Fabien Foret
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 29, 1973 Angoulême, France |
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| Current team | Kawasaki Intermoto step | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fabien Foret born January 29, 1973 in Angoulême, France, is a professional motorcycle racer currently competing in the Supersport World Championship. As of the end of 2008, he has had 24 podium finishes including 11 wins, and 12 pole positions
After taking part in the French national championships for a number of years Fabien Foret moved to the Supersport World Championship in 2000. The same year he won the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, and the Bol d'Or endurance races.
In 2001 he finished 8th in the Supersport World Championship with two race wins and also finished 2nd at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Bol d'Or endurance races.
He won the Supersport World Championship in 2002 for Ten Kate Honda, taking four race.,[1]
He continued racing in the Supersport World Championship from 2003 to 2005, finishing 9th in 2003, 7th in 2004 and 4th in 2005 with one race win each season.
He moved to the Superbike World Championship in 2006 riding for Alstare Engineering Corona Extra Suzuki. After a poor first half of the season he was replaced by Max Neukirchner.[2] He returned to the Supersport World Championship for the end of the season.
He joined Kawasaki Gil Motor Sport for 2007 and he finished the season 3rd overall with a single win, at Philip Island.[3] For 2008 he joined the official Yamaha o team managed by former Grand Prix racer Wilco Zeelenberg. He opened the year with pole position at Losail[4] and took a win at Monza[5] and finished fourth or better in each of the first six rounds, but a heavy crash at Brno caused him to miss several races he currently rides for Kawasaki Intermoto With Czech and Welsh technician's. [6]
Career Statistics [edit]
Stats correct as of 12 November 2012
* Denotes Season in Progress
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Supersport World Championship [edit]
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
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| 2011 | Honda | AUS Ret |
EUR DNS |
NED 2 |
ITA 3 |
SMR 2 |
SPA 7 |
CZE 2 |
GBR 3 |
GER 6 |
ITA 1 |
FRA 8 |
POR 13 |
3rd | 148 | ||
| 2012 | Kawasaki | AUS 2 |
ITA 1 |
NED Ret |
ITA 12 |
EUR 10 |
SMR 8 |
SPA 2 |
CZE 1 |
GBR 6 |
RUS 6 |
GER 3 |
POR |
FRA |
3rd* | 144* |
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.carolenash.com/insidebikes/bike-sport/wsb/ten-kate-honda-and-fabien-foret-world-champions.htm
- ^ http://www.crash.net/news_view~cid~5~id~134839.htm
- ^ http://www.motorcyclists-online.com/o5_163_World-Supersport-Phillip-Island-Fabien-Foret-wins.html
- ^ http://www.superbike.co.uk/news/Troy_Corser_and_Fabien_Foret_claim_WSB_and_WSS_poles_at_Qatar_for_Yamaha_news_182223.html
- ^ http://www.superbike-news.co.uk/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=11852&z=4
- ^ http://www.thecherrycreeknews.com/content/view/3294/2/
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| Preceded by Andrew Pitt |
Supersport World Champion 2002 |
Succeeded by Chris Vermeulen |
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