Dan Linfoot
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Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK | 8 July 1988||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | TAG Yamaha[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Craig Linfoot (born Knaresborough, North Yorkshire) is a superbike rider who until 2018 competed in the British Superbike Championship for Honda Racing, a semi-private Honda-supported race team based in Louth, Lincolnshire,[2][3] aboard a Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR SP2. For 2019, he will ride for TAG Yamaha aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1.[1]
8 July 1988 inLinfoot has been racing since 2002, when he began his racing career on minibikes, before progressing through to geared bikes in 2003.
From 2003 to present, Dan has progressed from 125cc bikes to Superbikes, riding in MotoGP 250cc, World Supersport 600cc, and British Superbikes.
Career
Starting Out
Linfoot started out in 2001–02 in the National Minibike Championships, later moving up the 125cc category in 2004. In 2005 Linfoot came 4th in the championship.[4]
MotoGP, 125cc, 250cc
In 2005, Linfoot make his 125cc Grand Prix debut alongside his compatriot Chris Elkin with wildcard facility at Donington. Linfoot finish the race respectable, 9th place after starting from 39th grid in wet race.
Linfoot then went on to ride in the World 250cc championship in 2007 with Team Sicilia aboard Aprilia RSV 250 replacing Anthony West. In same conditions, Linfoot repeated his best result at Donington who finished the race in 9th again after starting from 21st on the grid.
However, Linfoot failed to score the 6 remaining race. Linfoot was replaced by Federico Sandi onwards.
European Superstock Championship
Linfoot compete European superstock championship in 2008.
British Supersport & Superbikes 2009-Present
For the 2009 season Linfoot moved back to England to race in the British Supersport Championship, Linfoot started well gaining a 3rd position at the first meeting at Brands Hatch. Linfoot was later injured due to a big crash during qualifying at Snetterton breaking his metatarsals.[5] Linfoot returned 3 meetings later at Brands Hatch, gaining 7th and 5th places before been called up to the British Superbike Championship to replace the injured Jon Kirkham.[6] Just a week after making his BSB debut Linfoot was given a wildcard entry to the World Supersport Championship at Magny-Cours.[7]
For the 2010 season Linfoot was signed by Rob Mac to ride the Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha in the British Superbike Championship.[8]
Career statistics
Stats correct as of 9 July 2012
All Time
Series | Years Active | Races | Poles | Podiums | Wins | 2nd place | 3rd place | Fast Laps | Titles | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
British 125cc | 2004-06 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
125cc | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
250cc | 2006-07 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
European Superstock 600 (SS600) | 2008 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
British Supersport (BSS) | 2009 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
British Superbike (BSB) | 2009-12 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 112 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
By championship
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 125cc | Honda | ESP |
POR |
CHN |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GBR 9 |
GER |
CZE |
JPN |
MAL |
QAT |
AUS |
TUR |
VAL |
27th | 7 | |
2006 | 250cc | Honda | ESP |
QAT |
TUR |
CHN |
FRA DNS |
ITA 17 |
CAT Ret |
NED |
GBR Ret |
GER 19 |
CZE Ret |
MAL |
AUS |
JPN |
POR Ret |
VAL |
NC | 0 | |
2007 | 250cc | Aprilia | QAT |
ESP |
TUR |
CHN |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
GBR 9 |
NED Ret |
GER Ret |
CZE 20 |
SMR Ret |
POR Ret |
JPN Ret |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
24th | 7 |
British 125cc Championship
Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Honda | SIL 15 |
BHI |
SNE 23 |
OUL 13 |
MON 18 |
THR 20 |
BHGP 16 |
KNO 18 |
MAL 20 |
CRO 9 |
CAD 18 |
OUL 10 |
DON 23 |
24th | 17 | [9] |
2005 | BHI 7 |
THR Ret |
MAL 2 |
OUL 2 |
MON 2 |
CRO 2 |
KNO Ret |
SNE Ret |
SIL 8 |
CAD 6 |
OUL 5 |
DON Ret |
BHGP 3 |
4th | 134 | [10] | |
2006 | BHI 1 |
DON Ret |
THR Ret |
OUL 1 |
MON C |
MAL |
SNE |
KNO |
OUL |
CRO |
CAD |
SIL |
BHGP |
13th | 50 | [10] |
Superstock 600
Yr | Class | Bike | ESP![]() |
NED![]() |
ITA![]() |
GER![]() |
SMR![]() |
CZE![]() |
GBR![]() |
EUR![]() |
FRA![]() |
POR![]() |
Pts | Pos | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | STK 600 | Yamaha | 3 | 1 | DNS | 6 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5th | 117 | [11] |
British Supersport Championship
Yr | Class | Bike | BHI![]() |
OUL![]() |
DON![]() |
THR![]() |
SNE![]() |
KNO![]() |
MAL![]() |
BHGP![]() |
CAD![]() |
CRO![]() |
SIL![]() |
OUL![]() |
Pos | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | BSS | Yamaha | 3 | Ret | 2 | 3 | DNS | Inj | Inj | Ret | 5 | 7 | 7th | 72 |
British Superbike Championship
Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||||
2009 | Yamaha | BHI | BHI | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | THR | THR | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | MAL | MAL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | CAD | CAD | CRO | CRO | SIL 18 |
SIL Ret |
OUL 19 |
OUL 17 |
OUL 15 |
36th | 1 | [12] | |||
2010 | BHI 9 |
BHI Ret |
THR Ret |
THR 12 |
OUL 9 |
OUL 14 |
CAD 10 |
CAD Ret |
MAL Ret |
MAL 14 |
KNO Ret |
KNO C |
SNE 13 |
SNE Ret |
SNE 12 |
BHGP 13 |
BHGP 9 |
BHGP Ret |
CAD 9 |
CAD 13 |
CRO 5 |
CRO 9 |
SIL 10 |
SIL 6 |
OUL 11 |
OUL Ret |
OUL 10 |
14th | 101 | [13] | |||
2011 | Honda | BHI 8 |
BHI 8 |
OUL 10 |
OUL 15 |
CRO 17 |
CRO Ret |
THR 5 |
THR 6 |
KNO Ret |
KNO 15 |
SNE 18 |
SNE 12 |
OUL |
OUL |
BHGP |
BHGP |
BHGP |
CAD |
CAD |
DON |
DON |
SIL 15 |
SIL 10 |
BHGP NC |
BHGP 9 |
BHGP Ret |
19th | 63 | [14] | |||
2012 | BMW | BHI Ret |
BHI C |
THR 12 |
THR 11 |
OUL 15 |
OUL 9 |
OUL 12 |
SNE 11 |
SNE 11 |
KNO WD |
KNO WD |
OUL | OUL | OUL | BHGP | BHGP | CAD | CAD | DON | DON | ASS | ASS | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | 20th | 31 | [15] |
References
- ^ a b BSB: Linfoot moves to TAG Racing for 2019 campaign Motorcycle News, 24 November 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018
- ^ Honda racing riders Retrieved 5 January 2017
- ^ Honda Racing retains Linfoot, O’Halloran for 2018 crash.net 8 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017
- ^ Error Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.bikesportnews.com/articles/article.html?id=NW200_YAMAHAS_LINFOOT_TO_UNDERGO_SURGERY_TOMORROW_1[permanent dead link]
- ^ Linfoot lined up for BSB debut | BSB News | Sep 2009 | Crash.Net
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
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- ^ 2011 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli Archived 9 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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