János Drapál

Infobox Former Grand Prix motorcycle rider


Caption =
Name = János Drapál
Nationality = flagicon|Hungary Hungarian
Years = 1969 - 1973, 1976 - 1977, 1980 - 1981
Teams =
Races = 20
Championships = 0
Wins = 4
Podiums = 5
Points = 204
Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0
First race = 1969 350cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix
First win = 1971 250cc Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
Last win = 1973 350cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix
Last race = 1981 125cc West German Grand Prix

János Drapál (born February 3, 1948 - August 11, 1985) was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Budapest. He had little chance to race in the Grand Prix world championships during the Cold War, but still managed to win four Grand Prix races. Drapál had his best year in 1972 when he won the Yugoslavian Grand Prix and finished the year in seventh place in the 350cc world championship, riding a Yamaha. In 1973 he won two Grand Prix races but slipped to ninth place in the 350cc world championship. Drapál was killed in 1985 after a collision with a Czech track marshal during a 250cc race at the Piešťany airfield circuit in Czechoslovakia.

External links

* [http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Janos+Drapal János Drapál career statistics at MotoGP.com]
* [http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=1492 Drapál memorial]