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Dieter Braun (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Rob Bogaerts for Anefo · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · 1975 · Wikimedia Commons

Dieter Braun

Nationality
Germany Germany
Bike
Morbidelli
Born
February 2, 1943(age 83)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Nürburgring in 1968.

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In 125cc (1968): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1969): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1969): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1969–1970): 4 starts, 4 wins, 4 podiums. In 250cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1970): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1970): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1971): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1971): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1971–1972): 3 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1974): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1974): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1974): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1975): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Spa 1969 (125cc). First win: Opatija 1969 (125cc). World champion: 1970 125cc, 1973 250cc.

In all, 85 Grand Prix starts, 10 wins and 35 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 8 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1969 250cc (TT) / 1970 125cc (NAT) / 1970 250cc (TT) / 1971 125cc (TT) / 1973 250cc (TT) / 1974 350cc (TT) / 1975 500cc (TT) / 1976 350cc (TT)

Season by season

125cc350cc250cc500cc ★ Champion

1510151968196919701971197219731974197519761968 125cc: P7 / 11 pts / 0 wins1969 125cc: P2 / 59 pts / 1 wins1970 125cc: P1 / 84 pts / 4 wins ★1971 125cc: P4 / 54 pts / 0 wins1972 125cc: P8 / 25 pts / 0 wins1975 125cc: P11 / 15 pts / 1 wins125cc1970 350cc: P11 / 17 pts / 0 wins1971 350cc: P17 / 12 pts / 0 wins1972 350cc: P4 / 54 pts / 0 wins1973 350cc: P8 / 33 pts / 0 wins1974 350cc: P2 / 62 pts / 0 wins1975 350cc: P4 / 47 pts / 1 wins1976 350cc: P11 / 23 pts / 0 wins350cc1969 250cc: P10 / 20 pts / 0 wins1970 250cc: P14 / 19 pts / 0 wins1971 250cc: P5 / 58 pts / 1 wins1972 250cc: P12 / 22 pts / 0 wins1973 250cc: P1 / 80 pts / 4 wins ★1974 250cc: P2 / 58 pts / 0 wins1975 250cc: P3 / 56 pts / 1 wins1976 250cc: P6 / 42 pts / 1 wins250cc1974 500cc: P7 / 22 pts / 0 wins1975 500cc: P13 / 16 pts / 0 wins1976 500cc: P17 / 15 pts / 0 wins500cc

The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine

Teams in years without official results: 1954 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 1968–1976 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1968–1975 ★ 1 titles (1970)
Win rate21.4%
Podium rate50.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.2

256 pts · Poles 0

5 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

250cc1969–1976 ★ 1 titles (1973)
Win rate15.6%
Podium rate46.7%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.7

369 pts · Poles 0

13 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

350cc1968–1976
Win rate3.0%
Podium rate39.4%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.5

248 pts · Poles 0

11 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

500cc1974–1976
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate8.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.7

53 pts · Poles 0

4 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1968–1976 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1968. Of the 43 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP / 500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.

Results by condition (races)

All classes 118 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Opatija (average P1.6, 11 races)

Isle of Man125cc 1avg P1.0
Opatija125cc 3 · 350cc 4 · 250cc 4avg P1.6
Sachsenring125cc 2 · 250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P2.5
Ulster125cc 1 · 350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.3
Montjuïc350cc 2 · 125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.5
Imatra250cc 6 · 125cc 3 · 350cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P3.7
Anderstorp125cc 1 · 350cc 2 · 250cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P4.0
Assen125cc 3 · 250cc 6 · 350cc 5avg P4.1
Brno125cc 4 · 250cc 6 · 350cc 3 · 500cc 2avg P4.2
Spa125cc 3 · 250cc 5 · 500cc 2avg P4.4
Hockenheim125cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P4.4
Nürburgring125cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P4.5
Le Mans125cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P4.5
Imola350cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P5.3
Jarama250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P6.0
Salzburgring125cc 2 · 350cc 3 · 500cc 3avg P6.4
Monza350cc 3 · 125cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P7.0
Clermont-Ferrand350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P7.5
Mugello500cc 1avg P9.0
Paul Ricard250cc 1avg P28.0

Average finish across classes (Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP and so on together). See each class below for class-only figures. Only circuits with 3+ races count as a best track.

350cc 33 races · 1968–1976

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Opatija (average P2.3, 4 races)

Hockenheim1 racesavg P2.0
Ulster1 racesavg P2.0
Opatija4 racesavg P2.3
Sachsenring1 racesavg P3.0
Imatra3 racesavg P3.3
Montjuïc2 racesavg P3.5
Assen5 racesavg P4.2
Brno3 racesavg P4.3
Anderstorp2 racesavg P4.5
Salzburgring3 racesavg P4.7
Jarama1 racesavg P5.0
Imola2 racesavg P6.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P6.0
Monza3 racesavg P8.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P8.0

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

250cc 45 races · 1969–1976

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Opatija (average P1.5, 4 races)

Sachsenring1 racesavg P1.0
Opatija4 racesavg P1.5
Nürburgring2 racesavg P3.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P3.0
Ulster1 racesavg P3.0
Anderstorp4 racesavg P3.5
Imatra6 racesavg P3.8
Imola1 racesavg P4.0
Assen6 racesavg P4.3
Brno6 racesavg P4.7
Spa5 racesavg P4.8
Hockenheim2 racesavg P6.0
Monza2 racesavg P6.0
Jarama2 racesavg P7.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P9.0
Paul Ricard1 racesavg P28.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

500cc 12 races · 1974–1976

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Spa2 racesavg P4.5
Brno2 racesavg P5.0
Anderstorp1 racesavg P5.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P6.0
Imatra1 racesavg P6.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P8.0
Salzburgring3 racesavg P8.7
Mugello1 racesavg P9.0

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

125cc 28 races · 1968–1975

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Opatija (average P1.0, 3 races)

Opatija3 racesavg P1.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P1.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P1.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P2.0
Imatra3 racesavg P3.0
Sachsenring2 racesavg P3.0
Brno4 racesavg P3.3
Assen3 racesavg P3.3
Spa3 racesavg P3.7
Nürburgring1 racesavg P4.0
Anderstorp1 racesavg P4.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P4.0
Ulster1 racesavg P5.0
Salzburgring2 racesavg P5.5
Monza1 racesavg P6.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1968–1976 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)2 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 175 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 60 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 10,325 miles
0.4× around the Earth · at least 1.3 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

62.9%Start rate (78/124)
5Longest run of absences (races)
6Longest run of starts (races)
256.2Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1968 125cc P7 · 11 pts

1969 no Grand Prix starts

1970 125cc P1 · 84 pts
1971 125cc P4 · 54 pts
1971 250cc P5 · 58 pts
1972 350cc P4 · 54 pts
1973 250cc P1 · 80 pts
1974 250cc P2 · 58 pts
1974 350cc P2 · 62 pts
1975 250cc P3 · 56 pts
1975 350cc P4 · 47 pts
1976 250cc P6 · 42 pts
1976 500cc P17 · 15 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? How the estimate is made

Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence

Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 1968–1976 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 races with no official result data

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