Bruno Kneubühler

Bruno Kneubühler
Bruno Kneubühler in 2016
Nationality	Swiss
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1972 - 1989 First race 1972 350cc French Grand Prix Last race 1989 500cc Czechoslovakian Grand Prix First win 1972 350cc Spanish Grand Prix Last win 1983 125cc Swedish Grand Prix Team(s) Harley-Davidson Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 173 5 33 5 2 859

Bruno Kneubühler (born 3 December 1946) is a Swiss former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1972 to 1989. During his career, he competed in every Grand Prix class from 50 cc to 500cc.

Motorcycle racing career

Bruno Kneubühler (L.) and Theo Timmer (1973)

In his first Grand Prix season in 1972, Kneubühler finished the 500cc season in third place behind the dominant MV Agusta factory racing team of Giacomo Agostini and Alberto Pagani. He also won the season-ending 350cc Spanish Grand Prix held on the Montjuich street circuit, finishing ahead of Renzo Pasolini and János Drapál.

A year later, he showed his versatility at the 1973 Spanish Grand Prix by scoring second-place finishes in the 50cc, 250cc and 500cc classes. At the 1974 250cc Dutch TT, he scored a second-place finish ahead of third-place finisher and future three-time world champion Kenny Roberts in the American rider's first Grand Prix race. He had his best year in 1983 when he won two Grand Prix races and finished second to Angel Nieto in the 125cc class.

Kneubühler (19) enroute to a victory at the 1973 50cc Dutch TT.

While he never won a championship, he finished in second place three times, winning 5 Grand Prix races and scoring 33 podium results. He retired in 1989 at the age of 43. His lengthy Grand Prix career saw him compete against many champions from Giacomo Agostini to Mick Doohan. Kneubühler is now back in Classic racing with a Yamaha TZ 350 participating in the International Classic Grand Prix series in races such as 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Points system from 1969 to 1987:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Points system from 1988 to 1991:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Points	20	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	7	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	13	14	15	Points	Rank	Wins
1972	350cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA 8	AUT -	NAT -	IOM -	YUG 5	NED 9		DDR 8	CZE 4	SWE 9	FIN 4	ESP 1			45	6th	1
	500cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA 4	AUT 8	NAT 5	IOM -	YUG -	NED 3	BEL 3	DDR 4	CZE 3	SWE 7	FIN -	ESP 4			54	3rd	0
1973	50cc	Kreidler			GER -	NAT 2		YUG -	NED 1	BEL 2		SWE 2		ESP 2				51	2nd	1
	250cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT -	GER -		IOM -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	CZE 8	SWE 4	FIN 6	ESP 2				28	9th	0
	350cc	Harley Davidson	FRA 8	AUT 10	GER -	NAT -	IOM -	YUG -										5	33rd	0
		Yamaha							NED 10		CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -
	500cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT 9	GER -		IOM -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	CZE 3	SWE -	FIN 3	ESP 2				34	6th	0
1974	125cc	Yamaha	FRA 2	GER -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM -	NED 1	BEL 3	SWE 3		CZE 5	YUG 6	ESP 3				63	2nd	1
	250cc	Yamaha		GER -		NAT 2	IOM -	NED 2	BEL -	SWE -	FIN 8	CZE 4	YUG -	ESP 4				43	5th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA 6	GER -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM -	NED -		SWE -	FIN 2		YUG -	ESP -				17	12th	0
1975	125cc	Yamaha	FRA -	ESP 3	AUT 6	GER 6	NAT 6		NED 3	BEL 8	SWE 6		CZE 4	YUG -				43	6th	0
	250cc	Yamaha	FRA -	ESP -		GER 7	NAT -	IOM -	NED 4	BEL 4	SWE -	FIN -	CZE 9	YUG -				22	9th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	ESP -	AUT -	GER -	NAT -	IOM -	NED -			FIN 4	CZE -	YUG -				8	20th	0
1976	250cc	Yamaha	FRA -		NAT 6	YUG 6	IOM -	NED 8	BEL -	SWE 7	FIN -	CZE 5	GER 5	ESP -				29	8th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT -	NAT -	YUG 4	IOM -	NED 4			FIN 5	CZE -	GER 9	ESP 5				28	7th	0
1977	250cc	Yamaha	VEN -	GER -	NAT -	ESP 10	FRA 6	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	CZE -	GBR -				6	26th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	VEN -	GER -	NAT 5	ESP 4	FRA 3	YUG -	NED -		SWE -	FIN -	CZE -	GBR -				24	11th	0
1978	500cc	Suzuki	VEN -	ESP -	AUT 10	FRA -	NAT -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN 10	GBR -	GER -					2	29th	0
1979	125cc	MBA	VEN -	AUT 10	GER -	NAT 4	ESP -	YUG 5	NED 5	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	GBR 9	CZE 6	FRA 4			36	9th	0
1980	125cc	MBA	NAT 3	ESP 3	FRA -	YUG 4	NED 7	BEL 8	FIN 4	GBR 2	CZE 4	GER 6						68	4th	0
1981	250cc	Rotax	ARG -	GER 8	NAT -	FRA -	ESP -	NED -	BEL -	RSM -	GBR -	FIN 9	SWE -	CZE -				5	27th	0
1982	125cc	MBA	ARG -	AUT -	FRA -	ESP 7	NAT 7	NED -	BEL -	YUG -	GBR 9	SWE 7	FIN -	CZE 7	RSM -	GER -		18	15th	0
1983	125cc	MBA	FRA 7	NAT 5	GER 4	ESP 5	AUT NC	YUG 1	NED 3	BEL NC	GBR 2	SWE 1	RSM NC					76	2nd	2
1984	125cc	MBA	NAT 6	ESP 9	GER 9	FRA 5	NED 7	GBR 4	SWE NC	RSM NC								27	10th	0
1985	125cc	LCR	ESP 6	GER 7	NAT 4	AUT 5	NED 6	BEL 2	FRA 3	GBR NC	SWE NC	RSM 4						58	5th	0
1986	125cc	MBA	ESP -	NAT -	GER 4	AUT 3	NED 5	BEL -	FRA 4	GBR -	SWE 4	RSM 4	BWU 5					54	5th	0
1987	500cc	Honda	JPN -	ESP 18	GER 11	NAT 14	AUT NC	YUG 15	NED 21	FRA NC	GBR 17	SWE 14	CZE NC	RSM 15	POR 11	BRA -	ARG -	0	-	0
1988	500cc	Honda	JPN -	USA -	ESP 15	EXP 14	NAT 19	GER 25	AUT 12	NED 17	BEL 25	YUG 15	FRA NC	GBR NC	SWE 20	CZE 15	BRA NC	9	22nd	0
1989	500cc	Honda	JPN -	AUS -	USA 14	ESP 16	NAT DNS	GER 15	AUT 15	YUG 16	NED 16	BEL 17	FRA 17	GBR 18	SWE 14	CZE 18	BRA -	6	34th	0