- Luigi Taveri
Luigi Taveri (born
19 August 1929 inHorgen ) is a Swiss formermotorcycle road racer. He was three times world champion in the 125 cc class of the Grand Prix road racing championship, in 1962, 1964, and 1966.Taveri made his world championship debut in the 1954 season, racing in the 500 cc class on an Norton motorcycle. In 1955, he took his first win in the 125 cc race at the Spanish Grand Prix. He took one more win in 1955, in the 250 cc class at the
Dutch TT . He participated in theIsle of Man TT on several occasions from 1955 to 1966 with three victories and several second placing amongst his results. [ [http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Riders.aspx?ride_id=1721] iomtt.com "Luigi Taveri biography" (retrieved 7 November 2006)]During his career he rode for
MV Agusta , and became a works rider for Ducati, MZ,Kreidler and in 1961 forHonda .ee also
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1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
*1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
*1966 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season ources
External links
* [http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Luigi+Taveri Luigi Taveri career statistics at MotoGP.com]
* [http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Riders.aspx?ride_id=1721 Luigi Taveri biographyIsle of Man TT database]
* [http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=ALL&ride_id=1721 Isle of Man TT Luigi Taveri results]
* [http://www.cmsnl.com/classic-honda-gallery/media_list.php?s_keyword=Luigi+Taveri Photo's of Luigi Taveri]
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