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Swiss motorcycle racer
Jacques Cornu
Cornu at the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix.
NationalitySwiss
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1980 - 1990
First race1980 250cc Spanish Grand Prix
Last race1990 250cc Australian Grand Prix
First win1988 250cc Austrian Grand Prix
Last win1989 250cc Belgian Grand Prix
Team(s)Honda
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
116 3 21 3 3 753

Jacques Cornu (born 15 May 1953) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Switzerland. His best year was in 1988 when he won two races and finished in third place in the 250cc world championship. Cornu won three Grand Prix races during his career. In 1982, he teamed up with Jean Claude Chemarin to win the FIM Endurance World 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

Points system from 1988 to 1992:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Points 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 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 13 14 15 Points Rank Wins
1980 250cc Yamaha NAT
- 		ESP
6 		FRA
6 		YUG
5 		NED
- 		BEL
7 		FIN
- 		GBR
- 		CZE
- 		GER
5 		26 8th 0
350cc Motul-Yamaha NAT
- 		FRA
8 		NED
6 		GBR
- 		CZE
4 		GER
6 		21 7th 0
1981 350cc Yamaha ARG
9 		AUT
7 		GER
- 		NAT
- 		YUG
4 		NED
- 		GBR
- 		CZE
5 		20 8th 0
1982 250cc Hostettler-Yamaha FRA
5 		ESP
- 		NAT
9 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		YUG
6 		GBR
- 		SWE
7 		FIN
- 		CZE
- 		RSM
- 		GER
- 		17 17th 0
350cc Hostettler-Yamaha ARG
5 		AUT
5 		FRA
- 		NAT
9 		NED
- 		GBR
- 		FIN
- 		CZE
3 		GER
- 		31 7th 0
1983 250cc Hostettler-Yamaha RSA
5 		FRA
2 		NAT
5 		GER
NC 		ESP
- 		AUT
9 		YUG
- 		NED
9 		BEL
7 		GBR
- 		SWE
17 		32 9th 0
1984 250cc Hostettler-Yamaha RSA
16 		NAT
6 		ESP
6 		AUT
8 		GER
8 		FRA
NC 		YUG
3 		NED
2 		BEL
13 		GBR
9 		SWE
3 		RSM
3 		60 6th 0
1985 250cc Parisienne-Honda RSA
10 		ESP
11 		GER
19 		NAT
7 		AUT
13 		YUG
9 		NED
5 		BEL
11 		FRA
7 		GBR
9 		SWE
5 		RSM
16 		25 10th 0
1986 250cc Parisienne-Honda ESP
5 		NAT
6 		GER
7 		AUT
13 		YUG
14 		NED
11 		BEL
8 		FRA
3 		GBR
NC 		SWE
7 		RSM
NC 		32 7th 0
1987 250cc Parisienne-Honda JPN
NC 		ESP
6 		GER
2 		NAT
4 		AUT
6 		YUG
4 		NED
7 		FRA
NC 		GBR
4 		SWE
NC 		CZE
- 		RSM
- 		POR
- 		BRA
- 		ARG
- 		50 9th 0
1988 250cc Parisienne-Honda JPN
4 		USA
7 		ESP
4 		EXP
3 		NAT
8 		GER
21 		AUT
1 		NED
2 		BEL
2 		YUG
6 		FRA
1 		GBR
7 		SWE
NC 		CZE
7 		BRA
10 		166 3rd 2
1989 250cc Lucky Strike-Honda JPN
9 		AUS
6 		USA
6 		ESP
NC 		NAT
3 		GER
5 		AUT
2 		YUG
3 		NED
3 		BEL
1 		FRA
2 		GBR
4 		SWE
3 		CZE
3 		BRA
9 		187 3rd 1
1990 250cc Lucky Strike-Honda JPN
5 		USA
- 		ESP
- 		NAT
- 		GER
- 		AUT
7 		YUG
8 		NED
NC 		BEL
5 		FRA
5 		GBR
6 		SWE
6 		CZE
9 		HUN
7 		AUS
NC 		86 9th 0

References

  1. Jacques Cornu career statistics at MotoGP.com


Preceded byJean Lafond
Raymond Roche 		Endurance FIM World Champion
1982
With: Jean-Claude Chemarin 		Succeeded byRichard Hubin
Hervé Moineau


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