Jean-Louis Tournadre (born 17 November 1958) is a French former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Born in Clermont-Ferrand, he became France's first FIM road racing world champion when he clinched the 1982 250cc title aboard a Yamaha TZ250.
Despite only having one victory to his rival Anton Mang's five victories, Tournadre amassed enough podium results to win the championship by one point. His only victory came at the French Grand Prix held at Nogaro where most of the top riders, including Mang and Carlos Lavado, went on strike to protest the lack of safety at the circuit.50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix. (1999)(1st Ed). Hazelton Publishing Ltd. In 1988, Tournadre competed in the Hockenheim round of the World Superbike Championship.
Motorcycle Grand Prix Results Points system from 1969 to 1987: Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points Rank Wins1980 250cc Yamaha NAT- ESP- FRA- YUG- NED- BEL- FIN- GBR- CZE10 GER- 1 32nd 0 350cc Rieju NAT- FRA- NED- GBR9 CZE- GER8 5 20th 0 1981 250cc Yamaha ARG- GER- NAT- FRA- ESP- NED- BEL6 RSM6 GBR- FIN4 SWE5 CZE3 34 7th 0 1982 250cc Yamaha FRA1 ESP2 NAT3 NED2 BEL6 YUG3 GBR3 SWE4 FIN7 CZE2 RSM2 GER4 118 1st 1 1983 250cc Sonauto-Yamaha RSANC FRANC NATNC GER14 ESP11 AUTNC YUGNC NED- BEL- GBRNC SWENC 0 - 0 1986 250cc Sonauto-Yamaha ESPNC NATNC GERNC AUTNC YUGNC NED- BEL- FRA- GBRNC SWENC RSM16 0 - 0
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