Werner Pfirter

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

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

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]
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

References
  1. Profile on eggersdorfer.info
  2. Werner Pfirter career statistics at MotoGP.com
  3. Werner Pfirter at Motorsport Memorial
  4. Werner Pfirter Isle of Man TT statistics at iomtt.com


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