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 Walter Zeller in 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walter Zeller (born 11 September 1927 in Ebersberg; died 4 February 1995) was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany who rode for the BMW factory racing team. [1] His best year was in 1956 when he finished the season second in the 500cc world championship behind John Surtees. [2]
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Points | 8 | 6 | 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 | Points | Rank | Wins |
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| 1955 | 500cc | BMW | ESP - | FRA - | IOM - | GER 2 | BEL - | NED - | ULS - | NAT - | 6 | 7th | 0 |
| 1956 | 500cc | BMW | IOM 4 | NED 2 | BEL 2 | GER Ret | ULS Ret | NAT 6 | 16 | 2nd | 0 | ||
| 1957 | 500cc | BMW | GER 3 | IOM Ret | NED 3 | BEL Ret | ULS - | NAT - | 8 | 6th | 0 | ||
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