Eugenio Lazzarini

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Eugenio Lazzarini
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Lazzarini at the 2010 Centennial Classic TT
NationalityItalian
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years 1969 - 1984
First race 1969 250cc French Grand Prix
Last race 1984 125cc San Marino Grand Prix
First win 1973 125cc Dutch TT
Last win 1983 125cc Belgian Grand Prix
Team(s) Morbidelli, Garelli
Championships 50cc- 1979, 1980
125cc- 1978
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
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Eugenio Lazzarini (born 26 March 1945) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion.

Lazzarini began his Grand Prix career in 1969 in the 250 class on a Benelli. He won his first Grand Prix at the 1973 Dutch TT on a Maico. He captured the FIM 1978 125cc world championship riding an MBA. He followed that up with two 50cc world championships in 1979 and 1980 riding a Kreidler. His riding career spanned 15 seasons. [1]

Complete Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

Points system from 1969 onwards:

Position12345678910
Points1512108654321

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassBike1234567891011121314PointsRankWins
1969 50cc Derbi ESP
-
GER
-
FRA
-
NED
10
BEL
-
DDR
6
CZE
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
YUG
-
621st0
250cc Benelli ESP
-
GER
-
FRA
7
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
DDR
-
CZE
-
FIN
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
YUG
-
433rd0
1970 50cc Morbidelli GER
5
FRA
8
YUG
-
NED
-
BEL
-
DDR
-
CZE
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
ESP
-
912th0
125cc Morbidelli GER
-
FRA
6
YUG
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
DDR
-
CZE
-
FIN
-
NAT
-
ESP
-
531st0
1971 125cc Maico AUT
-
GER
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
9
DDR
-
CZE
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
NAT
10
ESP
-
332nd0
1972 125cc Maico GER
-
FRA
-
AUT
6
NAT
5
IOM
-
YUG
4
NED
-
BEL
8
DDR
-
CZE
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
ESP
-
2211th0
1973 125cc Piovaticci FRA
4
NAT
3
IOM
-
YUG
4
ESP
4
595th1
Maico AUT
5
GER
-
NED
1
BEL
-
CZE
7
SWE
8
FIN
-
1974 125cc Piovaticci FRA
-
GER
-
AUT
-
NAT
7
NED
-
BEL
6
SWE
-
CZE
-
YUG
-
ESP
-
920th0
1975 50cc Piovaticci ESP
4
GER
2
NAT
2
NED
3
BEL
3
SWE
1
FIN
2
YUG
-
612nd1
125cc Piovaticci FRA
4
ESP
8
AUT
-
GER
10
NAT
8
NED
-
BEL
5
SWE
3
CZE
3
YUG
3
475th0
1976 50cc Morbidelli FRA
8
NAT
2
YUG
-
NED
4
BEL
4
SWE
3
FIN
3
GER
-
ESP
3
534th0
125cc Morbidelli AUT
-
NAT
5
YUG
8
NED
8
BEL
3
SWE
2
FIN
10
GER
-
ESP
8
267th0
1977 50cc Kreidler GER
2
NAT
1
ESP
2
YUG
-
NED
4
BEL
1
SWE
3
722nd2
125cc Morbidelli VEN
-
AUT
1
GER
2
NAT
2
ESP
2
FRA
2
YUG
-
NED
-
BEL
4
SWE
3
FIN
2
GBR
2
1052nd1
1978 50cc Kreidler ESP
1
NAT
-
NED
1
BEL
2
GER
3
CZE
-
YUG
2
642nd2
125cc MBA VEN
2
ESP
1
AUT
1
FRA
2
NAT
1
NED
1
BEL
6
SWE
-
FIN
2
GBR
3
GER
8
YUG
-
114 1st 4
1979 50cc Kreidler GER
-
NAT
1
ESP
1
YUG
1
NED
1
BEL
-
FRA
1
75 1st 5
125cc MBA VEN
-
AUT
5
GER
6
NAT
6
ESP
-
YUG
-
NED
-
BEL
-
SWE
5
FIN
-
GBR
-
CZE
-
FRA
-
2215th0
1980 50cc Iprem NAT
1
ESP
1
YUG
3
NED
3
BEL
2
GER
2
74 1st 2
125cc MBA NAT
-
ESP
-
FRA
9
YUG
-
NED
-
BEL
-
FIN
-
GBR
5
CZE
-
GER
-
817th0
1981 125cc Iprem ARG
-
AUT
4
GER
-
NAT
-
FRA
-
ESP
-
YUG
-
NED
-
RSM
-
GBR
-
FIN
-
SWE
-
CZE
-
818th0
1982 50cc Garelli ESP
2
NAT
2
NED
-
YUG
1
RSM
1
GER
1
692nd3
125cc Garelli ARG
8
AUT
-
FRA
-
ESP
2
NAT
-
NED
2
BEL
2
YUG
1
GBR
4
SWE
2
FIN
5
CZE
1
952nd2
1983 50cc Garelli FRA
2
NAT
1
GER
2
ESP
1
YUG
1
NED
-
RSM
-
692nd3
125cc Garelli FRA
NC
NAT
2
GER
2
ESP
2
AUT
2
YUG
-
NED
7
BEL
1
GBR
-
SWE
-
RSM
-
673rd1
1984 125cc Garelli NAT
3
ESP
2
GER
3
FRA
2
NED
2
GBR
NC
SWE
3
RSM
2
782nd0

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