Jean-Louis Tournadre

Jean-Louis Tournadre (born 17 November 1958) is a French former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Born in Clermont-Ferrand, he became France's first FIM road racing world champion when he clinched the 1982 250cc title aboard a Yamaha TZ250.[1]

Jean-Louis Tournadre
NationalityFrench
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1980 - 1986
First race1980 350cc British Grand Prix
Last race1986 250cc San Marino Grand Prix
First win1982 250cc French Grand Prix
Last win1982 250cc French Grand Prix
Championships250cc - 1982
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
37 1 9 0 2 158

Despite only having one victory to his rival Anton Mang's five victories, Tournadre amassed enough podium results to win the championship by one point. His only victory came at the French Grand Prix held at Nogaro where most of the top riders, including Mang and Carlos Lavado, went on strike to protest the lack of safety at the circuit.[2] In 1988, Tournadre competed in the Hockenheim round of the World Superbike Championship.

Motorcycle Grand Prix Results

Points system from 1969 to 1987:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

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

Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points Rank Wins
1980 250cc Yamaha NAT
-		 ESP
-		 FRA
-		 YUG
-		 NED
-		 BEL
-		 FIN
-		 GBR
-		 CZE
10		 GER
-		 1 32nd 0
350cc Rieju NAT
-		 FRA
-		 NED
-		 GBR
9		 CZE
-		 GER
8		 5 20th 0
1981 250cc Yamaha ARG
-		 GER
-		 NAT
-		 FRA
-		 ESP
-		 NED
-		 BEL
6		 RSM
6		 GBR
-		 FIN
4		 SWE
5		 CZE
3		 34 7th 0
1982 250cc Yamaha FRA
1		 ESP
2		 NAT
3		 NED
2		 BEL
6		 YUG
3		 GBR
3		 SWE
4		 FIN
7		 CZE
2		 RSM
2		 GER
4		 118 1st 1
1983 250cc Sonauto-Yamaha RSA
NC		 FRA
NC		 NAT
NC		 GER
14		 ESP
11		 AUT
NC		 YUG
NC		 NED
-		 BEL
-		 GBR
NC		 SWE
NC		 0 - 0
1986 250cc Sonauto-Yamaha ESP
NC		 NAT
NC		 GER
NC		 AUT
NC		 YUG
NC		 NED
-		 BEL
-		 FRA
-		 GBR
NC		 SWE
NC		 RSM
16		 0 - 0

References
  1. Jean Louis Tournadre career statistics at MotoGP.com
  2. 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix. (1999)(1st Ed). Hazelton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-874557-83-7


Preceded by
Anton Mang		 250cc Motorcycle World Champion
1982		 Succeeded by
Carlos Lavado


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