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charpentier in 2013 la rochefoucauld , france france french 26 march 1973 sébastien charpentier.jpg sébastien charpentier -lrb- motorcycle racer -rrb-
 sébastien charpentier
sébastien charpentier -lrb- motorcycle racer -rrb-

sébastien charpentier -lrb- born 26 march 1973 in la rochefoucauld , charente -rrb- is a french motorcycle road racer .
he is the only man to have won the supersport world championship in successive years , and .
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 -lrb- that became the supersport world championship in -rrb- with honda .
his 2006 title victory came after yamaha germany 's kevin curtain crashed in the final round while looking set for the crown .
he opened 2006 with a victory in qatar and took three successive poles early in this season .
in 2000 he participated in the 24 hours of le mans with william costes and sébastien gimbert .
in the 2007 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 .
he did not race full-time in 2008 or 2009 , but did race the 2009 le mans motorcycle race , and mentored young honda riders gino rea and maxime berger .
for 2010 he returned to world supersport racing with triumph , but quit the team after just one unsuccessful race .
he then joined daffix racing bmw for the endurance world championship , swapping rides with countryman matthieu lagrive .
