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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1943-02-02)2 February 1943 (age 82) Ulm,Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dieter Braun (born 2 February 1943) is a German former professional motorcycleroad racer. He competed inGrand Prix motorcycle racing from1968 to1976. He won the1970FIM125cc World Championship forSuzuki. In1973, he rode aYamaha TZ 250 to the 250 cc FIM world championship.[1]
Braun was born inUlm,Bavaria. His victory at the1970 Isle of Man TT was notable because he was one of only seven riders to have won anIsle of Man TT race in their first attempt.[2] Due to the circuit's 37.7 mile length, it usually takes competitors two or three attempts before they learn its nuances.
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Braun is also known for an incident that occurred immediately after he won theEast German Grand Prix in the1971 season. As theWest German national anthem was being played during the winner's ceremony, the East German crowd began singing the words to the anthem. TheEast German government reacted by making the following year's East German Grand Prix an invitation only race, and in1973, the race was stricken from the Grand Prix calendar.[3]
Braun also raced in cars, entering five races with Team Warsteiner Eurorace in the1975 European Formula Two Championship (effectively starting the race on four of that occasions).
Braun's career ended after a serious accident at the1977 350cc Austrian Grand Prix at theSalzburgring.[4]
Points system from 1950 to 1968:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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 inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
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