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Ian Lowry

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Ian Lowry
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born (1986-09-22) 22 September 1986 (age 38)
Moira, County Down
Websiteianlowry.co.uk/
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Superbike World Championship
Active years2010
ManufacturersKawasaki
Championships0
2010 championship position21st
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
6 0 0 0 0 9

Ian Lowry (born 22 September 1986 in Moira, County Down, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish motorcycle racer.

Biography

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Moving to racing

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A former chef,[1] Lowry started off in the British Supersport class in 2006. He raced there for 3 seasons, finishing 9th in this first season, 2nd in 2007 and 3rd in the 2008 championship.

British Superbike Championship

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He then made the step to the British Superbike Championship in 2009 with the Relentless TAS Suzuki.[2] He worked on his fitness in a university study pre-season.[3] Lowry was a consistent points-scorer, racking up enough points for 5th overall despite failing to take a podium finish. He rounded off the season by competing in the Sunflower Trophy at Bishopscourt.

Spanish Moto 2, World and British Superbike Championships

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TAS signed Michael Laverty and Alastair Seeley for 2010, leaving Lowry without a ride. He signed to race in the Spanish Moto2 championship, in a team ran by former Grand Prix winner Jeremy McWilliams,[4] however the deal fell through.[5] He also tested a BSB Motorpoint Yamaha in April 2010, as a potential short-term replacement for the injured Neil Hodgson.[6] With Hodgson announcing his retirement on 22 April 2010, Lowry was confirmed as his replacement.[7] However, two rounds later Lowry was replaced by Andrew Pitt.[8] He made a BSB return for the Kawasaki SRT team in their one-off entry to the Brands Hatch bank holiday triple-header,[9] and this continued into the Nurburgring World Superbike meeting, his debut in this class.[5] For 2011 Lowry signed for the Buildbase team who had moved from Kawasaki machinery to the new BMW S1000RR. The team struggled with the new bike, meaning that Lowry and team mate John Laverty struggled to score points, Lowry's best finish being a ninth in the second race at Snetterton. At the Cadwell park round after Lowry's bike blew up in a free practice session he was so upset with the team's lack of form that he decided to go home missing the Cadwell Park weekend.[10]

Career statistics

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Stats correct as of 9 July 2012

All time

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Series Years Active Races Poles Podiums Wins 2nd place 3rd place Fast Laps Titles
British Supersport (BSS) 2006–2008 34 0 15 3 5 7 0 0
British Superbike (BSB) 2009– 66 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
World Supersport (WSS) 2010 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
World Superbike (SBK) 2010–2011 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 107 0 16 4 5 7 0 0

By championship

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British Supersport Championship

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Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts Ref
2006 Suzuki BHI
10 		DON THR
16 		OUL
6 		MON
C 		MAL
12 		SNE
15 		KNO
3 		OUL
5 		CRO
10 		CAD
11 		SIL BHGP
Ret 		9th 59 [11]
2007 BHGP
3 		THR SIL
2 		OUL
2 		SNE
1 		MOP
3 		KNO
5 		OUL
11 		MAL
2 		CRO
3 		CAD
 DON
2 		BHI
6 		2nd 179 [12]
2008 THR
5 		OUL
3 		BHGP
16 		DON
1 		SNE
5 		MAL
3 		OUL
3 		KNO
1 		CAD
8 		CRO
Ret 		SIL
6 		BHI
8 		3rd 146 [13]

British Superbike Championship

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Year Make 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 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
2009 Suzuki BHI
13 		BHI
19 		OUL
7 		OUL
6 		DON
8 		DON
6 		THR
19 		THR
8 		SNE
5 		SNE
7 		KNO
6 		KNO
Ret 		MAL
8 		MAL
20 		BHGP
12 		BHGP
12 		BHGP
9 		CAD
4 		CAD
Ret 		CRO
5 		CRO
7 		SIL
8 		SIL
9 		OUL
8 		OUL
Ret 		OUL
4 		5th 170 [14]
2010 Yamaha BHI
 BHI
 THR
 THR
 OUL
Ret 		OUL
Ret 		CAD
11 		CAD
12 		MAL
 MAL
 KNO
 KNO
 SNE
 SNE
 21st 25 [15]
Kawasaki BHGP
10 		BHGP
11 		BHGP
11 		CAD
 CAD
 CRO
 CRO
 SIL
 SIL
 OUL
 OUL
 OUL
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2011 BMW BHI
Ret 		BHI
Ret 		OUL
18 		OUL
18 		CRO
18 		CRO
14 		THR
16 		THR
22 		KNO
DNS 		KNO
DNS 		SNE
19 		SNE
9 		OUL
Ret 		OUL
C 		BHGP
11 		BHGP
Ret 		BHGP
Ret 		CAD
WD 		CAD
WD 		CAD
WD 		22nd 27 [17]
Kawasaki DON
12 		DON
Ret 		SIL
11 		SIL
15 		BHGP
13 		BHGP
Ret 		BHGP
Ret
2012 Honda BHI
4 		BHI
C 		THR
1 		THR
5 		OUL
Ret 		OUL
21 		OUL
13 		SNE
8 		SNE
4 		KNO
Ret 		KNO
10 		OUL
Ret 		OUL
6 		OUL
7 		BHGP BHGP CAD CAD DON DON ASS ASS SIL SIL BHGP BHGP BHGP 7th* 98* [18]
  • * Season still in progress

World Supersport Championship

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Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts Ref
2010 Yamaha AUS POR SPA NED ITA RSA USA SMR CZE GBR
20 		GER ITA FRA NC 0 [19]

World Superbike Championship

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Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts Ref
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2010 Yamaha AUS AUS POR POR SPA SPA NED NED ITA ITA RSA RSA USA USA SMR SMR CZE CZE GBR GBR GER
12 		GER
Ret 		ITA
17 		ITA
16 		FRA
14 		FRA
13 		21st 9 [20]

References

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  1. ^ Lindsay, Paul (15 October 2009). "Lowry on fast learning curve". The Belfast Telegraph. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Relentless TAS Suzuki BSB Team Sign Ian Lowry For 2009". Bikerholic. BikeHolic.Com. 13 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  3. ^ Hull, Rob (28 November 2008). "Ian Lowry receives help to get fit for 2009". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Lowry excited by Spanish Moto2 switch". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Lowry gets Kawasaki ride for Nurburgring". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  6. ^ Jewkes, Stuart (9 April 2010). "Ian Lowry tests Motorpoint Yamaha at Oulton Park". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  7. ^ "Motorpoint announce Hodgson replacement". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  8. ^ "WSS World Champion Andrew Pitt Joins Motorpoint Yamaha BSB Team". London Bikers. Media Panther Ltd. 7 June 2010. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  9. ^ "Lowry to ride factory Kawasaki at Brands Hatch". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  10. ^ "Cadwell BSB: Lowry calls it a day after engine blow-up | Bikesport News | News". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  11. ^ 2006 Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ 2007 Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Hull, Rob (12 November 2008). "Relentless Suzuki sign Ian Lowry for Superbikes". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  14. ^ "Round 12 – Standings: Oulton Park, 9–11 October 2009" (PDF). British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 11 October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  15. ^ "BSB: Motorpoint Yamaha announce Ian Lowry as Neil Hodgson replacement | Bikeracenews.com". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  16. ^ Error Archived 14 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ "Round 7 – Standings" (PDF). MotorSportVision Racing. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  19. ^ "The Superbike World Championship Official Site". Archived from the original on 15 September 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  20. ^ Worldsbk.Com | Standings Archived 19 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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