Heinz Rosner

Heinz Rosner (born 14 January 1939) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from the former East Germany. His best year was 1968, when he rode for the MZ factory racing team to finish the 250cc season in third place behind Yamaha teammates Phil Read and Bill Ivy, and he also took fourth place in the 350cc world championship. He rode for the MZ factory for his entire career. He holds the record for the most podiums in Grand Prix motorcycle racing history without ever winning a race, 26 in all. He has continued to race the MZ as recently as 2010, taking podiums at classic meetings such as Schleiz in Germany, despite suffering severe injuries in a crash at the Hockenheimring in 2005.