Dominique Sarron

Dominique Sarron
Dominique Sarron
	Sarron at the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix
Nationality	French
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years	1985 - 1992
First race	1985 250cc German Grand Prix
Last race	1992 500cc South African Grand Prix
First win	1986 250cc British Grand Prix
Last win	1988 250cc Brazilian Grand Prix
Team(s)	Honda

Dominique Sarron (born 27 August 1959 in Riom, Puy-de-Dôme) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from France. His best year was in 1986 when he won the Brazilian Grand Prix and finished in third place in the 250cc world championship behind Carlos Lavado and Sito Pons.[1] He won two races in 1988 riding for Honda and ended the season ranked fourth.

After his Grand Prix career, Sarron competed in the 1993 Superbike World Championship. He also competed in motorcycle endurance racing. He won the Suzuka 8 Hours in 1986 partnered with Wayne Gardner, and in 1989 partnered with Alex Vieira.[2][3] He is the younger brother of Christian Sarron, also a Grand Prix motorcycle racer. In 1994, he teamed up with his brother to win the prestigious Bol d'or endurance race.

Motorcycle Grand Prix Results

Points system from 1969 to 1987:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Points system from 1988 to 1992:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Points	20	17	15	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[1]	Class	Team	Machine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Points	Rank	Wins
1985	250cc	Rothmans-Honda France	RS250	RSA -	ESP -	GER 27	NAT 15	AUT 18	YUG 15	NED NC	BEL 8	FRA 9	GBR 13	SWE 16	RSM 9				7	21st	0
1986	250cc	Rothmans-Honda France	NSR250	ESP 16	NAT 7	GER 11	AUT 6	YUG 3	NED 7	BEL 4	FRA 3	GBR 1	SWE 5	RSM 3					72	3rd	1
1987	250cc	Rothmans-Honda France	NSR250	JPN NC	ESP 4	GER NC	NAT 3	AUT 7	YUG 6	NED -	FRA 2	GBR 9	SWE 5	CZE 2	RSM 4	POR 8	BRA 1	ARG 2	97	4th	1
1988	250cc	Rothmans-Honda France	NSR250	JPN NC	USA 3	ESP NC	EXP 4	NAT 1	GER 9	AUT 4	NED NC	BEL NC	YUG 3	FRA 3	GBR 2	SWE 3	CZE 8	BRA 1	158	4th	2
1989	500cc	Elf-Honda	NSR500	JPN 18	AUS 10	USA 10	ESP 9	NAT DNS	GER 8	AUT 10	YUG 10	NED -	BEL -	FRA -	GBR NC	SWE -	CZE -	BRA NC	39	15th	0
1990	250cc	Rothmans-Honda	NSR250	JPN 4	USA 5	ESP NC	NAT NC	GER -	AUT 8	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	FRA NC	GBR 4	SWE 10	CZE 5	HUN 6	AUS 10	78	10th	0
1991	250cc	Gallina-Yamaha	TZ250	JPN -	AUS -	USA -	ESP NC	ITA -	GER 16	AUT -	EUR 12	NED -	FRA -	GBR -	RSM -	CZE -	VDM -	MAL -	4	30th	0
1992	500cc	Banco-Yamaha	ROC Yamaha	JPN -	AUS 15	MAL -	ESP 15	ITA 17	EUR 17	GER 13	NED NC	HUN 15	FRA NC	GBR 9	BRA 13	RSA 17			2	23rd	0

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