Dieter Braun


Dieter Braun is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. He won the 1970 FIM 125cc World Championship for Suzuki. In 1973, he rode a Yamaha TZ250 to the 250cc FIM world championship.
Braun's victory at the 1970 Isle of Man TT was notable because he was one of only seven riders to have won an Isle of Man TT race in their first attempt. Due to the circuit's 37.7 mile length, it usually takes competitors two or three attempts before they learn its nuances. He is also known for an incident that occurred immediately after he won the 1971 East German Grand Prix. As the West German national anthem was being played during the winner's ceremony, the East German crowd began singing the words to the anthem. The East German government reacted by making the following year's East German Grand Prix an invitation only race, and in 1973, the race was stricken from the Grand Prix calendar.
He also raced in cars, entering five races with Team Warsteiner Eurorace in the 1975 European Formula Two Championship.
Braun's career ended after a serious accident at the 1977 350cc Austrian Grand Prix at the Salzburgring.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

Points system from 1950 to 1968:
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Points system from 1969 onwards:
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YearClassTeam12345678910111213PointsRankWins
1968125ccMZGER
4
ESP
-
IOM
-
NED
5
DDR
-
CZE
4
FIN
-
ULS
5
NAT
6
117th0
1969125ccSuzukiESP
-
GER
2
FRA
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
2
DDR
-
CZE
2
FIN
4
NAT
-
YUG
1
592nd1
1969250ccMZESP
7
GER
-
FRA
-
IOM
-
NED
6
BEL
-
DDR
-
CZE
6
FIN
5
ULS
-
NAT
-
YUG
-
2010th0
1970125ccSuzukiGER
-
FRA
1
YUG
1
IOM
1
NED
1
BEL
-
DDR
2
CZE
2
FIN
-
NAT
-
ESP
4
841st4
1970250ccMZGER
-
FRA
-
YUG
-
IOM
NC
NED
4
BEL
-
DDR
-
CZE
8
FIN
-
ULS
-
NAT
4
ESP
-
1914th0
1970350ccMZGER
-
YUG
-
IOM
NC
NED
-
DDR
-
CZE
5
FIN
-
ULS
-
NAT
6
ESP
5
1711th0
1971125ccSuzukiAUT
4
544th0
1971125ccMaicoGER
-
IOM
-
NED
4
BEL
3
DDR
4
CZE
-
SWE
4
FIN
2
NAT
-
ESP
-
544th0
1971250ccYamahaAUT
-
GER
-
IOM
-
NED
3
BEL
3
DDR
1
CZE
-
SWE
-
FIN
3
ULS
3
NAT
-
ESP
-
585th1
1971350ccYamahaAUT
-
GER
-
IOM
-
NED
-
DDR
-
CZE
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
ULS
2
NAT
-
ESP
-
1216th0
1972125ccMaicoGER
-
FRA
-
AUT
7
NAT
-
IOM
-
YUG
-
NED
-
BEL
6
DDR
-
CZE
5
SWE
-
FIN
3
ESP
-
258th0
1972250ccMaicoGER
2
FRA
9
AUT
-
NAT
-
IOM
-
YUG
-
NED
-
BEL
4
DDR
-
CZE
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
ESP
-
2212th0
1972350ccYamahaGER
-
FRA
6
AUT
-
NAT
8
IOM
-
YUG
2
NED
4
DDR
3
CZE
3
SWE
9
FIN
-
ESP
-
544th0
1973250ccYamahaFRA
-
AUT
-
GER
4
IOM
-
YUG
1
NED
1
BEL
-
CZE
1
SWE
1
FIN
2
ESP
-
801st4
1973350ccYamahaFRA
-
AUT
6
GER
-
NAT
7
IOM
-
YUG
2
NED
5
CZE
5
SWE
-
FIN
-
ESP
-
338th0
1974250ccYamahaGER
-
NAT
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
2
SWE
5
FIN
3
CZE
3
YUG
3
ESP
3
582nd0
1974350ccYamahaFRA
-
GER
-
AUT
3
NAT
-
IOM
-
NED
2
SWE
4
FIN
3
YUG
3
ESP
2
622nd0
1974500ccYamahaFRA
-
GER
-
AUT
5
NAT
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
3
SWE
-
FIN
-
CZE
5
227th0
1975125ccMorbidelliFRA
-
ESP
-
AUT
-
GER
-
NAT
-
NED
-
BEL
-
SWE
-
CZE
-
YUG
1
1511th1
1975250ccYamahaFRA
-
ESP
-
GER
8
NAT
4
IOM
-
NED
3
BEL
8
SWE
6
FIN
4
CZE
3
YUG
1
563rd1
1975350ccYamahaFRA
-
ESP
5
AUT
-
GER
2
NAT
4
IOM
-
NED
1
BEL
-
SWE
-
FIN
5
CZE
-
YUG
-
474th1
1975500ccYamahaFRA
-
ESP
-
AUT
6
GER
6
NAT
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
SWE
5
FIN
-
CZE
-
YUG
-
1613th0
1976250ccYamahaFRA
-
NAT
-
YUG
1
IOM
-
NED
9
BEL
7
SWE
2
FIN
6
CZE
7
GER
4
ESP
-
426th1
1976350ccMorbidelliFRA
-
AUT
5
NAT
-
YUG
-
IOM
-
NED
9
FIN
2
CZE
-
GER
8
ESP
-
2311th0
1976500ccSuzukiFRA
8
AUT
15
NAT
9
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
6
SWE
-
FIN
6
CZE
-
GER
-
1517th0

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