Werner Giger
Werner Giger 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. Giger was killed in 1974 during practice for a race in Hämeenlinna, Finland.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 |
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 |
1973 | 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 |
1974 | 500cc | Yamaha | FRA - | GER - | AUT - | NAT 7 | IOM - | NED 9 | BEL - | SWE 7 | FIN 8 | CZE - | | | 13 | 17th | 0 |