Fabien Foret

Fabien Foret born (1973-01-29) 29 January 1973 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
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 years2000–2013
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.,[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]

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

Races by year
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

Races by year
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
  1. http://www.carolenash.com/insidebikes/bike-sport/wsb/ten-kate-honda-and-fabien-foret-world-champions.htm
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-04-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.motorcyclists-online.com/o5_163_World-Supersport-Phillip-Island-Fabien-Foret-wins.html
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-10-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.superbike-news.co.uk/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=11852&z=4
  6. http://www.thecherrycreeknews.com/content/view/3294/2/
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Andrew Pitt		 Supersport World Champion
2002		 Succeeded by
Chris Vermeulen
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