János Drapál, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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hungarian motorcycle racer
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Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary
About János Drapál
- János Drapál (February 3, 1948 – August 11, 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 1972 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 Pieštany airfield circuit in Czechoslovakia.
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