Sylvain Barrier

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Sylvain Barrier
Sylvain Barrier.jpg
Barrier in 2014
NationalityFrench
Born (1988-10-20) 20 October 1988 (age 36)
Oyonnax, France
Current teamBrixx Performance
Bike number20
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Superbike World Championship
Active years 20132016, 20192020
Manufacturers BMW, Kawasaki, Ducati
Championships 0
2020 championship position20th (12 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
47000074

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]

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Career

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

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

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

YearBike1234567891011121314PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
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
31st7
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
DNS
SPA
10
SPA
11
FRA
10
FRA
Ret
QAT
14
QAT
Ret
15th40
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 28th10
2016 Kawasaki AUS
15
AUS
15
THA
16
THA
17
SPA
16
SPA
Ret
NED NED ITA ITA MAL MAL GBR GBR ITA ITA USA USA GER GER FRA FRA SPA SPA QAT QAT 32nd2
YearBike12345678910111213Pos.Pts
R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2
2019 Ducati AUS AUS AUS THA THA THA SPA SPA SPA NED NED NED ITA ITA ITA SPA SPA SPA ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR USA USA USA POR
17
POR
18
POR
18
FRA
17
FRA
18
FRA
13
ARG ARG ARG QAT QAT QAT 26th3
2020 Ducati AUS AUS AUS SPA
16
SPA
21
SPA
Ret
POR
18
POR
16
POR
15
SPA
12
SPA
18
SPA
16
SPA
Ret
SPA
19
SPA
Ret
SPA
18
SPA
15
SPA
Ret
FRA
13
FRA
13
FRA
12
POR
DNS
POR
DNS
POR
DNS
20th12

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References

  1. WorldSBK.com. "Guarnoni wins, Barrier retains title". 6 October 2013. Retrieved on 10 October 2013
  2. "Wójcik Racing Team with exciting new line-up for 24 Heures Motos". Wójcik Racing Team. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. "WSBK debut for Sylvain Barrier with BMW at Jerez". www.worldsbk.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  4. Crash.net. "BMW announces WSBK withdrawal". 24 July 2013. Retrieved on 25 October 2013