Werner Pfirter

Quick Facts

Intro

Swiss motorcycle racer

Places

Switzerland

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Motorcycle racer

Work field

Sports

Gender

Male

Birth

19 December 1946 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Pratteln, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland

Star sign

Sagittarius People who share this birthday

Death

24 September 1973 People who died on this day

Place of death

Lleida, Segrià, Lleida Province, Spain

Age

26 years

The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Werner Pfirter (19 December 1946 – 24 September 1973) 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. Pfirter was killed in a road accident near Lleida, Spain in 1973 while driving home from the Spanish Grand Prix.

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
1970	250cc	Yamaha	GER	FRA	YUG	IOM	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	FIN	ULS	NAT	ESP		0	-
1970	350cc	Yamaha	GER		YUG	IOM	NED		DDR	CZE	FIN	ULS	NAT	ESP		0	-
1971	250cc	Yamaha	AUT	GER	IOM	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	SWE	FIN	ULS	NAT	ESP		9	20th
1971	350cc	Yamaha	AUT	GER	IOM	NED		DDR	CZE	SWE	FIN	ULS	NAT	ESP		33	6th
1972	250cc	Yamaha	GER	FRA	AUT	NAT	IOM	YUG	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	SWE	FIN	ESP	28	10th
1972	350cc	Yamaha	GER	FRA	AUT	NAT	IOM	YUG	NED		DDR	CZE	SWE	FIN	ESP	17	10th
1973	250cc	Yamaha	FRA	AUT	GER		IOM	YUG	NED	BEL	CZE	SWE	FIN	ESP		20	13th
1973	350cc	Yamaha	FRA	AUT	GER	NAT	IOM	YUG	NED		CZE	SWE	FIN	ESP		17	12th