Benjamin Grau (born August 19, 1945 in Barcelona, Spain) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was 1974, when he won the 125cc Spanish Grand Prix and finished in ninth place in the 125cc class.[1]
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Grau also competed successfully in motorcycle endurance racing. He was a three-time winner of the Montjuic 24-hour endurance race. He teamed up with Juan Parés on an 250cc Ossa to win the 1969 Montjuich 24-hour race, then teamed with Juan Bordons on a 500cc Bultaco to win the 1972 24 Hours of Montjuich.[2][3] He then teamed up with Salvador Cañellas on a Ducati to win the 1975 Montjuic 24-hour endurance race, and then teamed up with Virginio Ferrari to win the 1975 1000 km du Mugello race, also on a Ducati.[4]
References
edit- ^ Benjamin Grau career statistics at MotoGP.com
- ^ "1969 World Endurance Racing final standings". racingmemo.free.fr. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "1972 World Endurance Racing final standings". racingmemo.free.fr. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "1975 World Endurance Racing final standings". racingmemo.free.fr. Retrieved 6 February 2022.