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Horst Fügner
Horst Fügner
Nationality	German
Born	March 11, 1923; Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Died	November 22, 2014 (aged 91); Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years	1957 – 1959
First race	1957 125cc German Grand Prix
Last race	1959 250cc Dutch TT
First win	1958 250cc Swedish Grand Prix
Last win	1958 250cc Swedish Grand Prix
Team(s)	MZ

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Horst Fügner (March 11, 1923 – November 22, 2014) was a German former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He rode for the East German MZ works team from 1954 and rode in Grands Prix from 1957.

In 1955, 1956 and 1958 Fügner won the 250cc class of the East German motorcycling championship.^[1] His best year was 1958 when he won the Swedish Grand Prix and finished the season second to Tarquinio Provini in the 250cc World Championship.^[2]

References

^ "Motorradsport - DDR - Meisterschaften (Straßenrennsport - Teil 1)". Historie. sport-komplett.de. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
^ "Horst Fügner's profile". motogp.com. Dorna Sports S.L. Retrieved 28 November 2014.

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[1] "Motorradsport - DDR - Meisterschaften (Straßenrennsport - Teil 1)". Historie. sport-komplett.de. Retrieved 13 February 2012.

[2] "Horst Fügner's profile". motogp.com. Dorna Sports S.L. Retrieved 28 November 2014.

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-'''Horst Fügner''' (22 March 1923&nbsp;– 22 November 2014) was a German former [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] motorcycle [[road racing|road racer]]. He rode for the [[East Germany|East German]] [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk#Road Racing|MZ works team]] from 1954 and rode in Grands Prix from 1957.
+'''Horst Fügner''' (March 11, 1923&nbsp;– November 22, 2014) was a German former [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] motorcycle [[road racing|road racer]]. He rode for the [[East Germany|East German]] [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk#Road Racing|MZ works team]] from 1954 and rode in Grands Prix from 1957.
 In 1955, 1956 and 1958 Fügner won the 250cc class of the East German motorcycling championship.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/m/motorradsport/hst/168.html |title=Motorradsport - DDR - Meisterschaften (Straßenrennsport - Teil 1) |work=Historie |publisher=sport-komplett.de |accessdate=13 February 2012}}</ref> His best year was [[1958 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1958]] when he won the [[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|Swedish Grand Prix]] and finished the season second to [[Tarquinio Provini]] in the 250cc World Championship.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Horst+F%C3%9Cgner |title=Horst Fügner's profile |work=motogp.com |publisher=[[Dorna Sports]] S.L. |accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref>