Duilio Agostini Duilio Agostini Duilio Agostini (8 April 1926 – 12 April 2008) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He had his best year in 1955 when he won the 350cc French Grand Prix and finished the season in seventh place in the 350cc world championship. Duilio Agostini was born to a well off family that owned the hotel restaurant Al Porto, now known as the Giardinetto, at Mandello del Lario on the shores of Lake Como; Guests included many important personalities linked to motorcycling, such as Omobono Tenni, Stanley Woods, Terzo Bandini, Primo Moretti and Ugo Prini. Duilio worked
Johnny Cecotto 350cc races. He went on to win three more races and defeated the seven-time defending champion, Giacomo Agostini, for the 350cc World Championship. At the age of nineteen, he became the youngest-ever rider at the time to win a world championship. He also finished the 1975 250cc world championship in fourth place with two victories. In 1976, Cecotto returned to the Daytona 200, now with full support from the Yamaha factory racing team. The race turned into a battle between Cecotto and his Yamaha teammate, Kenny Roberts. Their grueling pace proved too much for their tires and on the 33rd