PROFILE: OLIVIER JACQUE

Drafted into the Kawasaki Racing Team as a temporary replacement for the injured Alex Hofmann, Olivier Jacque secured Kawasaki's best ever result in the premier Grand Prix class when he brought his Ninja ZX-RR home in second place in a waterlogged Grand Prix of China in Shanghai.

PROFILE:

Born: 29th August 1973 - Villerupt, France
Nationality: French
Marital status: Single
Residence: London, England
Height: 172cm / 5'8'
Weight: 59kg / 130bs
First GP: 1995 - Australia
GP Race Wins: 7 - 250cc World Championship
GP Podiums: 35 - 1 x MotoGP and 34 x 250cc World Championship
GP Pole Positions: 17 - 1 x MotoGP and 16 x 250cc World Championship
GP Championship Titles: 1 - 250cc World Championship

CAREER SUMMARY:

2005: Kawasaki Racing Team, MotoGP
2004: 24th, MotoGP World Championship - 2 starts
2003: 12th, MotoGP World Championship
2002: 10th, MotoGP World Championship
2001: 15th, MotoGP World Championship
2000: 250cc World Champion
1999: 7th, 250cc World Championship
1998: 5th, 250cc World Championship
1997: 4th, 250cc World Championship
1996: 3rd, 250cc World Championship
1995: 10th, 250cc World Championship - Rookie of the Year
1994: 2nd, European 250cc Championship/4th, French 250cc Championship
1993: 20th, European 250cc Championship/5th, French 250cc Championship
1992: 7th, French 125cc Championship
1991: Champion, 50cc Championship of Lorraine
1990: 50cc Championship debut