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bruno 1973 -rrb- kneubühler -lrb- l. -rrb- and theo timmer -lrb- switzerland swiss bruno jpg kneubühler en theo timmer -lrb- 1973 -rrb- . bruno kneubühler
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bruno kneubühler

bruno kneubühler -lrb- born december 3 , 1946 -rrb- is a swiss former grand prix motorcycle road racer .
during his career , he competed in every grand prix class from 50 cc to 500cc .
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 .
