Michael Laverty
Michael Laverty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() 2007 British Superbike Championship Brands Hatch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Toomebridge, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | 7 June 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | McAMS Yamaha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | mlaverty.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Laverty (born 7 June 1981) is a motorcycle racer from Toomebridge, Northern Ireland. He is the 2007 British Supersport Champion, and has raced regularly in British Superbikes, plus occasional races in the World Supersport series and in American AMA Superbike Racing. His brothers Eugene and John are also racers. In 2017, he will be aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1 in the British Superbike Championship.
Career
British Superbike and Supersport championships
He raced in Supersport from 2001 to 2004, finishing in the championship top 5 in all but his rookie season, and done assorted World Supersport races.[1]
In 2005 and 2006 he raced for Stobart Motorsport team in the British Superbike Championship. In 2005 he was 10th overall with podiums at Knockhill and Snetterton, his achievements earning him the title of 'Irish Motorcyclist of the Year' from Irish Racer magazine.[2] In 2006 he was team-mate to Michael Rutter. Helped by a pair of 5th places at Knockhill in round 7 he came 7th overall, ahead of the more experienced Rutter.
For 2007, Michael moved back to the British Supersport Championship, with the successful Relentless Racing by TAS Suzuki team. He beat team-mate Ian Lowry to the title, and moved back up to BSB with the team for 2008. He took two fourth places early on in the season and finished 9th overall, but decided to leave the team for 2009.
For 2009 Michael competed in the USA riding in selected rounds of the AMA Superbike Championship with Celtic Racing. Michael finished in the top 10 at every round he competed in, with a 2nd position to Mat Mladin at the Road America round being his best result. He also competed in selected World Supersport rounds and joined the CRS team for the latter part of the 2009 season.
In January 2010, Laverty confirmed that he had re-signed with the Relentless Suzuki team to ride in the 2010 British Superbike Championship season.[3]
In May 2010, Laverty took his and the Relentless Suzuki by TAS team's first Superbike victory, in race two of the third round of the 2010 British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park.
In the 2013 and 2014 seasons, Laverty competed in MotoGP on a CRT bike run by Paul Bird and his PBM Team.
Career statistics
British Superbike Championship
Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||||
2010 | Suzuki | BHI Ret |
BHI 4 |
THR 10 |
THR 6 |
OUL 5 |
OUL 1 |
CAD 2 |
CAD 3 |
MAL 3 |
MAL 3 |
KNO 4 |
KNO C |
SNE 6 |
SNE 5 |
SNE 3 |
BHGP 6 |
BHGP 4 |
BHGP Ret |
CAD 4 |
CAD 4 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 1 |
SIL 3 |
SIL Ret |
OUL 4 |
OUL 8 |
OUL 4 |
4th | 6041 | [4] | |||
2011 | Yamaha | BHI Ret |
BHI 4 |
OUL 5 |
OUL 5 |
CRO 24 |
CRO Ret |
THR 1 |
THR 7 |
KNO 6 |
KNO 3 |
SNE 4 |
SNE 5 |
OUL 6 |
OUL C |
BHGP 8 |
BHGP 4 |
BHGP 4 |
CAD 1 |
CAD 2 |
CAD 3 |
DON 2 |
DON 14 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 4 |
BHGP 1 |
BHGP NC |
BHGP 5 |
4th | 6011 | [5] | |||
2012 | Honda | BHI Ret |
BHI C |
THR 6 |
THR 13 |
OUL 6 |
OUL 12 |
OUL 7 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 1 |
KNO 3 |
KNO 1 |
OUL Ret |
OUL 4 |
OUL 5 |
BHGP 4 |
BHGP 4 |
CAD 3 |
CAD 3 |
DON 3 |
DON 2 |
ASS 7 |
ASS 7 |
SIL 3 |
SIL 5 |
BHGP 10 |
BHGP 3 |
BHGP Ret |
5th | 5811 | [6] |
- Notes
- 1.^ – Laverty qualified for "The Showdown" part of the BSB season, thus before the 11th round he was awarded 500 points plus the podium credits he had gained throughout the season. Podium credits are given to anyone finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd, with 3,2 and 1 points awarded respectively.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
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2013 | MotoGP | PBM | Paul Bird Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25th |
ART | ||||||||||
2014 | MotoGP | PBM | Paul Bird Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24th |
2015 | MotoGP | Aprilia | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
By class
Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
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MotoGP | 2013–2015 | 2013 Qatar | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Pts |
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2013 | MotoGP | PBM | QAT 17 |
AME 16 |
SPA 13 |
FRA 17 |
ITA 17 |
CAT Ret |
NED 22 |
GER 16 |
USA Ret |
IND 18 |
CZE 18 |
GBR 19 |
RSM 18 |
25th | 3 | |||||
ART | ARA Ret |
MAL Ret |
AUS 18 |
JPN 19 |
VAL 17 | |||||||||||||||||
2014 | MotoGP | PBM | QAT 16 |
AME 16 |
ARG 18 |
SPA 16 |
FRA 16 |
ITA 16 |
CAT 17 |
NED 21 |
GER Ret |
IND 14 |
CZE Ret |
GBR 17 |
RSM 17 |
ARA 16 |
JPN 18 |
AUS 13 |
MAL 12 |
VAL 19 |
24th | 9 |
2015 | MotoGP | Aprilia | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER 20 |
IND | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 |
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts |
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2002 | Honda | SPA | AUS | RSA | JPN | ITA | GBR | GER | SMR | GBR | GER | NED | ITA 15 |
34th | 1 | ||
2003 | Honda | SPA | AUS | JPN | ITA | GER 17 |
GBR Ret |
SMR | GBR 21 |
NED 12 |
ITA | FRA | 30th | 4 | |||
2009 | Honda | AUS | QAT | SPA | NED | ITA | RSA 11 |
SMR Ret |
GBR 20 |
CZE 13 |
GER 18 |
ITA Ret |
FRA Ret |
POR 14 |
22nd | 10 | |
Yamaha | USA 17 |
References
- ↑ http://www.superbike.it/rider.php?p_S_Campionato=SBK&p_Conduttore=1202
- ↑ http://www.iomtt.com/blogs/features/archive/2006/01/28/Michael_Laverty_takes_major_award.aspx
- ↑ "Laverty back at Relentless Suzuki". Insidebikes. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ↑ http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/164500/standings.pdf
- ↑ http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/407432/standings.pdf
- ↑ "Round 7 – Standings" (PDF). MotorSportVision Racing. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.