Olivier Pierre Albin Chevallier (6 February 1949 - 6 April 1980)
was a
French professional
Grand Prix
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motorcycle
road racer.
Born in
Vendôme
Vendôme (, ) is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Departments of France, department of Loir-et-Cher, France. It is also the department's third-biggest Communes of France, commune with 15,856 inhabitants (2019).
It is one of the ...
,
Loir-et-Cher
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, Chevallier's best year was in
1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...
when he finished in sixth place in the 350cc world championship. His only Grand Prix victory came at the
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
350cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix at
Opatija
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.
Olivier Chevallier career statistics at MotoGP.com
/ref> He was killed while competing at the Grand Prix of Le Castellet in 1980.Alain Chevallier
Alain Chevallier (6 November 1947 – 3 October 2016) was a French Grand Prix motorcycle designer and builder.
During the 1970s and 1980s, Chevallier designed and built road racing motorcycles using Yamaha engines and campaigned them in the Grand ...
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engines.
References
External links
Image of Chevallier at the 1976 Belgian Grand Prix
1949 births
1980 deaths
People from Vendôme
French motorcycle racers
250cc World Championship riders
350cc World Championship riders
500cc World Championship riders
Motorcycle racers who died while racing
Sport deaths in France
Sportspeople from Loir-et-Cher
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