Werner Giger

Werner Giger
Nationality	Swiss
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1973 - 1974 First race 1973 250cc Austrian Grand Prix Last race 1974 500cc Finnish Grand Prix Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 15 0 2 0 0 72

Werner Giger (17 April 1949 - 31 July 1974) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Switzerland. His best year was in 1973 when he finished in fourth place in the 500cc world championship. ^[1] Giger was killed in 1974 during practice for a race in Hämeenlinna, Finland. ^[2]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

Points system from 1969 onwards:

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	Points	Rank	Wins
1973	250cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT 10	GER -		IOM -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP 5	7	27th	0
	500cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT 6	GER 2		IOM -	YUG 5	NED 6	BEL -	CZE -	SWE 5	FIN 7	ESP 3	44	4th	0
1974	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	GER -	AUT -	NAT 8	IOM -	NED -		SWE -	FIN 6		YUG -	ESP -	8	27th	0
	500cc	Yamaha	FRA -	GER -	AUT -	NAT 7	IOM -	NED 9	BEL -	SWE 7	FIN 8	CZE -			13	17th	0

References

1. "Werner Giger career statistics at MotoGP.com". Archived from the original on 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
2. Werner Giger at Motorsport Memorial