Eugenio Lazzarini
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Motorcycle Grand Prix Career | |
Nationality | Italian |
---|---|
Active years | 1969 - 1984 |
Team(s) | Morbidelli, Garelli |
Grands Prix | 132 |
Championships | 50cc- 1979, 1980 125cc- 1978 |
Wins | 27 |
Podium finishes | 81 |
Pole positions | 35 |
Fastest laps | 15 |
First Grand Prix | 1969 250cc French Grand Prix |
First win | 1973 125cc Dutch TT |
Last win | 1983 125cc Belgian Grand Prix |
Last Grand Prix | 1984 125cc South African Grand Prix |
Eugenio Lazzarini (born March 26, 1945) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion.
Lazzarini began his Grand Prix career in 1969 in the 250 class on a Benelli. He won his first Grand Prix at the 1973 Dutch TT on a Maico. He captured the FIM 1978 125cc world championship riding an MBA. He followed that up with two 50cc world championships in 1979 and 1980 riding a Kreidler. His riding career spanned 15 seasons.
|