Teuvo Länsivuori

Teuvo Pentti "Tepi" Länsivuori (born 9 December 1945) is a Finnish former professional motorcycle road racer. He competed in the Grand Prix world championships from 1969 to 1978.^[1]

Teuvo Länsivuori
Teuvo Länsivuori in 1972
Nationality	Finnish
Born	9 December 1945 (1945-12-09) (age 78) Iisalmi, Finland
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1969 – 1978 First race 1969 250cc Finnish Grand Prix Last race 1978 500cc German Grand Prix First win 1971 350cc Spanish Grand Prix Last win 1974 500cc Swedish Grand Prix Team(s) Yamaha, Suzuki Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 78 8 27 7 12 532

Länsivuori's most successful seasons were in 1973 when he finished in second place to Giacomo Agostini in the 350cc World Championship, second in the 250 championship to Dieter Braun and won the Finnish round of the 1973 Formula 750 championship.^[1][2]

In 1976 he competed as a privateer in the 500cc world championship to place second to his former Suzuki teammate Barry Sheene.^[1]

Länsivuori (71) in action during a race at the Zandvoort Circuit in 1973.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results^[1]

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)

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Points	Rank	Wins
1969	250cc	Yamaha	ESP -	GER -	FRA -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	TCH -	FIN 8	ULS -	NAT -	YUG -		3	38th	0
1970	125cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA 10	YUG -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	TCH -	FIN 8		NAT -	ESP -		4	41st	0
	250cc	Yamaha	GER 10	FRA 12	YUG 6	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	TCH 10	FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	ESP -		7	27th	0
1971	250cc	Yamaha	AUT -	GER -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	TCH -	SWE 4	FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	ESP -		8	22nd	0
	350cc	Yamaha	AUT -	GER -	IOM -	NED -		DDR -	TCH 10	SWE 6	FIN -	ULS -	NAT 6	ESP 1		25	10th	1
1972	250cc	Yamaha	GER 9	FRA 6	AUT 7	NAT 4	IOM -	YUG -	NED 8	BEL 8	DDR -	TCH 8	SWE 5	FIN 4	ESP 2	46	5th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	GER 6	FRA 2	AUT 6	NAT -	IOM -	YUG -	NED 8		DDR 5	TCH 6	SWE -	FIN 5	ESP -	42	7th	0
1973	250cc	Yamaha	FRA 5	AUT 4	GER 3		IOM -	YUG -	NED -	BEL 1	TCH 3	SWE -	FIN 1	ESP -		64	2nd	2
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA 3	AUT 3	GER 1	NAT 2	IOM -	YUG -	NED 3		TCH 1	SWE 1	FIN -	ESP -		77	2nd	3
1974	350cc	Yamaha	FRA 2	GER -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM -	NED -		SWE 1	FIN -		YUG -	ESP -		27	6th	1
	500cc	Yamaha	FRA 4	GER -	AUT -	NAT 2	IOM -	NED 2	BEL -	SWE 1	FIN 3	TCH 3				67	3rd	1
1975	500cc	Suzuki	FRA DNF	AUT 2	GER 3	NAT -	IOM -	NED 5	BEL -	SWE -	FIN 2	TCH DNF				40	4th	0
1976	500cc	Suzuki	FRA 4	AUT DSQ	NAT 4	IOM -	NED -	BEL 5	SWE 4	FIN 2	TCH 2	GER -				48	2nd	0
1977	500cc	Suzuki	VEN -	AUT -	GER -	NAT 12	FRA 7	NED 7	BEL 4	SWE -	FIN 7	TCH 6	GBR 3			35	9th	0
1978	500cc	Suzuki	VEN -	ESP 7	AUT 5	FRA -	NAT 7	NED -	BEL 5	SWE 8	FIN 4	GBR 5	GER 9			39	8th	0

References

1. "Rider Statistics – Teuvo Länsivuori". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
2. "1973 Formula 750 final standings". Racingmemo.free.fr. Retrieved 2023-03-18.