Jean-François Baldé wins the 350cc Class French Grand Prix.
In his final year racing for Kawasaki, Jean-François Baldé wins the 350cc Class French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Armagnac (named after the famous motorcycle ace of the fifties and sixties) near Nogaro in southwestern France.
Jean-François Baldé would be the last winner of the 350cc Class French Grand Prix. The 350 Class would not be included in the French GP in 1983, '84 and '85, it would be completely eliminated from Grand Prix racing in 1986.
Nogaro is the site of a distillery of Armagnac brandy.
