Dieter Braun

Dieter Braun (born 2 February 1943) is a German former professional motorcycle road racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1968 to 1976. He won the 1970 FIM 125cc World Championship for Suzuki. In 1973, he rode a Yamaha TZ 250 to the 250 cc FIM world championship.^[1]

Dieter Braun
Dieter Braun in 1975
Nationality	German
Born	(1943-02-02) 2 February 1943 (age 81) Ulm, Germany
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1968 – 1977 First race 1968 125cc West German Grand Prix Last race 1976 350cc German Grand Prix First win 1969 125cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix Last win 1976 250cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix Team(s) Suzuki, Yamaha Championships 125cc – 1970 250cc – 1973 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 112 14 49 0 9 904

Braun was born in Ulm, Bavaria. His 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.^[2] Due to the circuit's 37.7 mile length, it usually takes competitors two or three attempts before they learn its nuances.

Braun (7) leads Cees van Dongen (29) and Kent Andersson (23) in the 1969 125cc Dutch TT

Braun is also known for an incident that occurred immediately after he won the East German Grand Prix in the 1971 season. 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.^[3]

He also raced in cars, entering five races with Team Warsteiner Eurorace in the 1975 European Formula Two Championship (effectively starting the race on four of that occasions).

Braun's career ended after a serious accident at the 1977 350cc Austrian Grand Prix at the Salzburgring.^[4]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

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 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
1968	125cc	MZ	GER 4	ESP -	IOM -	NED 5	DDR -	CZE 4	FIN -	ULS 5	NAT 6					11	7th	0
1969	125cc	Suzuki	ESP -	GER 2	FRA -	IOM -	NED -	BEL 2	DDR -	CZE 2	FIN 4		NAT -	YUG 1		59	2nd	1
	250cc	MZ	ESP 7	GER -	FRA -	IOM -	NED 6	BEL -	DDR -	CZE 6	FIN 5	ULS -	NAT -	YUG -		20	10th	0
1970	125cc	Suzuki	GER -	FRA 1	YUG 1	IOM 1	NED 1	BEL -	DDR 2	CZE 2	FIN -		NAT -	ESP 4		84	1st	4
	250cc	MZ	GER -	FRA -	YUG -	IOM NC	NED 4	BEL -	DDR -	CZE 8	FIN -	ULS -	NAT 4	ESP -		19	14th	0
	350cc	MZ	GER -		YUG -	IOM NC	NED -		DDR -	CZE 5	FIN -	ULS -	NAT 6	ESP 5		17	11th	0
1971	125cc	Suzuki	AUT 4													54	4th	0
		Maico		GER -	IOM -	NED 4	BEL 3	DDR 4	CZE -	SWE 4	FIN 2		NAT -	ESP -
	250cc	Yamaha	AUT -	GER -	IOM -	NED 3	BEL 3	DDR 1	CZE -	SWE -	FIN 3	ULS 3	NAT -	ESP -		58	5th	1
	350cc	Yamaha	AUT -	GER -	IOM -	NED -		DDR -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ULS 2	NAT -	ESP -		12	16th	0
1972	125cc	Maico	GER -	FRA -	AUT 7	NAT -	IOM -	YUG -	NED -	BEL 6	DDR -	CZE 5	SWE -	FIN 3	ESP -	25	8th	0
	250cc	Maico	GER 2	FRA 9	AUT -	NAT -	IOM -	YUG -	NED -	BEL 4	DDR -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -	22	12th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA 6	AUT -	NAT 8	IOM -	YUG 2	NED 4		DDR 3	CZE 3	SWE 9	FIN -	ESP -	54	4th	0
1973	250cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT -	GER 4		IOM -	YUG 1	NED 1	BEL -	CZE 1	SWE 1	FIN 2	ESP -		80	1st	4
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT 6	GER -	NAT 7	IOM -	YUG 2	NED 5		CZE 5	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -		33	8th	0
1974	250cc	Yamaha		GER -		NAT -	IOM -	NED -	BEL 2	SWE 5	FIN 3	CZE 3	YUG 3	ESP 3		58	2nd	0
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	GER -	AUT 3	NAT -	IOM -	NED 2		SWE 4	FIN 3		YUG 3	ESP 2		62	2nd	0
	500cc	Yamaha	FRA -	GER -	AUT 5	NAT -	IOM -	NED -	BEL 3	SWE -	FIN -	CZE 5				22	7th	0
1975	125cc	Morbidelli	FRA -	ESP -	AUT -	GER -	NAT -		NED -	BEL -	SWE -		CZE -	YUG 1		15	11th	1
	250cc	Yamaha	FRA -	ESP -		GER 8	NAT 4	IOM -	NED 3	BEL 8	SWE 6	FIN 4	CZE 3	YUG 1		56	3rd	1
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	ESP 5	AUT -	GER 2	NAT 4	IOM -	NED 1	BEL -	SWE -	FIN 5	CZE -	YUG -		47	4th	1
	500cc	Yamaha	FRA -	ESP -	AUT 6	GER 6	NAT -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	SWE 5	FIN -	CZE -	YUG -		16	13th	0
1976	250cc	Yamaha	FRA -		NAT -	YUG 1	IOM -	NED 9	BEL 7	SWE 2	FIN 6	CZE 7	GER 4	ESP -		42	6th	1
	350cc	Morbidelli	FRA -	AUT 5	NAT -	YUG -	IOM -	NED 9			FIN 2	CZE -	GER 8	ESP -		23	11th	0
	500cc	Suzuki	FRA 8	AUT 15	NAT 9		IOM -	NED -	BEL 6	SWE -	FIN 6	CZE -	GER -			15	17th	0

Literature

• Nöbel, Hendrik (2009), Dieter Braun : Weltmeister und Publikumsliebling (in German), Chemnitz: HB-Werbung und Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, ISBN 978-3-00-028612-4
• Rönicke, Frank: Deutsche Motorrad-Welt- und Europameister - von Schorsch Meier bis Stefan Bradl. 1. Auflage, Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-613-03410-5, p. 136–141

References

1. Dieter Braun career statistics at Archived 15 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Motogp.com. Retrieved on 25 December 2013.
2. Procter, Guy (2015), "Bitesize", Classic Bike, Bauer Consumer Media Ltd, ISSN 0142-890X
3. 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix (1st edition). Hazelton Publishing Ltd, 1999. ISBN 1-874557-83-7
4. Yamaha Classic Racing Team commit to TT Centenary celebrations. Isle of Man TT.com News (20 March 2007). Retrieved on 25 December 2013.