Dieter Braun (born 2 February 1943) is a German former professional motorcycle

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. He competed in

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from to . He won the

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125cc World Championship for

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. In

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, he rode a Yamaha TZ 250 to the 250 cc FIM world championship. Braun was born in

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. His victory at the

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was notable because he was one of only seven riders to have won an

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race in their first attempt. Due to the circuit's 37.7 mile length, it usually takes competitors two or three attempts before they learn its nuances. Braun is also known for an incident that occurred immediately after he won the East German Grand Prix in the

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season. As the

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national anthem was being played during the winner's ceremony, the East German crowd began singing the words to the anthem. The

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government reacted by making the following year's East German Grand Prix an invitation only race, and in

, the race was stricken from the Grand Prix calendar. He also raced in cars, entering five races with Team Warsteiner Eurorace in the

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(effectively starting the race on four of that occasions). Braun's career ended after a serious accident at the 1977 350cc Austrian Grand Prix at the

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.Yamaha Classic Racing Team commit to TT Centenary celebrations
Isle of Man TT.com News (20 March 2007). Retrieved on 25 December 2013.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

Points system from 1950 to 1968: Points system from 1969 onwards: ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Literature

* * Rönicke, Frank: ''Deutsche Motorrad-Welt- und Europameister - von Schorsch Meier bis Stefan Bradl''. 1. Auflage, Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2012, , p. 136–141

References

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