Fabien Foret born (1973-01-29) 29 January 1973 (age 51) in Angoulême, France, is a professional motorcycle racer currently competing in the FIM Endurance World Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R. He has spent most of his career in the Supersport World Championship.

Fabien Foret
Foret in Bol d'Or 2014
NationalityFrench
Born (1973-01-29) 29 January 1973 (age 51)
Angoulême, France
Current teamTeam SRC Kawasaki
Bike number11
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Superbike World Championship
Active years2006, 2014
ManufacturersSuzuki, Kawasaki
Championships0
2014 championship position20th (20 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
31 0 0 0 0 39
Supersport World Championship
Active years20002013
ManufacturersYamaha, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki
Championships1 (2002)
2013 championship position3rd (140 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
151 16 44 14 16 1475

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.

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.[1] 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.[2] 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[3] and took a win at Monza[4] 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. [5]

In 2015, he won the Bol d'Or with Team Kawasaki SRC.

In 2016, he won the 24 Hour Endurance Race in Le Mans with Team Kawasaki SRC.

Career statistics

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Supersport World Championship

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Races by year

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Pts
1999 Yamaha RSA GBR SPA ITA GER SMR USA EUR
18
AUT
Ret
NED
18
GER NC 0
2000 Ducati AUS
DNS
JPN
DNS
GBR
Ret
ITA
12
GER
Ret
SMR SPA EUR
Ret
NED
Ret
GER
3
GBR
13
19th 23
2001 Honda SPA
15
AUS
19
JPN
8
ITA
Ret
GBR
11
GER
Ret
SMR
4
EUR
9
GER
1
NED
10
ITA
1
8th 90
2002 Honda SPA
1
AUS
9
RSA
5
JPN
3
ITA
1
GBR
7
GER
DSQ
SMR
1
GBR
2
GER
6
NED
1
ITA
4
1st 186
2003 Kawasaki SPA
14
AUS
11
JPN
Ret
ITA
5
GER
Ret
GBR
Ret
SMR
1
GBR
5
NED
6
ITA
Ret
FRA
Ret
9th 64
2004 Yamaha SPA
2
AUS
6
SMR
Ret
ITA
DSQ
GER
Ret
GBR
1
GBR
Ret
NED
Ret
ITA
5
FRA
Ret
7th 66
2005 Honda QAT
5
AUS
3
SPA
5
ITA EUR
3
SMR
2
CZE
Ret
GBR
5
NED
1
GER
3
ITA
11
FRA
4
4th 144
2006 Yamaha QAT AUS SPA ITA EUR SMR CZE GBR NED GER
3
ITA 25th 16
Kawasaki FRA
Ret
2007 Kawasaki QAT
4
AUS
1
EUR
Ret
SPA
4
NED
3
ITA
2
GBR
4
SMR
Ret
CZE
3
GBR
6
GER
Ret
ITA
14
FRA
Ret
3rd 128
2008 Yamaha QAT
Ret
AUS
4
SPA
2
NED
4
ITA
1
GER
4
SMR
4
CZE GBR EUR ITA FRA
8
POR
10
6th 111
2009 Yamaha AUS
7
QAT
Ret
SPA
10
NED
4
ITA
3
RSA
Ret
USA
5
SMR
8
GBR
Ret
CZE
1
GER
5
ITA
3
FRA
Ret
POR
8
5th 123
2010 Kawasaki AUS
5
POR
5
SPA
10
NED
Ret
ITA
Ret
RSA
Ret
USA
10
SMR
8
CZE
10
GBR
12
GER
4
ITA
Ret
FRA
Ret
13th 65
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
12
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
3
FRA
5
4th 171
2013 Kawasaki AUS
4
SPA
1
NED
3
ITA
DNS
GBR
9
POR
2
ITA
12
RUS
C
GBR
3
GER
2
TUR
Ret
FRA
4
SPA
10
3rd 140

Superbike World Championship

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Races by year

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Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2006 Suzuki QAT
Ret
QAT
Ret
AUS
Ret
AUS
18
SPA
15
SPA
13
ITA
13
ITA
13
EUR
Ret
EUR
Ret
SMR
13
SMR
10
CZE
Ret
CZE
20
GBR GBR NED NED GER GER ITA ITA FRA FRA 20th 19
2014 Kawasaki AUS
12
AUS
12
SPA
Ret
SPA
15
NED
Ret
NED
Ret
ITA
16
ITA
15
GBR
12
GBR
18
MAL
Ret
MAL
Ret
SMR
Ret
SMR
Ret
POR
Ret
POR
DNS
USA USA SPA SPA FRA
15
FRA
11
QAT QAT 20th 20

References

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  1. ^ "WSBK: Neukirchner replaces Foret at Alstare., motorsport news, results, features, teams, drivers, updates". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
  2. ^ "Motor Cyclists Online".
  3. ^ "Troy Corser and Fabien Foret claim WSB and WSS poles at Qatar for Yamaha news - SuperBike magazine - motorbike reviews, super bike news and hot babes". Archived from the original on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  4. ^ "Latest News". 16 August 2020.
  5. ^ "AAA Looks at Trick or Treating from a Child's Point of View". 27 October 2015.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Supersport World Champion
2002
Succeeded by