Michel Rougerie

Michel Rougerie (21 April 1950 in Montreuil-sous-Bois – 31 May 1981 in Rijeka) was a French professional motorcycle racer. He competed in the Grand Prix road racing world championships from 1972 to 1981.^[1]

Michel Rougerie
Michel Rougerie (1978)
Nationality	French
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1972 - 1981 First race 1972 125cc French Grand Prix Last race 1981 350cc Nations Grand Prix First win 1975 250cc Finnish Grand Prix Last win 1977 350cc Spanish Grand Prix Team(s) Harley-Davidson Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 65 3 17 6 2 393

His best year was in 1975 when he won two races and finished in second place in the 250cc world championship behind his Harley-Davidson team-mate Walter Villa.^[1] Rougerie actually scored more points than Villa that season, but because only the best six results of the season were counted, he lost the championship.

He was killed in 1981 because he was hit by another racer while competing at the Yugoslavian Grand Prix.^[2][3]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

Points system from 1969 onwards:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

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

Year[1]	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Points	Rank	Wins
1972	125cc	Aermacchi	GER -	FRA 9	AUT -	NAT -	IOM -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -	2	38th	0
	350cc	Aermacchi	GER -	FRA 9	AUT -	NAT -	IOM -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -	3	30th	0
1973	250cc	Harley-Davidson	FRA 4	AUT -	GER -		IOM -	YUG -	NED 2	BEL 4	CZE 2	SWE -	FIN -	ESP 6		45	5th	0
	350cc	Harley-Davidson	FRA -	AUT -	GER -	NAT -	IOM -	YUG -	NED -		CZE 7	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -		4	34th	0
	500cc	Harley-Davidson	FRA -	AUT -	GER -		IOM -	YUG -	NED -	BEL 5	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -		6	28th	0
1974	250cc	Harley-Davidson		GER -		NAT -	IOM -	NED -	BEL 5	SWE 8	FIN 2	CZE -	YUG -	ESP -		21	9th	0
	350cc	Harley-Davidson	FRA 5	GER -	AUT 5	NAT 3	IOM -	NED -		SWE -	FIN 8		YUG -	ESP -		25	7th	0
	500cc	Harley-Davidson	FRA 5	GER -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM -	NED -	BEL 6	SWE -	FIN -	CZE 8				14	16th	0
1975	250cc	Harley-Davidson	FRA 3	ESP 6		GER 2	NAT 3	IOM -	NED 2	BEL 2	SWE -	FIN 1	CZE 1	YUG -		76	2nd	2
	500cc	Harley-Davidson	FRA 7		AUT -	GER -	NAT -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	CZE -			4	28th	0
1976	500cc	Suzuki	FRA Ret	AUT 4	NAT -	IOM -	NED -	BEL 4	SWE -	FIN -	CZE -	GER -				16	14th	0
1977	250cc	Yamaha	VEN -		GER -	NAT -	ESP 6	FRA -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	CZE -	GBR -	5	27th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	VEN -		GER 9	NAT 4	ESP 1	FRA -	YUG 3	NED 2		SWE -	FIN -	CZE 8	GBR -	50	4th	1
	500cc	Suzuki	VEN -	AUT -	GER -	NAT -		FRA -		NED 8	BEL -	SWE 11	FIN 4	CZE 3	GBR -	21	13th	0
1978	350cc	Yamaha	VEN -		AUT 6	FRA 10	NAT 4	NED -		SWE 10	FIN 7	GBR 4	GER 3	CZE 3	YUG -	47	6th	0
	500cc	Suzuki	VEN -	ESP -	AUT 6	FRA -	NAT -	NED 6	BEL 4	SWE -	FIN NC	GBR 11	GER 6			23	10th	0
1979	350cc	Yamaha	VEN -	AUT -	GER -	NAT -	ESP -	YUG -	NED -			FIN -	GBR 6	CZE -	FRA 6	10	17th	0
	500cc	Suzuki	VEN 5	AUT -	GER -	NAT -	ESP 9	YUG 6	NED -	BEL DNS	SWE -	FIN -	GBR -		FRA 8	16	15th	0
1980	500cc	Suzuki	NAT -	ESP 11	FRA 7	NED 14	BEL -	FIN 15	GBR -	GER -						4	17th	0
1981	350cc	Yamaha	ARG -	AUT -	GER -	NAT 10	YUG -	NED -	GBR -	CZE -						1	32nd	0