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Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Horgen, Zürich, Switzerland | 19 September 1929||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1 March 2018 | (aged 88)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luigi Taveri (19 September 1929 – 1 March 2018) was a Swiss professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.[1] He competed in the FIM motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1954 to 1966. Taveri is notable for being a three-time 125cc road racing world champion. Although he specialised in the smaller engined machines, Taveri is the only competitor to have scored points in six Grand Prix classes: 50cc, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc, 500cc and Sidecars.[2] In 2016, he was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.[2]