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Fabien Foret

{{Short description|French motorcycle racer}}

{{Infobox motorcycle rider

| name = Fabien Foret

| image = FABIEN FORET.JPG

| caption = Foret in Bol d'Or 2014

| nationality = French

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|1|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Angoulême, France

| Current team = Team SRC Kawasaki

| Bike number = 11

| SS Active years = {{WorldSS|2000}}–{{WorldSS|2013}}

| SS Championships = 1 ({{WorldSS|2002}})

| SS Manufacturers = Yamaha, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki

| SS Race Starts = 151

| SS Race Wins = 16

| SS Podiums = 44

| SS Poles = 14

| SS Fastest laps = 16

| SS Total Points = 1475

| SS Last season = 2013

| SS Last position = 3rd (140 pts)

| SBK Active years = {{SBK|2006}}, {{SBK|2014}}

| SBK Championships = 0

| SBK Manufacturers = Suzuki, Kawasaki

| SBK Race Starts = 31

| SBK Race Wins = 0

| SBK Podiums = 0

| SBK Poles = 0

| SBK Fastest laps = 0

| SBK Total Points = 39

| SBK Last season = 2014

| SBK Last position = 20th (20 pts)

}}

Fabien Foret (born 29 January 1973 in Angoulême, France) is a professional motorcycle racer currently competing in the FIM Endurance World Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R. He has spent most of his career in the Supersport World Championship.

After taking part in the French national championships for a number of years Fabien Foret moved to the Supersport World Championship in 2000. The same year he won the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, and the Bol d'Or endurance races.

In 2001 he finished 8th in the Supersport World Championship with two race wins and also finished 2nd at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Bol d'Or endurance races.

He won the Supersport World Championship in 2002 for Ten Kate Honda, taking four race.

He continued racing in the Supersport World Championship from 2003 to 2005, finishing 9th in 2003, 7th in {{WorldSS|2004}} and 4th in 2005 with one race win each season.

He moved to the Superbike World Championship in {{SBK|2006}} riding for Alstare Engineering Corona Extra Suzuki. After a poor first half of the season he was replaced by Max Neukirchner.{{Cite web |url=http://www.crash.net/news_view~cid~5~id~134839.htm |title=WSBK: Neukirchner replaces Foret at Alstare., motorsport news, results, features, teams, drivers, updates |access-date=2008-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930024800/http://www.crash.net/news_view~cid~5~id~134839.htm |archive-date=2007-09-30 |url-status=dead }} He returned to the Supersport World Championship for the end of the season.

He joined Kawasaki Gil Motor Sport for {{WorldSS|2007}} and he finished the season 3rd overall with a single win, at Philip Island.{{Cite web|url=http://www.motorcyclists-online.com/o5_163_World-Supersport-Phillip-Island-Fabien-Foret-wins.html|title = Motor Cyclists Online}} For {{WorldSS|2008}} he joined the official Yamaha o team managed by former Grand Prix racer Wilco Zeelenberg. He opened the year with pole position at Losail{{Cite web |url=http://www.superbike.co.uk/news/Troy_Corser_and_Fabien_Foret_claim_WSB_and_WSS_poles_at_Qatar_for_Yamaha_news_182223.html |title=Troy Corser and Fabien Foret claim WSB and WSS poles at Qatar for Yamaha news - SuperBike magazine - motorbike reviews, super bike news and hot babes |access-date=2008-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625073022/http://www.superbike.co.uk/news/Troy_Corser_and_Fabien_Foret_claim_WSB_and_WSS_poles_at_Qatar_for_Yamaha_news_182223.html |archive-date=2008-06-25 |url-status=dead }} and took a win at Monza{{cite web | url=http://www.superbike-news.co.uk/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=11852&z=4 | title=Latest News | date=16 August 2020 }} and finished fourth or better in each of the first six rounds, but a heavy crash at Brno caused him to miss several races he currently rides for Kawasaki Intermoto With Czech and Welsh technician's.

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In 2015, he won the Bol d'Or with Team Kawasaki SRC.

In 2016, he won the 24 Hour Endurance Race in Le Mans with Team Kawasaki SRC.

Career statistics

=Supersport World Championship=

==Races by year==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

align="left"| 1999

!align="left"| Yamaha

| RSA

| GBR

| SPA

| ITA

| GER

| SMR

| USA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EUR
18

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUT
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED
18

| GER

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

align="left"| 2000

!align="left"| Ducati

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| AUS
DNS

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| JPN
DNS

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
12

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

| SMR

| SPA

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EUR
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED
Ret

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GER
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
13

|

|

|

! 19th

! 23

align="left"| 2001

!align="left"| Honda

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUS
19

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
11

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SMR
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EUR
9

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GER
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
10

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ITA
1

|

|

|

! 8th

! 90

align="left"| 2002

!align="left"| Honda

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SPA
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSA
5

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| JPN
3

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ITA
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
7

|style="background:black; color:white;"| GER
DSQ

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SMR
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GBR
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
6

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NED
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
4

|

|

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 186

align="left"| 2003

!align="left"| Kawasaki

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
11

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JPN
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SMR
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
Ret

|

|

|

! 9th

! 64

align="left"| 2004

!align="left"| Yamaha

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SMR
Ret

|style="background:black; color:white;"| ITA
DSQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GBR
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
Ret

|

|

|

|

! 7th

! 66

align="left"| 2005

!align="left"| Honda

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| QAT
5

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| AUS
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
5

| ITA

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| EUR
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SMR
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CZE
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
5

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NED
1

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GER
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
4

|

|

! 4th

! 144

align="left" rowspan=2|2006

!align="left"| Yamaha

| QAT

| AUS

| SPA

| ITA

| EUR

| SMR

| CZE

| GBR

| NED

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GER
3

| ITA

|

|

|

!rowspan=2| 25th

!rowspan=2| 16

align="left"| Kawasaki

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
Ret

|

|

align="left"| 2007

!align="left"| Kawasaki

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| QAT
4

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| AUS
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EUR
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NED
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ITA
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SMR
Ret

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CZE
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
14

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
Ret

|

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 128

align="left"| 2008

!align="left"| Yamaha

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| QAT
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
4

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
4

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ITA
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SMR
4

| CZE

| GBR

| EUR

| ITA

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
10

|

! 6th

! 111

align="left"| 2009

!align="left"| Yamaha

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
7

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| QAT
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ITA
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| USA
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SMR
8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CZE
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
5

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ITA
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
8

! 5th

! 123

align="left"| 2010

!align="left"| Kawasaki

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| USA
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SMR
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
Ret

|

! 13th

! 65

align="left"| 2011

!align="left"| Honda

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| EUR
DNS

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NED
2

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ITA
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SMR
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
7

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CZE
2

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GBR
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
6

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ITA
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
12

|

|

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 148

align="left"| 2012

!align="left"| Kawasaki

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AUS
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ITA
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EUR
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SMR
8

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CZE
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RUS
6

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GER
3

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POR
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
5

|

! 4th

! 171

align="left"| {{WorldSS|2013}}

!align="left"| Kawasaki

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
4

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SPA
1

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NED
3

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ITA
DNS

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
9

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POR
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
12

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| RUS
C

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GBR
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GER
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TUR
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
10

|

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 140

=Superbike World Championship=

==Races by year==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
valign="middle" rowspan=2| Year

!valign="middle" rowspan=2| Make

!colspan=2| 1

!colspan=2| 2

!colspan=2| 3

!colspan=2| 4

!colspan=2| 5

!colspan=2| 6

!colspan=2| 7

!colspan=2| 8

!colspan=2| 9

!colspan=2| 10

!colspan=2| 11

!colspan=2| 12

!rowspan=2| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

!rowspan=2| 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

2006

! Suzuki

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| QAT
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| QAT
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUS
18

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
13

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
13

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EUR
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EUR
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SMR
13

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SMR
10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CZE
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CZE
20

| GBR

| GBR

| NED

| NED

| GER

| GER

| ITA

| ITA

| FRA

| FRA

! 20th

! 19

2014

! Kawasaki

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
12

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
12

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
16

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
15

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
18

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SMR
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SMR
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| POR
DNS

| USA

| USA

| SPA

| SPA

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
15

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
11

| QAT

| QAT

! 20th

! 20

=FIM Endurance World Championship=

==By team==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

!valign="middle" | Year

!valign="middle" | Team

!valign="middle" | Bike

!valign="middle" | Rider

!valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|TC|Teams' championship position}}

2015

| {{flagicon|FRA}} SRC Kawasaki

| Kawasaki ZX-10R

| align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Grégory Blanc
{{flagicon|FRA}} Fabien Foret
{{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Lagrive

! style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd

References

{{Reflist}}

{{s-start}}

{{s-sports}}

{{succession box|title=Supersport World Champion|before=Andrew Pitt|after=Chris Vermeulen|years=2002}}

{{s-end}}

{{Supersport World Champions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Foret, Fabien}}

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