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{{Short description|Swiss motorcycle racer}}
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|nationality = {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Switzerland|Swiss]]
|GP Active years = [[1972 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1972]] - [[1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1989]]
|GP Teams = [[Harley-Davidson]]
|GP Race Starts = 173
|GP Championships = 0
|GP Race Wins = 5
|GP Podiums = 33
|GP Total Points = 859
|GP Poles = 5
|GP Fastest laps = 2
|GP First race = [[1972 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1972]] 350cc [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]]
|GP First win = [[1972 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1972]] 350cc [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix]]
|GP Last win = [[1983 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|1983 125cc Swedish Grand Prix]]
|GP Last race = [[1989 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|1989 500cc Czechoslovakian Grand Prix]]
}}
}}
'''Bruno Kneubühler''' (born 3 December 1946) is a [[Swiss people|Swiss]] former professional [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]].<ref name="Bruno Kneubühler career statistics">{{cite web |url=http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Bruno+KneubÜhler |title=Bruno Kneubühler career statistics |publisher=motogp.com |accessdate=28 December 2010 }}</ref> He competed in the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]] world championships from 1972 to 1989. During his career, he competed in every Grand Prix class from [[50 cc]] to 500cc.<ref name="Bruno Kneubühler career statistics"/>

==Motorcycle racing career==
[[File:Bruno Kneubühler en Theo Timmer (1973).jpg|225px|thumb|left|Bruno Kneubühler (L.) and [[Theo Timmer]] (1973)]]
In his first Grand Prix season in [[1972 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1972]], Kneubühler finished the 500cc season in third place behind the dominant [[MV Agusta]] [[Factory backed|factory]] racing team of [[Giacomo Agostini]] and [[Alberto Pagani]].<ref name="Bruno Kneubühler career statistics"/> He also won the season-ending 350cc [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix]] held on the [[Montjuïc circuit|Montjuich]] [[street circuit]], finishing ahead of [[Renzo Pasolini]] and [[János Drapál]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1972/SPA/350cc |title=1973 350cc Spanish Grand Prix |publisher=motogp.com |accessdate=29 December 2010 }}</ref>

A year later, he showed his versatility at the [[1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1973]] Spanish Grand Prix by scoring second-place finishes in the 50cc, 250cc and 500cc classes.<ref name="Bruno Kneubühler career statistics"/> At the [[1974 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1974]] 250cc [[Dutch TT]], he scored a second-place finish ahead of third-place finisher and future three-time world champion [[Kenny Roberts]] in the American rider's first Grand Prix race.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1974/NED/250cc |title=1974 250cc Dutch TT |publisher=motogp.com |accessdate=29 December 2010 |archive-date=27 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627060108/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1974/NED/250cc |url-status=dead }}</ref> He had his best year in [[1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1983]] when he won two Grand Prix races and finished second to [[Angel Nieto]] in the 125cc class.
[[File:De Zwitser Bruno Kneubuhler (nummer 19) op kop in 50cc-race, Bestanddeelnr 926-5033.jpg|thumb|left|Kneubühler (19) enroute to a victory at the 1973 50cc Dutch TT.]]
While he never won a championship, he finished in second place three times, winning 5 Grand Prix races and scoring 33 podium results.<ref name="Bruno Kneubühler career statistics"/> He retired in [[1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1989]] at the age of 43. His lengthy Grand Prix career saw him compete against many champions from Giacomo Agostini to [[Mick Doohan]]. Kneubühler is now back in Classic racing with a Yamaha TZ 350 participating in the International Classic Grand Prix series in races such as [[24 Hours of Le Mans (motorcycle race)|24 Hours of Le Mans]].
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==Motorcycle Grand Prix results==
Points system from 1969 to 1987:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
|-
| '''Position'''
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycle Grand Prix]] Career'''
| width=20| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| width=20| 2
! Nationality
| width=20| 3
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Switzerland|Swiss]]
| width=20| 4
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| width=20| 5
! Active years
| width=20| 6
| [[1972 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1972]] - [[1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1989]]
| width=20| 7
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| width=20| 8
! Team(s)
| width=20| 9
| [[Harley-Davidson]]
| width=20| 10
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|-
! Grands Prix
| '''Points'''
| 173
| 15
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 12
! [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|Championships]]
| 0
| 10
| 8
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 6
! Wins
| 5
| 5
| 4
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 3
! Podium&nbsp;finishes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
| 33
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|}
! [[Pole position]]s
Points system from 1988 to 1991:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
| '''Position'''
| width=20| 1
| width=20| 2
| width=20| 3
| width=20| 4
| width=20| 5
| width=20| 6
| width=20| 7
| width=20| 8
| width=20| 9
| width=20| 10
| width=20| 11
| width=20| 12
| width=20| 13
| width=20| 14
| width=20| 15
|-
| '''Points'''
| 20
| 17
| 15
| 13
| 11
| 10
| 9
| 8
| 7
| 6
| 5
| 5
| 4
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 3
! Fastest laps
| 2
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|}
! First Grand Prix
| [[1972 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1972]] 350cc [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! First win
| [[1972 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1974]] 350cc [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! Last win
| [[1983 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|1983 125cc Swedish Grand Prix]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! Last Grand Prix
| [[1989 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|1989 500cc Czechoslovakian Grand Prix]]
|}<noinclude>


([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
'''Bruno Kneubühler''' (born December 3, 1946) is a Swiss former [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]].<ref name="Bruno Kneubühler at MotoGP.com">[http://www.motogp.com/es/riders/profiles/Bruno+KneubUehler Bruno Kneubühler at MotoGP.com]</ref> During his career, he competed in every Grand Prix class from [[50 cc]] to 500cc.<ref name="Bruno Kneubühler at MotoGP.com"/> While he never won a championship, he finished in second place three times.<ref name="Bruno Kneubühler at MotoGP.com"/> His lengthy Grand Prix career saw him compete against many champions from [[Giacomo Agostini]] to [[Mick Doohan]].


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
He is now back in Classic racing with a Yamaha TZ 350 participating in the International Classic Grand Prix series in races such as [[24 Hours of Le Mans (motorcycle race)|24 Hours of Le Mans]].
! Year
! Class
! Team
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! Points
! Rank
! Wins
|-
! rowspan=2|[[1972 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1972]]
! 350cc
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>8</small>
| [[Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1972 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>9</small>
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|DDR]]<br /><small>8</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>9</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>1</small>
|
|
| 45
! 6th
| 1
|-
! 500cc
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>8</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>5</small>
| [[1972 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|DDR]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>7</small>
| [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>4</small>
|
|
| 54
! 3rd
| 0
|-
! rowspan=5|[[1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1973]]
! 50cc
! [[Kreidler]]
|
|
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>2</small>
|
| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>2</small>
|
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>2</small>
|
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>2</small>
|
|
|
| 51
! 2nd
| 1
|-
! 250cc
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
| [[Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>8</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>2</small>
|
|
|
| 28
! 9th
| 0
|-
! rowspan=2|350cc
! [[Harley Davidson]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>8</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>10</small>
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| rowspan=2|5
! rowspan=2|33rd
| rowspan=2|0
|-
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>10</small>
|
| [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
|
|
|-
! 500cc
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>9</small>
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
| [[Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>3</small>
| [[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>2</small>
|
|
|
| 34
! 6th
| 0
|-
! rowspan=3|[[1974 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1974]]
! 125cc
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>2</small>
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>3</small>
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>3</small>
|
|
|
| 63
! 2nd
| 1
|-
! 250cc
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
|
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>2</small>
| [[Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>2</small>
| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>8</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>4</small>
| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>4</small>
|
|
|
| 43
! 5th
| 0
|-
! 350cc
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>6</small>
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
| [[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>2</small>
|
| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
|
|
| 17
! 12th
| 0
|-
! rowspan=3|[[1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1975]]
! 125cc
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[1975 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1975 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1975 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1975 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>6</small>
|
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1975 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1975 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>8</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1975 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>6</small>
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1975 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>4</small>
| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
|
|
| 43
! 6th
| 0
|-
! 250cc
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[1975 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1975 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>7</small>
| [[1975 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1975 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1975 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1975 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>4</small>
| [[1975 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1975 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1975 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>9</small>
| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
|
|
| 22
! 9th
| 0
|-
! 350cc
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[1975 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1975 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1975 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1975 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1975 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1975 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1975 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>4</small>
| [[1975 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
|
|
| 8
! 20th
| 0
|-
! rowspan=2|[[1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1976]]
! 250cc
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1976 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1976 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>6</small>
| [[1976 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1976 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>8</small>
| [[1976 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1976 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>7</small>
| [[1976 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1976 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1976 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>5</small>
| [[1976 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
|
|
| 29
! 8th
| 0
|-
! 350cc
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1976 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1976 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1976 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>4</small>
| [[1976 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1976 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>4</small>
|
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1976 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>5</small>
| [[1976 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1976 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>9</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1976 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>5</small>
|
|
|
| 28
! 7th
| 0
|-
! rowspan=2|[[1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1977]]
! 250cc
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[1977 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix|VEN]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1977 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1977 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1977 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>10</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1977 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>6</small>
| [[1977 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1977 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1977 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1977 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1977 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1977 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1977 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
|
|
| 6
! 26th
| 0
|-
! 350cc
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[1977 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix|VEN]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1977 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1977 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1977 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1977 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>3</small>
| [[1977 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1977 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
| [[1977 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1977 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1977 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1977 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
|
|
| 24
! 11th
| 0
|-
! [[1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1978]]
! 500cc
! [[Suzuki]]
| [[1978 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix|VEN]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1978 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1978 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>10</small>
| [[1978 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1978 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1978 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1978 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1978 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1978 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>10</small>
| [[1978 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
|
|
|
| 2
! 29th
| 0
|-
! [[1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1979]]
! 125cc
! [[Morbidelli|MBA]]
| [[1979 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix|VEN]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1979 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>10</small>
| [[1979 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1979 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>4</small>
| [[1979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1979 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[1979 Dutch TT|NED]]'''<br /><small>5</small>
| [[1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1979 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1979 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1979 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>9</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>4</small>
|
|
| 36
! 9th
| 0
|-
! [[1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1980]]
! 125cc
! [[Morbidelli|MBA]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1980 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1980 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1980 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>7</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>8</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1980 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1980 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1980 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>6</small>
|
|
|
|
|
| 68
! 4th
| 0
|-
|-
! [[1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1981]]
! 250cc
! [[Rotax]]
| [[Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>8</small>
| [[1981 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1981 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1981 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1981 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1981 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1981 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>9</small>
| [[1981 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
|
|
| 5
! 27th
| 0
|-
! [[1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1982]]
! 125cc
! [[Morbidelli|MBA]]
| [[1982 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1982 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1982 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>7</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>7</small>
| [[1982 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1982 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1982 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>9</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>7</small>
| [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>7</small>
| [[1982 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1982 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
|
| 18
! 15th
| 0
|-
! [[1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1983]]
! 125cc
! [[Morbidelli|MBA]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>7</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1983 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1983 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1983 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1983 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1983 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1983 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1983 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|
|
|
|
| 76
! 2nd
| 2
|-
! [[1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1984]]
! 125cc
! [[Morbidelli|MBA]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1984 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1984 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>9</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1984 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>9</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1984 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1984 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>7</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[1984 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]'''<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1984 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1984 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 27
! 10th
| 0
|-
! [[1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1985]]
! 125cc
! [[Louis Christen Racing|LCR]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1985 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1985 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>7</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1985 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1985 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1985 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1985 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1985 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1985 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1985 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1985 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]]<br /><small>4</small>
|
|
|
|
|
| 58
! 5th
| 0
|-
! [[1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1986]]
! 125cc
! [[Morbidelli|MBA]]
| [[1986 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1986 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1986 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1986 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1986 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>5</small>
| [[1986 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1986 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>4</small>
| [[1986 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1986 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1986 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1986 Baden-Württemberg motorcycle Grand Prix|BWU]]<br /><small>5</small>
|
|
|
|
| 54
! 5th
| 0
|-
! [[1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1987]]
! 500cc
! [[Honda]]
| [[Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1987 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>18</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1987 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>11</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1987 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>14</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1987 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1987 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>15</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1987 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>21</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1987 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1987 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>17</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1987 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>14</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1987 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1987 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]]<br /><small>15</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1987 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>11</small>
| [[1987 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1987 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small>-</small>
| 0
! -
| 0
|-
! [[1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1988]]
! 500cc
! [[Honda]]
| [[1988 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1988 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>15</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 Expo 92 motorcycle Grand Prix|EXP]]<br /><small>14</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1988 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>19</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1988 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>25</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>12</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1988 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>17</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1988 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>25</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>15</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1988 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1988 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1988 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>20</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>15</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1988 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>NC</small>
| 9
! 22nd
| 0
|-
! [[1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1989]]
! 500cc
! [[Honda]]
| [[1989 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1989 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>-</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1989 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>14</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1989 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>16</small>
|style="background:#ffffff;"| [[1989 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>DNS</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1989 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>15</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1989 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>15</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1989 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br /><small>16</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1989 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>16</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1989 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>17</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1989 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>17</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1989 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>18</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1989 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>14</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1989 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small>18</small>
| [[1989 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
| 6
! 34th
| 0
|-
|}

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Latest revision as of 17:31, 6 December 2023

Bruno Kneubühler
Bruno Kneubühler in 2016
NationalitySwitzerland Swiss
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1972 - 1989
First race1972 350cc French Grand Prix
Last race1989 500cc Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
First win1972 350cc Spanish Grand Prix
Last win1983 125cc Swedish Grand Prix
Team(s)Harley-Davidson
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
173 5 33 5 2 859

Bruno Kneubühler (born 3 December 1946) is a Swiss former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.[1] He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1972 to 1989. During his career, he competed in every Grand Prix class from 50 cc to 500cc.[1]

Motorcycle racing career

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Bruno Kneubühler (L.) and Theo Timmer (1973)

In his first Grand Prix season in 1972, Kneubühler finished the 500cc season in third place behind the dominant MV Agusta factory racing team of Giacomo Agostini and Alberto Pagani.[1] He also won the season-ending 350cc Spanish Grand Prix held on the Montjuich street circuit, finishing ahead of Renzo Pasolini and János Drapál.[2]

A year later, he showed his versatility at the 1973 Spanish Grand Prix by scoring second-place finishes in the 50cc, 250cc and 500cc classes.[1] At the 1974 250cc Dutch TT, he scored a second-place finish ahead of third-place finisher and future three-time world champion Kenny Roberts in the American rider's first Grand Prix race.[3] He had his best year in 1983 when he won two Grand Prix races and finished second to Angel Nieto in the 125cc class.

Kneubühler (19) enroute to a victory at the 1973 50cc Dutch TT.

While he never won a championship, he finished in second place three times, winning 5 Grand Prix races and scoring 33 podium results.[1] He retired in 1989 at the age of 43. His lengthy Grand Prix career saw him compete against many champions from Giacomo Agostini to Mick Doohan. Kneubühler is now back in Classic racing with a Yamaha TZ 350 participating in the International Classic Grand Prix series in races such as 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

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Points system from 1969 to 1987:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

Points system from 1988 to 1991:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Points 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 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 14 15 Points Rank Wins
1972 350cc Yamaha GER
- 		FRA
8 		AUT
- 		NAT
- 		IOM
- 		YUG
5 		NED
9 		DDR
8 		CZE
4 		SWE
9 		FIN
4 		ESP
1 		45 6th 1
500cc Yamaha GER
- 		FRA
4 		AUT
8 		NAT
5 		IOM
- 		YUG
- 		NED
3 		BEL
3 		DDR
4 		CZE
3 		SWE
7 		FIN
- 		ESP
4 		54 3rd 0
1973 50cc Kreidler GER
- 		NAT
2 		YUG
- 		NED
1 		BEL
2 		SWE
2 		ESP
2 		51 2nd 1
250cc Yamaha FRA
- 		AUT
- 		GER
- 		IOM
- 		YUG
- 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		CZE
8 		SWE
4 		FIN
6 		ESP
2 		28 9th 0
350cc Harley Davidson FRA
8 		AUT
10 		GER
- 		NAT
- 		IOM
- 		YUG
- 		5 33rd 0
Yamaha NED
10 		CZE
- 		SWE
- 		FIN
- 		ESP
-
500cc Yamaha FRA
- 		AUT
9 		GER
- 		IOM
- 		YUG
- 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		CZE
3 		SWE
- 		FIN
3 		ESP
2 		34 6th 0
1974 125cc Yamaha FRA
2 		GER
- 		AUT
- 		NAT
- 		IOM
- 		NED
1 		BEL
3 		SWE
3 		CZE
5 		YUG
6 		ESP
3 		63 2nd 1
250cc Yamaha GER
- 		NAT
2 		IOM
- 		NED
2 		BEL
- 		SWE
- 		FIN
8 		CZE
4 		YUG
- 		ESP
4 		43 5th 0
350cc Yamaha FRA
6 		GER
- 		AUT
- 		NAT
- 		IOM
- 		NED
- 		SWE
- 		FIN
2 		YUG
- 		ESP
- 		17 12th 0
1975 125cc Yamaha FRA
- 		ESP
3 		AUT
6 		GER
6 		NAT
6 		NED
3 		BEL
8 		SWE
6 		CZE
4 		YUG
- 		43 6th 0
250cc Yamaha FRA
- 		ESP
- 		GER
7 		NAT
- 		IOM
- 		NED
4 		BEL
4 		SWE
- 		FIN
- 		CZE
9 		YUG
- 		22 9th 0
350cc Yamaha FRA
- 		ESP
- 		AUT
- 		GER
- 		NAT
- 		IOM
- 		NED
- 		FIN
4 		CZE
- 		YUG
- 		8 20th 0
1976 250cc Yamaha FRA
- 		NAT
6 		YUG
6 		IOM
- 		NED
8 		BEL
- 		SWE
7 		FIN
- 		CZE
5 		GER
5 		ESP
- 		29 8th 0
350cc Yamaha FRA
- 		AUT
- 		NAT
- 		YUG
4 		IOM
- 		NED
4 		FIN
5 		CZE
- 		GER
9 		ESP
5 		28 7th 0
1977 250cc Yamaha VEN
- 		GER
- 		NAT
- 		ESP
10 		FRA
6 		YUG
- 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		SWE
- 		FIN
- 		CZE
- 		GBR
- 		6 26th 0
350cc Yamaha VEN
- 		GER
- 		NAT
5 		ESP
4 		FRA
3 		YUG
- 		NED
- 		SWE
- 		FIN
- 		CZE
- 		GBR
- 		24 11th 0
1978 500cc Suzuki VEN
- 		ESP
- 		AUT
10 		FRA
- 		NAT
- 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		SWE
- 		FIN
10 		GBR
- 		GER
- 		2 29th 0
1979 125cc MBA VEN
- 		AUT
10 		GER
- 		NAT
4 		ESP
- 		YUG
5 		NED
5 		BEL
- 		SWE
- 		FIN
- 		GBR
9 		CZE
6 		FRA
4 		36 9th 0
1980 125cc MBA NAT
3 		ESP
3 		FRA
- 		YUG
4 		NED
7 		BEL
8 		FIN
4 		GBR
2 		CZE
4 		GER
6 		68 4th 0
1981 250cc Rotax ARG
- 		GER
8 		NAT
- 		FRA
- 		ESP
- 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		RSM
- 		GBR
- 		FIN
9 		SWE
- 		CZE
- 		5 27th 0
1982 125cc MBA ARG
- 		AUT
- 		FRA
- 		ESP
7 		NAT
7 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		YUG
- 		GBR
9 		SWE
7 		FIN
- 		CZE
7 		RSM
- 		GER
- 		18 15th 0
1983 125cc MBA FRA
7 		NAT
5 		GER
4 		ESP
5 		AUT
NC 		YUG
1 		NED
3 		BEL
NC 		GBR
2 		SWE
1 		RSM
NC 		76 2nd 2
1984 125cc MBA NAT
6 		ESP
9 		GER
9 		FRA
5 		NED
7 		GBR
4 		SWE
NC 		RSM
NC 		27 10th 0
1985 125cc LCR ESP
6 		GER
7 		NAT
4 		AUT
5 		NED
6 		BEL
2 		FRA
3 		GBR
NC 		SWE
NC 		RSM
4 		58 5th 0
1986 125cc MBA ESP
- 		NAT
- 		GER
4 		AUT
3 		NED
5 		BEL
- 		FRA
4 		GBR
- 		SWE
4 		RSM
4 		BWU
5 		54 5th 0
1987 500cc Honda JPN
- 		ESP
18 		GER
11 		NAT
14 		AUT
NC 		YUG
15 		NED
21 		FRA
NC 		GBR
17 		SWE
14 		CZE
NC 		RSM
15 		POR
11 		BRA
- 		ARG
- 		0 - 0
1988 500cc Honda JPN
- 		USA
- 		ESP
15 		EXP
14 		NAT
19 		GER
25 		AUT
12 		NED
17 		BEL
25 		YUG
15 		FRA
NC 		GBR
NC 		SWE
20 		CZE
15 		BRA
NC 		9 22nd 0
1989 500cc Honda JPN
- 		AUS
- 		USA
14 		ESP
16 		NAT
DNS 		GER
15 		AUT
15 		YUG
16 		NED
16 		BEL
17 		FRA
17 		GBR
18 		SWE
14 		CZE
18 		BRA
- 		6 34th 0

[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Bruno Kneubühler career statistics". motogp.com. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  2. ^ "1973 350cc Spanish Grand Prix". motogp.com. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  3. ^ "1974 250cc Dutch TT". motogp.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
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