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