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![]() Bonera in 2010 on a 350 cc MV Agusta.
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Gianfranco Bonera (born April 2, 1945, in Porpetto, Province of Udine) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was in 1974 when he won the Nations Grand Prix and finished second to his MV Agusta team-mate, Phil Read, in the 500cc world championship. He switched to the 250cc class in 1976, racing for the Harley-Davidson factory racing team on Aermacchi machines rebadged after being purchased by the American firm. He won the 250cc Spanish Grand Prix and finished the season in third place behind his Harley-Davidson team-mate, Walter Villa and Yamaha's Takazumi Katayama.
Points system from 1969 onwards:
() (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)