Jacques Cornu

Jacques Cornu (15 May 1953 – 27 April 2026) was a Swiss Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was in 1988, when he won two races and finished in third place in the 250cc world championship. Cornu won three Grand Prix races during his career. In 1982, he teamed up with Jean Claude Chemarin to win the FIM Endurance World Championship.

Cornu died after a long illness in Neuchâtel, on 27 April 2026, at the age of 72.

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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points Rank Wins1980 250cc Yamaha NAT- ESP6 FRA6 YUG5 NED- BEL7 FIN- GBR- CZE- GER5 26 8th 0 350cc Motul-Yamaha NAT- FRA8 NED6 GBR- CZE4 GER6 21 7th 0 1981 350cc Yamaha ARG9 AUT7 GER- NAT- YUG4 NED- GBR- CZE5 20 8th 01982 250cc Hostettler-Yamaha FRA5 ESP- NAT9 NED- BEL- YUG6 GBR- SWE7 FIN- CZE- RSM- GER- 17 17th 0 350cc Hostettler-Yamaha ARG5 AUT5 FRA- NAT9 NED- GBR- FIN- CZE3 GER- 31 7th 0 1983 250cc Hostettler-Yamaha RSA5 FRA2 NAT5 GERNC ESP- AUT9 YUG- NED9 BEL7 GBR- SWE17 32 9th 0 1984 250cc Hostettler-Yamaha RSA16 NAT6 ESP6 AUT8 GER8 FRANC YUG3 NED2 BEL13 GBR9 SWE3 RSM3 60 6th 0 1985 250cc Parisienne-Honda RSA10 ESP11 GER19 NAT7 AUT13 YUG9 NED5 BEL11 FRA7 GBR9 SWE5 RSM16 25 10th 0 1986 250cc Parisienne-Honda ESP5 NAT6 GER7 AUT13 YUG14 NED11 BEL8 FRA3 GBRNC SWE7 RSMNC 32 7th 0 1987 250cc Parisienne-Honda JPNNC ESP6 GER2 NAT4 AUT6 YUG4 NED7 FRANC GBR4 SWENC CZE- RSM- POR- BRA- ARG- 50 9th 0 1988 250cc Parisienne-Honda JPN4 USA7 ESP4 EXP3 NAT8 GER21 AUT1 NED2 BEL2 YUG6 FRA1 GBR7 SWENC CZE7 BRA10 166 3rd 2 1989 250cc Lucky Strike-Honda JPN9 AUS6 USA6 ESPNC NAT3 GER5 AUT2 YUG3 NED3 BEL1 FRA2 GBR4 SWE3 CZE3 BRA9 187 3rd 1 1990 250cc Lucky Strike-Honda JPN5 USA- ESP- NAT- GER- AUT7 YUG8 NEDNC BEL5 FRA5 GBR6 SWE6 CZE9 HUN7 AUSNC 86 9th 0

FIM Endurance World Championship Year Bike Rider 1982 Kawasaki Heavy Industries Jean-Claude Chemarin Jacques Cornu 1st 1983 Kawasaki Jacques Cornu 3rd