Peter Öttl
Peter Öttl ( born March 24, 1965 in Salzberg Berchtesgaden ) is a German former motorcycle racer.
His son Philip is also an active racer.
Career
The 1.69 meter tall and 57 kg heavy active time from Ainring derived Peter Öttl went from 1982 to 1997 with more than 100 Grands Prix Motorcycle World Championship at the start. Characterized was his motorsport career, which he began in motocross range, from many falls. First driving in the Motorcycle World Championship on a Krauser in the 80 cc class, Öttl 1988 fifth in the World Cup overall standings. In the following year he celebrated three Grand Prix victories and drove up to the last race of the season on World Cup course. However, a fall at the Grand Prix in Brno Czechoslovakia prevented winning the title, so that he in the final after the Spaniard Manuel Herreros ( Derbi ) and the Swiss Stefan Doerflinger ( Krauser ) only finished third. In 1990, Öttl in the 125 cc class. There (from 1993) in the 1992 season finished the first on a JJ Cobas (1990) and 1991 to 1992 on Bakker Rotax - Aprilia launching later pilot the 14th overall. In 1994 he was World Cup fifth place. For Öttl total of five Grand Prix victories in his career as a motorcycle athletes to book. Two get him in the 125 - cm ³ -, three in the 80 cc class.