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Jarno Saarinen inducted into MotoGP Hall of Fame

By Toni M. in: Racing Personalities Video Yamaha

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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