Raymond Roche

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Raymond Roche
TT van Assen, 500 cc race Raymond Roche, Bestanddeelnr 933-0188 (cropped).jpg
Roche at the 1984 Dutch TT
NationalityFrench
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years 1978, 1980-1989
First race 1978 250cc French Grand Prix
Last race 1989 500cc French Grand Prix
Team(s) Honda, Yamaha, Cagiva
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
8301020265
Superbike World Championship
Active years 1988–1992
Manufacturers Ducati
Championships 1 (1990)
1992 championship position2nd
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
9723479251222

Raymond Roche (born 21 February 1957 in Ollioules) is a French former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

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Motorcycle racing career

The Ducati 851 SBK '90 driven by Roche in 1990 Superbike World Championship season, won by him. Ducati 851 SBK90 DM.JPG
The Ducati 851 SBK '90 driven by Roche in 1990 Superbike World Championship season, won by him.

In 1981, he teamed up with Jean Lafond to win the FIM Endurance World Championship. His best year in Grand Prix racing was in 1984 when he finished third in the 500cc world championship behind Eddie Lawson and Randy Mamola. [1]

After retiring from Grand Prix racing, he competed in the Superbike World Championship as a member of the Ducati factory racing team, winning that championship in 1990, and finishing as runner-up in 1991 and 1992. [2] He is still only one of four native European riders from outside of the United Kingdom to have won the World Superbike Title.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Races by year

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

YearClassBike123456789101112131415Pos.Pts
1976 250cc Yamaha FRA
Ret		 NAT YUG IOM NED BEL SWE FIN CZE GER SPA NC0
1977 350cc Yamaha VEN GER NAT
Ret		 SPA FRA
Ret		 YUG NED SWE FIN CZE GBR NC0
1978 250cc Yamaha VEN SPA FRA
6		 NAT
8		 NED BEL
Ret		 SWE FIN
Ret		 GBR
3		 GER
8		 CZE
6		 YUG 11th26
350cc Yamaha VEN AUT FRA
9		 NAT NED SWE FIN GBR
Ret		 GER CZE
10		 YUG 22nd3
1979 250cc Yamaha VEN GER
Ret		 NAT
DNQ		 SPA YUG NED BEL SWE FIN GBR CZE
Ret		 FRA
11		NC0
1980 500cc Yamaha NAT
Ret		 SPA FRA
11		 NED
DNQ		 BEL
12		 FIN
10		 GBR
14		 GER 23rd1
1981 500cc Suzuki AUT
DNS		 GER
15		 NAT
15		 FRA
Ret		 YUG NED BEL RSM GBR FIN SWE NC0
1982 500cc Suzuki ARG AUT FRA
Ret		 SPA NAT
11		 NED
10		 BEL
Ret		 YUG GBR SWE RSM GER 28th1
1983 500cc Honda RSA
7		 FRA
Ret		 NAT
6		 GER
7		 SPA
Ret		 AUT
Ret		 YUG
Ret		 NED
9		 BEL
DNS		 GBR SWE
8		 RSM
7		10th22
1984 500cc Honda RSA
2		 NAT
3		 SPA
3		 AUT
6		 GER
5		 FRA
Ret		 YUG
3		 NED
2		 BEL
3		 GBR
Ret		 SWE
2		 RSM
2		3rd99
1985 500cc Yamaha RSA
Ret		 SPA
5		 GER
13		 NAT
7		 AUT
10		 YUG
6		 NED
Ret		 BEL
5		 FRA
2		 GBR
6		 SWE
8		 RSM
4		7th50
1986 500cc Honda SPA
6		 NAT
Ret		 GER
7		 AUT
Ret		 YUG
7		 NED
6		 BEL
Ret		 FRA
Ret		 GBR
6		 SWE
5		 RSM
5		8th35
1987 500cc Cagiva JPN
10		 SPA
Ret		 GER
Ret		 NAT
9		 AUT
Ret		 YUG
5		 NED
Ret		 FRA
Ret		 GBR SWE CZE
Ret		 RSM
Ret		 POR
Ret		 BRA
Ret		 ARG
5		13th15
1988 500cc Cagiva JPN
Ret		 USA
Ret		 SPA
11		 EXP
Ret		 NAT
9		 GER AUT NED BEL YUG
Ret		 FRA
DNS		 GBR
Ret		 SWE
15		 CZE
Ret		 BRA 20th13
1989 500cc Cagiva JPN AUS USA SPA NAT
DNS		 GER AUT YUG NED BEL FRA
Ret		 GBR SWE CZE BRA NC0
1991 500cc Cagiva JPN AUS USA SPA ITA GER AUT EUR NED FRA
DNS		 GBR RSM CZE VDM MAL NC0

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

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

YearMake12345678910111213Pos.Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
1988 Ducati GBR GBR HUN HUN GER GER AUT AUT JPN JPN FRA
Ret		 FRA
DNS		 POR
Ret		 POR
26		 AUS AUS NZL NZL NC0
1989 Ducati GBR
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 HUN
2		 HUN
Ret		 CAN
2		 CAN
Ret		 USA
1		 USA
1		 AUT
2		 AUT
10		 FRA
3		 FRA
2		 JPN
13		 JPN
18		 GER
1		 GER
1		 ITA
Ret		 ITA
1		 AUS
4		 AUS
2		 NZL
Ret		 NZL
Ret		3rd222
1990 Ducati SPA
1		 SPA
1		 GBR
2		 GBR
2		 HUN
2		 HUN
1		 GER
Ret		 GER
2		 CAN
1		 CAN
1		 USA
2		 USA
4		 AUT
8		 AUT
2		 JPN
1		 JPN
6		 FRA
1		 FRA
1		 ITA
3		 ITA
6		 MAL
4		 MAL
3		 AUS
5		 AUS
8		 NZL
2		 NZL
Ret		1st391
1991 Ducati GBR
Ret		 GBR
2		 SPA
Ret		 SPA
3		 CAN CAN USA
DNS		 USA
DNS		 AUT
3		 AUT
3		 SMR
4		 SMR
2		 SWE
Ret		 SWE
3		 JPN
6		 JPN
2		 MAL
1		 MAL
1		 GER
2		 GER
1		 FRA
2		 FRA
2		 ITA
2		 ITA
1		 AUS AUS 2nd282
1992 Ducati SPA
7		 SPA
1		 GBR
1		 GBR
2		 GER
5		 GER
4		 BEL
Ret		 BEL
4		 SPA
2		 SPA
6		 AUT
28		 AUT
3		 ITA
1		 ITA
1		 MAL
1		 MAL
2		 JPN
5		 JPN
8		 NED
3		 NED
3		 ITA
Ret		 ITA
2		 AUS
Ret		 AUS
1		 NZL
3		 NZL
4		2nd336

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References

  1. ↑ "Raymonde Roche MotoGP career statistics". motogp.com. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Raymonde Roche World Superbike career statistics". worldsbk.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
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