János Drapál Facts for Kids

The native form of this personal name is Drapál János. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

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János Drapál

Nationality

Hungarian

Born

3 February 1948
Budapest, Hungary

Died

11 August 1985 (aged 37)
Piešťany, Czechoslovakia

Motorcycle racing career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Active years

1969 - 1973, 1976 - 1977, 1980 - 1981

First race

1969 350cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix

Last race

1981 125cc West German Grand Prix

First win

1971 250cc Czechoslovakian Grand Prix

Last win

1973 350cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix

Championships

Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F. laps	Points
20	4	5	0	2	204

Yamaha motorcycle of János Drapál.

János Drapál (3 February 1948 – 11 August 1985) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Budapest. He had little chance to race in the Grand Prix world championships during the Cold War, but still won four Grand Prix races. Drapál had his best year in 1971 when he won the Yugoslavian Grand Prix and finished the year in seventh place in the 350cc world championship, riding a Yamaha. In 1973 he won two Grand Prix races but slipped to ninth place in the 350cc world championship. Drapál was killed in 1985 after a collision with a Czech track marshal during a 250cc race at the Piešťany airfield circuit in Czechoslovakia.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

Points system from 1950 to 1968:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

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	350cc	Aermacchi	ESP -	GER -	IOM -	NED -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	YUG 9				2	42nd	0
1970	125cc	MZ	GER -	FRA -	YUG -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	NAT 10	ESP -			1	52nd	0
1971	125cc	MZ	AUT -	GER -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR 7	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -		NAT -	ESP -		4	24th	0
1971	250cc	Yamaha	AUT 5	GER 6	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE 1	SWE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	ESP -		26	9th	1
1972	250cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA -	AUT 9	NAT -	IOM -	YUG 5	NED -	BEL -	DDR 4	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -	16	16th	0
1972	350cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA 5	AUT 5	NAT -	IOM -	YUG 1	NED -		DDR -	CZE -	SWE 7	FIN -	ESP 3	42	7th	1
1973	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT 1	GER -	NAT -	IOM -	YUG 1	NED -		CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -		30	9th	2
1976	250cc	Yamaha	FRA -	NAT -	YUG 9	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	CZE -	GER -	ESP -			2	30th	0
1977	125cc	Morbidelli	VEN -	AUT 7	GER -	NAT -	ESP -	FRA -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	GBR -		4	27th	0
1980	125cc	MBA	NAT -	ESP -	FRA -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	FIN -	GBR -	CZE 6	GER -				5	23rd	0
1981	125cc	MBA	ARG -	AUT -	GER 7	NAT -	FRA -	ESP -	YUG -	NED -	RSM -	GBR -	FIN -	SWE -	CZE -	4	25th	0

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