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

Riders

Jean Michel Bayle

Nationality: France
Bike: Yamaha
Born: April 1, 1969(age 57)
Birthplace: Manosque

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Magny-Cours in 1992.

In 250cc (1992–1995): 27 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1996–1999): 30 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In MotoGP (2002): 2 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

250cc500ccMotoGP ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1992–2002 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1992–1995

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P11.7

158 pts · Poles 1

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

500cc1996–1999

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.5

173 pts · Poles 2

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

MotoGP2002–2002

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P13.5

5 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1992–2002 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1992. Of the 46 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Mick Doohan 5 world titles
35 races together: ahead 3, behind 32, both out 0
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
52 races together: ahead 8, behind 40, both out 4
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
46 races together: ahead 13, behind 31, both out 2
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
35 races together: ahead 8, behind 21, both out 6

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 82 races · 250cc / 500cc / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Imola (average P5.7, 3 races)

Imola500cc 3avg P5.7

Donington250cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P6.5

Buenos Aires250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P7.0

Rio250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P7.5

Brno250cc 3 · 500cc 3avg P7.8

Nürburgring250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P8.0

Sentul500cc 2avg P8.0

Shah Alam250cc 3 · 500cc 2avg P8.8

Assen250cc 3 · 500cc 2avg P10.0

Le Mans250cc 2 · MotoGP 1avg P10.0

Jerez250cc 3 · 500cc 2avg P10.2

Mugello250cc 3 · 500cc 3 · MotoGP 1avg P10.4

Eastern Creek250cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P11.3

Red Bull Ring500cc 2avg P11.5

Sepang500cc 1avg P12.0

Jarama250cc 1avg P12.0

Hockenheim250cc 2avg P12.5

Catalunya250cc 3 · 500cc 4avg P13.0

Suzuka250cc 3 · 500cc 2avg P13.5

Salzburgring250cc 2avg P14.0

Phillip Island500cc 1avg P16.0

Misano250cc 1avg P19.0

Magny-Cours250cc 1avg P24.0

Paul Ricard500cc 3—

Laguna Seca250cc 2—

Motegi500cc 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.

MotoGP 2 races · 2002

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Mugello1 racesavg P13.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P14.0

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

500cc 38 races · 1996–1999

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.3 to an average finish of 11.0

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.3 → 6.3	0 wins / 7 races
Grid 4–6	5.4 → 7.0	0 wins / 8 races
Grid 7–9	8.0 → 6.8	0 wins / 7 races
Grid 10–15	12.3 → 11.0	0 wins / 10 races
Grid 16〜	17.8 → 15.0	0 wins / 6 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Imola (average P5.7, 3 races)

Eastern Creek1 racesavg P5.0

Imola3 racesavg P5.7

Shah Alam2 racesavg P6.0

Mugello3 racesavg P6.5

Brno3 racesavg P7.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P7.0

Rio2 racesavg P7.5

Assen2 racesavg P8.0

Sentul2 racesavg P8.0

Jerez2 racesavg P10.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P10.0

Suzuka2 racesavg P11.0

Red Bull Ring2 racesavg P11.5

Sepang1 racesavg P12.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P16.0

Catalunya4 races—

Paul Ricard3 races—

Motegi1 races—

Donington1 races—

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

250cc 42 races · 1992–1995

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	5.5 → 8.3	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 7–9	8.2 → 6.9	0 wins / 8 races
Grid 10–15	10.4 → 8.5	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 16〜	24.3 → 15.7	0 wins / 16 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Donington (average P6.5, 3 races)

Nürburgring1 racesavg P6.0

Donington3 racesavg P6.5

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P7.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P8.0

Brno3 racesavg P8.5

Shah Alam3 racesavg P9.7

Jerez3 racesavg P10.3

Assen3 racesavg P11.0

Jarama1 racesavg P12.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P12.5

Catalunya3 racesavg P13.0

Mugello3 racesavg P13.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P14.0

Eastern Creek3 racesavg P14.5

Suzuka3 racesavg P16.0

Misano1 racesavg P19.0

Magny-Cours1 racesavg P24.0

Laguna Seca2 races—

Rio1 races—

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, 1992–2002 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)71 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 4,590 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,587 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 166,899 miles
6.7× around the Earth · at least 15.1 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

98.6%Start rate (70/71)

1Longest run of absences (races)

66Longest run of starts (races)

5.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1993 250cc P22 · 16 pts

1994 250cc P8 · 105 pts

1995 250cc P15 · 37 pts

1996 500cc P9 · 110 pts

1997 500cc P18 · 31 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, 1992–2002 (the rider's racing years)

1992	Magny-Cours	grid 35	24
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 29	19
1993	Shah Alam	grid 18	16
1993	Suzuka	grid 28	21
1993	Jerez	grid 21	14 +2
1993	Salzburgring	grid 24	17
1993	Hockenheim	grid 20	14 +2
1993	Assen	grid 24	16
1993	Catalunya		18
1993	Mugello	grid 20	18
1993	Donington	grid 23	8 +8
1993	Brno		DNF
1993	Misano	grid 35	19
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 24	DNF
1993	Jarama	grid 24	12 +4
1994	Eastern Creek		10 +6
1994	Shah Alam	grid 8	7 +9
1994	Suzuka	grid 16	11 +5
1994	Jerez	grid 11	8 +8
1994	Salzburgring	grid 30	11 +5
1994	Hockenheim	grid 10	11 +5
1994	Assen	grid 9	6 +10
1994	Mugello	grid 9	8 +8
1994	Le Mans	grid 8	5 +11
1994	Donington	grid 8	5 +11
1994	Brno	grid 10	6 +10
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 10	DNF
1994	Buenos Aires		7 +9
1994	Catalunya	grid 6	8 +8
1995	Eastern Creek		DNF
1995	Shah Alam	grid 7	6 +10
1995	Suzuka	grid 18	DNF
1995	Jerez	grid 11	9 +7
1995	Nürburgring	grid 4	6 +10
1995	Mugello	grid 6	DNF
1995	Assen	grid 6	DNF
1995	Le Mans	grid 8	11 +5
1995	Donington	grid 3	DNF
1995	Brno	grid 6	11 +5
1995	Rio	grid 9	DNF
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 1	DNF
1995	Catalunya	grid 5	DNF

1996	Shah Alam	grid 8	6 +10
1996	Sentul	grid 7	8 +8
1996	Suzuka	grid 3	8 +8
1996	Jerez	grid 7	7 +9
1996	Mugello	grid 9	5 +11
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 8	DNF
1996	Assen	grid 6	8 +8
1996	Nürburgring	grid 11	10 +6
1996	Donington	grid 5	DNF
1996	Red Bull Ring	grid 11	9 +7
1996	Brno	grid 1	6 +10
1996	Imola	grid 2	4 +13
1996	Catalunya	grid 5	DNF
1996	Rio	grid 3	7 +9
1996	Eastern Creek	grid 5	5 +11
1997	Shah Alam	grid 17	DNF
1997	Suzuka	grid 13	14 +2
1997	Jerez	grid 13	13 +3
1997	Mugello	grid 10	8 +8
1997	Red Bull Ring	grid 19	14 +2
1997	Paul Ricard	grid 16	DNF
1997	Assen	grid 17	DNF
1997	Imola	grid 9	8 +8
1997	Nürburgring	grid 5	DNF
1997	Rio	grid 6	8 +8
1997	Brno	grid 3	DNF
1997	Catalunya	grid 10	DNF
1997	Sentul	grid 14	DNF
1997	Phillip Island	grid 18	16
1998	Brno	grid 3	8 +8
1998	Imola	grid 1	5 +11
1998	Catalunya	grid 8	Out on lap 1
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 6	7 +9
1999	Sepang	grid 15	12 +4
1999	Motegi	grid 20	DNF
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 11	DNF
1999	Mugello	grid 15	DNF
1999	Catalunya	grid 5	DNF