On the 9th of May 1982, at the French Grand Prix in Nogaro, Michel Frutschi (GE) became the first ever and only (so far) Swiss rider to win a 500cc/MotoGP Grand Prix, after the major factory teams and their riders boycotted the event to protest against unsafe track conditions.

On the 9th of May 1982, at the French Grand Prix in Nogaro, Michel Frutschi (GE) became the first ever and only (so far) Swiss rider to win a 500cc/MotoGP Grand Prix, after the major factory teams and their riders boycotted the event to protest against unsafe track conditions.

by NtsParadize