Jean-Michel Bayle
Jean-Michel Bayle (born April 1, 1969 in Manosque , Alpes-de-Haute-Provence , France ) is a French motorcycle racer .
Career
He started his career with first races in 1981 on motocross machines. Within a few years he won some of the biggest titles in the sport, including two world championships , as well as the much acclaimed US motocross series of the AMA in the two major classes within one year.
Looking for new challenges, he switched to the Motorcycle Road World Championship from 1993 to 1999 , where he spent three years in the 250 cm³ class for Aprilia and then in the 500 cm³ World Championship for Yamaha and Kenny Roberts sr. 'Team Modenas drove. His greatest successes were two pole positions and ninth place in the World Cup in 1996 .
In 2002 and 2003, he won two of the most important endurance races for motorcycles, the Bol d'Or and the 24 Hours of Le Mans .
In 2006 Bayle joined the French Touring Car Series Touring Cup on Opel to. Here, too, now on four wheels, he was able to achieve pole positions and victories and clinched the title in his first season.
In 2007 Bayle clinched his first victory in a rally in the Group N classification of near-production vehicles in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 at the Haute Provence Rally , a run for the French Coupe de France championship . He finished 5th in the overall ranking.
statistics
title
- 1985 French junior motocross champion
- 1987 3rd of the Motocross World Championship in the 125 cm³ class
- 1988 Motocross world champion in the 125 cm³ class on a Honda
- 1989 Motocross world champion in the 250 cm³ class on a Honda
- 1991 1st US Supercross series, 1st US Motocross series in the 250 cm³ and 500 cm³ classes
- 1990, 1991 and 1992 winner of the Supercross event in Paris-Bercy
- 2002 and 2003 winner of the Bol d'Or and the 24 Hours of Le Mans for motorcycles
- 2006 Champion of the Touring Cup on Opel
In the motorcycle world championship
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Web links
- Official Homepage (French)
- Jean-Michel Bayle on the official website of the Motorcycle World Championship (English).
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SURNAME | Bayle, Jean-Michel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French motorcycle racer |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 1st 1969 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Manosque , France |