Marc Fontan

Marc Fontan
Nationality	French
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1978, 1981 - 1983 First race 1978 250cc British Grand Prix Last race 1983 500cc San Marino Grand Prix Team(s) Gauloises-Yamaha Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 32 0 0 0 0 119

Marc Fontan (born 20 October 1956 in Canet Village, Perpignan) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from France. His best year was in 1983 when he finished in sixth place in the 500cc world championship.^[1] In 1980, Fontan teamed up with Herve Moineau to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. They went on to win the 1980 Endurance World Championship.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

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	Wins
1978	250cc	Yamaha	VEN -	ESP -	FRA -	NAT -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	GBR 10	GER -	CZE -	YUG -	1	28th	0
1981	500cc	Sonauto-Yamaha	AUT 12	GER 9	NAT NC	FRA 10	YUG NC	NED 13	BEL 8	RSM 8	GBR 5	FIN 6	SWE 6		25	9th	0
1982	500cc	Sonauto-Yamaha	ARG 7	AUT -	FRA -	ESP 7	NAT 9	NED 9	BEL 10	YUG -	GBR 8	SWE 4	RSM -	GER 6	29	10th	0
1983	500cc	Sonauto-Yamaha	RSA 4	FRA 6	NAT 7	GER 6	ESP 7	AUT 6	YUG 6	NED 7	BEL 6	GBR 5	SWE 4	RSM 6	64	6th	0

References

1. ^ Marc Fontan career statistics at MotoGP.com

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Name	Fontan, Marc
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Date of birth	20 October 1956
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