Jean-François Baldé

Jean-François Baldé (born 29 November 1950) is a French former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Born in Mulhouse, France, Baldé had his most successful year in 1981, when he won the Argentine Grand Prix and finished in second place in the 250cc world championship behind Anton Mang. He won three races in 1982 riding for Kawasaki and ended the season ranked third in the 350 class. Baldé won five Grand Prix races during his career.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results Points system from 1968 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 Wins 1973 500cc Yamaha FRA8 AUT- GER- IOM- YUG- NED- BEL- CZE- SWE- FIN- ESP- 3 41st 01975 250cc Yamaha FRA- ESP- GER10 NAT- IOM- NED- BEL- SWE- FIN- CZE- YUG- 1 38th 0 350cc Yamaha FRA6 ESP- AUT- GER- NAT- IOM- NED- FIN- CZE- YUG- 5 26th 0 500cc Yamaha FRA- AUT- GER- NAT- IOM- NED- BEL10 SWE- FIN- CZE- 1 46th 01976 250cc Yamaha FRA- NAT5 YUG- IOM- NED- BEL16 SWE- FIN9 CZE- GER- ESP- 8 18th 0 350cc Yamaha FRA3 AUT15 NAT12 YUG- IOM- NED- FIN11 CZERet GER- ESP- 10 18th 0 1977 250cc Kawasaki VEN- GER- NAT7 ESP- FRA- YUG- NED- BEL- SWE- FIN- CZE15 GBR- 4 29th 0 1978 250cc Kawasaki VEN- ESP- FRA- NAT9 NED- BEL- SWE- FIN6 GBR7 GER4 CZE- YUG- 19 13th 0 1979 250cc Kawasaki VEN- GER- NAT5 ESP7 YUG- NED5 BEL- SWE7 FIN7 GBR- CZE- FRA6 29 8th 01980 250cc Kawasaki NAT2 ESP4 FRA- YUG6 NED7 BEL- FIN- GBR- CZE3 GER2 59 3rd 0 350cc Kawasaki NAT- FRA5 NED7 GBR4 CZE2 GER4 38 3rd 01981 250cc Kawasaki ARG1 GER9 NAT6 FRA4 ESP2 NED6 BEL3 RSM3 GBR7 FIN2 SWE3 CZE9 95 2nd 1 350cc Kawasaki ARG2 AUT- GER- NAT- YUG6 NED3 GBR3 CZE2 49 3rd 01982 250cc Kawasaki FRA2 ESP- NAT- NED- BEL- YUG- GBR- SWE3 FIN- CZE- RSM- GER- 22 12th 0 350cc Kawasaki ARG2 AUT- FRA1 NAT- NED1 GBR1 FIN- CZE- GER9 59 3rd 3 1983 250cc Chevallier-Yamaha RSA1 FRA15 NAT10 GER8 ESP6 AUT12 YUG4 NEDNC BEL- GBR- SWE- 32 8th 1 1984 250cc Pernod-Yamaha RSA7 NAT20 ESP5 AUT9 GERNC FRA14 YUG- NEDNC BEL18 GBR4 SWE6 RSMNC 25 10th 0 1985 250cc Pernod-Yamaha RSA7 ESP10 GER22 NAT- AUT- YUG13 NED- BELNC FRA8 GBRNC SWE11 RSM22 8 19th 0 1986 250cc Rothmans-Honda ESP8 NAT3 GER4 AUT3 YUG2 NED9 BELNC FRA4 GBRNC SWE3 RSMNC 63 5th 0 1987 250cc Defi-Yamaha JPN15 ESP- GER15 NATNC AUT14 YUG18 NED- FRANC GBRNC SWE10 CZENC RSMNC POR6 BRA12 ARG- 6 18th 0 1988 250cc Defi-Rotax JPN21 USA- ESPNC EXPNC NATNC GER- AUT23 NED19 BELNC YUG13 FRA20 GBR23 SWE9 CZE21 BRA22 10 31st 0 1989 250cc Motul Forza Shoei Yamaha JPN29 AUS26 USA25 ESP- NAT25 GER25 AUT17 YUGNC NED23 BEL- FRA- GBR27 SWENC CZE31 BRA21 0 - 0