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

Riders

Jean Louis Tournadre

Nationality: France
Bike: Yamaha
Born: November 17, 1958(age 67)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Silverstone in 1980.

In 350cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1981–1986): 23 starts, 0 wins, 5 podiums.

First podium: Jarama 1982 (250cc). World champion: 1982 250cc.

In all, 26 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 5 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 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1980 350cc (NAT)

Season by season

250cc350cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1980–1986 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1980–1986 ★ 1 titles (1982)

Win rate2.8%

Podium rate25.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.9

153 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1980–1980

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.5

5 pts · Poles 0

1 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, 1980–1986 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1980. Of the 53 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
28 races together: ahead 2, behind 24, both out 2
Carlos Lavado 2 world titles
24 races together: ahead 3, behind 18, both out 3
Sito Pons 2 world titles
19 races together: ahead 5, behind 11, both out 3

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 39 races · 250cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Rijeka (average P3.0, 3 races)

Nogaro250cc 1avg P1.0

Assen350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P2.0

Mugello250cc 1avg P2.0

Rijeka250cc 3avg P3.0

Anderstorp250cc 3avg P4.5

Brno250cc 3avg P5.0

Imatra250cc 2avg P5.5

Silverstone350cc 1 · 250cc 5avg P6.0

Spa250cc 2avg P6.0

Imola250cc 1avg P6.0

Nürburgring350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P8.0

Hockenheim250cc 2avg P9.0

Misano250cc 2avg P9.5

Jarama250cc 4avg P9.7

Monza250cc 2—

Le Mans250cc 1—

Salzburgring250cc 1—

Kyalami250cc 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.

250cc 36 races · 1980–1986

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Silverstone (average P3.0, 5 races)

Nogaro1 racesavg P1.0

Mugello1 racesavg P2.0

Assen1 racesavg P2.0

Silverstone5 racesavg P3.0

Rijeka3 racesavg P3.0

Anderstorp3 racesavg P4.5

Brno3 racesavg P5.0

Imatra2 racesavg P5.5

Spa2 racesavg P6.0

Imola1 racesavg P6.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P9.0

Misano2 racesavg P9.5

Jarama4 racesavg P9.7

Monza2 races—

Le Mans1 races—

Nürburgring1 races—

Salzburgring1 races—

Kyalami1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

350cc 3 races · 1980

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Nürburgring1 racesavg P8.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P9.0

Assen1 races—

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, 1980–1986 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)14 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 959 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 327 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 7,052 miles
0.3× around the Earth · at least 0.8 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

72.5%Start rate (37/51)

4Longest run of absences (races)

25Longest run of starts (races)

1Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1980 350cc P20 · 5 pts

1981 250cc P7 · 34 pts

1982 250cc P1 · 118 pts

1983 250cc

1984〜1985 no Grand Prix starts

1986 250cc

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, 1980–1986 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1980	Silverstone		DNF
1980	Brno		10 +1
1981	Jarama		16
1981	Spa		6 +5
1981	Imola		6 +5
1981	Silverstone		DNF
1981	Imatra		4 +8
1981	Anderstorp		5 +6
1981	Brno		3 +10
1982	Nogaro	grid 2	1 +15
1982	Jarama		2 +12
1982	Misano		3 +10
1982	Assen		2 +12
1982	Spa		6 +5
1982	Rijeka		3 +10
1982	Silverstone		3 +10
1982	Anderstorp		4 +8
1982	Imatra		7 +4
1982	Brno		2 +12
1982	Mugello		2 +12
1982	Hockenheim		4 +8
1983	Kyalami		DNF
1983	Le Mans		DNF
1983	Monza		DNF
1983	Hockenheim		14
1983	Jarama		11
1983	Salzburgring		DNF
1983	Rijeka		DNF
1983	Silverstone		DNF
1983	Anderstorp		DNF
1986	Jarama		DNF
1986	Monza		DNF
1986	Nürburgring		DNF
1986	Rijeka		DNF
1986	Silverstone		DNF
1986	Misano		16