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Werner Pfirter

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Werner Pfirter
NationalitySwitzerland Swiss
Born(1946-12-19)19 December 1946
Died24 September 1973(1973-09-24) (aged 26)
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1970 - 1973
First race1970 Isle of Man 250cc Lightweight TT
Last race1973 250cc Spanish Grand Prix
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
24 0 2 0 0 124

Werner Pfirter (19 December 1946 – 24 September 1973[1]) was a Swiss professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Born in Pratteln, his most successful year was in 1971 when he finished in sixth place in the 350cc world championship.[2] Pfirter was killed in a road accident near Lleida, Spain in 1973 while driving home from the Spanish Grand Prix.[3]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results [2][4]

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Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

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

Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points Rank Wins
1970 250cc Yamaha GER
-
FRA
-
YUG
-
IOM
22
NED
-
BEL
-
DDR
-
CZE
-
FIN
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
ESP
-
0 - 0
350cc Yamaha GER
-
YUG
-
IOM
38
NED
-
DDR
-
CZE
-
FIN
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
ESP
-
0 - 0
1971 250cc Yamaha AUT
-
GER
-
IOM
15
NED
-
BEL
-
DDR
10
CZE
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
ESP
4
9 20th 0
350cc Yamaha AUT
2
GER
6
IOM
11
NED
-
DDR
5
CZE
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
ESP
3
33 6th 0
1972 250cc Yamaha GER
8
FRA
5
AUT
6
NAT
-
IOM
5
YUG
-
NED
-
BEL
-
DDR
-
CZE
9
SWE
-
FIN
-
ESP
5
28 10th 0
350cc Yamaha GER
9
FRA
-
AUT
8
NAT
10
IOM
-
YUG
-
NED
-
DDR
-
CZE
5
SWE
-
FIN
-
ESP
7
17 10th 0
1973 250cc Yamaha FRA
-
AUT
-
GER
-
IOM
-
YUG
8
NED
-
BEL
8
CZE
-
SWE
-
FIN
5
ESP
4
20 13th 0
350cc Yamaha FRA
4
AUT
-
GER
-
NAT
6
IOM
-
YUG
7
NED
-
CZE
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
ESP
-
17 12th 0

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