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As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)

Riders

Christian Bourgeois

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Nationality
France France

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Le Mans in 1970.

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In 250cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1972): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Clermont-Ferrand 1972 (500cc).

In all, 11 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 2 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 4 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1970 250cc (TT) / 1972 500cc (TT) / 1973 250cc (TT) / 1974 350cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc350cc500cc ★ Champion

11020304019701971197219731974197519761970 250cc: P46 / 1 pts / 0 wins1972 250cc: P33 / 3 pts / 0 wins1973 250cc: P15 / 16 pts / 0 wins250cc1972 350cc: P41 / 1 pts / 0 wins1974 350cc: P19 / 11 pts / 0 wins350cc1972 500cc: P12 / 20 pts / 0 wins1973 500cc: P12 / 17 pts / 0 wins1976 500cc: P37 / 3 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1970–1976 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1970–1974
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P8.3

20 pts · Poles 0

5 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

350cc1972–1974
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate25.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P7.7

12 pts · Poles 0

3 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

500cc1972–1976
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate25.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.0

40 pts · Poles 0

2 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1970–1976 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1970. Of the 65 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP / 500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.

Results by condition (races)

All classes 21 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Clermont-Ferrand (average P4.3, 3 races)

Clermont-Ferrand500cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P4.3
Anderstorp500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P6.0
Imatra250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P6.5
Spa500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P7.0
Assen350cc 2 · 500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P7.3
Salzburgring500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P7.5
Nürburgring500cc 2avg P8.0
Le Mans250cc 1avg P10.0
Paul Ricard250cc 1avg P14.0
Brno250cc 2—

Average finish across classes (Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP and so on together). See each class below for class-only figures. Only circuits with 3+ races count as a best track.

500cc 8 races · 1972–1976

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P2.0
Assen1 racesavg P3.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P5.0
Anderstorp1 racesavg P6.0
Nürburgring2 racesavg P8.0
Spa1 racesavg P9.0
Imatra1 racesavg P9.0

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

250cc 9 races · 1970–1974

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imatra1 racesavg P4.0
Spa1 racesavg P5.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P8.0
Assen1 racesavg P9.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P10.0
Paul Ricard1 racesavg P14.0
Brno2 races—
Anderstorp1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

350cc 4 races · 1972–1974

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P3.0
Assen2 racesavg P10.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P10.0

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1970–1976 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Every race

60%Start rate (6/10)
3Longest run of absences (races)
5Longest run of starts (races)
2.7Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1973 250cc P15 · 16 pts

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? How the estimate is made

Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence

Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 1970–1976 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

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