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

Riders

Dominique Sarron

Nationality: France
Bike: ROC Yamaha
Born: August 27, 1959(age 67)

Photos (2)

1989
At this race · Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
1989
At this race · Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Assen in 1985.

In 250cc (1985–1988): 31 starts, 3 wins, 9 podiums. In 500cc (1989): 6 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1990–1991): 12 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1992): 8 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Paul Ricard 1986 (250cc). First win: Silverstone 1986 (250cc).

In all, 57 Grand Prix starts, 3 wins and 9 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

250cc500cc ★ Champion

The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine

Teams in years without official results: 1987 500cc

Scope: official results DB, 1985–1992 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1985–1991

Win rate6.3%

Podium rate25.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.0

416 pts · Poles 7

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

500cc1989–1992

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P12.9

41 pts · Poles 0

8 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, 1985–1992 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1985. Of the 53 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
43 races together: ahead 17, behind 25, both out 1
Mick Doohan 5 world titles
16 races together: ahead 2, behind 13, both out 1
Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
21 races together: ahead 1, behind 18, both out 2
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
11 races together: ahead 8, behind 1, both out 2

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 85 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Goiânia (average P1.0, 3 races)

Goiânia250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P1.0

Imola250cc 1avg P1.0

Buenos Aires250cc 1avg P2.0

Paul Ricard250cc 2avg P3.0

Brno250cc 3avg P5.0

Monza250cc 2avg P5.0

Misano250cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P5.3

Le Mans250cc 3avg P5.5

Donington250cc 3 · 500cc 2avg P6.0

Laguna Seca250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P6.0

Spa250cc 3avg P6.0

Assen250cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P7.0

Silverstone250cc 2avg P7.0

Rijeka250cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P7.4

Anderstorp250cc 5avg P7.8

Jerez250cc 4 · 500cc 2avg P8.0

Salzburgring250cc 5 · 500cc 1avg P8.8

Phillip Island500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P10.0

Nürburgring250cc 2avg P10.0

Hungaroring250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P10.5

Suzuka250cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P11.0

Jarama250cc 4avg P12.0

Interlagos500cc 1avg P13.0

Eastern Creek500cc 1avg P15.0

Hockenheim250cc 3 · 500cc 2avg P16.0

Mugello250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P16.0

Catalunya500cc 1avg P17.0

Kyalami500cc 1avg P17.0

Magny-Cours500cc 1—

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 21 races · 1989–1992

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 7–9	8.0 → 10.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	12.5 → 10.2	0 wins / 8 races
Grid 16〜	18.4 → 15.0	0 wins / 11 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Donington2 racesavg P9.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P10.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P10.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P10.0

Laguna Seca1 racesavg P10.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P10.5

Jerez2 racesavg P12.0

Interlagos1 racesavg P13.0

Eastern Creek1 racesavg P15.0

Hungaroring1 racesavg P15.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P17.0

Mugello1 racesavg P17.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P17.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P18.0

Goiânia1 races—

Assen1 races—

Misano1 races—

Magny-Cours1 races—

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

250cc 64 races · 1985–1991

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 2.5

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.7 → 2.5	4 wins / 13 races
Grid 4–6	4.9 → 4.0	0 wins / 10 races
Grid 7–9	8.0 → 7.6	0 wins / 9 races
Grid 10–15	12.0 → 5.8	0 wins / 4 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Jerez (average P4.0, 4 races)

Goiânia2 racesavg P1.0

Imola1 racesavg P1.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P2.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P3.0

Jerez4 racesavg P4.0

Suzuka3 racesavg P4.0

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P4.0

Brno3 racesavg P5.0

Donington3 racesavg P5.0

Monza2 racesavg P5.0

Misano4 racesavg P5.3

Le Mans3 racesavg P5.5

Spa3 racesavg P6.0

Hungaroring1 racesavg P6.0

Rijeka4 racesavg P6.8

Assen3 racesavg P7.0

Silverstone2 racesavg P7.0

Anderstorp5 racesavg P7.8

Salzburgring5 racesavg P8.6

Nürburgring2 racesavg P10.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P10.0

Jarama4 racesavg P12.0

Mugello1 racesavg P15.0

Hockenheim3 racesavg P21.5

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1985–1992 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)52 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 3,357 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 1,215 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 142,326 miles
5.7× around the Earth · at least 12.8 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

85.4%Start rate (82/96)

3Longest run of absences (races)

31Longest run of starts (races)

46Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1985 250cc P21 · 7 pts

1986 250cc P3 · 72 pts

1987 250cc P4 · 97 pts

1988 250cc P4 · 158 pts

1989 500cc P15 · 39 pts

1990 250cc

1991 no Grand Prix starts

1992 500cc P24 · 2 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? 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, 1985–1992 (the rider's racing years)

1985	Hockenheim		27
1985	Mugello		15
1985	Salzburgring		18
1985	Rijeka		15
1985	Assen		DNF
1985	Spa		8 +3
1985	Le Mans		9 +2
1985	Silverstone		13
1985	Anderstorp		16
1985	Misano		9 +2
1986	Jarama		16
1986	Monza		7 +4
1986	Nürburgring		11
1986	Salzburgring		6 +5
1986	Rijeka		3 +10
1986	Paul Ricard		3 +10
1986	Assen		7 +4
1986	Spa		4 +8
1986	Silverstone	grid 2	1 +15
1986	Anderstorp		5 +6
1986	Misano		3 +10
1987	Suzuka	grid 5	DNF
1987	Jerez		4 +8
1987	Hockenheim	grid 6	DNF
1987	Monza		3 +10
1987	Salzburgring	grid 8	7 +4
1987	Rijeka	grid 5	6 +5
1987	Le Mans	grid 1	2 +12
1987	Donington		9 +2
1987	Anderstorp	grid 14	5 +6
1987	Brno	grid 1	2 +12
1987	Misano	grid 4	4 +8
1987	Jarama	grid 9	8 +3
1987	Goiânia	grid 1	1 +15
1987	Buenos Aires	grid 12	2 +12
1988	Suzuka	grid 26	DNF
1988	Laguna Seca	grid 3	3 +15
1988	Jarama	grid 8	DNF
1988	Jerez	grid 5	4 +13
1988	Imola	grid 1	1 +20
1988	Nürburgring	grid 8	9 +7
1988	Salzburgring	grid 3	4 +13
1988	Assen	grid 1	DNF
1988	Spa	grid 2	DNF
1988	Rijeka	grid 4	3 +15
1988	Paul Ricard	grid 1	3 +15
1988	Donington	grid 4	2 +17
1988	Anderstorp	grid 8	3 +15
1988	Brno		8 +8
1988	Goiânia	grid 1	1 +20
1990	Suzuka	grid 3	4 +13
1990	Laguna Seca	grid 6	5 +11
1990	Jerez	grid 4	DNF
1990	Misano	grid 6	DNF
1990	Salzburgring	grid 7	8 +8
1990	Rijeka		Did not start
1990	Le Mans	grid 16	DNF
1990	Donington	grid 10	4 +13
1990	Anderstorp	grid 9	10 +6
1990	Brno	grid 2	5 +11
1990	Hungaroring	grid 7	6 +10
1990	Phillip Island	grid 8	10 +6
1991	Jerez		DNF
1991	Hockenheim		16
1991	Jarama	grid 12	12 +4

1989	Suzuka	grid 22	18
1989	Phillip Island	grid 17	10 +6
1989	Laguna Seca		10 +6
1989	Jerez	grid 12	9 +7
1989	Misano	grid 13	DNF
1989	Hockenheim	grid 13	8 +8
1989	Salzburgring	grid 8	10 +6
1989	Rijeka	grid 11	10 +6
1989	Le Mans		Did not start
1989	Donington	grid 12	DNF
1989	Goiânia	grid 10	DNF
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 18	15
1992	Jerez	grid 17	15
1992	Mugello	grid 18	17
1992	Catalunya	grid 17	17
1992	Hockenheim	grid 19	13
1992	Assen	grid 20	DNF
1992	Hungaroring	grid 15	15
1992	Magny-Cours	grid 18	DNF
1992	Donington	grid 14	9 +2
1992	Interlagos	grid 17	13
1992	Kyalami	grid 19	17