Werner Pfirter

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

Werner Pfirter
Nationality	Swiss
Born	19 December 1946
Died	24 September 1973 (aged 26)
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1970 - 1973 First race 1970 Isle of Man 250cc Lightweight TT Last race 1973 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