Jean-François Baldé

Jean-François Baldé
Nationality	French
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1973, 1975 - 1989 First race 1973 500cc French Grand Prix Last race 1989 250cc Brazilian Grand Prix First win 1981 250cc Argentine Grand Prix Last win 1983 250 South African Grand Prix Team(s) Kawasaki Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 129 5 26 7 4 546

Jean-François Baldé (born 29 November 1950) is a French former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Born in Mulhouse, France, Baldé had his most successful year in 1981 when he won the Argentine Grand Prix and finished in second place in the 250cc world championship behind Anton Mang. He won three races in 1982 riding for Kawasaki and ended the season ranked third in the 350 class. Baldé won five Grand Prix races during his career.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Points system from 1968 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	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Points	Rank	Wins
1973	500cc	Yamaha	FRA 8	AUT -	GER -	IOM -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -					3	41st	0
1975	250cc	Yamaha	FRA -	ESP -		GER 10	NAT -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	CZE -	YUG -				1	38th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA 6	ESP -	AUT -	GER -	NAT -	IOM -	NED -			FIN -	CZE -	YUG -				5	26th	0
	500cc	Yamaha	FRA -		AUT -	GER -	NAT -	IOM -	NED -	BEL 10	SWE -	FIN -	CZE -					1	46th	0
1976	250cc	Yamaha	FRA -		NAT 5	YUG -	IOM -	NED -	BEL 16	SWE -	FIN 9	CZE -	GER -	ESP -				8	18th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA 3	AUT 15	NAT 12	YUG -	IOM -	NED -			FIN 11	CZE Ret	GER -	ESP -				10	18th	0
1977	250cc	Kawasaki	VEN -	GER -	NAT 7	ESP -	FRA -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	CZE 15	GBR -				4	29th	0
1978	250cc	Kawasaki	VEN -	ESP -	FRA -	NAT 9	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN 6	GBR 7	GER 4	CZE -	YUG -				19	13th	0
1979	250cc	Kawasaki	VEN -	GER -	NAT 5	ESP 7	YUG -	NED 5	BEL -	SWE 7	FIN 7	GBR -	CZE -	FRA 6				29	8th	0
1980	250cc	Kawasaki	NAT 2	ESP 4	FRA -	YUG 6	NED 7	BEL -	FIN -	GBR -	CZE 3	GER 2						59	3rd	0
	350cc	Kawasaki	NAT -		FRA 5		NED 7			GBR 4	CZE 2	GER 4						38	3rd	0
1981	250cc	Kawasaki	ARG 1		GER 9	NAT 6	FRA 4	ESP 2		NED 6	BEL 3	RSM 3	GBR 7	FIN 2	SWE 3	CZE 9		95	2nd	1
	350cc	Kawasaki	ARG 2	AUT -	GER -	NAT -			YUG 6	NED 3			GBR 3			CZE 2		49	3rd	0
1982	250cc	Kawasaki			FRA 2	ESP -	NAT -	NED -	BEL -	YUG -	GBR -	SWE 3	FIN -	CZE -	RSM -	GER -		22	12th	0
	350cc	Kawasaki	ARG 2	AUT -	FRA 1		NAT -	NED 1			GBR 1		FIN -	CZE -		GER 9		59	3rd	3
1983	250cc	Chevallier-Yamaha	RSA 1	FRA 15	NAT 10	GER 8	ESP 6	AUT 12	YUG 4	NED NC	BEL -	GBR -	SWE -					32	8th	1
1984	250cc	Pernod-Yamaha	RSA 7	NAT 20	ESP 5	AUT 9	GER NC	FRA 14	YUG -	NED NC	BEL 18	GBR 4	SWE 6	RSM NC				25	10th	0
1985	250cc	Pernod-Yamaha	RSA 7	ESP 10	GER 22	NAT -	AUT -	YUG 13	NED -	BEL NC	FRA 8	GBR NC	SWE 11	RSM 22				8	19th	0
1986	250cc	Rothmans-Honda	ESP 8	NAT 3	GER 4	AUT 3	YUG 2	NED 9	BEL NC	FRA 4	GBR NC	SWE 3	RSM NC					63	5th	0
1987	250cc	Defi-Yamaha	JPN 15	ESP -	GER 15	NAT NC	AUT 14	YUG 18	NED -	FRA NC	GBR NC	SWE 10	CZE NC	RSM NC	POR 6	BRA 12	ARG -	6	18th	0
1988	250cc	Defi-Rotax	JPN 21	USA -	ESP NC	EXP NC	NAT NC	GER -	AUT 23	NED 19	BEL NC	YUG 13	FRA 20	GBR 23	SWE 9	CZE 21	BRA 22	10	31st	0
1989	250cc	Motul Forza Shoei Yamaha	JPN 29	AUS 26	USA 25	ESP -	NAT 25	GER 25	AUT 17	YUG NC	NED 23	BEL -	FRA -	GBR 27	SWE NC	CZE 31	BRA 21	0	-	0

External links

• Jean-François Baldé on MotoGP.com