Kyle Smith (motorcyclist)
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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Moto | Race | Win | Pod | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd | WCh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Moto2 | Kalex | 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 | 13 | 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 | MAL | GBR | ITA | TBA | GER | FRA | SPA | QAT | 3rd* | 41* |
* 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.