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Raymond Roche (SOE)
Raymond Roche (born 21 February 1957 in Ollioules) is a French former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Motorcycle racing career In 1981, he teamed up with Jean Lafond to win the FIM Endurance World Championship. His best year in Grand Prix racing was in 1984 when he finished third in the 500cc world championship behind Eddie Lawson and Randy Mamola. After retiring from Grand Prix racing, he competed in the Superbike World Championship Superbike World Championship (also known as WorldSBK, SBK, World Superbike, WSB, or WSBK) is a silhouette-class road racing series based on heavily modified production motorcycles, also known as superbike racing. The championship was founded i ... as a member of the Ducati factory racing team, winning that championship in , and finishing as runner-up in and . He is still only one of four native European riders from outside of the United Kingdom to have won the World Superbike Title. Career statistics Grand Prix motorcycl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Dutch TT ...
The 1984 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 29–30 June 1984 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands. Classification 500 cc References {{MotoGP_race_report , Name_of_race = Dutch TT , Year_of_race = 1984 , Previous_race_in_season = 1984 Yugoslavian Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1984 Belgian Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1983 Dutch TT , Next_year's_race = 1985 Dutch TT Dutch TT Dutch Tourist Trophy Dutch TT The Dutch Tourist Trophy, also known as the ''TT Assen'', is an annual Dutch motorsport event established in 1925 for road racing motorcycles held on the TT Circuit Assen, also known as the ‘Cathedral of Speed'. The event attained world champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing Season
The 1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 36th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Season summary Defending champion Freddie Spencer was the pre-season favorite to win the championship however, teething problems with Honda's new V4 and early season injuries squelched his hopes to repeat. In spite of his problems, Spencer still took five wins. Eddie Lawson lived up to his nickname of Steady Eddie with four wins and four second places to secure his first 500cc world championship on a Yamaha. Randy Mamola also had three wins to finish second on a factory backed Honda. Yamaha also claimed the 250 crown with Frenchman Christian Sarron taking the honors ahead of a strong challenge from Real-Rotax mounted Manfred Herweh. Angel Nieto would win a thirteenth world championship with six wins in a row before sitting out the final two races. Stefan Dörflinger would be the first ever 80cc champion after the class displacement was increased from 50cc. 1984 Grand Prix se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Finnish Motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1976 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 1 August 1976 at the Imatra circuit. Pat Hennen won the race to become the first American to win a motorcycle Grand Prix. 500cc classification 350 cc classification 250 cc classification 125 cc classification 50 cc classification References {{MotoGP_race report , Name_of_race = Finnish Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1976 , Previous_race_in_season = 1976 Swedish Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1976 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1975 Finnish Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1977 Finnish Grand Prix Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ... Motorcycle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Swedish Motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1976 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 25 July 1976 at the Scandinavian Raceway. 500cc classification ;Footnotes: 250 cc classification 125 cc classification 50 cc classification References {{MotoGP_race report , Name_of_race = Swedish Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1976 , Previous_race_in_season = 1976 Belgian Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1976 Finnish Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1975 Swedish Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1977 Swedish Grand Prix Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ... Motorcycle Grand Prix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Belgian Motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1976 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 4 July 1976 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. 500cc classification 250 cc classification 125 cc classification 50 cc classification Sidecar classification References {{MotoGP_race report , Name_of_race = Belgian Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1976 , Previous_race_in_season = 1976 Dutch TT , Next_race_in_season = 1976 Swedish Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1975 Belgian Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1977 Belgian Grand Prix Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix Belgian Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ... Motorcycle Grand Prix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Dutch TT
The 1976 Dutch TT was the sixth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 27 June 1976 at the Circuit van Drenthe Assen. 500cc classification 350 cc classification 250 cc classification 125 cc classification 50 cc classification Sidecar classification References {{MotoGP_race report , Name_of_race = Dutch TT , Year_of_race = 1976 , Previous_race_in_season = 1976 Isle of Man TT , Next_race_in_season = 1976 Belgian Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1975 Dutch TT , Next_year's_race = 1977 Dutch TT Dutch TT Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ... Tourist Trophy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Isle Of Man TT
The 1976 Isle of Man TT was the fifth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season held on the Isle of Man between 7 June and 12 June 1976. The racing would be the final time the Isle of Man TT was an official round on the Grand Prix calendar. Although it had once been the most prestigious race of the year, racing around the Snaefell Mountain Course had been increasingly boycotted by the eras' top riders over safety concerns. Bowing to pressure for increased rider safety at racing events, FIM moved the Grand Prix to England in 1977 with the British Grand Prix being held at the Silverstone Circuit. However the Isle of Man TT, as it had before 1949 continued as a stand-alone event. Senior TT (500cc) classification Junior TT (350 cc) classification Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification 500 cc Sidecar TT classification Non-championship races 1000 cc Sidecar TT 1000 cc Open Classic TT Production TT References ''NOTE: The Isle o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Yugoslavian Motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1976 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 23 May 1976 at the Opatija circuit. 350 cc classification 250 cc classification 125 cc classification 50 cc classification References {{MotoGP_race report , Name_of_race = Yugoslavian Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1976 , Previous_race_in_season = 1976 Nations Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1976 Isle of Man TT The 1976 Isle of Man TT was the fifth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season held on the Isle of Man between 7 June and 12 June 1976. The racing would be the final time the Isle of Man TT was an official round on the Grand Prix ... , Previous_year's_race = 1975 Yugoslavian Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1977 Yugoslavian Grand Prix Yugoslav motorcycle Grand Prix Yugoslavian Motorcycle Grand Prix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Nations Motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1976 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 16 May 1976 at the Mugello circuit. Otello Buscherini suffered a fatal accident on lap 6 of the 250cc race and was killed. 500cc classification 350 cc classification ;Footnotes: 250 cc classification ;Footnotes: 125 cc classification 50 cc classification References {{MotoGP_race report , Name_of_race = Nations Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1976 , Previous_race_in_season = 1976 Austrian Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1976 Yugoslavian Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1975 Nations Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1977 Nations Grand Prix Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Nations Grand Prix Nations Grand Prix The Italian motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. From 1949 to 1990 the event was known by the it, Gran Premio Delle Nazioni (''Nations Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 French Motorcycle Grand Prix ...
The 1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 25 April 1976 at the Circuit Bugatti Le Mans. 500cc classification 350 cc classification ;Footnotes: 250 cc classification ;Footnotes: 50 cc classification ;Footnotes: Sidecar classification ;Footnotes: References {{MotoGP_race report , Name_of_race = French Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1976 , Previous_race_in_season = 1975 Yugoslavian Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1976 Austrian Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1975 French Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1977 French Grand Prix French motorcycle Grand Prix French Motorcycle Grand Prix Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing Season
The 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 28th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Season summary 1976 marked the beginning of the era of Suzuki domination with the Japanese firm taking 11 of the first 12 places in the premier class. Angel Nieto would take his fifth world title in the 50cc division, this time aboard a Bultaco. In the 125cc class, it was more of the same with Morbidelli taking another crown with Pier Paolo Bianchi claiming the championship. Walter Villa would claim double world championships in the 250cc and 350cc classes for Harley-Davidson fighting off a strong challenge from defending champion, Johnny Cecotto in the larger class. Barry Sheene came to the fore with a dominating championship season in the 500cc division, finishing ahead of his Suzuki teammate Teuvo Länsivuori Teuvo Pentti "Tepi" Länsivuori (born 9 December 1945) is a Finnish former professional motorcycle road racer. He competed in the Grand Prix world championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorsport Driver Results Legend
Motorsport, motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of two-wheeled motorised vehicles under the banner of motorcycle racing, and includes off-road racing such as motocross. Four- (or more) wheeled motorsport competition is globally governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA); and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) governs two-wheeled competition. Likewise, the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) governs powerboat racing while the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) governs air sports, including aeroplane racing. All vehicles that participate in motorsports must adhere to the regulations that are set out by the respective global governing body. History In 1894, a French newspaper organised a race from Paris to Rouen and back, starting ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
