Luigi Taveri
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Luigi Taveri, c. 1957 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 September 1929 Horgen, Zürich, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. 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. In 2016, he was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.