Career
Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, Andersson rode in his first national championship races at the age of 19 in Sweden and Denmark on a Monark in the 250 cc class. He then rode a 250 cc Bultaco for the 1962 season. He proved himself to be a very talented and fast rider as long as his motorcycles didn"t break down.
After winning the 250cc Swedish national championship in 1965, Andersson moved up to the world championships competing with Husqvarna bikes that he modified himself.
He bought a Yamaha 250 cc production racer and began posting solid results. These impressive results earned him a place on the Yamaha factory 250 cc racing team as Rod Gould"s team-mate for the 1970 season, in which he finished third.
Yamaha chose Andersson to help develop their TA125 racebike for the 1971 season. He went on to finish second in the 1972 on the water-cooled development model designated YZ623C, and claim the 1973 125cc World Championship.
He often participated in classic exhibition races all over Europe.
Andersson sometimes served as expert Road Racing commentator for Swedish Eurosport. Andersson died in August 2006 in Landvetter at the age of 64. Points system from 1950 to 1968:
Points system from 1969 onwards:
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position.
Races in italics indicate fastest lap).