Sean Emmett

Sean Emmett (born 4 February 1970) is an English former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Racing career 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. 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. In the 2001 Superbike World Championship, he finished in 32nd place after competing as a wildcard in a single event.

Emmett competed in the British Superbike Championship between 1997 and 2008. During which he was on the podium 65 times with 19 race wins. His most successful years were in 2001 and 2002, when he finished the year in third place.

In 2008, Emmett participated in the Yamaha R1 Cup, a support series to the British Superbike Championship. Sean started the campaign well however, the series was dominated by Jon Kirkham the eventual series winner.

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. In February 2013, Emmett won in the South African Classic TT racing series "Day of the Champion" at Zwartkops Circuit.

Personal life On 19 February 2013, Emmett's 27-year-old new wife Abigail Elson

They were spending a two-day stopover on the return trip back to UK from their honeymoon in Cape Town, South Africa. Emmett's passport was confiscated and he was detained for ten months in Dubai during the subsequent investigation. Emmett told the BBC that he suspected local media in Dubai intended to implicate him as a murder suspect. The inquest into Abigail's death is still ongoing as of October 2020. Emmett testified during the inquest, but declined to answer questions about allegations of domestic violence in his relationship with Ms Elson, repeatedly stating "I decline to answer that".

In October 2014, a Domestic Violence Protection Order was imposed on Emmett after an altercation with his girlfriend at a pub. He was subsequently jailed for 28 days for violating this order. In March 2015 Emmett was jailed for three months for assaulting his girlfriend.

Career statistics Source:

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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 AUS16 MAL14 JPN15 ESP9 AUT16 GERNC NED16 EUR12 RSMNC GBRNC CZENC ITANC USA13 FIM14 19 19th 01994500cc Shell Harris-Yamaha YZR500 AUS14 MAL13 JPN17 ESPNC AUT12 GER11 NEDNC ITA14 FRANC GBR12 CZE13 USA113415th0 Lucky Strike Suzuki RGV500 ARG10 EURNC 1995 500cc Lucky Strike Suzuki RGV500 AUS12 MALNC JPN13 ESPNC GER- ITANC NEDNC FRANC GBR13 CZE13 BRA10 ARG11 EURNC 17 22nd 0 1996 500cc Shell Harris-Yamaha YZR500 MAL11 INA15 JPN17 ESP15 ITA14 FRANC NEDNC GERNC GBRDNS AUTNC CZE17 IMO16 CATNC BRA- AUS- 9 22nd 0

British Superbike Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2001 BSB Ducati DONRet DON6 SIL5 SIL4 SNE4 SNE4 OUL3 OUL6 BRHRet BRARet THR3 THR4 OUL4 OUL4 KNO2 KNO3 CAD4 CAD3 BRH3 BRH3 MAL2 MAL8 ROC1 ROC3 DON4 DON10 3rd 326 2004 BSB Ducati SIL5 SIL4 BHIRet BHI1 SNE4 SNE3 OUL8 OULRet MON6 MON7 THR3 THR1 BHGP2 BHGP2 KNORet KNO2 MAL7 MAL5 CRO7 CRO11 CAD10 CAD3 OUL4 OUL4 DON5 DON3 5th 315 2006 BSB Kawasaki/Honda BHI13 BHIRet DONRet DONRet THRRet THRRet OUL OUL MONC MONC MAL MAL SNERet SNERet KNO KNO OUL OUL CRO CRO CAD CAD SIL SIL BHGP BHGP 30th 3 Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 2008 Yamaha/Honda THR11 THRRet OUL OUL BHGP BHGP DON DON SNE SNE MALRet MALDNS OUL OUL KNO KNO CAD CAD CRO CRO SIL SIL BHI BHI 27th 5