Werner Giger
Swiss motorcycle racer (1949–1974)
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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:
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 | Points | Rank | Wins |
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1973 | 250cc | Yamaha | FRA - | AUT 10 | GER - | IOM - | YUG - | NED - | BEL - | CZE - | SWE - | FIN - | ESP 5 | 7 | 27th | 0 | |
500cc | Yamaha | FRA - | AUT 6 | GER 2 | IOM - | YUG 5 | NED 6 | BEL - | CZE - | SWE 5 | FIN 7 | ESP 3 | 44 | 4th | 0 | ||
1974 | 350cc | Yamaha | FRA - | GER - | AUT - | NAT 8 | IOM - | NED - | SWE - | FIN 6 | YUG - | ESP - | 8 | 27th | 0 | ||
500cc | Yamaha | FRA - | GER - | AUT - | NAT 7 | IOM - | NED 9 | BEL - | SWE 7 | FIN 8 | CZE - | 13 | 17th | 0 |
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