Inspired by these results, and after once again improving their bikes, Laverda entered 20 bikes the following year in the 15th running of the "Milan-Taranto" in 1952. In this race which covered a distance of 1410 km they took the first five places. The winner was Nino Castellani, L. Marchi came second and F. Diolio came third. In total they had 16 bikes amongst the first 20 of the classification. Laverda motorcycles thus became a firm favorite among racing clubmen due to their record for reliable performance.