# Jean-François Baldé

Jean-François Baldé (born 29 November 1950) is a French former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
Born in Mulhouse, France, Baldé had his most successful year in 1981 when he won the Argentine Grand Prix and finished in second place in the 250cc world championship behind Anton Mang. He won three races in 1982 riding for Kawasaki and ended the season ranked third in the 350 class. Baldé won five Grand Prix races during his career.

## Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Points system from 1968 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 |
(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 |
| 1973 | 500cc | Yamaha | FRA 8 | AUT - | GER - | IOM - | YUG - | NED - | BEL - | CZE - | SWE - | FIN - | ESP - | | | | | 3 | 41st | 0 |
| 1975 | 250cc | Yamaha | FRA - | ESP - | | GER 10 | NAT - | IOM - | NED - | BEL - | SWE - | FIN - | CZE - | YUG - | | | | 1 | 38th | 0 |
| 1975 | 350cc | Yamaha | FRA 6 | ESP - | AUT - | GER - | NAT - | IOM - | NED - | | | FIN - | CZE - | YUG - | | | | 5 | 26th | 0 |
| 1975 | 500cc | Yamaha | FRA - | | AUT - | GER - | NAT - | IOM - | NED - | BEL 10 | SWE - | FIN - | CZE - | | | | | 1 | 46th | 0 |
| 1976 | 250cc | Yamaha | FRA - | | NAT 5 | YUG - | IOM - | NED - | BEL 16 | SWE - | FIN 9 | CZE - | GER - | ESP - | | | | 8 | 18th | 0 |
| 1976 | 350cc | Yamaha | FRA 3 | AUT 15 | NAT 12 | YUG - | IOM - | NED - | | | FIN 11 | CZE Ret | GER - | ESP - | | | | 10 | 18th | 0 |
| 1977 | 250cc | Kawasaki | VEN - | GER - | NAT 7 | ESP - | FRA - | YUG - | NED - | BEL - | SWE - | FIN - | CZE 15 | GBR - | | | | 4 | 29th | 0 |
| 1978 | 250cc | Kawasaki | VEN - | ESP - | FRA - | NAT 9 | NED - | BEL - | SWE - | FIN 6 | GBR 7 | GER 4 | CZE - | YUG - | | | | 19 | 13th | 0 |
| 1979 | 250cc | Kawasaki | VEN - | GER - | NAT 5 | ESP 7 | YUG - | NED 5 | BEL - | SWE 7 | FIN 7 | GBR - | CZE - | FRA 6 | | | | 29 | 8th | 0 |
| 1980 | 250cc | Kawasaki | NAT 2 | ESP 4 | FRA - | YUG 6 | NED 7 | BEL - | FIN - | GBR - | CZE 3 | GER 2 | | | | | | 59 | 3rd | 0 |
| 1980 | 350cc | Kawasaki | NAT - | | FRA 5 | | NED 7 | | | GBR 4 | CZE 2 | GER 4 | | | | | | 38 | 3rd | 0 |
| 1981 | 250cc | Kawasaki | ARG 1 | | GER 9 | NAT 6 | FRA 4 | ESP 2 | | NED 6 | BEL 3 | RSM 3 | GBR 7 | FIN 2 | SWE 3 | CZE 9 | | 95 | 2nd | 1 |
| 1981 | 350cc | Kawasaki | ARG 2 | AUT - | GER - | NAT - | | | YUG 6 | NED 3 | | | GBR 3 | | | CZE 2 | | 49 | 3rd | 0 |
| 1982 | 250cc | Kawasaki | | | FRA 2 | ESP - | NAT - | NED - | BEL - | YUG - | GBR - | SWE 3 | FIN - | CZE - | RSM - | GER - | | 22 | 12th | 0 |
| 1982 | 350cc | Kawasaki | ARG 2 | AUT - | FRA 1 | | NAT - | NED 1 | | | GBR 1 | | FIN - | CZE - | | GER 9 | | 59 | 3rd | 3 |
| 1983 | 250cc | Chevallier-Yamaha | RSA 1 | FRA 15 | NAT 10 | GER 8 | ESP 6 | AUT 12 | YUG 4 | NED NC | BEL - | GBR - | SWE - | | | | | 32 | 8th | 1 |
| 1984 | 250cc | Pernod-Yamaha | RSA 7 | NAT 20 | ESP 5 | AUT 9 | GER NC | FRA 14 | YUG - | NED NC | BEL 18 | GBR 4 | SWE 6 | RSM NC | | | | 25 | 10th | 0 |
| 1985 | 250cc | Pernod-Yamaha | RSA 7 | ESP 10 | GER 22 | NAT - | AUT - | YUG 13 | NED - | BEL NC | FRA 8 | GBR NC | SWE 11 | RSM 22 | | | | 8 | 19th | 0 |
| 1986 | 250cc | Rothmans-Honda | ESP 8 | NAT 3 | GER 4 | AUT 3 | YUG 2 | NED 9 | BEL NC | FRA 4 | GBR NC | SWE 3 | RSM NC | | | | | 63 | 5th | 0 |
| 1987 | 250cc | Defi-Yamaha | JPN 15 | ESP - | GER 15 | NAT NC | AUT 14 | YUG 18 | NED - | FRA NC | GBR NC | SWE 10 | CZE NC | RSM NC | POR 6 | BRA 12 | ARG - | 6 | 18th | 0 |
| 1988 | 250cc | Defi-Rotax | JPN 21 | USA - | ESP NC | EXP NC | NAT NC | GER - | AUT 23 | NED 19 | BEL NC | YUG 13 | FRA 20 | GBR 23 | SWE 9 | CZE 21 | BRA 22 | 10 | 31st | 0 |
| 1989 | 250cc | Motul Forza Shoei Yamaha | JPN 29 | AUS 26 | USA 25 | ESP - | NAT 25 | GER 25 | AUT 17 | YUG NC | NED 23 | BEL - | FRA - | GBR 27 | SWE NC | CZE 31 | BRA 21 | 0 | - | 0 |