Stéphane Mertens, born on 14 May 1959 in Paris, France, is a Belgian former professional motorcycle road racer. He made his Grand Prix debut in 1984 in the 250cc class and won the 1984 250cc Belgian Road Racing National Championship, continuing in the 250cc Grands Prix through 1987. In 1988 he switched to the inaugural Superbike World Championship, racing for Bimota that year and staying in the Superbike class until 1994, with a best result of second behind Fred Merkel in 1989 while riding for Honda. From 1995 he competed in the FIM Endurance World Championship, winning that title in 1995 and 2002, and he was a member of the winning team at the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Bol d'Or.
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Mertens made his Grand Prix debut in 1984, racing in the 250cc class.
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