Manfred Herweh
{{short description|German motorcycle racer}}
{{Infobox motorcycle rider
| image =
|caption =
|name = Manfred Herweh
|nationality = German
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|6|14|df=y}}
|birth_place = Lampertheim, West Germany
|GP Active years = 1982 - 1989
|GP Teams = Real-Rotax
|GP Race Starts = 65
|GP Championships = 0
|GP Race Wins = 6
|GP Podiums = 12
|GP Total Points = 244
|GP Poles = 3
|GP Fastest laps = 3
|GP First race = 1982 250cc German Grand Prix
|GP First win = 1982 350cc German Grand Prix
|GP Last win = 1984 250cc San Marino Grand Prix
|GP Last race = 1989 250cc Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
}}
Manfred Herweh (born 14 June 1954) is a German former professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle road racing from 1982 to 1989.
Motorcycle racing career
Herweh was born in Lampertheim, Hesse, Germany. He is notable for being the last competitor to win a 350cc Grand Prix race, at the 1982 German Grand Prix. He had his best year in 1984 when he won four races riding a Rotax-powered Real 250cc motorcycle. Herweh ended the season in second place behind Christian Sarron. He retired after the 1989 season.[http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Manfred+Herweh Manfred Herweh career statistics at MotoGP.com]
From 1984, Herweh constructed motorcycles using frames from Nico Bakker and Rotax engines. These motorcycles competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing using the chassis name "Real", due to a sponsorship agreement with a German hypermarket of the same name.{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsport-aktuell.com/panorama/moto2-bradls-siegfabrik-3573179.html |title=Moto2:Bradls Siegfabrik |first=Imre |last=Paulovits |date=April 1, 2011 |work=motorsport-aktuell.com |publisher=Motorsport Aktuell |language=German |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507091232/http://www.motorsport-aktuell.com/panorama/moto2-bradls-siegfabrik-3573179.html |archivedate=May 7, 2012 |accessdate=November 11, 2011 |url-status=live }} Herweh's 1984 Grand Prix-winning motorcycle is on display at the Sinsheim Automobile and Technical Museum in Sinsheim, Germany.
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
Points system from 1969 to 1987:
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| Position
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| Points
| 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system from 1988 to 1992:
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| Position
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| Points
| 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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! Year ! Class ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! Points ! Rank ! Wins |
| rowspan=2|1982
! 250cc ! Yamaha | | | FRA | ESP | NAT | NED | BEL | YUG | GBR | SWE | FIN | CZE | RSM |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER | | 4 ! 26th | 0 |
|---|
| 350cc
! Yamaha | ARG | AUT | FRA | | NAT | NED | | | GBR | | FIN | CZE | |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GER | | 15 ! 13th | 1 |
| 1983
! 250cc ! Real-Rotax |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSA | FRA |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NAT |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| AUT |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| YUG |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BEL | GBR | SWE | | | | | 40 ! 7th | 1 |
| 1984
! 250cc ! Real-Rotax |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAT |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUT |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GER |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FRA |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| YUG |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NED |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BEL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SWE |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RSM | | | | 100 ! 2nd | 4 |
| 1985
! 250cc ! Real-Rotax |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSA | ESP | GER | NAT | AUT | YUG |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GBR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SWE |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSM | | | | 31 ! 8th | 0 |
| 1986
! 250cc |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NAT |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| YUG |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BEL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA | GBR | SWE | RSM | | | | | 7 ! 19th | 0 |
| 1987
! 250cc ! Honda |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JPN |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP | GER |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NAT |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUT |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| YUG |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SWE |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CZE |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSM |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR | BRA | ARG | 11 ! 15th | 0 |
| 1988
! 250cc ! Yamaha | JPN | USA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EXP |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAT |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BEL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| YUG | FRA |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR | SWE |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CZE |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA | 35 ! 15th | 0 |
| 1989
! 250cc ! Yamaha | JPN | AUS | USA | ESP | NAT | GER |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUT | YUG | NED |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BEL | FRA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE | BRA | 1 ! 41st | 0 |