Dominique Sarron
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 August 1959 Riom, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dominique Sarron (born 27 August 1959 in Riom, Puy-de-Dôme) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from France. His best year was in 1986, when he won the Brazilian Grand Prix and finished in third place in the 250cc world championship behind Carlos Lavado and Sito Pons.[1] He won two races in 1988 riding for Honda and ended the season ranked fourth.
After his Grand Prix career, Sarron competed in the 1993 Superbike World Championship. He also competed in motorcycle endurance racing. He won the Suzuka 8 Hours in 1986 partnered with Wayne Gardner ( ebenfalls in 1986 Teilnahme bei den 1000 km von Hockenheim / Gemany auf Rothmans Honda RVF750 ) *Rennen war 1986 im WM Kalender. And in 1989 partnered with Alex Vieira.[2][3] He is the younger brother of Christian Sarron, also a Grand Prix motorcycle racer. In 1994, he teamed up with his brother to win the prestigious Bol d'or endurance race.