Sylvain Barrier
Sylvain Barrier is a French motorcycle racer. He has won the FIM [Superstock 1000 Cup] twice, winning the title in 2012, and again in 2013.
Career
Barrier 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 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.In 2018, Barrier competed in the British Superbike Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR.
Career statistics
Career highlights
- 2006 [European Superstock 600 Championship|2006] - 20th, European Superstock 600 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R6
- 2007 - 6th, European Superstock 600 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R6
- 2008 - 16th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Yamaha YZF-R1
- 2009 - 5th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Yamaha YZF-R1
- 2010 - 6th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, BMW
- 2011 - 4th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, BMW
- 2012 - 1st, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, BMW S1000RR
- 2013 - 1st, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, BMW S1000RR
- 2015 - 15th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Yamaha YZF-R1
European Superstock 600
Races by year
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
| 2006 | Yamaha | VAL | MNZ | SIL | MIS | BRN 17 | BRA Ret | ASS DNS | LAU 17 | IMO 3 | MAG Ret | 20th | 16 | ||
| 2007 | Yamaha | DON 4 | SPA Ret | ASS 2 | MNZ 4 | SIL C | MIS Ret | BRN 2 | BRA 6 | BRA Ret | LAU Ret | VAL 7 | MAG 6 | 6th | 95 |
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
Races by year
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Pts |
| 2008 | Yamaha | VAL 14 | NED Ret | MNZ Ret | NŰR Ret | SMR 14 | BRN DNS | BRA | DON | MAG 7 | ALG 7 | 16th | 22 |
| 2009 | Yamaha | VAL Ret | NED 3 | MNZ 5 | SMR 3 | DON 5 | BRN 4 | NŰR Ret | IMO 16 | MAG 3 | ALG 7 | 5th | 92 |
| 2010 | BMW | ALG 4 | VAL 3 | NED 5 | MNZ Ret | SMR 9 | BRN Ret | SIL Ret | NŰR 4 | IMO 5 | MAG 3 | 6th | 87 |
| 2011 | BMW | NED 3 | MNZ DNS | SMR 4 | ARA 5 | BRN 1 | SIL Ret | NŰR 2 | IMO 5 | MAG 3 | ALG 2 | 4th | 132 |
| 2012 | BMW | IMO 1 | NED 1 | MNZ Ret | SMR 1 | ARA Ret | BRN Ret | SIL 4 | NŰR 1 | ALG 2 | MAG 2 | 1st | 153 |
| 2013 | BMW | ARA 1 | NED 2 | MNZ DNS | ALG 1 | IMO 1 | SIL 1 | SIL 1 | NŰR 2 | MAG 4 | JER | 1st | 178 |
| 2015 | Yamaha | ARA 11 | NED Ret | IMO 10 | DON 19 | ALG 10 | MIS Ret | JER | MAG | 15th | 17 |