| Chris Martin | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 24 January 1981 Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Current team | Gearlink Kawasaki |
| Bike number | 26 |
Chris Martin 24 January 1981 born in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire. Martin is a superbike rider who is currently competing in the British Superbike Championship for the Gearlink Kawasaki team. Martin is a previous British Superbike Privateers Cup Champion in 2006.
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Martin started out doing the 125cc Aprilia challenge, spending 3 years between 1997-99. Martin then spent 3 years in the British 125cc Championship from 2000 to 2003.[1]
Martin then moved from the 125cc machines into the Superbike class, Martin rode a Privateer machine throughout his time in BSB, he finished 6th and 2nd in the championship in the first two years, but Martin moved to the newly formed Red Viper Honda, and was the privateer champion of 2006.[2] Martin continued in BSB for 2007 without much success.
Martin moved down to the supersport class for 2008 joining the gearlink Kawasaki team, finishing in 6th on 99 points. Martin continued with the Gearlink Kawasaki team for the 2009 season. The 2009 season was a struggle for Martin only finishing 2 of the 9 races. Dispute this Martin clambed his first win in the British Supersport class at Mallory Park, that he completed crashing heavily at Brands Hatch.[3]
* Correct as of 19 July 2010
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kawasaki | BHI Ret |
OUL DNS |
DON Ret |
THR Ret |
SNE Ret |
KNO 8 |
MAL 1 |
BHGP Ret |
CAD |
CRO |
SIL |
OUL |
16th | 33 | [4] |
| 2010 | Kawasaki | BHI 21 |
THR 8 |
OUL 11 |
CAD 12 |
MAL 12 |
KNO |
SNE 14 |
BHGP |
CAD |
CRO |
SIL |
OUL |
13th | 23 |