Werner Pfirter

Nationality

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

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

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

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

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