Raymond Roche
Raymond Roche ( born February 21, 1957 in Ollioules, Var, France ) is a French former motorcycle racer.
In 1990, he won on the Ducati 851 Racing Superbike World Championship. During his career, he was known as " Raymond le rapidly ".
Career
Motorcycle Championships
Raymond Roche began his career in the motorcycle world championship in the 1976 season, in which he in the 250 cc class Grand Prix played on Yamaha. He then joined sporadically in the 250 - cm ³ - and in the 350 cc class.
Between 1979 and 1989, Roche launched for Yamaha, Suzuki, Honda and Cagiva in the 500cc class of the World Cup. His best season he experienced while in 1984, when he imports two pole positions, four second and four third places on Honda and with 99 points behind Eddie Lawson and Randy Mamola third in the overall standings was.
Superbike World Championship
As for the 1988 season, the Superbike World Championship was launched, Raymond Roche launched also in this class. In the following years he fought on Ducati each with the championship crown and celebrated by winning the World Cup the biggest success of his career in 1990. In 1991 and 1992 he was behind the American Doug Polen, each runner-up. After the 1992 season, he finished his career.
In the Superbike World Championship, Raymond Roche participated in a total of 95 runs, of which he won 23. He also drove a 57 podiums and 25 fastest laps. He is still one of the most successful drivers in this class.