at Quarter Bridge; 1964 Lightweight TT

Provini, Perris, Duff & Redman, 1965 Lightweight TT
The first four placemen in the 1965 Lightweight TT. Tarquinio Provini (Benelli), Frank Perris (Suzuki), Mike Duff (Yamaha) and victor Jim Redman (Honda)

Tarquinio Provini (Kreidler) 1964 50cc TT
Italian Tarquinio Provini (Kreidler) on Bray Hill: 1964 50cc TT

Tarquinio Provini (Mondial) 1957 Lightweight TT
Tarquinio Provini (Mondial) aat Governors Bridge; 1957 Lightweight TT

Tarquinio Provini (MV) 1959 Ultra Lightweight TT
Tarquinio Provini (MV) at the Manx Arms; 1959 Ultra Lightweight TT

Tarquinio Provini (Benelli) 1965 Lightweight TT
Tarquinio Provini (Benelli) at Quarter Bridge; 1965 Lightweight TT

Tarquinio Provini at Parliament Square: 1964 50 TT
Universally known for riding Italian machines; Mondial, MV and Morini, Tarquinio Provini had a season riding the West German Kreidlers

Tarquinio Provini (Benelli) 1965 Junior TT
Tarquinio Provini (Benelli) at Signpost Corner; 1965 Junior TT

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