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

European Superstock 600

Races by year

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2006YamahaVAL
MNZ
SIL
MIS
BRN
17
BRA
Ret
ASS
DNS
LAU
17
IMO
3
MAG
Ret
20th16
2007YamahaDON
4
SPA
Ret
ASS
2
MNZ
4
SIL
C
MIS
Ret
BRN
2
BRA
6
BRA
Ret
LAU
Ret
VAL
7
MAG
6
6th95

FIM Superstock 1000 Cup

Races by year

YearBike12345678910PosPts
2008YamahaVAL
14
NED
Ret
MNZ
Ret
NŰR
Ret
SMR
14
BRN
DNS
BRA
DON
MAG
7
ALG
7
16th22
2009YamahaVAL
Ret
NED
3
MNZ
5
SMR
3
DON
5
BRN
4
NŰR
Ret
IMO
16
MAG
3
ALG
7
5th92
2010BMWALG
4
VAL
3
NED
5
MNZ
Ret
SMR
9
BRN
Ret
SIL
Ret
NŰR
4
IMO
5
MAG
3
6th87
2011BMWNED
3
MNZ
DNS
SMR
4
ARA
5
BRN
1
SIL
Ret
NŰR
2
IMO
5
MAG
3
ALG
2
4th132
2012BMWIMO
1
NED
1
MNZ
Ret
SMR
1
ARA
Ret
BRN
Ret
SIL
4
NŰR
1
ALG
2
MAG
2
1st153
2013BMWARA
1
NED
2
MNZ
DNS
ALG
1
IMO
1
SIL
1
SIL
1
NŰR
2
MAG
4
JER
1st178
2015YamahaARA
11
NED
Ret
IMO
10
DON
19
ALG
10
MIS
Ret
JER
MAG
15th17