Gianfranco Bonera Explained

Gianfranco Bonera
Nationality:Italian
Birth Date:2 April 1945
Gp Active Years:1973 - 1980
Gp Teams:MV Agusta, Harley-Davidson
Gp Race Starts:38
Gp Race Wins:2
Gp Podiums:15
Gp Total Points:254
Gp Poles:1
Gp Fastest Laps:4
Gp Last Win:1976 250cc Spanish Grand Prix
Gp Last Race:1980 500cc Nations Grand Prix

Gianfranco Bonera (born 2 April 1945 in Porpetto, Province of Udine) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was in 1974 when he won the Nations Grand Prix and finished second to his MV Agusta teammate, Phil Read, in the 500cc world championship.[1] He switched to the 250cc class in 1976, racing for the Harley-Davidson factory racing team on Aermacchi machines rebadged after being purchased by the American firm. He won the 250cc Spanish Grand Prix and finished the season in third place behind his Harley-Davidson teammate, Walter Villa and Yamaha's Takazumi Katayama.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

Points system from 1969 onwards:

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Points1512108654321

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassTeam12345678910111213PointsRankWins
1973350ccHarley-DavidsonFRA
-
AUT
-
GER
-
NAT
-
IOM
-
YUG
-
NED
-
CZE
4
SWE
-
FIN
-
ESP
-
823rd0
500ccHarley-DavidsonFRA
-
AUT
-
GER
-
IOM
-
YUG
3
NED
-
BEL
-
CZE
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
ESP
-
1019th0
1974500ccMV AgustaFRA
3
GER
-
AUT
2
NAT
1
IOM
-
NED
4
BEL
10
SWE
4
FIN
2
CZE
2
692nd1
1975500ccMV AgustaFRA
-
AUT
-
GER
-
NAT
-
IOM
-
NED
6
BEL
-
SWE
4
FIN
NC
CZE
-
1315th0
1976250ccHarley-DavidsonFRA
2
NAT
-
YUG
7
IOM
-
NED
4
BEL
5
SWE
3
FIN
3
CZE
2
GER
-
ESP
1
613rd1
350ccHarley-DavidsonFRA
-
AUT
10
NAT
-
YUG
-
IOM
-
NED
-
FIN
-
CZE
7
GER
3
ESP
-
1515th0
1977500ccSuzukiVEN
DNF
AUT
-
GER
12
NAT
DNF
FRA
4
NED
DNF
BEL
DNF
SWE
6
FIN
3
CZE
5
GBR
4
377th0
1978350ccYamahaVEN
8
AUT
10
FRA
-
NAT
-
NED
2
SWE
-
FIN
-
GBR
5
GER
8
CZE
-
YUG
2
377th0
500ccSuzukiVEN
-
ESP
-
AUT
9
FRA
-
NAT
-
NED
-
BEL
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
GBR
-
GER
12
226th0
1979350ccYamahaVEN
-
AUT
-
GER
-
NAT
-
ESP
-
YUG
10
NED
10
FIN
-
GBR
-
CZE
-
FRA
-
236th0
1980500ccYamahaNAT
12
ESP
-
FRA
-
NED
-
BEL
-
FIN
-
GBR
-
GER
-
0-0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Franco Bonera career statistics at MotoGP.com . 2008-09-05 . 2018-10-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181025145915/http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Gianfranco+Bonera . dead .