Werner Giger Explained

Werner Giger
Nationality: Swiss
Gp Active Years:1973 - 1974
Gp Race Starts:15
Gp Race Wins:0
Gp Podiums:2
Gp Total Points:72
Gp Poles:0
Gp Fastest Laps:0
Gp First Race:1973 250cc Austrian Grand Prix
Gp Last Race:1974 500cc Finnish Grand Prix

Werner Giger (17 April 1949 - 31 July 1974) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Switzerland. His best year was in 1973 when he finished in fourth place in the 500cc world championship.[1] Giger was killed in 1974 during practice for a race in Hämeenlinna, Finland.[2]

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)

YearClassTeam123456789101112PointsRankWins
1973250ccYamahaFRA
-
AUT
10
GER
-
IOM
-
YUG
-
NED
-
BEL
-
CZE
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
ESP
5
727th0
500ccYamahaFRA
-
AUT
6
GER
2
IOM
-
YUG
5
NED
6
BEL
-
CZE
-
SWE
5
FIN
7
ESP
3
444th0
1974350ccYamahaFRA
-
GER
-
AUT
-
NAT
8
IOM
-
NED
-
SWE
-
FIN
6
YUG
-
ESP
-
827th0
500ccYamahaFRA
-
GER
-
AUT
-
NAT
7
IOM
-
NED
9
BEL
-
SWE
7
FIN
8
CZE
-
1317th0

Notes and References

  1. http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Werner+Giger Werner Giger career statistics at MotoGP.com
  2. http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=3902 Werner Giger at Motorsport Memorial