Sébastien Gimbert

Sébastien Gimbert is a French professional motorcycle road racer born on 9 September 1977 in Le Puy-en-Velay. He was French 250cc champion in 1996 and 1997, raced in the 500cc World Championship on a privately entered Honda in 1998 and 1999 and in the 250cc World Championship in 2000, and from 2002 became mainly an endurance racer. He won the Le Mans 24 Hours, the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and the Bol d'Or, and helped his team to the Endurance World Championship in 2004. He also raced in the Superbike World Championship, taking two fourth places in 2004 and finishing 16th overall in 2005 with Yamaha Motor France, and in the Supersport World Championship in 2007. He won the French Superbike Championship in 2009.