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Dominique Sarron (born August 27, 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. 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. 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 | 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 |