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Italian motorcycle racer
Gianfranco Bonera
Bonera in 2010 on a 350 cc MV Agusta.
NationalityItalian
Born (1945-04-02) 2 April 1945 (age 79)
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1973 - 1980
First race1973 500cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix
Last race1980 500cc Nations Grand Prix
First win1974 500cc Nations Grand Prix
Last win1976 250cc Spanish Grand Prix
Team(s)MV Agusta, Harley-Davidson
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
38 2 15 1 4 254

Gianfranco Bonera (born 2 April 1945 in Porpetto, Province of Udine) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was in 1974 when he won the Nations Grand Prix and finished second to his MV Agusta teammate, Phil Read, in the 500cc world championship. He switched to the 250cc class in 1976, racing for the Harley-Davidson factory racing team on Aermacchi machines rebadged after being purchased by the American firm. He won the 250cc Spanish Grand Prix and finished the season in third place behind his Harley-Davidson teammate, Walter Villa and Yamaha's Takazumi Katayama.

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 13 Points Rank Wins
1973 350cc Harley-Davidson FRA
- 		AUT
- 		GER
- 		NAT
- 		IOM
- 		YUG
- 		NED
- 		CZE
4 		SWE
- 		FIN
- 		ESP
- 		8 23rd 0
500cc Harley-Davidson FRA
- 		AUT
- 		GER
- 		IOM
- 		YUG
3 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		CZE
- 		SWE
- 		FIN
- 		ESP
- 		10 19th 0
1974 500cc MV Agusta FRA
3 		GER
- 		AUT
2 		NAT
1 		IOM
- 		NED
4 		BEL
10 		SWE
4 		FIN
2 		CZE
2 		69 2nd 1
1975 500cc MV Agusta FRA
- 		AUT
- 		GER
- 		NAT
- 		IOM
- 		NED
6 		BEL
- 		SWE
4 		FIN
NC 		CZE
- 		13 15th 0
1976 250cc Harley-Davidson FRA
2 		NAT
- 		YUG
7 		IOM
- 		NED
4 		BEL
5 		SWE
3 		FIN
3 		CZE
2 		GER
- 		ESP
1 		61 3rd 1
350cc Harley-Davidson FRA
- 		AUT
10 		NAT
- 		YUG
- 		IOM
- 		NED
- 		FIN
- 		CZE
7 		GER
3 		ESP
- 		15 15th 0
1977 500cc Suzuki VEN
DNF 		AUT
- 		GER
12 		NAT
DNF 		FRA
4 		NED
DNF 		BEL
DNF 		SWE
6 		FIN
3 		CZE
5 		GBR
4 		37 7th 0
1978 350cc Yamaha VEN
8 		AUT
10 		FRA
- 		NAT
- 		NED
2 		SWE
- 		FIN
- 		GBR
5 		GER
8 		CZE
- 		YUG
2 		37 7th 0
500cc Suzuki VEN
- 		ESP
- 		AUT
9 		FRA
- 		NAT
- 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		SWE
- 		FIN
- 		GBR
- 		GER
12 		2 26th 0
1979 350cc Yamaha VEN
- 		AUT
- 		GER
- 		NAT
- 		ESP
- 		YUG
10 		NED
10 		FIN
- 		GBR
- 		CZE
- 		FRA
- 		2 36th 0
1980 500cc Yamaha NAT
12 		ESP
- 		FRA
- 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		FIN
- 		GBR
- 		GER
- 		0 - 0

References

  1. "Franco Bonera career statistics at MotoGP.com". Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
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