John McPhee (motorcycle racer)
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| Born |
14 July 1994 Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Peugeot MC Saxoprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John McPhee (born 14 July 1994) is a British Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He is also a former competitor of the British 125GP Championship, and the Spanish 125GP/Moto3 Championship.
Career
McPhee was born in Oban.
Moto3
For 2012, McPhee entered three rounds (5, 6 and 12) as a wildcard rider with the Racing Steps Foundation KRP Honda. For Round 14 onwards he raced with Caretta Technology replacing Alexis Masbou who broke his leg in a testing accident. McPhee raced his KRP Honda chassis with the Honda NSF250R engine fitted.
McPhee signed for Racing Team Germany for the 2013 season, replacing the Moto2 bound Louis Rossi. McPhee finished 19th and 13th in his first two seasons with the team. In 2015, McPhee took his first podium finish with a second place at Indianapolis; in a wet-to-dry race, McPhee pitted at the end of the formation lap for slick tyres, and finished almost 40 seconds behind race winner Livio Loi, who had started on slicks.[1]
Career statistics
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 125cc | Honda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2011 | 125cc | Aprilia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31st |
| 2012 | Moto3 | KRP Honda | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37th |
| 2013 | Moto3 | FTR Honda | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19th |
| 2014 | Moto3 | Honda | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 13th |
| 2015 | Moto3 | Honda | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 11th |
| Total | 65 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 197 |
Races by year
| Yr | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 125cc | Honda | QAT | SPA | FRA | ITA | GBR | NED | CAT | GER | CZE | IND | RSM | ARA | JPN | MAL | AUS | POR | VAL 22 |
NC | 0 | |
| 2011 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT | SPA | POR | FRA | CAT 26 |
GBR 15 |
NED | ITA | GER | CZE | IND | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL 14 |
31st | 3 | |
| 2012 | Moto3 | KRP Honda | QAT | SPA | POR | FRA | CAT 19 |
GBR 28 |
NED | GER | ITA | IND | CZE 15 |
RSM | ARA 22 |
JPN 21 |
MAL 22 |
AUS 19 |
VAL Ret |
37th | 1 | |
| 2013 | Moto3 | FTR Honda | QAT Ret |
AME 21 |
SPA 11 |
FRA 11 |
ITA 16 |
CAT 19 |
NED 21 |
GER 23 |
IND 20 |
CZE 13 |
GBR 14 |
RSM 20 |
ARA 23 |
MAL 17 |
AUS 17 |
JPN 7 |
VAL Ret |
19th | 24 | |
| 2014 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 11 |
AME 9 |
ARG Ret |
SPA 13 |
FRA 8 |
ITA Ret |
CAT 9 |
NED 10 |
GER 7 |
IND Ret |
CZE Ret |
GBR 11 |
RSM 13 |
ARA Ret |
JPN 4 |
AUS 5 |
MAL Ret |
VAL 17 |
13th | 77 |
| 2015 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 5 |
AME 6 |
ARG 15 |
SPA 10 |
FRA 17 |
ITA 20 |
CAT Ret |
NED 10 |
GER 17 |
IND 2 |
CZE 10 |
GBR 6 |
RSM 19 |
ARA 17 |
JPN 9 |
AUS Ret |
MAL 10 |
VAL 7 |
11th | 92 |
References
- ↑ "Loi takes maiden Moto3 victory". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.