Werner Giger
Swiss motorcycle racer (1949–1974)
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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]
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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 |
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| 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 | |||
