Olivier Jacque
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| Motorcycle Grand Prix Career | |
| Nationality |  French |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1995 - 2007 |
| Team(s) | Yamaha, Kawasaki |
| Grands Prix | 133 |
| Championships | 250cc - 2000 |
| Wins | 7 |
| Podium finishes | 35 |
| Pole positions | 17 |
| Fastest laps | 9 |
| First Grand Prix | 1995 250cc Australian Grand Prix |
| First win | 1996 250cc Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2000 250cc Australian Grand Prix |
| Last Grand Prix | 2007 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix |
Olivier Jacque (born August 29, 1973 in Villerupt, France) is a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
He was second in the European 250cc Championship in 1994, before moving on to the 250cc World Championship. He achieved a top ten finish in the points standings every year he competed. In 2000 he had a season-long battle for the championship with Tech3 team-mate Shinya Nakano and Daijiro Kato, ultimately winning the 250cc Motorcycle World Champion on a Yamaha TZ250.
For 2001, he moved up to the 500cc class with the Tech3 team. He spent three years with them, before starting 2004 without a ride. He made one appearance on a Moriwaki bike, but again was rideless as 2005 started. He stepped in for the injured Alex Hofmann in China and stunned the series regulars by finishing 2nd to Valentino Rossi on the factory Kawasaki. He was then permanently hired by Kawasaki as a test and occasional extra race rider. He did not race for them in 2006, but has been chosen for 2007 alongside countryman Randy de Puniet, ironically replacing Nakano. Sete Gibernau was later revealed to have rejected the ride before Jacque was offered it.
| Preceded by Valentino Rossi |
250cc Motorcycle World Champion 2000 |
Succeeded by Daijiro Kato |
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