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.

[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.

Points system from 1969 to 1987: Points system from 1988 to 1992: Points system from 1993 onwards: (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)