Olivier Jacque
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Olivier Jacque (born August 29, 1973 in Villerupt, France) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
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 Tech 3 team-mate Shinya Nakano and Daijiro Kato, ultimately winning the 250cc Motorcycle World Champion on a Yamaha YZR250.[1]
For 2001, he moved up to the 500 cc class with the Tech 3 team. He spent three years in them, before starting 2004 without a ride. He made one appearance on a Moriwaki bike, but again was rideless as 2005 started. He stepped in for the injured Alex Hofmann in China and stunned the series regulars by finishing 2nd 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, ironically 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, Olivier announced his retirement from MotoGP in June 2007. He remains as development rider and technical advisor for Kawasaki Racing Team.[2]
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.[3]
Grand Prix career statistics
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 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 | Machine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points | Rank | Wins |
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1995 | 250cc | Tech 3 Honda | NSR250 | AUS Ret |
MAL 10 |
JPN Ret |
ESP 12 |
GER 11 |
ITA 16 |
NED Ret |
FRA 9 |
GBR 4 |
CZE 14 |
BRA 7 |
ARG 4 |
EUR 9 |
66 | 10th | 0 | |||||
1996 | 250cc | Tech 3 Honda | NSR250 | MAL 4 |
INA 8 |
JPN 4 |
ESP 7 |
ITA 4 |
FRA Ret |
NED Ret |
GER 2 |
GBR 3 |
AUT Ret |
CZE 2 |
IMO 2 |
CAT 2 |
BRA 1 |
AUS 3 |
193 | 3rd | 1 | |||
1997 | 250cc | Tech 3 Honda | NSR250 | MAL 3 |
JPN |
ESP 7 |
ITA 5 |
AUT 1 |
FRA Ret |
NED Ret |
IMO 2 |
GER 2 |
BRA 1 |
GBR 4 |
CZE 2 |
CAT 6 |
INA 3 |
AUS 3 |
201 | 4th | 2 | |||
1998 | 250cc | Tech 3 Honda | NSR250 | JPN 5 |
MAL 3 |
ESP 3 |
ITA Ret |
FRA 4 |
MAD Ret |
NED Ret |
GBR |
GER |
CZE Ret |
IMO 5 |
CAT 4 |
AUS 3 |
ARG 3 |
112 | 5th | 0 | ||||
1999 | 250cc | Tech 3 Yamaha | YZR250 | MAL 4 |
JPN Ret |
ESP |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GBR |
GER 8 |
CZE 5 |
IMO 3 |
VAL Ret |
AUS 2 |
RSA 3 |
BRA 4 |
ARG 1 |
122 | 7th | 1 | ||
2000 | 250cc | Tech 3 Yamaha | YZR250 | RSA 4 |
MAL 2 |
JPN 4 |
ESP 4 |
FRA 3 |
ITA 2 |
CAT 1 |
NED 2 |
GBR 2 |
GER 1 |
CZE 3 |
POR 2 |
VAL 2 |
BRA Ret |
PAC 4 |
AUS 1 |
279 | 1st | 3 | ||
2001 | 500cc | Tech 3 Yamaha | YZR500 | JPN Ret |
RSA 16 |
ESP Ret |
FRA Ret |
ITA |
CAT 12 |
NED 11 |
GBR 9 |
GER 6 |
CZE 12 |
POR 8 |
VAL 5 |
PAC Ret |
AUS 6 |
MAL Ret |
BRA Ret |
59 | 15th | 0 | ||
2002 | MotoGP | Tech 3 Yamaha | YZR500 | JPN Ret |
RSA 6 |
ESP 11 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 9 |
CAT 9 |
NED 14 |
GBR 5 |
GER Ret |
CZE 10 |
POR Ret |
BRA 7 |
PAC 7 |
81 | 10th | 0 | |||||
YZR-M1 | MAL Ret |
AUS 8 |
VAL 9 |
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2003 | MotoGP | Tech 3 Yamaha | YZR-M1 | JPN 15 |
RSA 10 |
ESP 10 |
FRA 4 |
ITA 10 |
CAT Ret |
NED 5 |
GBR Ret |
GER 9 |
CZE 11 |
POR 13 |
BRA Ret |
PAC 13 |
MAL DNS |
AUS 6 |
VAL Ret |
71 | 12th | 0 | ||
2004 | MotoGP | Moriwaki | MD211VF | RSA |
ESP |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
BRA |
GER |
GBR |
CZE |
POR |
JPN 11 |
QAT |
MAL |
AUS |
VAL Ret |
5 | 24th | 0 | ||
2005 | MotoGP | Kawasaki | ZX-RR | ESP |
POR |
CHN 2 |
FRA 11 |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
USA |
GBR |
GER Ret |
CZE |
JPN |
MAL Ret |
QAT |
AUS 16 |
TUR 13 |
VAL |
28 | 17th | 0 | |
2007 | MotoGP | Kawasaki | ZX-RR | QAT 12 |
ESP 18 |
TUR Ret |
CHN |
FRA |
ITA 16 |
CAT |
GBR |
NED |
GER |
USA |
CZE |
RSM |
POR |
JPN |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
4 | 23rd | 0 |
References
- ↑ Olivier Jacque career statistics at MotoGP.com
- ↑ "West to replace Jacque at Kawasaki". GPUpdate.net (GPUpdate). 21 June 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ↑ Peace and Sport
Preceded by Valentino Rossi |
250 cc Motorcycle World Champion 2000 |
Succeeded by Daijiro Kato |
External links
- (French) Official website
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