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

Riders

Jacques Bolle (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
L Martorell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2010 · Wikimedia Commons

Jacques Bolle

Nationality
France France
Bike
Pernod
Born
February 1, 1959(age 67)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Imatra in 1980.

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In 250cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1981): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1982–1984): 14 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Silverstone 1981 (125cc).

In all, 20 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 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1980 350cc (NAT)

Season by season

350cc250cc125cc ★ Champion

15101520251979198019811982198319841980 350cc: P17 / 6 pts / 0 wins350cc1980 250cc: P24 / 5 pts / 0 wins1981 250cc: P29 / 4 pts / 0 wins1982 250cc: P19 / 11 pts / 0 wins1983 250cc: P10 / 26 pts / 1 wins1984 250cc: P20 / 9 pts / 0 wins250cc1981 125cc: P5 / 55 pts / 0 wins125cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1979–1984 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1981–1981
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate57.1%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.5

55 pts · Poles 1

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

250cc1980–1984
Win rate3.7%
Podium rate3.7%
Average finish (when classified)avg P9.2

55 pts · Poles 0

Includes 2 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

350cc1979–1982
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P14.0

6 pts · Poles 0

4 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, 1979–1984 (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 1979. Of the 102 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 38 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Jarama (average P9.0, 4 races)

Buenos Aires125cc 1avg P3.0
Monza125cc 1avg P3.0
Imatra250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P4.0
Brno350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P5.0
Le Mans350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P7.0
Imola250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P7.0
Rijeka250cc 2avg P7.0
Misano250cc 1avg P7.0
Jarama125cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P9.0
Spa250cc 2avg P9.0
Anderstorp250cc 2avg P10.0
Silverstone250cc 3 · 125cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P10.4
Kyalami250cc 2avg P18.0
Assen125cc 1 · 250cc 2—
Paul Ricard350cc 1 · 250cc 1—
Salzburgring250cc 2—
Mugello250cc 1—
Nürburgring250cc 1—
Hockenheim250cc 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 27 races · 1980–1984

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Silverstone (average P9.0, 3 races)

Imatra1 racesavg P6.0
Rijeka2 racesavg P7.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P7.0
Misano1 racesavg P7.0
Silverstone3 racesavg P9.0
Spa2 racesavg P9.0
Imola1 racesavg P9.0
Jarama3 racesavg P10.0
Anderstorp2 racesavg P10.0
Kyalami2 racesavg P18.0
Assen2 races—
Salzburgring2 races—
Paul Ricard1 races—
Mugello1 races—
Brno1 races—
Nürburgring1 races—
Hockenheim1 races—

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

350cc 4 races · 1979–1982

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Brno1 racesavg P5.0
Silverstone1 racesavg P23.0
Paul Ricard1 races—
Le Mans1 races—

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

125cc 7 races · 1981

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Silverstone1 racesavg P2.0
Imatra1 racesavg P2.0
Buenos Aires1 racesavg P3.0
Monza1 racesavg P3.0
Imola1 racesavg P5.0
Jarama1 racesavg P6.0
Assen1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1979–1984 (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)15 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,004 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 381 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 6,741 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

74.3%Start rate (26/35)
2Longest run of absences (races)
8Longest run of starts (races)
53.6Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1981 125cc P5 · 55 pts

1982 no Grand Prix starts

1983 250cc P10 · 26 pts
1984 250cc P20 · 9 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, 1979–1984 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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