Luigi Taveri

Luigi Taveri was a Swiss professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, born on 19 September 1929 and died on 1 March 2018 at the age of 88. He competed in the FIM motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1954 to 1966 and is notable for being a three-time 125cc road racing world champion. Although he specialised in smaller machines, he is the only competitor to have scored points in six Grand Prix classes: 50cc, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc, 500cc and sidecars. He rode for MV Agusta and became a works rider for Ducati, MZ, Kreidler and, in 1961, Yamaha. Over his career he took 30 victories and 89 podiums, including three Isle of Man TT wins, and was named an FIM Legend in 2016.