Börje Jansson

For the Swedish chess player, see Börje Jansson (chess player).

Börje Jansson (born 10 November 1942^{[citation needed]}) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Sweden. His best years were in 1971 and 1972, when he finished third in the 125cc world championship riding for the Maico factory racing team. He won the 1972 125cc East German Grand Prix, marking the first Grand Prix road racing victory for the German motorcycle manufacturer.^[1] Jansson won four Grand Prix races in his career.^[2] Jansson is the only rider in history to win a Grand Prix riding the Derbi 250 twin (1972 Austrian Grand Prix at the Salzburgring), out of only two races with the Spanish machine.^[3]

Börje Jansson
Nationality	Swedish
Born	(1942-11-10) 10 November 1942 (age 81) Örebro, Sweden
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1969 - 1973 First race 1969 250cc Spanish Grand Prix Last race 1973 125cc Spanish Grand Prix First win 1972 250cc Austrian Grand Prix Last win 1973 125cc Swedish Grand Prix Team(s) Maico Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 61 4 25 0 0 382

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
1969	125cc	Maico	ESP -	GER 9	FRA -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR 9	CZE -	FIN -		NAT -	YUG -		4	40th	0
	250cc	Yamaha	ESP 3	GER -	FRA 10	IOM -	NED 8	BEL -	DDR 6	CZE -	FIN 3	ULS -	NAT 4	YUG 4		45	5th	0
1970	125cc	Maico	GER -	FRA 2	YUG 4	IOM 2	NED 6	BEL 3	DDR 3	CZE 5	FIN -		NAT -	ESP 3		62	3rd	0
	250cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA -	YUG 5	IOM 8	NED 7	BEL 3	DDR 9	CZE -	FIN 4	ULS -	NAT -	ESP 10		34	5th	0
1971	125cc	Maico	AUT -	GER -	IOM 2	NED 3	BEL -	DDR 3	CZE 2	SWE 2	FIN -		NAT 4	ESP -		64	3rd	0
	250cc	Yamaha	AUT -	GER -	IOM 9	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	SWE 8	FIN 8	ULS -	NAT 10	ESP -		9	21st	0
1972	50cc	Jamathi	GER 3			NAT -		YUG -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -		SWE -		ESP -	10	12th	0
	125cc	Maico	GER 3	FRA 3	AUT 4	NAT 4	IOM -	YUG -	NED 2	BEL 4	DDR 1	CZE 1	SWE 4	FIN -	ESP 5	78	4th	2
	250cc	Derbi	GER -	FRA 10	AUT 1	NAT -	IOM -	YUG -	NED -							36	8th	1
		Maico								BEL 6					ESP 8
		Yamaha									DDR -	CZE 6	SWE 10	FIN 5
1973	125cc	Maico	FRA 2	AUT 2	GER 6	NAT -	IOM -	YUG 1	NED -	BEL -	CZE -	SWE 1	FIN 3	ESP 3		64	4th	1
	250cc	Yamaha	FRA 5	AUT 8	GER 5		IOM -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	CZE -	SWE 8	FIN -	ESP -		12	18th	0

^[2]

References

1. Walker, Mick (2000). Mick Walker's German Racing Motorcycles. ISBN 9780953131129. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
2. "Börje Jansson career statistics". motogp.com. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
3. "1972 Austrian Grand Prix". motogp.com. Retrieved 5 February 2016.