Dominique Sarron

Dominique Sarron (born 27 August 1959 in Riom, Puy-de-Dôme) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from France. His best year was in 1986, when he won the Brazilian Grand Prix and finished in third place in the 250cc world championship behind Carlos Lavado and Sito Pons. He won two races in 1988 riding for Honda and ended the season ranked fourth.

After his Grand Prix career, Sarron competed in the 1993 Superbike World Championship. He also competed in motorcycle endurance racing. He won the Suzuka 8 Hours in 1986 partnered with Wayne Gardner ( ebenfalls in 1986 Teilnahme bei den 1000 km von Hockenheim / Germany auf Rothmans Honda RVF750 ) *Rennen war 1986 im WM Kalender. And in 1989 partnered with Alex Vieira. He is the younger brother of Christian Sarron, also a Grand Prix motorcycle racer. In 1994, he teamed up with his brother to win the prestigious Bol d'or endurance race.

Motorcycle Grand Prix Results 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 Machine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points Rank Wins 1985 250cc Rothmans-Honda France RS250 RSA- ESP- GER27 NAT15 AUT18 YUG15 NEDNC BEL8 FRA9 GBR13 SWE16 RSM9 7 21st 0 1986 250cc Rothmans-Honda France NSR250 ESP16 NAT7 GER11 AUT6 YUG3 NED7 BEL4 FRA3 GBR1 SWE5 RSM3 72 3rd 1 1987 250cc Rothmans-Honda France NSR250 JPNNC ESP4 GERNC NAT3 AUT7 YUG6 NED- FRA2 GBR9 SWE5 CZE2 RSM4 POR8 BRA1 ARG2 97 4th 1 1988 250cc Rothmans-Honda France NSR250 JPNNC USA3 ESPNC EXP4 NAT1 GER9 AUT4 NEDNC BELNC YUG3 FRA3 GBR2 SWE3 CZE8 BRA1 158 4th 2 1989 500cc Elf-Honda NSR500 JPN18 AUS10 USA10 ESP9 NATDNS GER8 AUT10 YUG10 NED- BEL- FRA- GBRNC SWE- CZE- BRANC 39 15th 0 1990 250cc Rothmans-Honda NSR250 JPN4 USA5 ESPNC NATNC GER- AUT8 YUG- NED- BEL- FRANC GBR4 SWE10 CZE5 HUN6 AUS10 78 10th 0 1991 250cc Gallina-Yamaha TZ250 JPN- AUS- USA- ESPNC ITA- GER16 AUT- EUR12 NED- FRA- GBR- RSM- CZE- VDM- MAL- 4 30th 0 1992 500cc Banco-Yamaha ROC Yamaha JPN- AUS15 MAL- ESP15 ITA17 EUR17 GER13 NEDNC HUN15 FRANC GBR9 BRA13 RSA17 2 23rd 0

Career statistics FIM Endurance World Championship Year Bike Rider 1984 Honda RC45 Guy Bertin Dominique Sarron 2nd

Suzuka 8 Hours results Year Team Co-Rider Bike Pos 1986 Team HRC Wayne Gardner Dominique Sarron Honda RVF750 RC45 1st 1989 Beams Honda with Ikuzawa Dominique Sarron Alex Vieira Honda RVF750 RC45 1st