Sean Emmett

Sean Emmett
Nationality	British
Born	4 February 1970
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1993 - 1996 First race 1993 500cc Australian Grand Prix Last race 1996 500cc Catalan Grand Prix Team(s) Suzuki Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 52 0 0 0 0 79

Sean Emmett (born 4 February 1970) is an English professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.^[1]

Born in Walton on Thames, Emmett began his career in 1989 at Brands Hatch. In 1989, he won the 350cc Production Championship. He also won the Avon Tyres Trophy for "the most talented young rider with the most promising future". Previous winners included John Surtees, Mike Hailwood and Barry Sheene.^[2] He competed in his first Grand Prix in 1993 riding for the Shell-Harris Yamaha team, finishing the season in 19th place in the F.I.M. 500cc class.^[1] In 1994, Emmett finished in 15th place as a member of the Suzuki factory racing team, followed by two 22nd-place finishes in 1995 and 1996.^[1]

In 1999, Emmett competed in the Superbike World Championship, finishing in 28th place aboard a Ducati. Also in 1999, he won the closest ever British Superbike Championship race, defeating Troy Bayliss by just 0.001sec.^[3] In the 2001 Superbike World Championship, he finished in 32nd place after competing as a wildcard in a single event.

From 2006 to 2008, Emmett competed in the British Superbike Championship. During his British Superbike Championship career (1997–2008), he won 19 races, 65 rostrums and finished third overall twice (2001 and 2002).

Emmett is currently embarking on a classic racing career on grand prix bikes supported by the official Suzuki team. In 2011 Emmett won on a RGV 500 (formerly ridden by Kenny Roberts, Jr. in 1999) at the Bikers Classic Meeting at Spa Francorchamps Circuit in Belgium.

Grand Prix career statistics^[1]

Points system from 1993

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	Machine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Points	Rank	Wins
1993	500cc	Shell Harris-Yamaha	YZR500	AUS 16	MAL 14	JPN 15	ESP 9	AUT 16	GER NC	NED 16	EUR 12	RSM NC	GBR NC	CZE NC	ITA NC	USA 13	FIM 14		19	19th	0
1994	500cc	Shell Harris-Yamaha	YZR500	AUS 14	MAL 13	JPN 17	ESP NC	AUT 12	GER 11	NED NC	ITA 14	FRA NC	GBR 12	CZE 13	USA 11				34	15th	0
		Lucky Strike Suzuki	RGV500													ARG 10	EUR NC
1995	500cc	Lucky Strike Suzuki	RGV500	AUS 12	MAL NC	JPN 13	ESP NC	GER -	ITA NC	NED NC	FRA NC	GBR 13	CZE 13	BRA 10	ARG 11	EUR NC			17	22nd	0
1996	500cc	Shell Harris-Yamaha	YZR500	MAL 11	INA 15	JPN 17	ESP 15	ITA 14	FRA NC	NED NC	GER NC	GBR DNS	AUT NC	CZE 17	IMO 16	CAT NC	BRA -	AUS -	9	22nd	0

References

1. Sean Emmett career statistics at MotoGP.com
2. www.superbike-racing.co.uk
3. www.independent.co.uk