Sylvain Barrier
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
20 October 1988 Oyonnax, Rhône-Alpes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | G.M. Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sylvain Barrier (born 20 October 1988 in Oyonnax) is a French motorcycle racer, currently racing in the FIM Superstock 1000 Championship for the G.M. Racing team aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1. He has won the FIM Superstock 1000 Championship twice, winning the title in 2012, and again in 2013.[1]
He has raced in the championship 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 World Superbike Championship debut.[2] 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.[3]
Career statistics
Superbike World Championship
Races by year
| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 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 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2013 | BMW | AUS |
AUS |
SPA |
SPA |
NED |
NED |
ITA |
ITA |
GBR |
GBR |
POR |
POR |
ITA |
ITA |
RUS |
RUS |
GBR |
GBR |
GER |
GER |
TUR |
TUR |
USA |
USA |
FRA |
FRA |
SPA 12 |
SPA 13 |
31st | 7 |
| 2014 | BMW | AUS |
AUS |
SPA |
SPA |
NED |
NED |
ITA |
ITA |
GBR |
GBR |
MAL |
MAL |
SMR 15 |
SMR 11 |
POR 10 |
POR 11 |
USA 12 |
USA Ret |
SPA 10 |
SPA 11 |
FRA 10 |
FRA Ret |
QAT 14 |
QAT Ret |
15th | 40 | ||||
| 2015 | BMW | AUS 15 |
AUS 12 |
THA 14 |
THA 13 |
SPA | SPA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | POR | POR | SMR | SMR | USA | USA | MAL | MAL | SPA | SPA | FRA | FRA | QAT | QAT | 16th* | 10* | ||
- * Season in progress.
References
- ↑ WorldSBK.com. "Guarnoni wins, Barrier retains title". 6 October 2013. Retrieved on 10 October 2013
- ↑ WorldSBK.com. "WSBK debut for Sylvain Barrier with BMW at Jerez". 10 October 2013. Retrieved on 25 October 2013
- ↑ Crash.net. "BMW announces WSBK withdrawal". 24 July 2013. Retrieved on 25 October 2013