Olivier Jacque (born August 29, 1973 in Villerupt, France) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

He was second in the 250cc European Championship in 1994, before moving on to the 250cc World Championship. He achieved a top ten finish in the points standings every year he competed. In 2000 he had a season-long battle for the championship with Tech 3 team-mate Shinya Nakano and Daijiro Kato, ultimately winning the 250cc Motorcycle World Champion on a Yamaha YZR250.

For 2001, he moved up to the 500 cc class with the Tech 3 team. He spent three years in them, before starting 2004 without a ride. He made one appearance on a Moriwaki bike, but again was rideless as 2005 started. He stepped in for the injured Alex Hofmann in China and stunned the series regulars by finishing 2nd to Valentino Rossi on the factory Kawasaki. He was then permanently hired by Kawasaki as an occasional extra race rider. He did not race for them in 2006, but was chosen for 2007 alongside countryman Randy de Puniet, ironically replacing Nakano. Sete Gibernau was later revealed to have rejected the ride before Jacque was offered it.

However, the season was a disaster. At Istanbul he triggered a four-bike collision, missing his braking point into a corner on lap 1 and hitting Colin Edwards, with Dani Pedrosa and Chris Vermeulen also getting caught up. In the next round in Shanghai he crashed in practice, gashing his arm severely enough to be unable to race there or at Le Mans. He again crashed in practice at Barcelona, missing this race too.

Following the series of injuries, Olivier announced his retirement from MotoGP in June 2007. He remains as development rider and technical advisor for Kawasaki Racing Team.

Grand Prix career statistics

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

() (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	16	17	18	Points	Rank	Wins
1995	250cc	Tech 3 Honda	NSR250	AUS NC	MAL 10	JPN NC	ESP 12	GER 11	ITA 16	NED NC	FRA 9	GBR 4	CZE 14	BRA 7	ARG 4	EUR 9						66	10th	0
1996	250cc	Tech 3 Honda	NSR250	MAL 4	INA 8	JPN 4	ESP 7	ITA 4	FRA NC	NED NC	GER 2	GBR 3	AUT NC	CZE 2	IMO 2	CAT 2	BRA 1	AUS 3				193	3rd	1
1997	250cc	Tech 3 Honda	NSR250	MAL 3	JPN -	ESP 7	ITA 5	AUT 1	FRA NC	NED NC	IMO 2	GER 2	BRA 1	GBR 4	CZE 2	CAT 6	INA 3	AUS 3				201	4th	2
1998	250cc	Tech 3 Honda	NSR250	JPN 5	MAL 3	ESP 3	ITA NC	FRA 4	MAD NC	NED NC	GBR -	GER -	CZE NC	IMO 5	CAT 4	AUS 3	ARG 3					112	5th	0
1999	250cc	Tech 3 Yamaha	YZR250	MAL 4	JPN NC	ESP INJ	FRA INJ	ITA INJ	CAT INJ	NED INJ	GBR INJ	GER 8	CZE 5	IMO 3	VAL NC	AUS 2	RSA 3	BRA 4	ARG 1			122	7th	1
2000	250cc	Tech 3 Yamaha	YZR250	RSA 4	MAL 2	JPN 4	ESP 4	FRA 3	ITA 2	CAT 1	NED 2	GBR 2	GER 1	CZE 3	POR 2	VAL 2	BRA NC	PAC 4	AUS 1			279	1st	3
2001	500cc	Tech 3 Yamaha	YZR500	JPN NC	RSA 16	ESP NC	FRA NC	ITA -	CAT 12	NED 11	GBR 9	GER 6	CZE 12	POR 8	VAL 5	PAC NC	AUS 6	MAL NC	BRA NC			59	15th	0
2002	MotoGP	Tech 3 Yamaha	YZR500	JPN NC	RSA 6	ESP 11	FRA NC	ITA 9	CAT 9	NED 14	GBR 5	GER NC	CZE 10	POR NC	BRA 7	PAC 7						81	10th	0
			YZR-M1														MAL NC	AUS 8	VAL 9
2003	MotoGP	Tech 3 Yamaha	YZR-M1	JPN 15	RSA 10	ESP 10	FRA 4	ITA 10	CAT NC	NED 5	GBR NC	GER 9	CZE 11	POR 13	BRA NC	PAC 13	MAL DNS	AUS 6	VAL NC			71	12th	0
2004	MotoGP	Moriwaki	MD211VF	RSA -	ESP -	FRA -	ITA -	CAT -	NED -	BRA -	GER -	GBR -	CZE -	POR -	JPN 11	QAT -	MAL -	AUS -	VAL NC			5	24th	0
2005	MotoGP	Kawasaki	ZX-RR	ESP -	POR -	CHN 2	FRA 11	ITA -	CAT -	NED -	USA -	GBR -	GER NC	CZE -	JPN -	MAL NC	QAT -	AUS 16	TUR 13	VAL -		28	17th	0
2007	MotoGP	Kawasaki	ZX-RR	QAT 12	ESP 18	TUR NC	CHN -	FRA -	ITA 16	CAT -	GBR -	NED -	GER -	USA -	CZE -	RSM -	POR -	JPN -	AUS -	MAL -	VAL -	4	23rd	0

References

1. Olivier Jacque career statistics at MotoGP.com
2. MotoGP update

External links

• Official website