Jean-Louis Tournadre

Jean-Louis Tournadre
Nationality	French
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1980 - 1986 First race 1980 350cc British Grand Prix Last race 1986 250cc San Marino Grand Prix First win 1982 250cc French Grand Prix Last win 1982 250cc French Grand Prix Championships 250cc - 1982 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 37 1 9 0 2 158

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