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| Jacques Cornu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Cornu at the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 1953 Aigle, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 April 2026 (aged 72) Neuchâtel, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacques Cornu (15 May 1953 – 27 April 2026) was a Swiss Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was in 1988, when he won two races and finished in third place in the 250cc world championship. Cornu won three Grand Prix races during his career.[1] In 1982, he teamed up with Jean Claude Chemarin to win the FIM Endurance World Championship.
Cornu died after a long illness in Neuchâtel, on 27 April 2026, at the age of 72.[2]
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
[edit]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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points | Rank | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 250cc | Yamaha | NAT - |
ESP 6 |
FRA 6 |
YUG 5 |
NED - |
BEL 7 |
FIN - |
GBR - |
CZE - |
GER 5 |
26 | 8th | 0 | |||||
| 350cc | Motul-Yamaha | NAT - |
FRA 8 |
NED 6 |
GBR - |
CZE 4 |
GER 6 |
21 | 7th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 350cc | Yamaha | ARG 9 |
AUT 7 |
GER - |
NAT - |
YUG 4 |
NED - |
GBR - |
CZE 5 |
20 | 8th | 0 | |||||||
| 1982 | 250cc | Hostettler-Yamaha | FRA 5 |
ESP - |
NAT 9 |
NED - |
BEL - |
YUG 6 |
GBR - |
SWE 7 |
FIN - |
CZE - |
RSM - |
GER - |
17 | 17th | 0 | |||
| 350cc | Hostettler-Yamaha | ARG 5 |
AUT 5 |
FRA - |
NAT 9 |
NED - |
GBR - |
FIN - |
CZE 3 |
GER - |
31 | 7th | 0 | |||||||
| 1983 | 250cc | Hostettler-Yamaha | RSA 5 |
FRA 2 |
NAT 5 |
GER NC |
ESP - |
AUT 9 |
YUG - |
NED 9 |
BEL 7 |
GBR - |
SWE 17 |
32 | 9th | 0 | ||||
| 1984 | 250cc | Hostettler-Yamaha | RSA 16 |
NAT 6 |
ESP 6 |
AUT 8 |
GER 8 |
FRA NC |
YUG 3 |
NED 2 |
BEL 13 |
GBR 9 |
SWE 3 |
RSM 3 |
60 | 6th | 0 | |||
| 1985 | 250cc | Parisienne-Honda | RSA 10 |
ESP 11 |
GER 19 |
NAT 7 |
AUT 13 |
YUG 9 |
NED 5 |
BEL 11 |
FRA 7 |
GBR 9 |
SWE 5 |
RSM 16 |
25 | 10th | 0 | |||
| 1986 | 250cc | Parisienne-Honda | ESP 5 |
NAT 6 |
GER 7 |
AUT 13 |
YUG 14 |
NED 11 |
BEL 8 |
FRA 3 |
GBR NC |
SWE 7 |
RSM NC |
32 | 7th | 0 | ||||
| 1987 | 250cc | Parisienne-Honda | JPN NC |
ESP 6 |
GER 2 |
NAT 4 |
AUT 6 |
YUG 4 |
NED 7 |
FRA NC |
GBR 4 |
SWE NC |
CZE - |
RSM - |
POR - |
BRA - |
ARG - |
50 | 9th | 0 |
| 1988 | 250cc | Parisienne-Honda | JPN 4 |
USA 7 |
ESP 4 |
EXP 3 |
NAT 8 |
GER 21 |
AUT 1 |
NED 2 |
BEL 2 |
YUG 6 |
FRA 1 |
GBR 7 |
SWE NC |
CZE 7 |
BRA 10 |
166 | 3rd | 2 |
| 1989 | 250cc | Lucky Strike-Honda | JPN 9 |
AUS 6 |
USA 6 |
ESP NC |
NAT 3 |
GER 5 |
AUT 2 |
YUG 3 |
NED 3 |
BEL 1 |
FRA 2 |
GBR 4 |
SWE 3 |
CZE 3 |
BRA 9 |
187 | 3rd | 1 |
| 1990 | 250cc | Lucky Strike-Honda | JPN 5 |
USA - |
ESP - |
NAT - |
GER - |
AUT 7 |
YUG 8 |
NED NC |
BEL 5 |
FRA 5 |
GBR 6 |
SWE 6 |
CZE 9 |
HUN 7 |
AUS NC |
86 | 9th | 0 |
FIM Endurance World Championship
[edit]| Year | Bike | Rider | TC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Kawasaki Heavy Industries |  Jean-Claude Chemarin  Jacques Cornu |
1st |
| 1983 | Kawasaki | Jacques Cornu |
3rd |
References
[edit]- ↑ Jacques Cornu career statistics at MotoGP.com[link removed]
- ↑ "Carnet noir: l'ancien pilote de moto neuchâtelois Jacques Cornu est décédé". Arc Info. 28 April 2026. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
