# Christian Sarron > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Christian_Sarron > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Christian_Sarron.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Sarron > Source revision: 1321713504 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) French motorcycle racer This biography of a living person relies largely or entirely on a single source. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. Find sources: "Christian Sarron" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Christian Sarron Christian Sarron (1978). Nationality French Born (1955-03-27) 27 March 1955 (age 71) Clermont-Ferrand, France Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1976 - 1990 First race 1976 350cc German Grand Prix Last race 1990 500cc Australian Grand Prix First win 1977 250cc German Grand Prix Last win 1985 500cc German Grand Prix Team Yamaha Championships 250cc - 1984 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 148 7 37 11 10 933.5 **Christian Sarron** (born 27 March 1955 in [Clermont-Ferrand](/source/Clermont-Ferrand), [France](/source/France)) is a [French](/source/French_people) former [Grand Prix](/source/Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing) [motorcycle](/source/Motorcycle) [road racer](/source/Road_racing). ## Motorcycle racing career He began his career on a [Kawasaki](/source/Kawasaki_Heavy_Industries) when he met French Grand Prix racer [Patrick Pons](/source/Patrick_Pons). Pons helped him get his start in the international racing circuit. His first victory came in the rain in the [1977](/source/1977_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) [German Grand Prix](/source/German_motorcycle_Grand_Prix). He was injured in a 750cc race which would begin a trend of numerous injuries for the next few years. In [1982](/source/1982_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season), he again won in the rain at the [Finnish Grand Prix](/source/Finnish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix), cementing his reputation as an exceptional wet weather rider. He finished the [1982](/source/1982_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) season 8th in the 350 class and 10th in the 250 class. Sarron would finish second to [Carlos Lavado](/source/Carlos_Lavado) in the [1983](/source/1983_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) 250 class with another Grand Prix victory in the [Swedish Grand Prix](/source/1983_Swedish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix). In [1984](/source/1984_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season), he won three times on a [Yamaha](/source/Yamaha_Motor_Company) and captured the [250 World Championship](/source/List_of_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_World_Champions_by_year).[1] The following year saw Sarron move up to the premiere 500cc division with the Gauloises-[Yamaha](/source/Yamaha_Motor_Company) team where he won again in the rain at the [1985 German Grand Prix](/source/1985_German_motorcycle_Grand_Prix). He finished the season in an impressive third place to [Freddie Spencer](/source/Freddie_Spencer) and [Eddie Lawson](/source/Eddie_Lawson). In [1989](/source/1989_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season), he again finished third in the 500cc championship behind Lawson and [Wayne Rainey](/source/Wayne_Rainey). Sarron's 500cc career occurred at a time when the bikes suited the sliding style of the Americans who had been brought up on dirt oval tracks, yet Sarron still managed to post respectable results. In 1994, he teamed up with his brother [Dominique Sarron](/source/Dominique_Sarron) to win the prestigious [Bol d'or](/source/Bol_d'or) endurance race. In [1995](/source/1995_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season), he retired from competition to take on the role of team director for Yamaha's [Superbike](/source/Superbike_racing) team. ## Grand Prix career statistics 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Motorsport_driver_results_legend)) (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 1976 350cc Sonauto-Yamaha TZ350 FRA AUT NAT IOM NED FIN CZE 10 GER 7 ESP 5 26th 0 1977 250cc Sonauto-Yamaha TZ250 VEN GER 1 NAT ESP 4 FRA YUG NED BEL SWE 14 FIN CZE GBR 23 14th 1 350cc Sonauto-Yamaha TZ350 VEN GER 8 NAT ESP 2 FRA YUG NED SWE 10 FIN 2 CZE 3 GBR 38 7th 0 1978 350cc Sonauto-Yamaha TZ350 VEN 6 AUT FRA NAT NED 5 SWE FIN GBR 7 GER CZE YUG 15 15th 0 1979 500cc Sonauto-Yamaha TZ500 VEN 7 AUT GER 8 NAT Ret ESP YUG 7 NED 9 BEL Ret SWE 9 FIN 5 GBR 6 FRA 26 11th 0 1981 500cc Sonauto-Yamaha TZ500 AUT Ret GER NAT 9 FRA Ret YUG NED BEL RSM 12 GBR 18 FIN SWE 2 23rd 0 1982 250cc Sonauto-Yamaha TZ250 FRA ESP 9 NAT 8 NED BEL YUG 5 GBR SWE FIN 1 CZE RSM GER 26 10th 1 350cc Sonauto-Yamaha TZ350 ARG AUT FRA NAT NED 5 GBR 5 FIN 2 CZE 7 GER 28 8th 0 1983 250cc Sonauto-Yamaha TZ250 RSA Ret FRA Ret NAT Ret GER 7 ESP 2 AUT 4 YUG 2 NED Ret BEL 2 GBR 3 SWE 1 73 2nd 1 1984 250cc Sonauto-Yamaha TZ250 RSA 2 NAT Ret ESP 2 AUT 1 GER 1 FRA 5 YUG 2 NED Ret BEL 3 GBR 1 SWE 2 RSM Ret 109 1st 3 1985 500cc Sonauto-Yamaha YZR500 RSA 6 ESP 3 GER 1 NAT 5 AUT 3 YUG 5 NED Ret BEL 3 FRA Ret GBR 3 SWE 4 RSM Ret 80 3rd 1 1986 500cc Sonauto-Yamaha YZR500 ESP 5 NAT 4 GER Ret AUT 4 YUG 6 NED 5 BEL 3 FRA 3 GBR Ret SWE RSM 6 58 6th 0 1987 500cc Sonauto-Yamaha YZR500 JPN Ret ESP Ret GER Ret NAT 3 AUT 6 YUG NED Ret FRA 3 GBR 4 SWE Ret CZE 7 RSM 8 POR 5 BRA 5 ARG Ret 52 7th 0 1988 500cc Sonauto-Yamaha YZR500 JPN 8 USA 6 ESP 4 EXP 4 NAT Ret GER 3 AUT Ret NED 3 BEL Ret YUG 2 FRA 2 GBR 3 SWE 3 CZE Ret BRA 5 149 4th 0 1989 500cc Sonauto-Yamaha YZR500 JPN 7 AUS 3 USA 6 ESP 4 NAT DNS GER 5 AUT 4 YUG 5 NED 3 BEL 4 FRA 4 GBR 5 SWE 2 CZE 4 BRA 8 165.5 3rd 0 1990 500cc Sonauto-Yamaha YZR500 JPN Ret USA 4 ESP 7 NAT GER 4 AUT 7 YUG NED 7 BEL 4 FRA Ret GBR 8 SWE CZE 6 HUN Ret AUS Ret 84 9th 0 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Christian Sarron career statistics at MotoGP.com](http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Christian+Sarron) v t e 250cc/Moto2 World Riders' Champions 1949 B. Ruffo 1950 D. Ambrosini 1951 B. Ruffo 1952 E. Lorenzetti 1953 W. Haas 1954 W. Haas 1955 H. Müller 1956 C. Ubbiali 1957 C. Sandford 1958 T. Provini 1959 C. Ubbiali 1960 C. Ubbiali 1961 M. Hailwood 1962 J. Redman 1963 J. Redman 1964 P. Read 1965 P. Read 1966 M. Hailwood 1967 M. Hailwood 1968 P. Read 1969 K. Carruthers 1970 R. Gould 1971 P. Read 1972 J. Saarinen 1973 D. Braun 1974 W. Villa 1975 W. Villa 1976 W. Villa 1977 M. Lega 1978 K. Ballington 1979 K. Ballington 1980 A. Mang 1981 A. Mang 1982 J. Tournadre 1983 C. Lavado 1984 C. Sarron 1985 F. Spencer 1986 C. Lavado 1987 A. Mang 1988 S. Pons 1989 S. Pons 1990 J. Kocinski 1991 L. Cadalora 1992 L. Cadalora 1993 T. Harada 1994 M. Biaggi 1995 M. Biaggi 1996 M. Biaggi 1997 M. Biaggi 1998 L. Capirossi 1999 V. Rossi 2000 O. Jacque 2001 D. Kato 2002 M. Melandri 2003 M. Poggiali 2004 D. Pedrosa 2005 D. Pedrosa 2006 J. Lorenzo 2007 J. Lorenzo 2008 M. Simoncelli 2009 H. Aoyama 2010 T. Elías 2011 S. Bradl 2012 M. Márquez 2013 P. Espargaró 2014 T. Rabat 2015 J. Zarco 2016 J. Zarco 2017 F. Morbidelli 2018 F. Bagnaia 2019 Á. Márquez 2020 E. Bastianini 2021 R. Gardner 2022 A. Fernández 2023 P. Acosta 2024 A. Ogura 2025 D. Moreira Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF WorldCat National France BnF data Other IdRef --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Christian Sarron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Sarron) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Sarron?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.