James Rispoli (motorcycle racer)
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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July 19, 1991 Londonderry, New Hampshire, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Anvil Hire TAG Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Rispoli (born July 19, 1991 in Londonderry, New Hampshire, United States) is an American motorcycle racer who competed in the British Supersport Championship riding a Yamaha YZF-R6 for Team Traction Control (owned by Keith Flint of The Prodigy) during 2015. Rispoli will race in the 2016 British Superbike Championship riding a Yamaha YZF-R1.[1]
He is also a two-time AMA Supersport Champion, he was champion of the AMA Supersport East Championship in 2011, and also champion of the AMA Supersport West Championship in 2012.[2]
He made his Moto2 world championship debut for Michigan-based team GPTech riding a Tech 3 bike .[3] but was registered by the team as Mistral 610, the real name of the bike, due to the team racing as privateer, he qualified 29th and finished 25th in the race behind the Tech 3 riders Danny Kent and Louis Rossi.[4]
Career statistics
2009- 20th, AMA Pro Supersport East Championship #71 Suzuki GSX-R600
2010- 8th, AMA Pro Supersport East Championship #17 Suzuki GSX-R600
2011- 1st, AMA Pro Supersport East Championship #43 Suzuki GSX-R600
2012- 1st, AMA Pro Supersport West Championship #1 Suzuki GSX-R600
2013- 7th, AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Championship #43 Suzuki GSX-R600
2014- 9th, British Supersport Championship #43 Suzuki GSX-R600 / Yamaha YZF-R6
2015- 5th, British Supersport Championship #43 Yamaha YZF-R6
2016- British Superbike Championship #71 Yamaha YZF-R1
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Moto2 | Mistral 610 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Total | 1 | 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 | Mistral 610 | QAT | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND 24 |
CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | MAL | AUS | JPN | VAL | NC | 0 |
References
- ↑ James Rispoli explains how his deal to join Anvil Hire Yamaha came to fruition Crash.net, 4 November 2015, Retrieved 4 November 2015
- ↑ AMAProRacing.com."James Rispoli Career Highlights". Retrieved on September 12, 2013.
- ↑ MotoGP.com."American wildcards poised for action". August 13, 2013. Retrieved on September 12, 2013.
- ↑ Cycleworld.com."James Rispoli Indianapolis GP Moto2 Debut Report". August 22, 2013. Retrieved on September 13, 2013.