death_date nationality birth_date article_title name
24 september 1973 switzerland swiss 19 december 1946 werner pfirter
 werner pfirter
werner pfirter

werner pfirter -lrb- 19 december 1946 -- 24 september 1973 -rrb- was a grand prix motorcycle road racer from switzerland .
his best year was in 1971 when he finished in sixth place in the 350cc world championship .
pfirter was killed in a road accident in 1973 while driving home from the spanish grand prix .
