Jean-Philippe Ruggia | |
Nationality: | French |
Gp Active Years: | 1987 - 1996, 1998 |
Gp Teams: | Aprilia |
Gp Race Starts: | 138 |
Gp Race Wins: | 3 |
Gp Podiums: | 10 |
Gp Total Points: | 899 |
Gp Poles: | 2 |
Gp Fastest Laps: | 2 |
Gp First Race: | 1987 250cc Japanese Grand Prix |
Gp First Win: | 1993 250cc British Grand Prix |
Gp Last Win: | 1994 250cc Spanish Grand Prix |
Gp Last Race: | 1998 500cc Dutch TT |
Jean-Philippe Ruggia (born 1 October 1965 in Toulon) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from France. His best year was in 1995 when he finished in fifth place in the 250cc world championship. He won two races in 1993 riding for Aprilia and ended the season ranked sixth. He was also moderately successful in the 500cc class, finishing 8th overall in 1990.[1] He is also the first rider known to use the elbow down riding style, years before Marc Márquez popularized the riding style in Grand Prix racing.
Points system from 1969 to 1987:
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Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Position | width=20 | 1 | width=20 | 2 | width=20 | 3 | width=20 | 4 | width=20 | 5 | width=20 | 6 | width=20 | 7 | width=20 | 8 | width=20 | 9 | width=20 | 10 | width=20 | 11 | width=20 | 12 | width=20 | 13 | width=20 | 14 | width=20 | 15 |
Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 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)