Olivier Jacque

Olivier Jacque
Olivier Jacque at the 1996 Japanese GP
Nationality	French
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1995 - 2005, 2007 First race 1995 250cc Australian Grand Prix Last race 2007 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix First win 1996 250cc Brazilian Grand Prix Last win 2000 250cc Australian Grand Prix Team(s) Honda, Yamaha, Moriwaki, Kawasaki Championships 250cc - 2000 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 136 7 35 17 19 1221

Olivier Jacque (born August 29, 1973 in Villerupt, France) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

He was second in the 250cc European Championship in 1994, before moving on to the 250cc World Championship. He achieved a top ten finish in the points standings every year he competed. In 2000 he had a season-long battle for the championship with Tech 3 team-mate Shinya Nakano and Daijiro Kato, ultimately winning the 250cc Motorcycle World Champion on a Yamaha YZR250.^[1]

For 2001, he moved up to the 500 cc class with the Tech 3 team. He spent three years in them, before starting 2004 without a ride. He made one appearance on a Moriwaki bike, but again was rideless as 2005 started. He stepped in for the injured Alex Hofmann in China and stunned the series regulars by finishing 2nd to Valentino Rossi on the factory Kawasaki. He was then permanently hired by Kawasaki as an occasional extra race rider. He did not race for them in 2006, but was chosen for 2007 alongside countryman Randy de Puniet, ironically replacing Nakano. Sete Gibernau was later revealed to have rejected the ride before Jacque was offered it.

However, the season was a disaster. At Istanbul he triggered a four-bike collision, missing his braking point into a corner on lap 1 and hitting Colin Edwards, with Dani Pedrosa and Chris Vermeulen also getting caught up. In the next round in Shanghai he crashed in practice, gashing his arm severely enough to be unable to race there or at Le Mans. He again crashed in practice at Barcelona, missing this race too.

Following the series of injuries, Olivier announced his retirement from MotoGP in June 2007. He remains as development rider and technical advisor for Kawasaki Racing Team.^[2]

Commitment

Olivier Jacque is today a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.^[3]

Grand Prix career statistics

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	Machine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Points	Rank	Wins
1995	250cc	Tech 3 Honda	NSR250	AUS Ret	MAL 10	JPN Ret	ESP 12	GER 11	ITA 16	NED Ret	FRA 9	GBR 4	CZE 14	BRA 7	ARG 4	EUR 9						66	10th	0
1996	250cc	Tech 3 Honda	NSR250	MAL 4	INA 8	JPN 4	ESP 7	ITA 4	FRA Ret	NED Ret	GER 2	GBR 3	AUT Ret	CZE 2	IMO 2	CAT 2	BRA 1	AUS 3				193	3rd	1
1997	250cc	Tech 3 Honda	NSR250	MAL 3	JPN	ESP 7	ITA 5	AUT 1	FRA Ret	NED Ret	IMO 2	GER 2	BRA 1	GBR 4	CZE 2	CAT 6	INA 3	AUS 3				201	4th	2
1998	250cc	Tech 3 Honda	NSR250	JPN 5	MAL 3	ESP 3	ITA Ret	FRA 4	MAD Ret	NED Ret	GBR	GER	CZE Ret	IMO 5	CAT 4	AUS 3	ARG 3					112	5th	0
1999	250cc	Tech 3 Yamaha	YZR250	MAL 4	JPN Ret	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GBR	GER 8	CZE 5	IMO 3	VAL Ret	AUS 2	RSA 3	BRA 4	ARG 1			122	7th	1
2000	250cc	Tech 3 Yamaha	YZR250	RSA 4	MAL 2	JPN 4	ESP 4	FRA 3	ITA 2	CAT 1	NED 2	GBR 2	GER 1	CZE 3	POR 2	VAL 2	BRA Ret	PAC 4	AUS 1			279	1st	3
2001	500cc	Tech 3 Yamaha	YZR500	JPN Ret	RSA 16	ESP Ret	FRA Ret	ITA	CAT 12	NED 11	GBR 9	GER 6	CZE 12	POR 8	VAL 5	PAC Ret	AUS 6	MAL Ret	BRA Ret			59	15th	0
2002	MotoGP	Tech 3 Yamaha	YZR500	JPN Ret	RSA 6	ESP 11	FRA Ret	ITA 9	CAT 9	NED 14	GBR 5	GER Ret	CZE 10	POR Ret	BRA 7	PAC 7						81	10th	0
			YZR-M1														MAL Ret	AUS 8	VAL 9
2003	MotoGP	Tech 3 Yamaha	YZR-M1	JPN 15	RSA 10	ESP 10	FRA 4	ITA 10	CAT Ret	NED 5	GBR Ret	GER 9	CZE 11	POR 13	BRA Ret	PAC 13	MAL DNS	AUS 6	VAL Ret			71	12th	0
2004	MotoGP	Moriwaki	MD211VF	RSA	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	BRA	GER	GBR	CZE	POR	JPN 11	QAT	MAL	AUS	VAL Ret			5	24th	0
2005	MotoGP	Kawasaki	ZX-RR	ESP	POR	CHN 2	FRA 11	ITA	CAT	NED	USA	GBR	GER Ret	CZE	JPN	MAL Ret	QAT	AUS 16	TUR 13	VAL		28	17th	0
2007	MotoGP	Kawasaki	ZX-RR	QAT 12	ESP 18	TUR Ret	CHN	FRA	ITA 16	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	USA	CZE	RSM	POR	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	4	23rd	0

References

1. ^ Olivier Jacque career statistics at MotoGP.com
2. ^ "West to replace Jacque at Kawasaki". GPUpdate.net (GPUpdate). 21 June 2007. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/motogp-news/156600/west-to-replace-jacque-at-kawasaki/. Retrieved 30 January 2011. 
3. ^ Peace and Sport

Preceded by Valentino Rossi

250 cc Motorcycle World Champion 2000

Succeeded by Daijiro Kato

External links

• (French) Official website

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