Jean-Philippe Ruggia

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. 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.

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

Motorcycle Grand Prix Results

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

Points system from 1993 onwards:

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

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Points	Rank	Wins
1987	250cc	Sonauto-Yamaha	JPN NC	ESP 7	GER 24	NAT 17	AUT 22	YUG 11	NED 26	FRA 8	GBR 14	SWE NC	CZE NC	RSM 21	POR 13	BRA 19	ARG NC	7	17th	0
1988	250cc	Sonauto-Yamaha	JPN 7	USA 13	ESP 3	EXP 5	NAT 9	GER 13	AUT 13	NED 11	BEL 9	YUG NC	FRA 7	GBR 6	SWE 7	CZE 11	BRA 8	104	7th	0
1989	250cc	Sonauto-Yamaha	JPN 5	AUS 2	USA 7	ESP 3	NAT 2	GER 7	AUT 8	YUG 4	NED NC	BEL NC	FRA 5	GBR -	SWE -	CZE -	BRA -	110	7th	0
1990	500cc	Sonauto-Yamaha	JPN 8	USA 5	ESP 10	NAT NC	GER 6	AUT 8	YUG 5	NED 11	BEL 2	FRA NC	GBR 9	SWE 7	CZE 8	HUN 6	AUS NC	110	8th	0
1991	500cc	Sonauto-Yamaha	JPN NC	AUS 7	USA 4	ESP 5	ITA 5	GER -	AUT -	EUR 7	NED 8	FRA 5	GBR NC	RSM 10	CZE -	VDM NC	MAL NC	78	10th	0
1992	250cc	Gilera	JPN NC	AUS 9	MAL NC	ESP NC	ITA NC	EUR 10	GER NC	NED NC	HUN NC	FRA NC	GBR NC	BRA 12	RSA 9			6	17th	0
1993	250cc	Aprilia	AUS 9	MAL 19	JPN 5	ESP 3	AUT NC	GER 8	NED 4	EUR 5	RSM 4	GBR 1	CZE NC	ITA 1	USA NC	FIM NC		129	6th	2
1994	250cc	Chesterfield-Aprilia	AUS 4	MAL 4	JPN 7	ESP 1	AUT 6	GER 8	NED NC	ITA 4	FRA 7	GBR 6	CZE 3	USA NC	ARG 4	EUR 6		149	6th	1
1995	250cc	Elf Tech 3-Honda	AUS NC	MAL 5	JPN 5	ESP 7	GER 5	ITA 9	NED 4	FRA 8	GBR 5	CZE 6	BRA 6	ARG 5	EUR 13			115	5th	0
1996	250cc	Honda	MAL 5	INA 10	JPN 10	ESP 8	ITA 7	FRA NC	NED NC	GER 7	GBR NC	AUT 5	CZE 6	IMO NC	CAT NC	BRA 5	AUS 6	91	9th	0
1998	500cc	MuZ-Weber	JPN -	MAL -	ESP -	ITA -	FRA -	MAD -	NED NC	GBR -	GER -	CZE -	IMO -	CAT -	AUS -	ARG -		0	-	0