Gianfranco Bonera

Gianfranco Bonera (born 2 April 1945 in Porpetto, Province of Udine) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was in 1974 when he won the Nations Grand Prix and finished second to his MV Agusta teammate, Phil Read, in the 500cc world championship. He switched to the 250cc class in 1976, racing for the Harley-Davidson factory racing team on Aermacchi machines rebadged after being purchased by the American firm. He won the 250cc Spanish Grand Prix and finished the season in third place behind his Harley-Davidson teammate, Walter Villa and Yamaha's Takazumi Katayama.

Gianfranco Bonera
Bonera in 2010 on a 350 cc MV Agusta.
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1945-04-02) 2 April 1945
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1973 - 1980 First race 1973 500cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix Last race 1980 500cc Nations Grand Prix First win 1974 500cc Nations Grand Prix Last win 1976 250cc Spanish Grand Prix Team(s) MV Agusta, Harley-Davidson Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 38 2 15 1 4 254

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

Points system from 1969 onwards:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Points	Rank	Wins
1973	350cc	Harley-Davidson	FRA -	AUT -	GER -	NAT -	IOM -	YUG -	NED -		CZE 4	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -		8	23rd	0
	500cc	Harley-Davidson	FRA -	AUT -	GER -		IOM -	YUG 3	NED -	BEL -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -		10	19th	0
1974	500cc	MV Agusta	FRA 3	GER -	AUT 2	NAT 1	IOM -	NED 4	BEL 10	SWE 4	FIN 2	CZE 2				69	2nd	1
1975	500cc	MV Agusta	FRA -	AUT -	GER -	NAT -	IOM -	NED 6	BEL -	SWE 4	FIN NC	CZE -				13	15th	0
1976	250cc	Harley-Davidson	FRA 2		NAT -	YUG 7	IOM -	NED 4	BEL 5	SWE 3	FIN 3	CZE 2	GER -	ESP 1		61	3rd	1
	350cc	Harley-Davidson	FRA -	AUT 10	NAT -	YUG -	IOM -	NED -			FIN -	CZE 7	GER 3	ESP -		15	15th	0
1977	500cc	Suzuki	VEN DNF	AUT -	GER 12	NAT DNF	FRA 4	NED DNF	BEL DNF	SWE 6	FIN 3	CZE 5	GBR 4			37	7th	0
1978	350cc	Yamaha	VEN 8		AUT 10	FRA -	NAT -	NED 2		SWE -	FIN -	GBR 5	GER 8	CZE -	YUG 2	37	7th	0
	500cc	Suzuki	VEN -	ESP -	AUT 9	FRA -	NAT -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	GBR -	GER 12			2	26th	0
1979	350cc	Yamaha	VEN -	AUT -	GER -	NAT -	ESP -	YUG 10	NED 10	FIN -	GBR -	CZE -	FRA -			2	36th	0
1980	500cc	Yamaha	NAT 12	ESP -	FRA -	NED -	BEL -	FIN -	GBR -	GER -						0	-	0