John Laverty

For the US Navy Medal of Honour winner, see John Lafferty

John Laverty
John Laverty riding the Buildbase Kawasaki during the 2009 BSB championship at Snetterton
Nationality	Northern Irish
Born	6 July 1982 (1982-07-06) (age 29) Toomebridge, Northern Ireland
Current team	Buildbase BMW
Bike number	8

John Laverty (born 6 July 1982) is a Northern Irish motorcycle racer from Toomebridge, Northern Ireland . He was champion of the Cup class of the British Superbike Championship in 2008. His older brother Michael and younger brother Eugene are both also notable racers.

1 Personal
2 Early career
3 British Superstock/Superbike Cup
4 British Superbike Championship
- 4.1 2010
5 Career statistics
6 References

Personal

In his youth he was a keen tennis player. His sporting heroes are George Best and John McEnroe^[1]

Early career

Laverty raced motocross in his youth, switching to circuit racing for the 1999 Aprillia Challenge UK. The early part of his career was affected by injuries, however he scored a single European Superstock podium at Imola in 2003 and finished 7th overall in 2004. He first entered the British Superbike Championship in 2005, but pulled out when the bike proved uncompetitive. He spent the next 2½ years in British Superstock, taking over a ride midseason (and ultimately earning long-term backing from the team's sponsor Buildbase). He came close to a first win at Donington 2005 and Oulton Park 2006, and it finally came at Brands Hatch in 2007. he was 5th overall in the series in 2006 and 4th overall in 2007.

British Superstock/Superbike Cup

For 2008 Laverty was entered by the Northwest 200 Ducati team into the British Superstock Championship, which allows few modifications to basic road bikes. Three days before the season started, the team discovered that the bike was ineligible. They instead entered him into the British Superbike Cup, as a team-mate to the veteran Michael Rutter. Laverty qualified 9th overall for the season opener, and lead the Cup class throughout, winning it comfortably in the end, taking 11 class wins and 9 further podiums^[2] despite missing the Knockhill round due to injury.^[3] He finished 17th overall, with a best overall result of 8th, although fellow Cup entrant Gary Mason outpointed him in the main class due to a strong finish He finished 2008 by contesting the Kings of Wanneroo meeting in Perth, Australia, which for 2008 was run to Superstock regulations^[4]

British Superbike Championship

For 2009 he switches to the Hawk Kawasaki team, taking Buildbase as title sponsor.^[5] After a slow start to the season in the first event, at Oulton Park Laverty narrowly escaped serious injury after he went on the grass to overtake and subsequently fell casing a red flag, he was unable to make race 2 due to a concussion.^[6] Laverty earned his best finish of the year at Mallory Park finishing 4th in race 2 ^[7]

2010

Laverty remains with Buildbase for 2010, scoring his first podium finish at Oulton Park.

Career statistics

* Stats correct as of 31 August 2010

* Season still in progress

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Yr	Class	Team	THR		OUL		BHGP		DON		SNE		MAL		OUL		KNO		CAD		CRO		SIL		BHI		Pos	Pts	Ref
Yr	Class	Team	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pos	Pts	Ref
2008	BSB	Ducati	12	11	20	14	16	13	16	16	16	16	10	14	10	13			14	15	16	16	13	21	13	8	17th	49	^[8]

Yr	Class	Team	BHI		OUL		DON		THR		SNE		KNO		MAL		BHGP			CAD		CRO		SIL		OUL			Pos	Pts	Ref
Yr	Class	Team	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	Pos	Pts	Ref
2009	BSB	Kawasaki	12	13	Ret	DNS	9	9	8	11	13	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	7	13	5	9	5	13	10	6	Ret	10	6	Ret	10th	130.5	^[9]

Yr	Class	Team	BHI		THR		OUL		CAD		MAL		KNO		SNE			BHGP			CAD		CRO		SIL		OUL			Pos	Pts	Ref
Yr	Class	Team	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	Pos	Pts	Ref
2010	BSB	Kawasaki	10	7	7	8	3	5	6	5	8	6	6	C	12	10	5	9	Ret	9	Ret	12								7th*	147*

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Name	Laverty, John
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Date of birth	6 July 1982
Place of birth	Toomebridge, Northern Ireland
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