Jean-Philippe Ruggia

Jean-Philippe Ruggia
Ruggia at the 1996 Japanese Grand Prix.
Nationality	French
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1987 - 1996, 1998 First race 1987 250cc Japanese Grand Prix Last race 1998 500cc Dutch TT First win 1993 250cc British Grand Prix Last win 1994 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.