French motorcycle racer
Sylvain Barrier |
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Barrier in 2014 |
Nationality | French |
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Born | (1988-10-20) 20 October 1988 (age 36) Oyonnax, France |
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Current team | Brixx Performance |
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Bike number | 20 |
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Sylvain Barrier (born 20 October 1988 in Oyonnax) is a French motorcycle racer. He has won the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup twice, winning the title in 2012, and again in 2013.[1][2]
Career
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He has raced in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup since 2008, mostly in a BMW machinery finishing 6th in 2010 with two podiums, 4th in 2011 with a 1 win and 4 podiums, and champion in 2012 and 2013, he previously raced in the European Superstock 600 championship in 2006 and 2007. In his first season in the FIM Superstock 1000 Championship in 2008 he finished 16th, and in 2009 he finished 5th both years aboard a Yamaha. He made his Superbike World Championship debut[3] in the Jerez circuit finishing 12th in Race 1, and 13th in Race 2, scoring 7 points during the weekend, however also turned the last race for the BMW factory team, as BMW Motorrad announced his withdrawal as an official team in July.[4]
In 2018 he competed in the British Superbike Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR.
Career statistics
Career highlights
- 2006 - 20th, European Superstock 600 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R6
- 2007 - 6th, European Superstock 600 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R6
- 2008 - 16th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Yamaha YZF-R1
- 2009 - 5th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Yamaha YZF-R1
- 2010 - 6th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, BMW
- 2011 - 4th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, BMW
- 2012 - 1st, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, BMW S1000RR
- 2013 - 1st, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, BMW S1000RR
- 2015 - 15th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Yamaha YZF-R1
Superbike World Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
References
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