Alastair Seeley

Alastair Seeley
Nationality Northern Irish
Born (1979-10-04) 4 October 1979
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
Current team RAF Reserves BMW
Bike number 34

Alastair Seeley (born 4 October 1979 in Carrickfergus) is a motorcycle road racer, competing in the 2016 British Superbike Championship aboard a BMW S1000R, having switched from Tyco BMW in the Superstock class.[1] He was the 2009 British Superstock champion, and also has a strong record in road racing. He prefers fast, flowing circuits, and tends to get his best results on them.

Early career

Seeley raced motocross in his teens, but 'found pubs, clubs and girls' in his late teens and lost interest for a few years. He began circuit racing in 2000 in club events in Northern Ireland. In 2002 he racked up 20 wins, including his first national 125cc win and several 600 and Open class wins. His main 2003 focus was the Regal Championship, in which he regularly finished in the top ten, while he also won the Wirral Club Wales 600 and Powerbike Championship.

Seeley first came to wider attention by taking two wins in the 600cc class of the British Superbike Championship's Mondello Park round in 2004. That year he also made his first appearance at the North West 200, and won a 6-hour Pembury endurance race for Team Twilight. In 2005 he won the Irish Superbike Championship and contested in various other races. He successfully defended this in 2006, also winning the Irish Supersport title and taking 2 top-five finishes in the 600cc class at the North West 200. He also did some racing in America.[2]

Move to the UK

Superstock 1000

For 2007 he moved to the UK finishing tenth overall in the British Superstock Championship on a Yamaha. He improved to fourth in 2008, also taking his first North West 200 victory in the Superstock class and winning the Monarch of Mondello title for the biggest payday of his career.[3] In 2009 he dominated the championship for the Relentless TAS Suzuki team, winning the first nine rounds and sealing the title with three rounds to spare,[4] regularly setting what would be competitive lap times on a Superbike.[5] He finished the season with two outings on an Evo Class Suzuki GSX-R1000, doing enough to earn a full-time ride for them in the main class.

British Superbike Championship 2010

Seeley made a flying start to his 2010 campaign, qualifying third and finishing third and fourth in the opening meeting at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit.[6] He scored consistent points in the early part of the season, although his second podium did not come until round 13 at Snetterton. He took his first win at the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit, in a rain-affected race,[7] before failing to finish in the two Sunday races.[8]

British Supersport Championship 2011–

For 2011 Seeley chose to stay with Relentless TAS Suzuki which meant that he was demoted to the supersport class.[9]

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
Superstock 1000 2009 21 7 12 9 0 3 7 1
British Superbike (BSB) 2009–10, 2012– 43 2 4 1 1 2 3 0
British Supersport (BSS) 2011 24 8 18 9 8 1 9 1
Total 88 17 34 19 9 6 19 2

By championship

National Superstock 1000

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts Ref
2008 Yamaha THR
7		 OUL
4		 BHGP
4		 DON
4		 SNE
3		 OUL
Ret		 OUL
6		 KNO
9		 CAD
DNS		 CRO
5		 SIL
16		 BHI
3		 4th 108 [10]
2009 Yamaha BHI
1		 1st 241 [11]
Suzuki OUL
1		 DON
1		 THR
1		 SNE
1		 KNO
1		 KNO
1		 BHGP
1		 CAD
1		 CRO
3		 SIL OUL

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 Suzuki BHI BHI OUL OUL DON DON THR THR SNE SNE KNO KNO MAL MAL BHGP BHGP BHGP CAD CAD CRO CRO SIL
Ret		 SIL
10		 OUL
Ret		 OUL
13		 OUL
DNS		 32nd 9 [12]
2010 BHI
4		 BHI
3		 THR
12		 THR
9		 OUL
4		 OUL
6		 CAD
9		 CAD
7		 MAL
10 		MAL
11		 KNO
5		 KNO
C		 SNE
5		 SNE
3		 SNE
Ret		 BHGP
1		 BHGP
Ret		 BHGP
Ret		 CAD
8		 CAD
9		 CRO
Ret		 CRO
15		 SIL
6		 SIL
4		 OUL
15		 OUL
5		 OUL
7		 6th1 550 [13]
2012 BHI
2		 BHI
C		 THR
15		 THR
21		 OUL
4		 OUL
6		 OUL
11		 SNE
16		 SNE
16		 KNO
7		 KNO
7		 OUL
Ret		 OUL
8		 OUL
13		 BHGP
9		 BHGP
11		 CAD
14		 CAD
13		 DON
DNS		 DON
Ret		 ASS
19		 ASS
20		 SIL
17		 SIL
18		 BHGP
19		 BHGP
Ret		 BHGP
19		 13th 95 [14]
Notes
1.^ – Seeley qualified for "The Showdown" part of the BSB season, thus before the Croft 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.

British Supersport Championship

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 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 R3
2011 Suzuki BRH
Ret		 BRH
1		 OUL
2		 OUL
2		 CRO
5		 CRO
4		 THR
2		 THR
Ret		 KNO
2		 KNO
2		 SNE
1		 SNE
1		 OUL
3		 OUL
C		 BRH
1		 BRH
1		 CAD
2		 CAD
2		 DON
1		 DON
1		 SIL
1		 SIL
1		 BRH
Ret		 BRH
2		 BRH
1		 1st 450 [15]

References

  1. ↑ Alastair Seeley set to be high flyer with RAF Reserves BMW team Belfast Telegraph, 19 November 2015, Retrieved 14 February 2016
  2. ↑ "Seeley stars at Aghadowey meeting". BBC Sport (BBC). 15 July 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Walker, Jimmy (17 October 2008). "Baby girl clips the wings of boss Bird in Sunflower Trophy". The Belfast Telegraph (Independent News & Media). Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  4. ↑ Pryde, Kenny (1 September 2009). "Suzuki, Seeley British superstock champions already". Decanter (IPC Media Limited). Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  5. ↑ Luz, E. L. (9 August 2009). "Superstock Suzuki Seeley is Relentless at Brands Hatch". SuperBike (IPC Media Limited). Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  6. ↑ "Seeley, Relentless Suzuki celebrate maiden podiums". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 5 April 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  7. ↑ "Seeley edges Rutter for maiden BSB win". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 7 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "Highs and lows for new BSB winner Seeley". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 10 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  9. ↑ Seeley to Supersport, stays with Relentless | BSB News | Dec 2010 | Crash.Net
  10. ↑ http://www.britishsuperbike.com/data/assets/bsb/docs/round-12-brandshatch-race.pdf
  11. ↑ http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/165445/op2standings-final.pdf
  12. ↑ 2011 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli
  13. ↑ http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/2037688/standings.pdf
  14. ↑ "Round 7 – Standings" (PDF). MotorSportVision Racing. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  15. ↑ http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/407432/standings.pdf

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