Christophe Pourcel

GP-MX2 2005: 5th, 1 moto win
GP-MX2 2006: 1st, 2 GP & 4 moto wins
GP-MX2 2007: 3rd, 2 GP & 4 moto wins
GP-MX2 2008: injured, paralyzed
AMA-Lites 2009: 1st East SX, 2nd MX
AMA-Lites 2010: 1st East SX, 2nd MX
GP-MX1 2011: half season, 2 moto wins

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Christophe Pourcel (born August 16, 1988 in Marseille), is a French professional rider, and winner of the 2006 MX2 .

Pourcel started international motocross racing in 2004, and soon made a name for himself on the circuit. He qualified for every MX2 race even though he rode a 125cc machine, and raced against 250cc machines. He ended his first season in fifth place, winning one race in the Czech Republic along the way. In 2006, he and his brother Sébastien became official Kawasaki riders on the GPKR Team, which was started by their father, Roger, and Patrick Gelade.

In 2006 he won the FIM MX2 Motocross World Championship, becoming the eighth Frenchman to win a Motocross World Championship and the third youngest rider ever to win one. He defeated Antonio Cairoli, the former FIM MX2 Motocross World Champion, who later became the 2nd all-time FIM Motocross World Champions, behind Stefan Everts, with 6 world titles so far.

After winning its first AMA West Supercross at Phoenix, finishing in front of Ryan Villopoto, another all-time best motocross racer who was already the 2006 AMA US National Motocross (250cc) Champion, Pourcel defended its MX2 class world championship against Cairoli but unfortunately suffered a catastrophic crash at the MXGP in Ireland, fracturing his sacrum, and causing partial paralysis. After spending 2008 recovering, he competed in the AMA Supercross and Motocross series.

On March 28, 2009, Pourcel won the championship in the AMA Lites East Supercross, then battled in the 250 class all 2009 long with future star Ryan Dungey, which he ended up finishing second overall for only 11 points.

In 2010, Pourcel won the AMA Lites East Supercross championship a second time, then after leading all the 2010 250 AMA Motocross 250 Championship, he ended up in the third spot after a crash at the last round at pala raceway.