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

Riders

Jean Foray

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Nationality
France France
Number
36

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 1983.

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In 250cc (1983–1991): 50 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1994): 9 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 59 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 0 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

250cc500cc ★ Champion

1102030401984198619881990199219941985 250cc: P26 / 4 pts / 0 wins1986 250cc: P20 / 7 pts / 0 wins1988 250cc: P29 / 10 pts / 0 wins1990 250cc: P47 / 1 pts / 0 wins250cc1994 500cc: P23 / 8 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1983–1994 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1983–1991
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P18.5

22 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1994–1994
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P17.7

8 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, 1983–1994 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1983. Of the 76 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 81 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Nürburgring (average P9.5, 3 races)

Nürburgring250cc 3avg P9.5
Jarama250cc 4avg P12.0
Spa250cc 4avg P14.3
Paul Ricard250cc 4avg P15.5
Hockenheim250cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P15.7
Anderstorp250cc 5avg P17.5
Silverstone250cc 2avg P17.5
Misano250cc 6avg P17.8
Le Mans250cc 6 · 500cc 1avg P18.0
Rijeka250cc 5avg P18.2
Assen250cc 5 · 500cc 1avg P18.7
Jerez250cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P19.0
Goiânia250cc 2avg P19.0
Mugello500cc 1avg P19.0
Donington250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P19.5
Imola250cc 1avg P20.0
Laguna Seca250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P21.0
Hungaroring250cc 1avg P21.0
Brno250cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P22.2
Suzuka500cc 1avg P23.0
Phillip Island250cc 1avg P25.0
Salzburgring250cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P25.3
Buenos Aires250cc 1 · 500cc 1—
Shah Alam500cc 1—
Eastern Creek500cc 1—
Monza250cc 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 13 races · 1994

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Le Mans1 racesavg P11.0
Brno1 racesavg P14.0
Assen1 racesavg P15.0
Jerez1 racesavg P17.0
Mugello1 racesavg P19.0
Donington1 racesavg P19.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P20.0
Laguna Seca1 racesavg P21.0
Suzuka1 racesavg P23.0
Buenos Aires1 races—
Shah Alam1 races—
Eastern Creek1 races—
Hockenheim1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

250cc 68 races · 1983–1991

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Nürburgring (average P9.5, 3 races)

Nürburgring3 racesavg P9.5
Jarama4 racesavg P12.0
Spa4 racesavg P14.3
Paul Ricard4 racesavg P15.5
Hockenheim3 racesavg P15.7
Anderstorp5 racesavg P17.5
Silverstone2 racesavg P17.5
Misano6 racesavg P17.8
Rijeka5 racesavg P18.2
Goiânia2 racesavg P19.0
Assen5 racesavg P19.4
Jerez4 racesavg P19.7
Donington2 racesavg P20.0
Imola1 racesavg P20.0
Hungaroring1 racesavg P21.0
Le Mans6 racesavg P21.5
Brno4 racesavg P24.3
Phillip Island1 racesavg P25.0
Salzburgring3 racesavg P27.0
Laguna Seca1 races—
Buenos Aires1 races—
Monza1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1983–1994 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)60 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 3,677 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 1,294 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 82,715 miles
3.3× around the Earth · at least 7.8 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

70.5%Start rate (79/112)
4Longest run of absences (races)
13Longest run of starts (races)
11.8Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1985 250cc P26 · 4 pts
1986 250cc P20 · 7 pts
1987 250cc
1988 250cc P29 · 10 pts
1989 250cc
1990 250cc P47 · 1 pts
1991 250cc

1992〜1993 no Grand Prix starts

1994 500cc P23 · 8 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, 1983–1994 (the rider's racing years)

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