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Josh Hayes (motorcyclist)

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Josh Hayes
Hayes at Infineon Raceway, 2011
Born (1975-04-04) April 4, 1975 (age 49)
Gulfport, Mississippi, United States
Current teamMonster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing
Bike number4
WebsiteJoshHayesRacing.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2011
ManufacturersYamaha
Championships0
2011 championship position19th (9 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
1 0 0 0 0 9
AMA Superbike Championship
Active years2003–2005, 2009–
ManufacturersSuzuki, Kawasaki, Yamaha
Championships4 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
197 61 0 41 0 0

Joshua Kurt "Josh" Hayes (born April 4, 1975 in Gulfport, Mississippi) is a professional motorcycle roadracer who started his road racing career at age 19 and made a quick ascension up through the ranks where he won his first three WERA titles in 1994 and numerous others in the following four years. He turned pro in 1996 and also raced in MotoGP.[1] Riding Suzuki GSX-R motorcycles, Hayes won the 1999 750 SuperSport race at Daytona and finished third in the Formula Extreme class for the season. He won the 2003 AMA 750 SuperStock Championship riding an Attack Suzuki GSX-R750, the 2006 and the 2007 AMA Formula Xtreme Championships on an Erion Honda CBR600RR, and four AMA Superbike Championships on a Yamaha YZF-R1 (2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014).

Career

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Hayes racing in 2013
Hayes leaning left at Road America, 2015

Hayes joined the Yamaha Factory Racing team in 2009 and competed aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1 in the AMA Pro Racing SuperBike Championship, winning seven races en route to second place in the Championship. He also raced a Yamaha YZF-R6 in the Daytona 200.

The 2010 season saw Hayes fulfill his lifelong goal of becoming AMA Pro SuperBike Champion. In the process, he also won Yamaha's first SuperBike title in 19 years, scoring seven race victories and earning multiple bonus points for pole positions and laps led on the season.

Hayes won his second consecutive SuperBike Championship in 2011. He captured seven poles, three wins, and nine podium finishes in defending his championship. He only finished off the podium twice over the course of the entire season, and he won the Championship on the final lap of the final race.

Hayes made his MotoGP debut at the 2011 Valencian Grand Prix riding the Tech 3 Yamaha YZR-M1 as a replacement rider for injured countryman Colin Edwards. Hayes led the wet morning warmup session, and then, he went on to finish seventh in the race.

In 2012, Hayes won his third consecutive SuperBike Championship, and he did it in record-setting fashion, rewriting AMA Pro Road Racing history in several categories. He set a new record for most SuperBike wins in a single season with 16, and he also set a new record for most consecutive SuperBike wins in a single season with 10. In addition, Hayes tied the record for most SuperBike poles in a single season with 10, and he had seven perfect weekends. In seven rounds during the 2012 season, Hayes qualified his #1 Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha R1 SuperBike in the pole position, won both SuperBike races, and also led the most laps in both races.

Finishing a close second in the 2013 AMA Pro SuperBike points standings to his Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha teammate and 2013 SuperBike Champion Josh Herrin, Hayes won eight races and earned two additional podiums. He also had a season sweep in qualifying, earning all eight SuperBike pole positions, and he set a new lap record at New Jersey Motorsports Park.

Hayes showed in 2014 that the #4 on his Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha R1 SuperBike was an omen. On the strength of his 7 race wins and 3 second-place finishes out of 11 races this season, Josh captured his fourth AMA Pro SuperBike Championship. He also won the GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout Championship that same year.

In 2015, Hayes notched 10 Superbike wins during MotoAmerica's inaugural season. He also reached the podium in 16 out of 18 races and earned 5 pole positions. His teammate Cameron Beaubier nipped him by just four points for the 2015 MotoAmerica Superbike title.

In 2016, Hayes finished the MotoAmerica season just six points behind his teammate Beaubier, and it came down to the final race of the season at New Jersey Motorsports Park to decide it all.

Hayes finished fourth in the 2017 MotoAmerica Championship, reaching the podium 8 times, which included a victory at VIRginia International Raceway.

On July 29, 2023 at Brainerd International Raceway, at age 48, Hayes secured his 87th career MotoAmerica/AMA race win, giving him the all-time record for the most wins across all MotoAmerica/AMA Pro roadracing classes.

Career statistics

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Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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By season

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Year Class Motorcycle Team Number Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2011 MotoGP Yamaha YZR-M1 Monster Yamaha Tech 3 41 1 0 0 0 0 9 19th
Total 1 0 0 0 0 9

Races by year

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts
2011 MotoGP Yamaha QAT SPA POR FRA CAT GBR NED ITA GER USA CZE IND RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
7 		19th 9

AMA Superbike

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2003 Attack Performance Suzuki GSX-R750
Suzuki GSX-R1000 		DAY
DNS 		FON
DNQ 		FON
 INF
 INF
 ATL
DNS 		ATL
DNS 		PPK
DNS 		RAM
36 		RAM
DNS 		BRD
DNS 		LGA
36 		MDO
DNS 		MDO
DNS 		VIR
 VIR
 BAR
 BAR
 92nd 0[1]
2004 Attack Performance Kawasaki ZX-10R DAY
DNF 		FON
21 		FON
29 		INF
6 		INF
7 		BAR
5 		BAR
6 		PPK
7 		RAM
DNF 		RAM
DNF 		BRD
6 		LGA
6 		MDO
6 		MDO
5 		ATL
27 		ATL
5 		VIR
7 		VIR
6 		8th 316[1]
2005 Attack Performance Kawasaki ZX-10R DAY
DNF 		BAR
39 		BAR
6 		FON
7 		FON
DNF 		INF
5 		INF
8 		PPK
5 		RAM
3 		RAM
6 		LGA
DNF 		MDO
5 		MDO
DNF 		VIR
7 		VIR
6 		ATL
6 		ATL
6 		9th 302[1]
2009 Yamaha Motor Corp. USA Yamaha YZF-R1 DAY
8 		FON
6 		FON
6 		ATL
5 		ATL
4 		BAR
5 		BAR
4 		INF
1 		INF
4 		RAM
17 		RAM
25 		LGA
4 		MDO
1 		MDO
1 		HPT
6 		HPT
3 		VIR
1 		VIR
1 		NJ
1 		NJ
1 		2nd 406[2]
2010 Team Graves Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 DAY
13 		DAY
6 		FON
4 		FON
2 		ATL
6 		ATL
2 		INF
1 		INF
1 		RAM
1 		RAM
2 		MDO
1 		MDO
2 		LGA
2 		VIR
3 		VIR
1 		NJ
1 		NJ
1 		BAR
2 		BAR
7 		1st 466[3]
2011 Monster Graves Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 DAY
3 		DAY
2 		INF
1 		INF
2 		MIL
2 		RAM
2 		RAM
1 		BAR
4 		BAR
2 		MDO
2 		MDO
4 		LGA
2 		NJ
1 		NJ
2 		1st 363[4]
2012 Monster Energy Graves Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 DAY
1 		DAY
2 		ATL
2 		ATL
1 		INF
1 		INF
7 		MIL
1 		RAM
1 		RAM
1 		BAR
1 		BAR
1 		MDO
1 		MDO
1 		LGA
1 		NJ
1 		NJ
1 		HOM
12 		HOM
1 		NOL
1 		NOL
1 		1st 580[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Josh Hayes Rider Bio". AMAProRacing.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  2. ^ "Rider Standings - 2009 AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike". AMA Pro Racing. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  3. ^ "Rider Standings - 2010 AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike". AMA Pro Racing. Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "Rider Standings - 2011 AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike". AMA Pro Racing. Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  5. ^ "Rider Standings - 2012 AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike". AMA Pro Racing. Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
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