Stéphane Mertens

Stéphane Mertens (born 14 May 1959 in Paris, France) is a Belgian former professional motorcycle road racer.

Stéphane Mertens
Nationality	Belgian
Born	14 May 1959 Paris, France
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1983 - 1987, 1989, 1996 First race 1984 250cc Dutch TT Last race 1996 Australian Grand Prix Team(s) Yamaha Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 49 0 0 0 0 27 Superbike World Championship Active years 1988 - 1995 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 155 11 45 3 8 Supersport World Championship Active years 1997–1998 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 12 0 3 0 1

Mertens made his Grand Prix debut in 1984, racing in the 250cc class. He also won the 1984 250cc Belgian Road Racing National Championship. He continued racing in the 250cc Grands Prix in 1985, 1986 and 1987.[1] In 1988 he made the switch to racing production based motorcycles in the inaugural Superbike World Championship. Mertens raced for Bimota in 1988 and 1989, and stayed in the Superbike class until 1994 with his best result being a second-place finish behind Fred Merkel in the 1989 season, while riding for Honda.[2] In 1995 he began to compete in the motorcycle FIM Endurance World Championship, winning that title in 1995 and 2002. Mertens was a member of the winning team at the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans.