Sébastien Charpentier (born 26 March 1973 in La Rochefoucauld, Charente) is a French motorcycle road racer. He is the first man to have won the Supersport World Championship in successive years, and . ("Double World Supersport champion Sebastien Charpentier will make his return to the championship where he enjoyed unprecedented success after signing to ride for the BE1 Triumph squad in 2010. Charpentier who won two titles for the dominant Ten Kate Honda squad in 2005 and 2006...")
Charpentier made his debut in 1996, when he won the France Honda CB500 Cup.Sébastien Charpentier Profile, Castrol.com, Retrieved 23 January 2010. In 1997, he participated in the Supersport European Championship, and since 1998 he has participated in Supersport World Series (that became the Supersport World Championship in ) with Honda. His 2006 title victory came after Yamaha Germany's Kevin Curtain crashed in the final round while looking set for the crown.WSS 2006 – Sebastien Charpentier, World Champion He opened 2006 with a victory in QatarSupersport World Championship Race Results and took three successive poles early in this season.Top Tags: london products motorcycles offroad supermoto scooters motogp wsb bsb mx Charpentier Takes Third Consecutive Pole
In 2000, Charpentier participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with William Costes and Sébastien Gimbert.
In the 2007 Supersport world championship, an injury-induced absence in some races reduced Charpentier's final standing to 11th overall, in stark contrast to his double championships victories in the previous two years. ("Sebastien Charpentier will have received a massive confidence boost with his second place at the track where he had a massive crash and broke his pelvis last year.") He did not race full-time in 2008 or 2009, but did race the 2009 Le Mans motorcycle race, and mentored young Honda riders Gino Rea and Maxime Berger.Charpentier back in world supersport
For 2010, Charpentier returned to World Supersport racing with Triumph, but quit the team after just one unsuccessful race.Sebastien Charpentier leaves the Supersport World Championship He then joined Daffix Racing BMW for the Endurance World Championship, swapping rides with countryman Matthieu Lagrive.Sébastien Charpentier joins Daffix Racing BMW Michelin
Career highlights 1996 – France Honda CB500 Cup, Champion 1997 – Supersport European Championship, Honda France, 1 place 1998 – Supersport World Series, Honda Reflex Team, 13th, 27 pts (1 win) – Supersport World Championship, Team Elf Honda France, 19th, 20 pts – Supersport World Championship, Honda France Elf 2001 – Supersport Spanish Championship – Supersport World Championship, Moto 1, 28th, 6 pts – Supersport World Championship, Moto 1, Team Klaffi Honda, 7th, 72 pts (1 podium) – Supersport World Championship, Team Klaffi Honda, 4th, 120 pts (5 podiums, 1 pole position, 1 fastest lap) – Supersport World Championship, Winston Ten Kate Honda, Champion, 210 pts (6 wins, 9 podiums, 10 pole positions, 8 fastest laps) – Supersport World Championship, Winston Ten Kate Honda, Champion, 194 pts (6 wins, 7 podiums, 8 pole positions, 4 fastest laps) – Supersport World Championship, Hannspree Ten Kate Honda, 11th, 51 pts (3 pole positions, 2 fastest laps) – Supersport World Championship, ParkinGO Triumph, 33rd, 3 pts
Career statistics FIM Endurance World Championship
By team Year Team Bike Rider 2001 Honda Elf Honda VTR1000SPW Fabien Foret William Costes Sebastien Gimbert Sébastien Charpentier 3rd
References
External links WorldSBK.com profile Castrol.com profile