Fabien Foret born January 29, 1973 (age 39) in Angoulême

Angoulême

-Main sights:In place of its ancient fortifications, Angoulême is encircled by boulevards above the old city walls, known as the Remparts, from which fine views may be obtained in all directions. Within the town the streets are often narrow. Apart from the cathedral and the hôtel de ville, the...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, is a professional motorcycle racer

Motorcycle racing

Motorcycle sport is a broad field that encompasses all sporting aspects of motorcycling. The disciplines are not all "races" or timed-speed events, as several disciplines test a competitor's various riding skills.-Motorcycle racing:...

 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

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 national championships for a number of years Fabien Foret moved to the Supersport World Championship in . The same year he won the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, and the Bol d'Or

Bol d'or

The Bol d'or is a motorcycle endurance race, held annually in France. Originally, it was an automobile as well as motorcycle race. The automobiles were limited to 1100cc engine capacity until the 1950s when the limit was raised to 1500cc, and later to 2000cc...

 endurance races.

In he finished 8th in the Supersport World Championship with two race wins and also finished 2nd at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

24 Hours of Le Mans (motorcycle race)

The 24 Hours of Le Mans Moto is a motorcycle endurance race held annually since 1978 on the Bugatti Circuit Le Mans, Sarthe, France...

 and the Bol d'Or

Bol d'or

The Bol d'or is a motorcycle endurance race, held annually in France. Originally, it was an automobile as well as motorcycle race. The automobiles were limited to 1100cc engine capacity until the 1950s when the limit was raised to 1500cc, and later to 2000cc...

 endurance races.

He won the Supersport World Championship in for Ten Kate

Ten Kate Racing

Ten Kate Racing is a motorbike racing team, currently competing in the Superbike World Championship and the Supersport World Championship under the name Hannspree Ten Kate Honda.- Foundation :...

 Honda, taking four race .

He continued racing in the Supersport World Championship from to , finishing 9th in , 7th in and 4th in with one race win each season.

He moved to the Superbike World Championship

Superbike World Championship

Superbike World Championship is the worldwide Superbike racing Championship. The championship was founded in . The Superbike World Championship season consists of a series of rounds held on permanent racing facilities...

 in riding for Alstare Engineering Corona Extra Suzuki. After a poor first half of the season he was replaced by Max Neukirchner

Max Neukirchner

Max Neukirchner is a professional motorcycle racer currently competing in the Moto2 World Championship.-World Supersport and Superbike:...

. He returned to the Supersport World Championship for the end of the season.

He joined Kawasaki

Kawasaki Heavy Industries

is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....

 Gil Motor Sport for and he finished the season 3rd overall with a single win, at Philip Island

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:...

. For he joined the official Yamaha

Yamaha Motor Company

, is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized...

 Supersport team managed by former Grand Prix

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing currently divided into three distinct classes: 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP. The 125cc class uses a two-stroke engine while Moto2 and MotoGP use four-stroke engines. In 2010 the 250cc two-stroke was replaced...

 racer Wilco Zeelenberg

Wilco Zeelenberg

Wilco Zeelenberg is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and current race team manager from Holland. He began racing motorcycles in motocross competitions before switching to road racing. Zeelenberg made his Grand Prix debut in the 80cc class in 1986. He won his first and only world...

. He opened the year with pole position at Losail and took a win at Monza

Monza

Monza is a city and comune on the river Lambro, a tributary of the Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy some 15 km north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of Monza and Brianza. It is best known for its Grand Prix motor racing circuit, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.On June...

 and finished fourth or better in each of the first six rounds, but a heavy crash at Brno

Brno

Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...

 caused him to miss several races.

Career Statistics

Stats correct as of 7 October 2011

* Denotes Season in Progress

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Supersport World Championship

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Pts	Ref
2011 2011 Supersport World Championship season The 2011 Supersport World Championship season will be the thirteenth F.I.M. Supersport World Championship season. The season is scheduled to start on 27 February at Phillip Island and finish on 16 October at Portimão after twelve rounds...	Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...	AUS 2011 Phillip Island Superbike World Championship round The 2011 Phillip Island Superbike World Championship round was the first round of the 2011 Superbike World Championship season. It took place over the weekend of 25–27 February 2011 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit near Cowes, Victoria, Australia.-Superbike Race 1... Ret	EUR DNS	NED 2011 Assen Superbike World Championship round The 2011 Assen Superbike World Championship round was the third round of the 2011 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of April 15–17, 2011 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.... 2	ITA 2011 Monza Superbike World Championship round The 2011 Monza Superbike World Championship round was the fourth round of the 2011 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of May 6–8, 2011 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza located in Monza, Italy.... 3	SMR 2011 Misano Superbike World Championship round The 2011 Misano Superbike World Championship round was the sixth round of the 2011 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of June 10–12, 2011 at the Misano Adriatico circuit.-Superbike race 1 classification:... 2	SPA 2011 Aragon Superbike World Championship round The 2011 Aragon Superbike World Championship round is the seventh round of the 2011 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of June 17–19, 2011 at the Motorland Aragón circuit, near Alcañiz, Spain.-Superbike race 1 classification:... 7	CZE 2011 Brno Superbike World Championship round The 2011 Brno Superbike World Championship round was the eighth round of the 2011 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of July 8–10, 2011 at the Masaryk Circuit, near Brno, Czech Republic.-Superbike race 1 classification:... 2	GBR 2011 Silverstone Superbike World Championship round The 2011 Silverstone Superbike World Championship round was the ninth round of the 2011 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of July 29–31, 2011 at Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom.-Superbike race 1 classification:... 3	GER 2011 Nürburgring Superbike World Championship round The 2011 Nürburgring Superbike World Championship round was the tenth round of the 2011 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of September 2–4, 2011 at Nürburgring, Germany... 6	ITA 2011 Imola Superbike World Championship round The 2011 Imola Superbike World Championship round was the eleventh round of the 2011 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of September 23–25, 2011 at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy.-Superbike race 1 classification:... 1	FRA 2011 Magny-Cours Superbike World Championship round The 2011 Magny-Cours Superbike World Championship round was the twelfth round of the 2011 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of September 30 and October 1–2, 2011 at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France.... 8	POR 2011 Portimão Superbike World Championship round The 2011 Portimão Superbike World Championship round was the thirteenth and final round of the 2011 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of October 14–16, 2011 at Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão, Portugal....	2nd	144