Sébastien Pourcel (born 11 February 1985) is a
French former professional
motocross
Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom.
History
Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competi ...
racer. He competed in the
Motocross World Championship
The FIM Motocross World Championship is the premier championship of motocross racing, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), divided into two distinct classes: MXGP and MX2. Race duration is 30 minutes plus two laps ...
s from 2002 to
2014
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.
Pourcel was born in
Martigues
Martigues ( in classical norm, ''Lou Martegue'' in Mistralian norm) is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte.
A ...
,
Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône ( ; , ; ; "the Mouths of the Rhône") is a Departments of France, department in southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var (department), Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the sout ...
. He started international motocross competition in 2002 in the MX2-GP class. In 2007, he moved up to the premier MX1-GP class and finished in a career-high fourth place.
He joined his brother
Christophe Pourcel on the official
Kawasaki GPKR Team, which was started by their father, Roger, and Patrick Gelade.
References
External links
Sébastien Pourcel's page at GPKR
1985 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Martigues
French motocross riders
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