Leandro Becheroni (13 July 1950 – 30 March 2023) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
Born in Calenzano, Becheroni had his breakout in 1977, when he won the 500cc Italian Junior Championship with a Bimota SB1.
[1] The following year he made his debut in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing, placing seventh in the Venezuelan Grand Prix.
[2] After his retirement in 1989, Becheroni opened a restaurant, "Gli Alberi" ('The Trees'), which became a meeting place for pilots and MotoGP fans.
[1][2][3] He was found dead of a heart attack at his restaurant on 30 March 2023, at the age of 72.