Walter Zeller (born 11 September 1927 in

Ebersberg Ebersberg is the seat of the similarly named Ebersberg ''Landkreis'' (district) in the Oberbayern ''Regierungsbezirk'' (administrative region) in Bavaria, southern Germany. The ''Ebersberger Forst'' (forest) is one of Germany’s largest continu ...

; died 4 February 1995) was a former

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motorcycle road racer from (Germany) who rode for the BMW factory racing team. His best year was in when he finished the season second in the 500cc world championship behind

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.Walter Zeller's career statistics at MotoGP.com
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Motorcycle Grand Prix results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

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1927 births 1995 deaths German motorcycle racers 500cc World Championship riders Isle of Man TT riders People from Ebersberg (district) Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria {{Germany-motorcycle-racing-bio-stub