Mile Pajic (born 29 December 1955) is a
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former professional
motorcycle racer
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. He raced in
Grand Prix racing between 1984 and 1986, scoring six championship points.
Career
Pajic made his first Grand Prix start at the 500cc
British Grand Prix
The British Grand Prix is a Grand Prix motor race organised in the United Kingdom by the Royal Automobile Club. First held in 1926, the British Grand Prix has been held annually since 1948 and has been a round of the FIA Formula One World Ch ...
at
Silverstone in
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
. In
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
Pajic made three Grand Prix start and scored his first points with an eight place finish at the
Dutch TT. He finished a career-high 17th in the championship that year. Pajic made nine Grand Prix starts in
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
**Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal enter ...
and matched his previous best finish of eight at the
Belgian Grand Prix
The Belgian Grand Prix (French: ''Grand Prix de Belgique''; Dutch: ''Grote Prijs van België''; German: ''Großer Preis von Belgien'') is a motor racing event which forms part of the Formula One World Championship.
The first national race of ...
in
Spa. Pajic finished 19th in the championship that year in what would be his final season in Grand Prix racing.
After his Grand Prix career Pajic became a regular in the
Superbike World Championship
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The championship was founded i ...
. He made 14 start between and with a best finish of 11th at the second race at
Assen
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in .
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Races by year
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Superbike World Championship
Races by year
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
Mile Pajicnbsp;– Profile at the official MotoGP website
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1955 births
Living people
Dutch motorcycle racers
500cc World Championship riders
Superbike World Championship riders
Supersport World Championship riders
20th-century Dutch people