Stefan Dörflinger
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Motorcycle Grand Prix Career | |
Nationality | Swiss |
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Active years | 1973 - 1990 |
Team(s) | Kreidler |
Grands Prix | 159 |
Championships | 50cc- 1982,1983 80cc- 1984,1985 |
Wins | 18 |
Podium finishes | 58 |
Pole positions | 34 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First Grand Prix | 1973 50cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
First win | 1980 50cc Belgian Grand Prix |
Last win | 1988 80cc Spanish Grand Prix |
Last Grand Prix | 1990 125cc Hungarian Grand Prix |
Stefan Dörflinger (born December 23, 1948 in Nagold, Germany) is a Swiss former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He won four consecutive FIM road racing world championships. In 1982 and 1983, he was the 50cc world champion. In 1984, the FIM increased the displacement capacity to 80cc and Dörflinger would become the first ever 80cc world champion. He successfully defended his title in 1985. His lengthy Grand Prix career spanned 18 seasons.