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

Riders

Jean Francois Baldé

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Nationality: France
Born: November 29, 1950(age 75)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Paul Ricard in 1973.

In 500cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1976–1980): 13 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1980–1981): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1981): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1981): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1981–1982): 4 starts, 2 wins, 4 podiums. In 250cc (1982): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1982): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1983–1989): 48 starts, 1 wins, 4 podiums.

First podium: Le Mans 1976 (350cc). First win: Buenos Aires 1981 (250cc).

In all, 88 Grand Prix starts, 4 wins and 20 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Starts with no race result

The official records keep only the qualifying order and the starting grid for these races; the race result is missing (the official site has none either).

Year	Event	Class	Grid	Qualifying
1982	Spanish GP	250cc	1	1'34.150
1989	Japanese GP	250cc	35

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 3 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1975 500cc (TT) / 1976 350cc (TT) / 1980 350cc (NAT)

Season by season

500cc250cc350cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1973–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1975–1989

Win rate1.7%

Podium rate13.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.7

381 pts · Poles 4

Includes 8 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

1975	Hockenheim		10 +1
1976	Le Mans		DNF
1976	Mugello		5 +6
1976	Spa		16
1976	Imatra		9 +2
1977	Imola		7 +4
1977	Spa		DNF
1978	Nogaro		24
1978	Mugello		9 +2
1978	Spa		DNF
1978	Imatra		6 +5
1978	Silverstone		7 +4
1978	Nürburgring		4 +8
1979	Imola		5 +6
1979	Jarama		7 +4
1979	Assen		5 +6
1979	Karlskoga		7 +4
1979	Imatra		7 +4
1979	Brno		13
1979	Le Mans		6 +5
1980	Misano		2 +12
1980	Jarama		4 +8
1980	Rijeka		6 +5
1980	Assen		7 +4
1980	Spa		11
1980	Silverstone		18
1980	Brno		3 +10
1980	Nürburgring		2 +12
1981	Buenos Aires		1 +15
1981	Hockenheim		9 +2
1981	Monza		6 +5
1981	Paul Ricard		4 +8
1981	Jarama		2 +12
1981	Assen	grid 1	6 +5
1981	Spa		3 +10
1981	Imola		3 +10
1981	Silverstone		7 +4
1981	Imatra		2 +12
1981	Anderstorp		3 +10
1981	Brno		9 +2
1982	Nogaro		2 +12
1982	Assen		DNF
1982	Anderstorp		3 +10
1982	Imatra		DNF
1983	Kyalami	grid 1	1 +15
1983	Le Mans		15
1983	Monza		10 +1
1983	Hockenheim		8 +3
1983	Jarama	grid 1	6 +5
1983	Salzburgring		12
1983	Rijeka		4 +8
1983	Assen		DNF
1984	Kyalami		7 +4
1984	Misano		20
1984	Jarama		5 +6
1984	Salzburgring		9 +2
1984	Nürburgring		DNF
1984	Paul Ricard		14
1984	Assen		DNF
1984	Spa		18
1984	Silverstone		4 +8
1984	Anderstorp		6 +5
1984	Mugello		DNF
1985	Kyalami		7 +4
1985	Jarama		10 +1
1985	Hockenheim		22
1985	Rijeka		13
1985	Spa		DNF
1985	Le Mans		8 +3
1985	Silverstone		DNF
1985	Anderstorp		11
1985	Misano		22
1986	Jarama		8 +3
1986	Monza		3 +10
1986	Nürburgring		4 +8
1986	Salzburgring		3 +10
1986	Rijeka		2 +12
1986	Paul Ricard		4 +8
1986	Assen		9 +2
1986	Spa		DNF
1986	Silverstone		DNF
1986	Anderstorp		3 +10
1986	Misano		DNF
1987	Suzuka	grid 19	15
1987	Hockenheim	grid 30	15
1987	Monza		Did not start
1987	Salzburgring	grid 16	14
1987	Rijeka	grid 22	18
1987	Le Mans	grid 22	DNF
1987	Donington		DNF
1987	Anderstorp	grid 19	10 +1
1987	Brno	grid 21	DNF
1987	Misano	grid 27	DNF
1987	Jarama	grid 4	6 +5
1987	Goiânia	grid 14	12
1988	Suzuka	grid 4	21
1988	Jarama	grid 10	DNF
1988	Jerez	grid 18	DNF
1988	Imola	grid 28	DNF
1988	Salzburgring	grid 20	23
1988	Assen	grid 20	19
1988	Spa	grid 28	DNF
1988	Rijeka	grid 16	13 +3
1988	Paul Ricard	grid 16	20
1988	Donington	grid 30	23
1988	Anderstorp	grid 12	9 +7
1988	Brno	grid 24	21
1988	Goiânia	grid 26	22
1989	Phillip Island	grid 32	26
1989	Laguna Seca	grid 34	25
1989	Misano	grid 29	25
1989	Hockenheim	grid 24	25
1989	Salzburgring	grid 22	17
1989	Rijeka	grid 13	DNF
1989	Assen	grid 34	23
1989	Donington	grid 35	27
1989	Anderstorp	grid 34	DNF
1989	Brno	grid 30	31
1989	Goiânia		21

350cc1975–1982

Win rate14.3%

Podium rate47.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.2

161 pts · Poles 1

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

500cc1973–1975

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.0

4 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1973–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1973. Of the 107 riders who debuted that year, 1 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
96 races together: ahead 15, behind 77, both out 4
Walter Villa 4 world titles
28 races together: ahead 13, behind 14, both out 1
Kork Ballington 4 world titles
21 races together: ahead 1, behind 19, both out 1
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
34 races together: ahead 9, behind 22, 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 141 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Buenos Aires (average P1.7, 3 races)

Buenos Aires350cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P1.7

Nürburgring250cc 4 · 350cc 1avg P3.5

Imola250cc 4avg P5.0

Kyalami250cc 3avg P5.0

Jarama250cc 9avg P6.0

Imatra250cc 5 · 350cc 1avg P6.0

Silverstone250cc 6 · 350cc 3avg P6.3

Monza250cc 3avg P6.3

Anderstorp250cc 8avg P6.4

Mugello250cc 3avg P7.0

Karlskoga250cc 1avg P7.0

Le Mans350cc 1 · 250cc 5avg P8.0

Paul Ricard500cc 1 · 350cc 2 · 250cc 4avg P8.7

Rijeka250cc 7 · 350cc 1avg P8.9

Nogaro250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P9.0

Assen350cc 4 · 250cc 9avg P9.4

Brno250cc 6 · 350cc 2avg P11.6

Spa500cc 1 · 250cc 9avg P11.6

Salzburgring350cc 1 · 250cc 6avg P13.0

Hockenheim250cc 6 · 350cc 2avg P14.0

Misano250cc 6avg P17.3

Suzuka250cc 2avg P18.0

Goiânia250cc 3avg P18.3

Donington250cc 3avg P25.0

Laguna Seca250cc 1avg P25.0

Phillip Island250cc 1avg P26.0

Jerez250cc 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 118 races · 1975–1989

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.0 → 4.3	1 wins / 3 races
Grid 4–6	4.0 → 13.5	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 10–15	12.2 → 10.5	0 wins / 4 races
Grid 16〜	25.0 → 20.6	0 wins / 27 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Nürburgring (average P3.3, 4 races)

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P1.0

Nürburgring4 racesavg P3.3

Imola4 racesavg P5.0

Kyalami3 racesavg P5.0

Jarama9 racesavg P6.0

Imatra5 racesavg P6.0

Monza3 racesavg P6.3

Anderstorp8 racesavg P6.4

Mugello3 racesavg P7.0

Karlskoga1 racesavg P7.0

Silverstone6 racesavg P9.0

Rijeka7 racesavg P9.3

Le Mans5 racesavg P9.7

Paul Ricard4 racesavg P10.5

Assen9 racesavg P11.5

Spa9 racesavg P12.0

Salzburgring6 racesavg P13.0

Nogaro2 racesavg P13.0

Hockenheim6 racesavg P14.8

Brno6 racesavg P15.4

Misano6 racesavg P17.3

Suzuka2 racesavg P18.0

Goiânia3 racesavg P18.3

Donington3 racesavg P25.0

Laguna Seca1 racesavg P25.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P26.0

Jerez1 races—

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

350cc 21 races · 1975–1982

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Silverstone (average P2.7, 3 races)

Nogaro1 racesavg P1.0

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P2.0

Brno2 racesavg P2.0

Silverstone3 racesavg P2.7

Le Mans1 racesavg P3.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P4.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P5.5

Rijeka1 racesavg P6.0

Assen4 racesavg P6.3

Hockenheim2 racesavg P9.0

Salzburgring1 races—

Imatra1 races—

350cc: no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

500cc 2 races · 1973–1975

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P8.0

Spa1 racesavg P10.0

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1973–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)50 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 3,370 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 1,159 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 92,308 miles
3.7× around the Earth · at least 8.7 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

77.4%Start rate (123/159)

4Longest run of absences (races)

21Longest run of starts (races)

130.1Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1978 250cc P13 · 19 pts

1979 250cc P8 · 29 pts

1980 250cc P3 · 59 pts

1980 350cc P3 · 38 pts

1981 250cc P2 · 95 pts

1981 350cc P3 · 49 pts

1982 350cc P3 · 59 pts

1983 250cc P8 · 32 pts

1984 250cc P10 · 25 pts

1985 250cc P19 · 8 pts

1986 250cc P5 · 63 pts

1987 250cc P18 · 6 pts

1988 250cc P31 · 10 pts

1989 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, 1973–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data