Adolf Weil (motorcyclist)
Adolf Weil | |
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Nationality | 1978 |
Teams | Maico |
Wins | 7 |
Adolf Weil (25 December 1938 – 12 May 2011) was a German professional motocross racer. He competed in the FIM 250cc and 500cc Motocross Grand Prix world championships as a rider for the Maico factory racing team between 1966 and 1978.
Motocross career
Weil began competing in the motocross world championships in 1966. He finished second to
500cc World Championship.[1][2][3] While he was never able to capture an international title, he won 14 German motocross national championships.[4][5] Weil won the 1973 Trans-AMA championship at the age of 34.[6]
He was known as the 'Iron Man' of motocross because he competed for over 20 years in a physically demanding sport that is dominated by younger riders. He raced his entire career on Maico motorcycles.
In 1976, Weil was awarded the
1978, he ran a motorcycle business with his two sons Frank and Jürgen in his hometown of Solingen, Germany.[4]
Motocross Grand Prix Results
Year | Class | Team | Rank |
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1966 | 500cc | Maico | 19th |
1968 | 250cc | Maico | 13th |
500cc | Maico | 20th | |
1969 | 250cc | Maico | 15th |
500cc | Maico | 13th | |
1970 | 250cc | Maico | 22nd |
500cc | Maico | 6th | |
1971 | 500cc | Maico | 3rd |
1972 | 500cc | Maico | 8th |
1973 | 250cc | Maico | 2nd |
1974 | 500cc | Maico | 3rd |
1975 | 250cc | Maico | 4th |
1976 | 500cc | Maico | 3rd |
1977 | 500cc | Maico | 10th |
1978 | 500cc | Maico | 17th |
References
- ^ "1973 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "1973 250cc motocross world championship final standings". jwvanessen.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ Adolf Weil career profile
- ^ a b "Godspeed Adolf Weil". motocrossactionmag.com. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ^ "Adolf Weil Dies At Age 72". cyclenews.com. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ^ Assoc, American Motorcyclist (February 1982). "Trans-AMA Motocross Records". Retrieved 2 February 2016.