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{{short description|French motorcycle racer}}
{{Infobox motorcycle rider
| name = Sébastien Gimbert
| image= Sebastien GIMBERT.JPG
| caption = 24 Heures Moto in 2016 
| nationality = French
| birth_date = 9 September 1977
| birth_place = [[Le Puy-en-Velay]], [[France]]
| Current team = [[Honda Racing Corporation|Honda Endurance Racing Team]]
| Bike number = 111

<!--MotoGP World Championship
| MotoGP Active years = 1998-2000
| MotoGP Manufacturers = Honda 1998-2000
| MotoGP Starts = 30
| MotoGP Total Points = 25
| 250cc World Championship
| 250 Active years = 1996-1997,2000
| 250 Manufacturers = Honda 1996-1997 TSR Honda 2000
| 250 Championships = 
| 250 Starts = 14
| 250 Wins = 0
| 250 Podiums = 0
| 250 Poles = 0
| 250 Fastest laps = 0
| 250 Total Points = 19
| Superbike World Championship
| SBK Active years  =
| SBK Manufacturers =
| SBK Championships = 
| SBK Race Starts = 50
| SBK Race Wins = 0
| SBK Podiums = 0
| SBK Poles = 0
| SBK Fastest laps = 1
| SBK Total Points = 
| SBK Last season = 2008
| SBK Last position = 23 <small>(3pts)</small>
| website =-->
}}
'''Sébastien Gimbert''' (born 9 September 1977 in [[Le Puy-en-Velay]], [[France]]) is a professional [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]]. He currently competes in the [[Endurance FIM World Championship]] aboard a [[Honda CBR1000RR]]. His greatest success has come in the [[Endurance World Championship]], and the bulk of his career has been spent on [[Yamaha YZF-R1]] with more recent seasons spent on [[BMW S1000RR]] and [[Honda CBR1000RR]] motorcycles.

He was France's 250cc champion in 1996 and 1997, before moving up to the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|500cc World Championship]] on a privately entered [[Honda]] in [[1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1998]] and [[1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1999]], and racing in the 250cc World Championship in [[2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2000]], without many front-running displays.

From 2002 to 2004 he was primarily an endurance racer. He has won the biggest 24-hour races in the sport - [[24 Hours of Le Mans (motorcycle race)|Le Mans]], [[Spa-Francorchamps]] and the [[Bol d'or|Bol d'Or]]. He helped the team to the [[Endurance World Championship]] in 2004.

Gimbert also remained active in shorter races, finishing 2nd in the French Super Production series in 2003 and doing several rounds a year later. He also raced his R1 in 3 [[Superbike World Championship]] races, taking a pair of 4th places despite 2 slow starts at [[Magny-Cours]] in {{SBK|2004}}, a year with few manufacturer backed bikes. As a result of this, he was hired by Yamaha Motor France as their second rider in WSBK for {{SBK|2005}}. He finished 16th overall in {{SBK|2005}}, and 19th (without a top 10 finish) in {{SBK|2006}}.

He raced in the [[Supersport World Championship]] for {{WorldSS|2007}} finishing 20th overall. He also won the 2007 [[Bol d'Or]] endurance race.

==Career statistics==
1993 - 2nd, French Yamaha TZR125 Championship [[Yamaha TZR125]]<br/>
1994 - 11th, French 125cc Championship [[Honda RS125R]]<br/>
1995 - 4th, French 250cc Championship [[Honda RS250R]]<br/>
1996 - 5th, European 250cc Championship [[Honda RS250R]] / 1st, French 250cc Championship [[Honda RS250R]]<br/>
1997 - 6th, European 250cc Championship [[Honda RS250R]] / 1st, French 250cc Championship #1 [[Honda RS250R]]<br/>
1998 - 30th, [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|500cc Grand Prix]] #22 [[Honda NSR500V]]<br/>
1999 - 19th, [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|500cc Grand Prix]] #22 [[Honda NSR500V]]<br/>
2000 - 22nd, [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|500cc Grand Prix]] #22 [[Honda NSR500V]] / 22nd, 250cc World Championship [[Honda RS250R]]<br/>
2001 - French Supersport 600 Championship #22 [[Honda CBR600RR]]<br/>
2002 - 1st, [[Le Mans 24 Hours]] / 1st, [[Bol d'Or]] [[Suzuki GSX-R1000]]<br/>
2003 - 2nd, [[Le Mans 24 Hours]] / 1st, [[24 Hours of Spa]] / 1st, [[Bol d'Or]] [[Suzuki GSX-R1000]]<br/>
2004 - 1st, Endurance FIM World Championship #94 [[Yamaha YZF-R1]]<br/>
2005 - 16th, [[Superbike World Championship]] #32 [[Yamaha YZF-R1]]<br/>
2006 - 19th, [[Superbike World Championship]] #16 [[Yamaha YZF-R1]]<br/>
2007 - 20th, [[Supersport World Championship]] #194 [[Yamaha YZF-R6]] / 7th, Endurance FIM World Championship #94 [[Yamaha YZF-R1]]<br/>
2008 - 29th, [[Superbike World Championship]] #194 [[Yamaha YZF-R1]]<br/>
2009 - 1st, French Superbike Championship #94 [[Yamaha YZF-R1]]<br/>
2010 - 2nd, French Superbike Championship #1 [[BMW S1000RR]] / 9th, Endurance FIM World Championship #94 [[Yamaha YZF-R1]]<br/>
2011 - 1st, French Superbike Championship #7 [[BMW S1000RR]] / 2nd, Endurance FIM World Championship #99 [[BMW S1000RR]]<br/>
2012 - 2nd, French Superbike Championship #7 [[BMW S1000RR]] / 2nd, Endurance FIM World Championship #99 [[BMW S1000RR]]<br/>
2013 - 17th, CIV Superbike Championship #7 [[BMW S1000RR]] / 12th, Endurance FIM World Championship #99 [[BMW S1000RR]]<br/>
2014 - 2nd, French Superbike Championship #7    [[Honda CBR1000RR]] / 7th, Endurance FIM World Championship #111    [[Honda CBR1000RR]]<br/>
2015 - 3rd, French Superbike Championship #7    [[Honda CBR1000RR]] / 9th, Endurance FIM World Championship #111    [[Honda CBR1000RR]]<br/>
2016 - Endurance FIM World Championship #111    [[Honda CBR1000RR]]

===FIM Endurance World Championship===

====By team====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
!valign="middle" | Year
!valign="middle" | Team
!valign="middle" | Bike
!valign="middle" | Rider
!valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|TC|Teams' championship position}}
|-
| [[2017–18 FIM Endurance World Championship|2017–18]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Honda Endurance Racing
| [[Honda CBR1000RR]]
| align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Julien Da Costa (motorcyclist)|Julien Da Costa]] <br/>{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Gimbert<br/>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Erwan Nigon]]<br/>{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Yonny Hernández (motorcyclist)|Yonny Hernández]]
! style="background:#ffdf9f;" | '''3rd'''
|}

==External links==
* [http://www.sebgimbert.com sebgimbert.com] Official website

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gimbert, Sebastien}}
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Le Puy-en-Velay]]