Werner Pfirter

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

Born in Pratteln, Pfirter's 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 Sources:

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 Wins1970 250cc Yamaha GER- FRA- YUG- IOM22 NED- BEL- DDR- CZE- FIN- ULS- NAT- ESP- 0 - 0 350cc Yamaha GER- YUG- IOM38 NED- DDR- CZE- FIN- ULS- NAT- ESP- 0 - 01971 250cc Yamaha AUT- GER- IOM15 NED- BEL- DDR10 CZE- SWE- FIN- ULS- NAT- ESP4 9 20th 0 350cc Yamaha AUT2 GER6 IOM11 NED- DDR5 CZE- SWE- FIN- ULS- NAT- ESP3 33 6th 01972 250cc Yamaha GER8 FRA5 AUT6 NAT- IOM5 YUG- NED- BEL- DDR- CZE9 SWE- FIN- ESP5 28 10th 0 350cc Yamaha GER9 FRA- AUT8 NAT10 IOM- YUG- NED- DDR- CZE5 SWE- FIN- ESP7 17 10th 01973 250cc Yamaha FRA- AUT- GER- IOM- YUG8 NED- BEL8 CZE- SWE- FIN5 ESP4 20 13th 0 350cc Yamaha FRA4 AUT- GER- NAT6 IOM- YUG7 NED- CZE- SWE- FIN- ESP- 17 12th 0