Quick Facts
Biography
Raymond Roche (born February 21, 1957 in Ollioules) is a French former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1981, he teamed up with Jean Lafond to win the Endurance World Championship. His best year in Grand Prix racing was in 1984 when he finished third in the 500cc world championship behind Eddie Lawson and Randy Mamola. After retiring from Grand Prix racing, he competed in the Superbike World Championship as a member of the Ducati factory racing team, winning that championship in 1990, and finishing as runner-up in 1991 and 1992. He is still only one of four native European riders from outside of the United Kingdom to have won the World Superbike Title.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 250cc | Yamaha | TZ250 | VEN - | ESP - | FRA 6 | NAT 8 | NED - | BEL - | SWE - | FIN - | GBR 3 | GER 8 | CZE 6 | YUG - | 26 | 11th | 0 | |||
| 350cc | Yamaha | TZ350 | VEN - | AUT - | FRA 9 | NAT - | NED - | SWE - | FIN - | GBR - | GER - | CZE 10 | YUG - | 3 | 22nd | 0 | |||||
| 1980 | 500cc | Sonauto-Yamaha | YZR500 | NAT - | ESP - | FRA 11 | NED - | BEL 12 | FIN 10 | GBR 14 | GER - | 1 | 23rd | 0 | |||||||
| 1981 | 500cc | Suzuki | RG500 | AUT - | GER 15 | NAT 15 | FRA - | YUG - | NED - | BEL - | RSM - | GBR - | FIN - | SWE - | 0 | - | 0 | ||||
| 1982 | 500cc | Suzuki | RG500 | ARG - | AUT - | FRA - | ESP - | NAT 11 | NED 10 | BEL - | YUG - | GBR - | SWE - | RSM - | GER - | 1 | 28th | 0 | |||
| 1983 | 500cc | Total-Honda | NS500 | RSA 7 | FRA NC | NAT 6 | GER 7 | ESP NC | AUT NC | YUG - | NED 9 | BEL - | GBR - | SWE 8 | RSM 7 | 22 | 10th | 0 | |||
| 1984 | 500cc | Total-Honda | NS500 | RSA 2 | NAT 3 | ESP 3 | AUT 6 | GER 5 | FRA NC | YUG 3 | NED 2 | BEL 3 | GBR NC | SWE 2 | RSM 2 | 99 | 3rd | 0 | |||
| 1985 | 500cc | Marlboro-Yamaha | YZR500 | RSA NC | ESP 5 | GER 13 | NAT 7 | AUT 10 | YUG 6 | NED NC | BEL 5 | FRA 2 | GBR 6 | SWE 8 | RSM 4 | 50 | 7th | 0 | |||
| 1986 | 500cc | Rothmans-Honda | NSR500 | ESP 6 | NAT NC | GER 7 | AUT NC | YUG 7 | NED 6 | BEL NC | FRA NC | GBR 6 | SWE 5 | RSM 5 | 35 | 8th | 0 | ||||
| 1987 | 500cc | Cagiva | GP500 | JPN 10 | ESP NC | GER NC | NAT 9 | AUT NC | YUG 5 | NED NC | FRA NC | GBR - | SWE 3 | CZE NC | RSM NC | POR NC | BRA NC | ARG 5 | 15 | 13th | 0 |
| 1988 | 500cc | Cagiva | GP500 | JPN NC | USA NC | ESP 11 | EXP NC | NAT 9 | GER - | AUT - | NED - | BEL - | YUG NC | FRA - | GBR NC | SWE 15 | CZE NC | BRA - | 13 | 20th | 0 |
| 1989 | 500cc | Cagiva | GP500 | JPN - | AUS - | USA - | ESP - | NAT DNS | GER - | AUT - | YUG - | NED - | BEL - | FRA NC | GBR - | SWE - | CZE - | BRA - | 0 | - | 0 |