Kyle Smith (motorcyclist)
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| Nationality |  British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 September 1991 Huddersfield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | CIA Landlord Insurance Honda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | kylesmithracing.co.uk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kyle David Smith[1] (born 16 September 1991) is a British motorcycle racer. He competes in the Supersport World Championship aboard a Honda CBR600RR.
Racing career
He has competed in the Spanish 125GP Championship, the Spanish Kawasaki Ninja Cup—where he was champion in 2009—and the Spanish Stock Extreme series, where he finished runner-up in 2012.[2] After losing his ride in the Moto2 World Championship during the 2013 season[3] he competed in the European Superstock 600 Championship for Agro-On Racedays aboard a Honda CBR600RR and the Spanish CEV Moto2 Championship for TSR Motorsports aboard a Kalex for the rest of the year. After spending a full season in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup in 2014, in 2015 he competed in the Supersport World Championship for PATA Honda aboard a Honda CBR600RR—achieving his first win in the series in Losail[4]—and he was second in the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race with Dominique Aegerter and Joshua Hook.[5] For 2016 he moved to the CIA Landlord Insurance Honda team.[4]
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Pod | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd | WCh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Moto2 | Kalex | Blusens Avintia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | – |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||||
By class
| Class | Seas | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto2 | 2013 | 2013 Qatar | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||||
Races by year
(key)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 21 |
AME 20 |
SPA Ret |
FRA Ret |
ITA 20 |
CAT 17 |
NED Ret |
GER Ret |
IND Ret |
CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | MAL | AUS | JPN | VAL | NC | 0 |
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
(key)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Honda | AUS 4 |
THA Ret |
SPA 3 |
NED 3 |
ITA 15 |
GBR Ret |
POR 6 |
ITA Ret |
MAL 5 |
SPA 4 |
FRA 5 |
QAT 1 |
5th | 116 |
| 2016 | Honda | AUS Ret |
THA 5 |
SPA 11 |
NED 1 |
ITA 10 |
MAL 5 |
GBR 6 |
ITA Ret |
GER 9 |
FRA 7 |
SPA 3 |
QAT 1 |
5th | 125 |
| 2017 | Honda | AUS Ret |
THA DSQ |
SPA 16 |
NED 11 |
ITA 5 |
GBR 8 |
ITA 5 |
GER 7 |
POR Ret |
FRA 9 |
SPA Ret |
QAT 10 |
9th | 57 |
| 2018 | Honda | AUS 8 |
THA Ret |
SPA 5 |
NED Ret |
ITA 24 |
GBR 13 |
CZE 8 |
ITA 7 |
POR 2 |
FRA |
ARG |
QAT |
7th* | 59* |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ^ "Un valenciano con pasaporte británico". levante-emv.com (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Driver Profile: Kyle Smith". hondanews.eu. Honda Motor Europe. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Kyle Smith loses ride with Avintia Racing, permanently replaced by Dani Rivas". motogpbrits.com. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ a b "PTR Honda snaps up race winner Kyle Smith". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Results from Sunday's Coca-Cola Zero Suzuka 8-Hours Round Of The FIM Endurance World Championship Series (Updated)". roadracingworld.com. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
