Gianfranco Bonera

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Gianfranco Bonera
MV350 6C 1969 Bonera cropped.jpg
Bonera in 2010 on a 350 cc MV Agusta.
NationalityItalian
Born (1945-04-02) 2 April 1945 (age 79)
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years 1973 - 1980
First race 1973 500cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix
Last race 1980 500cc Nations Grand Prix
First win 1974 500cc Nations Grand Prix
Last win 1976 250cc Spanish Grand Prix
Team(s) MV Agusta, Harley-Davidson
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
3821514254

Gianfranco Bonera (born 2 April 1945 in Porpetto, Province of Udine) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was in 1974 when he won the Nations Grand Prix and finished second to his MV Agusta teammate, Phil Read, in the 500cc world championship. [1] He switched to the 250cc class in 1976, racing for the Harley-Davidson factory racing team on Aermacchi machines rebadged after being purchased by the American firm. He won the 250cc Spanish Grand Prix and finished the season in third place behind his Harley-Davidson teammate, Walter Villa and Yamaha's Takazumi Katayama.

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)

YearClassTeam12345678910111213PointsRankWins
1973 350cc Harley-Davidson FRA
-
AUT
-
GER
-
NAT
-
IOM
-
YUG
-
NED
-
CZE
4
SWE
-
FIN
-
ESP
-
823rd0
500cc Harley-Davidson FRA
-
AUT
-
GER
-
IOM
-
YUG
3
NED
-
BEL
-
CZE
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
ESP
-
1019th0
1974 500cc MV Agusta FRA
3
GER
-
AUT
2
NAT
1
IOM
-
NED
4
BEL
10
SWE
4
FIN
2
CZE
2
692nd1
1975 500cc MV Agusta FRA
-
AUT
-
GER
-
NAT
-
IOM
-
NED
6
BEL
-
SWE
4
FIN
NC
CZE
-
1315th0
1976 250cc Harley-Davidson FRA
2
NAT
-
YUG
7
IOM
-
NED
4
BEL
5
SWE
3
FIN
3
CZE
2
GER
-
ESP
1
613rd1
350cc Harley-Davidson FRA
-
AUT
10
NAT
-
YUG
-
IOM
-
NED
-
FIN
-
CZE
7
GER
3
ESP
-
1515th0
1977 500cc Suzuki VEN
DNF
AUT
-
GER
12
NAT
DNF
FRA
4
NED
DNF
BEL
DNF
SWE
6
FIN
3
CZE
5
GBR
4
377th0
1978 350cc Yamaha VEN
8
AUT
10
FRA
-
NAT
-
NED
2
SWE
-
FIN
-
GBR
5
GER
8
CZE
-
YUG
2
377th0
500cc Suzuki VEN
-
ESP
-
AUT
9
FRA
-
NAT
-
NED
-
BEL
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
GBR
-
GER
12
226th0
1979 350cc Yamaha VEN
-
AUT
-
GER
-
NAT
-
ESP
-
YUG
10
NED
10
FIN
-
GBR
-
CZE
-
FRA
-
236th0
1980 500cc Yamaha NAT
12
ESP
-
FRA
-
NED
-
BEL
-
FIN
-
GBR
-
GER
-
0-0

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References

  1. "Franco Bonera career statistics at MotoGP.com". Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2008-09-05.