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Werner Pfirter

Record type: Motorsport Biographies

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.

Nationality: Swiss

Competed in

RacePositionTimeSpeedMachine
1972 Lightweight TT51:34:24.2095.93Yamaha
1972 Junior TTRYamaha
1971 Lightweight TT151:37:47.8092.61Yamaha
1971 Junior TT112:11:50.2085.87Yamaha
1970 Lightweight TT222:37:08.6086.45Yamaha
1970 Junior TT382:44:22.6082.65Yamaha

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