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Olivier Jacque
Jacque at the 1996 Japanese Grand Prix
Nationality	French
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1995–2005, 2007 First race 1995 250cc Australian Grand Prix Last race 2007 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix First win 1996 250cc Brazilian Grand Prix Last win 2000 250cc Australian Grand Prix Team(s) Honda, Yamaha, Moriwaki, Kawasaki Championships 1 250cc: 2000 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 136 7 35 17 9 1221

Olivier Jacque (born 29 August 1973 in Villerupt, France) is a French former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Career

He was second in the 250cc European Championship in 1994, before moving on to the 250cc World Championship. He achieved a top ten finish in the points standings every year he competed. In 2000 he had a season-long battle for the championship with Tech3 teammate Shinya Nakano and Daijiro Kato, ultimately winning the 250cc Motorcycle World Champion on a Yamaha YZR250.

For 2001, he moved up to the 500cc class with the Tech3 team. He spent three years with Tech3, before starting 2004 without a ride. He made one appearance on a Moriwaki bike, but again was without a ride as 2005 started. He stepped in for the injured Alex Hofmann in China and stunned the series regulars by finishing second to Valentino Rossi on the factory Kawasaki. He was then permanently hired by Kawasaki as an occasional extra race rider. He did not race for them in 2006, but was chosen for 2007 alongside countryman Randy de Puniet, replacing Nakano. Sete Gibernau was later revealed to have rejected the ride before Jacque was offered it.

However, the season was a disaster. At Istanbul he triggered a four-bike collision, missing his braking point into a corner on lap 1 and hitting Colin Edwards, with Dani Pedrosa and Chris Vermeulen also getting caught up. In the next round in Shanghai he crashed in practice, gashing his arm severely enough to be unable to race there or at Le Mans. He again crashed in practice at Barcelona, missing this race too.

Following the series of injuries, Jacque announced his retirement from MotoGP in June 2007. He remains as development rider and technical advisor for Kawasaki Racing Team.

Commitment

Olivier Jacque is today a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Races by year

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

References

1. Olivier Jacque career statistics at MotoGP.com
2. "West to replace Jacque at Kawasaki". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
3. Peace and Sport

External links

• Olivier Jacque at MotoGP.com
• (in French) Official website

• 1973 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Meurthe-et-Moselle
• French motorcycle racers
• Kawasaki Motors Racing MotoGP riders
• 250cc World Championship riders
• 500cc World Championship riders
• Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite
• Tech3 MotoGP riders
• MotoGP World Championship riders
• 250cc World Riders' Champions