# Bruno Kneubühler

Bruno Kneubühler (born 3 December 1946) is a Swiss former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. 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.

## Motorcycle racing career

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. He also won the season-ending 350cc Spanish Grand Prix held on the Montjuich street circuit, finishing ahead of Renzo Pasolini and János Drapál.
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. 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. He had his best year in 1983 when he won two Grand Prix races and finished second to Angel Nieto in the 125cc class.
While he never won a championship, he finished in second place three times, winning 5 Grand Prix races and scoring 33 podium results. 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

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 |
| 1972 | 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 |
| 1973 | 250cc | Yamaha | FRA - | AUT - | GER - | | IOM - | YUG - | NED - | BEL - | CZE 8 | SWE 4 | FIN 6 | ESP 2 | | | | 28 | 9th | 0 |
| 1973 | 350cc | Harley Davidson | FRA 8 | AUT 10 | GER - | NAT - | IOM - | YUG - | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 33rd | 0 |
| 1973 | 350cc | Yamaha | | | | | | | NED 10 | | CZE - | SWE - | FIN - | ESP - | | | | 5 | 33rd | 0 |
| 1973 | 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 |
| 1974 | 250cc | Yamaha | | GER - | | NAT 2 | IOM - | NED 2 | BEL - | SWE - | FIN 8 | CZE 4 | YUG - | ESP 4 | | | | 43 | 5th | 0 |
| 1974 | 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 |
| 1975 | 250cc | Yamaha | FRA - | ESP - | | GER 7 | NAT - | IOM - | NED 4 | BEL 4 | SWE - | FIN - | CZE 9 | YUG - | | | | 22 | 9th | 0 |
| 1975 | 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 |
| 1976 | 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 |
| 1977 | 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 |