Former 250cc World Champion Jarno Saarinen was today inducted into the prestigious MotoGP Hall of Fame, on the eve of the Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland at the Sachsenring circuit.

The Finnish rider was selected for the honour due to his on-track achievements and influential style, the forerunner to the knee down cornering techniques that Kenny Roberts later perfected.

The new MotoGP Legend’s crowning glory came in 1972, when he took the 250cc World Championship for Yamaha. In the same season he also finished runner-up to Giacomo Agostini in the 350cc series

Memorable was Saarinen’s race at Pesaro in 1972 where he won three races: on a 250cc Yamaha, with a 350cc and 500cc Benelli.

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The great Oberdan Bezzi aka known as Obiboi, has come up with another interesting concept that as he writes in his website is a tribute to the legendary Jarno Saarinen that in 1972 raced with the Benelli 350 and 500 from grand prix’s to the road race in the city circuit of Pesaro Villa Fastiggi and won in both categories, besides winning with a Yamaha 250 against other legendary rider Giacomo Agostini.

Source | motosketches

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Last week marked the anniversary of the death of Renzo Pasolini and Jarno Saarinen. Today, thanks to the precious note from our reader giorgiogasss, we give you this video of Pasolini’s last round from Rai program “Sfide”

Monza, May 20 1973, Grand Prix of Nations, Italy loses a champion…his name is Renzo Pasolini.

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