Andrew Pitt winning the WSS race at Phillip Island 2008 (Keith Muir)

Andrew Pitt won his second Supersport world championship in seven years after claiming the 2008 title in France.

The Peel-based Ten Kate team champion started the 22-lap race Magny-Cours from the front row of the grid alongside team-mate Jonathan Rea.

But Rea's early lead ended with a clip to his back wheel on the tight Adelaide hairpin on lap nine.

And, after battling with Barry Veneman and Josh Brookes, Pitt eased away to win by over a second.

Apart from Pitt's individual success, it was a seventh successive championship for the Ten Kate team and the Honda CBR600RR machine.