Sébastien Charpentier

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For the Canadian Ice Hockey League player, see: Sebastien Charpentier.

Sébastien Charpentier
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Supersport Record
Current team	Winston Ten Kate Honda
Bike number	1
World Championships	2 (2005, 2006)
Race starts
Race Wins	13
Podium finishes	22
Pole positions	19
Fastest laps	13
Championship Points	649
2006 Championship 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 2005 and 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 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.

[edit] 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)
1999 - Supersport World Championship, Team Elf Honda France, 19th, 20pts
2000 - Supersport World Championship, Honda France Elf
2001 - Supersport Spanish Championship
2002 - Supersport World Championship, Moto 1, 28th, 6pts
2003 - Supersport World Championship, Moto 1, Team Klaffi Honda, 7th, 72pts (1 Podium)
2004 - Supersport World Championship, Team Klaffi Honda, 4th, 120pts (5 podiums, 1 pole position, 1 fastest lap)
2005 - Supersport World Championship, Winston Ten Kate Honda, Champion, 210pts (6 wins, 9 podiums, 10 pole positions, 8 fastest laps)
2006 - Supersport World Championship, Winston Ten Kate Honda, Champion, 194pts (6 wins, 7 podiums, 8 pole positions, 4 fastest laps)
2007 - Supersport World Championship, Hannspree Ten Kate Honda, 11th, 51pts