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Dominique Sarron (born 27 August 1959 in Riom,
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road racer from
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. His best year was in
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when he won the Brazilian Grand Prix and finished in third place in the 250cc world championship behind Carlos Lavado and
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.Dominique Sarron career statistics at MotoGP.com
/ref> He won two races in
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riding for
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and ended the season ranked fourth. After his Grand Prix career, Sarron competed in the
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. He also competed in motorcycle endurance racing. He won the Suzuka 8 Hours in 1986 partnered with
Wayne Gardner Wayne Michael Gardner (born 11 October 1959) is an Australian former professional Grand Prix motorcycle and touring car racer. His most notable achievement was winning the 1987 500 cc Motorcycle World Championship, becoming the first Aus ...
, and in 1989 partnered with Alex Vieira. He is the younger brother of
Christian Sarron Christian Sarron (born 27 March 1955 in Clermont-Ferrand, France) is a French former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. __TOC__ Motorcycle racing career He began his career on a Kawasaki when he met French Grand Prix racer Patrick Pons. Pons ...
, also a Grand Prix motorcycle racer. In 1994, he teamed up with his brother to win the prestigious
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endurance race.


Motorcycle Grand Prix Results

Points system from 1969 to 1987: Points system from 1988 to 1992: ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


References

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