Werner Giger

Werner Giger
Nationality	Swiss
Born	(1949-04-17) April 17, 1949 Pratteln, Switzerland
Died	(1974-07-30) July 30, 1974 Hämeenlinna, Finland
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 1949–30 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. Giger was killed in 1974 during practice for a race in Hämeenlinna, Finland.

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