Börje Jansson (racing driver)

Börje Jansson (born November 10, 1942 in Örebro ) is a former Swedish motorcycle racer .

Jansson drove from 1969 to 1973 in the 125 cc class (for the Maico factory team ) and in the 250 cc class ( Yamaha ) road races. He took part in 61 Grand Prix races, stood on the podium 25 times, four of them as the winner. His most successful year was the motorcycle world championship in 1971 , when he reached third place in the 125 cm³ class.

Statistics in the motorcycle world championship

World Cup year	class	brand	rank	World Championship run	Racetrack	space
1969	125 cc	Maico	40	GP of Germany	Hockenheim	9
				GP of the GDR	Sachsenring	9
	250 cc	Kawasaki / Yamaha	5	GP of Spain	Jarama	3
				French GP	Le Mans	10
				Dutch TT	Aces	8th
				GP of the GDR	Sachsenring	6th
				GP of Finland	Imatra	3
				GP of Nations	Imola	4th
				GP of Yugoslavia	Opatija	4th
1970	125 cc	Maico	3	French GP	Le Mans	2
				GP of Yugoslavia	Opatija	4th
				Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	2
				Dutch TT	Aces	6th
				Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	3
				GP of the GDR	Sachsenring	3
				Czechoslovakian GP	Brno	5
				GP of Spain	Jarama	3
	250 cc	Yamaha	5	GP of Yugoslavia	Opatija	5
				Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	8th
				Dutch TT	Aces	7th
				Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	3
				GP of the GDR	Sachsenring	9
				GP of Finland	Imatra	4th
				GP of Spain	Jarama	10
1971	125 cc	Maico	3	Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	2
				Dutch TT	Aces	3
				GP of the GDR	Sachsenring	3
				Czechoslovakian GP	Brno	2
				Swedish GP	Anderstorp	2
				GP of Nations	Imola	4th
	250 cc	Yamaha	21st	Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	9
				Swedish GP	Anderstorp	8th
				GP of Finland	Imatra	8th
				GP of Nations	Imola	10
1972	50 cc	Jamathi	-	GP of Germany	Hockenheim	3
	125 cc	Maico	4th	GP of Germany	Hockenheim	3
				French GP	Le Mans	3
				Austrian GP	Salzburgring	4th
				GP of Nations	Imola	4th
				Dutch TT	Aces	2
				Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	4th
				GP of the GDR	Sachsenring	1
				Czechoslovakian GP	Brno	1
				GP Sweden	Anderstorp	4th
				GP of Spain	Jarama	5
	250 cc	Yamaha	-	French GP	Le Mans	10
				Austrian GP	Salzburgring	1
				GP Belgium	Spa Francorchamps	6th
				Czechoslovakian GP	Brno	6th
				GP Sweden	Anderstorp	10
				GP of Finland	Imatra	5
				GP Spain	Jarama	8th
1973	125 cc	Maico	4th	French GP	Le Mans	2
				Austrian GP	Salzburgring	2
				GP of Germany	Hockenheim	6th
				GP Sweden	Anderstorp	1
				GP of Finland	Imatra	3
				GP Spain	Jarama	3
	250 cc	Yamaha	18th	Austrian GP	Salzburgring	8th
				GP of Germany	Hockenheim	5
				GP Sweden	Anderstorp	8th

Web links

• Börje Jansson on the official website of the Motorcycle World Championship (English).
• Winfried Scheibe: Motorcycle brands, Maico Production-Racer MD 125 RS2 and MD 125 RS3, The Yellow Danger from Swabia
• Mick Walker: Mick Walker's German Racing Motorcycles . Redline Books, 1999, ISBN 0-9531311-2-2 , pp. 124 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search - illustrated).