Jean-Philippe Ruggia

Jean-Philippe Ruggia
NationalityFrench
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1987 - 1996, 1998
First race1987 250cc Japanese Grand Prix
Last race1998 500cc Dutch TT
First win1993 250cc British Grand Prix
Last win1994 250cc Spanish Grand Prix
Team(s)Aprilia
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
138 3 10 2 2 899

Jean-Philippe Ruggia (born 1 October 1965 in Toulon) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from France. His best year was in 1995 when he finished in fifth place in the 250cc world championship. He won two races in 1993 riding for Aprilia and ended the season ranked sixth. He was also moderately successful in the 500cc class, finishing 8th overall in 1990.[1] He is also the first rider known to use the elbow down riding style, years before Marc Márquez popularized the riding style in Grand Prix racing.

  1. ^ "Jean Philippe Ruggia career statistics at MotoGP.com". Archived from the original on 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2009-05-04.