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

Riders

Olivier Jacque

Nationality: France
Number: 19
Team (2007 MotoGP): Kawasaki Racing Team
Bike: Kawasaki
Born: August 29, 1973(age 53)
Birthplace: Villerupt
Height / weight: 172 cm / 59 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Photos (3)

1996
At this race · Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
1997
At this race · Dieter Gerhards · Public domain
2018
Steve · CC BY 2.0

Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for its source page (photographer, licence). The year is when it was taken.

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Shah Alam in 1995.

In 250cc (1995–2000): 61 starts, 5 wins, 26 podiums. In 500cc (2001): 13 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In MotoGP (2002–2007): 43 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. Teams: Kawasaki Racing Team.

First podium: Nürburgring 1996 (250cc). First win: Rio 1997 (250cc).

In all, 117 Grand Prix starts, 5 wins and 27 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: 2004 MotoGP (RIO)

Season by season

250cc500ccMotoGP ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1995–2007 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1995–2000 ★ 1 titles (2000)

Win rate8.8%

Podium rate42.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.2

977 pts · Poles 14

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

500cc2001–2001

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.4

59 pts · Poles 0

MotoGP2002–2007

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate2.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.0

189 pts · Poles 1

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1995–2007 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Strongest and weakest circuits

1.4 places better on left-corner heavy tracks than on right-corner heavy tracks

Strong

Phillip Island 0.3 places better than usual (4 finishes)
Welkom 1.6 places worse than usual (3 finishes)
Brno 2.0 places worse than usual (3 finishes)

Weak

Brno 2.0 places worse than usual (3 finishes)
Welkom 1.6 places worse than usual (3 finishes)

Each finish here compared with the rider's usual finish that season (average without this circuit): how many places better or worse on average. Same layout only; retirements counted separately

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1995. Of the 61 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
78 races together: ahead 7, behind 69, both out 2
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
94 races together: ahead 17, behind 72, both out 5
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
87 races together: ahead 29, behind 56, both out 2
Haruchika Aoki 2 world titles
39 races together: ahead 27, behind 8, both out 4

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 136 races · 250cc / 500cc / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Buenos Aires (average P2.3, 3 races)

Red Bull Ring250cc 2avg P1.0

ShanghaiMotoGP 1avg P2.0

Buenos Aires250cc 3avg P2.3

Sepang250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 2avg P3.0

Imola250cc 4avg P3.0

Eastern Creek250cc 2avg P3.0

Johor250cc 1avg P3.0

Rio250cc 5 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 2avg P4.0

Paul Ricard250cc 3avg P4.0

Donington250cc 4 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 2avg P4.5

Nürburgring250cc 3avg P5.0

Valencia250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 3avg P5.3

Sentul250cc 2avg P5.5

Phillip Island250cc 4 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 3avg P5.6

Shah Alam250cc 3avg P5.7

Sachsenring250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 3avg P6.0

Catalunya250cc 5 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 2avg P6.1

Le Mans250cc 2 · MotoGP 3avg P6.8

Suzuka250cc 4 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 2avg P7.0

Brno250cc 6 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 2avg P7.4

Estoril250cc 1 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 2avg P7.7

Welkom250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 2avg P7.8

Assen250cc 5 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 2avg P8.0

Motegi250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 3avg P8.8

Mugello250cc 5 · MotoGP 3avg P8.9

Jerez250cc 5 · MotoGP 3avg P9.0

LusailMotoGP 1avg P12.0

IstanbulMotoGP 2avg P13.0

Jarama250cc 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 43 races · 2002–2007

Dry / wetSmall sample

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 50.0% wet

Win rate

Dry8 races0%(0 wins)

Wet2 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry8 races0%(0 podiums)

Wet2 races50%(1 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry8 racesavg P15.0

Wet2 racesavg P6.5

33 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 13.1 to an average finish of 9.8

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	5.0 → 10.8	0 wins / 4 races
Grid 7–9	8.2 → 8.5	0 wins / 8 races
Grid 10–15	13.1 → 9.8	0 wins / 18 races
Grid 16〜	19.2 → 12.5	0 wins / 10 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In MotoGP, best at Le Mans (average P7.5, 3 races)

Shanghai1 racesavg P2.0

Donington2 racesavg P5.0

Rio2 racesavg P7.0

Le Mans3 racesavg P7.5

Welkom2 racesavg P8.0

Sachsenring3 racesavg P9.0

Valencia3 racesavg P9.0

Catalunya2 racesavg P9.0

Assen2 racesavg P9.5

Phillip Island3 racesavg P10.0

Motegi3 racesavg P10.3

Brno2 racesavg P10.5

Mugello3 racesavg P11.7

Lusail1 racesavg P12.0

Jerez3 racesavg P13.0

Estoril2 racesavg P13.0

Istanbul2 racesavg P13.0

Suzuka2 racesavg P15.0

Sepang2 races—

MotoGP: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

500cc 13 races · 2001

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Valencia1 racesavg P5.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P6.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P6.0

Estoril1 racesavg P8.0

Donington1 racesavg P9.0

Assen1 racesavg P11.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P12.0

Brno1 racesavg P12.0

Welkom1 racesavg P16.0

Rio1 races—

Suzuka1 races—

Motegi1 races—

Sepang1 races—

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

250cc 80 races · 1995–2000

By grid position

From Grid 4–6, they move up from an average grid of 5.0 to an average finish of 3.9

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.8 → 2.7	5 wins / 33 races
Grid 4–6	5.0 → 3.9	1 wins / 28 races
Grid 7–9	8.0 → 5.0	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 10–15	12.6 → 9.7	0 wins / 7 races
Grid 16〜	21.5 → 16.0	0 wins / 2 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Assen (average P2.0, 5 races)

Red Bull Ring2 racesavg P1.0

Assen5 racesavg P2.0

Valencia2 racesavg P2.0

Estoril1 racesavg P2.0

Phillip Island4 racesavg P2.3

Buenos Aires3 racesavg P2.3

Imola4 racesavg P3.0

Sepang2 racesavg P3.0

Eastern Creek2 racesavg P3.0

Johor1 racesavg P3.0

Rio5 racesavg P3.3

Donington4 racesavg P3.3

Welkom2 racesavg P3.5

Paul Ricard3 racesavg P4.0

Motegi2 racesavg P4.0

Suzuka4 racesavg P4.3

Catalunya5 racesavg P4.4

Sachsenring2 racesavg P4.5

Nürburgring3 racesavg P5.0

Brno6 racesavg P5.2

Sentul2 racesavg P5.5

Shah Alam3 racesavg P5.7

Le Mans2 racesavg P6.0

Jerez5 racesavg P6.6

Mugello5 racesavg P6.8

Jarama1 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, 1995–2007 (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)40 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 11,224 miles
0.5× around the Earth · 3,863 laps

Time on the bike: at least 41 hours (1.7 days)
Average 144.7 km/h, top 325.9 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2007, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 403,106 miles
16.2× around the Earth · at least 36.1 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

90.5%Start rate (124/137)

6Longest run of absences (races)

40Longest run of starts (races)

65.7Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1995 250cc P10 · 66 pts

1996 250cc P3 · 193 pts

1997 250cc P4 · 201 pts

1998 250cc P5 · 112 pts

1999 250cc P7 · 122 pts

2000 250cc P1 · 279 pts

2001 500cc P15 · 59 pts

2002 MotoGP P10 · 81 pts

2003 MotoGP P12 · 71 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, 1995–2007 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1995	Eastern Creek		DNF
1995	Shah Alam	grid 12	10 +6
1995	Suzuka	grid 20	DNF
1995	Jerez	grid 13	12 +4
1995	Nürburgring	grid 11	11 +5
1995	Mugello	grid 23	16
1995	Assen	grid 5	DNF
1995	Le Mans	grid 13	9 +7
1995	Donington	grid 9	4 +13
1995	Brno	grid 14	14 +2
1995	Rio	grid 3	7 +9
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 4	4 +13
1995	Catalunya	grid 4	9 +7
1996	Shah Alam	grid 3	4 +13
1996	Sentul	grid 6	8 +8
1996	Suzuka	grid 4	4 +13
1996	Jerez	grid 14	7 +9
1996	Mugello	grid 3	4 +13
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 6	DNF
1996	Assen	grid 1	DNF
1996	Nürburgring	grid 4	2 +20
1996	Donington	grid 1	3 +16
1996	Red Bull Ring		DNF
1996	Brno	grid 3	2 +20
1996	Imola	grid 2	2 +20
1996	Catalunya	grid 2	2 +20
1996	Rio		1 +25
1996	Eastern Creek		3 +16
1997	Shah Alam	grid 4	3 +16
1997	Suzuka		Did not start
1997	Jerez	grid 6	7 +9
1997	Mugello	grid 6	5 +11
1997	Red Bull Ring	grid 2	1 +25
1997	Paul Ricard	grid 1	Out on lap 1
1997	Assen	grid 1	DNF
1997	Imola	grid 1	2 +20
1997	Nürburgring	grid 1	2 +20
1997	Rio	grid 1	1 +25
1997	Donington	grid 3	4 +13
1997	Brno	grid 8	2 +20
1997	Catalunya	grid 7	6 +10
1997	Sentul	grid 2	3 +16
1997	Phillip Island	grid 5	3 +16
1998	Suzuka	grid 4	5 +11
1998	Johor	grid 4	3 +16
1998	Jerez	grid 6	3 +16
1998	Mugello	grid 6	DNF
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 5	4 +13
1998	Jarama	grid 6	DNF
1998	Assen	grid 7	DNF
1998	Brno	grid 5	DNF
1998	Imola	grid 2	5 +11
1998	Catalunya	grid 6	4 +13
1998	Phillip Island	grid 6	3 +16
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 2	2 +20
1999	Sepang	grid 3	4 +13
1999	Motegi	grid 6	DNF
1999	Sachsenring	grid 9	8 +8
1999	Brno	grid 11	5 +11
1999	Imola	grid 1	3 +16
1999	Valencia	grid 3	DNF
1999	Phillip Island	grid 2	2 +20
1999	Welkom	grid 4	3 +16
1999	Rio	grid 1	4 +13
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 2	1 +25
2000	Welkom		4 +13
2000	Sepang	grid 4	2 +20
2000	Suzuka	grid 2	4 +13
2000	Jerez	grid 6	4 +13
2000	Le Mans	grid 6	3 +16
2000	Mugello	grid 3	2 +20
2000	Catalunya	grid 4	1 +25
2000	Assen	grid 4	2 +20
2000	Donington	grid 1	2 +20
2000	Sachsenring	grid 1	1 +25
2000	Brno	grid 1	3 +16
2000	Estoril	grid 1	2 +20
2000	Valencia	grid 1	2 +20
2000	Rio	grid 2	DNF
2000	Motegi	grid 5	4 +13
2000	Phillip Island	grid 2	1 +25

2001	Suzuka	DNF
2001	Welkom	16
2001	Jerez	Did not start
2001	Le Mans	Did not start
2001	Catalunya	12 +4
2001	Assen	11 +5
2001	Donington	9 +7
2001	Sachsenring	6 +10
2001	Brno	12 +4
2001	Estoril	8 +8
2001	Valencia	5 +11
2001	Motegi	DNF
2001	Phillip Island	6 +10
2001	Sepang	DNF
2001	Rio	Out on lap 1

2002	Suzuka	grid 8	DNF
2002	Welkom	grid 9	6 +10
2002	Jerez	grid 8	11 +5
2002	Le Mans	grid 13	DNF
2002	Mugello	grid 6	9 +7
2002	Catalunya	grid 11	9 +7
2002	Assen	grid 20	14 +2
2002	Donington	grid 12	5 +11
2002	Sachsenring	grid 1	DNF
2002	Brno	grid 15	10 +6
2002	Estoril	grid 19	Out on lap 1
2002	Rio	grid 7	7 +9
2002	Motegi	grid 9	7 +9
2002	Sepang	grid 17	DNF
2002	Phillip Island	grid 17	8 +8
2002	Valencia	grid 11	9 +7
2003	Suzuka	grid 21	15 +1
2003	Welkom	grid 12	10 +6
2003	Jerez	grid 9	10 +6
2003	Le Mans		4 +13
2003	Mugello	grid 8	10 +6
2003	Catalunya	grid 3	DNF
2003	Assen	grid 5	5 +11
2003	Donington	grid 8	DNF
2003	Sachsenring	grid 18	9 +7
2003	Brno	grid 11	11 +5
2003	Estoril	grid 5	13 +3
2003	Rio	grid 14	DNF
2003	Motegi	grid 15	13 +3
2003	Sepang	grid 23	Did not start
2003	Phillip Island	grid 15	6 +10
2003	Valencia	grid 21	DNF
2004	Motegi	grid 21	11 +5
2004	Valencia	grid 22	DNF
2005	Shanghai	grid 15	2 +20
2005	Le Mans	grid 13	11 +5
2005	Sachsenring	grid 14	Not restarted
2005	Sepang	grid 13	DNF
2005	Phillip Island	grid 13	16
2005	Istanbul	grid 13	13 +3
2007	Lusail	grid 14	12 +4
2007	Jerez	grid 16	18
2007	Istanbul	grid 11	Out on lap 1
2007	Mugello	grid 4	16