Dirk Raudies (born June 17, 1964) is a

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former

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, specialising in 125cc. Born in

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, his greatest success on the racetrack came in

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when he won the 125cc Grand Prix

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on a Honda RS125R. Since 2004, Raudies has been a television motorsport commentator at

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. From 2004 - 2008 he commentated alongside

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for

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and since 2009 for

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with

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Grand Prix career statistics

Points system from 1988 to 1992: Points system from 1993 onwards: ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

Dirk Raudies biography
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