Sébastien Charpentier (motorcycle racer)

Supersport rider
Name = Sébastien Charpentier


Nationality = flagicon|France
Nicknames = Séb
Bike number = 1
Current team = Winston Ten Kate Honda
Championships = 2 (WorldSS|2005, WorldSS|2006)
Race Starts =
Race Wins = 13
Podiums = 22
Poles = 19
Fastest laps = 13
Points = 649
Last season = 2006
Last position = 1st (194 pts)

Sébastien Charpentier (born in La Rochefoucauld, March 26, 1973) is a French motorcycle road racer. He is a two-time World Champion in the Supersport World Championship in WorldSS|2005 and WorldSS|2006. He married to Cathy and has a son, Matthias (born in Vars, 2002). He made his debut in 1996, when he won the France Honda CB500 Cup. In 1997 he participated in the Supersport European Championship, and since 1998 he has participated in Supersport World Series (that became the Supersport World Championship in WorldSS|1999) with Honda. In 2000 he participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with William Costes and Sebastien Gimbert. In his ultimate year in the Supersport world championship, an injury-induced absence in some races reduced his final standing to 11th overall, in stark contrast to his double championships victories in the previous two years.

Career highlights

* 1996 - France Honda CB500 Cup, Champion
* 1997 - Supersport European Championship, Honda France, 1 Place
* 1998 - Supersport World Series, Honda Reflex Team, 13th, 27pts (1 Win)
* - Supersport World Championship, Team Elf Honda France, 19th, 20pts
* - Supersport World Championship, Honda France Elf
* 2001 - Supersport Spanish Championship
* - Supersport World Championship, Moto 1, 28th, 6pts
* - Supersport World Championship, Moto 1, Team Klaffi Honda, 7th, 72pts (1 Podium)
* - Supersport World Championship, Team Klaffi Honda, 4th, 120pts (5 podiums, 1 pole position, 1 fastest lap)
* - Supersport World Championship, Winston Ten Kate Honda, Champion, 210pts (6 wins, 9 podiums, 10 pole positions, 8 fastest laps)
* - Supersport World Championship, Winston Ten Kate Honda, Champion, 194pts (6 wins, 7 podiums, 8 pole positions, 4 fastest laps)
* - Supersport World Championship, Hannspree Ten Kate Honda, 11th, 51pts