Eugene Laverty

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Eugene Laverty
Nationality Northern Irish
Born (1986-06-03) June 3, 1986
Toomebridge, Northern Ireland
Current team Aprilia World Superbike
Bike number 58
Website eugenelaverty.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
250cc World Championship
Active years2007-2008
ManufacturersAprilia
2008 Championship position21st (8 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
29 0 0 0 0 14
125cc World Championship
Active years2004
ManufacturersHonda
2004 Championship positionNot Classified
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
1 0 0 0 0 0
Superbike World Championship
Active years2011-present
ManufacturersYamaha, Aprilia
2012 Championship position6th (263.5 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
55 4 14 0 2 611.5
Supersport World Championship
Active years2008-2010
ManufacturersHonda, Aprilia
Championships0
2010 Championship position2nd (252 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
29 12 19 6 6 508

Eugene Laverty (born 3 June 1986 in Toomebridge, Northern Ireland) is a professional motorcycle road racer, the brother of Michael and John. In 2008 he had competed in both the 250cc World Championship and the World Supersport series, he then went on to be runner up in the World Supersport Championship in both 2009 and the 2010 seasons.

In 2011 he moved up to the World Superbike Championship with the factory Yamaha World Superbike team [1] alongside former Moto GP rider Marco Melandri. On May 8 he won his first World Superbike race at Monza and went on to complete the double in race two.[2] For 2012 he moved to the Aprillia Racing Team and has been racing the Aprillia RSV4 alongside Max Biaggi, ending the championship in 6th position and is competing for the 2013 championship in the same team alongside Sylvain Guintolli.

Early days

Laverty was runner up in the 2004 British 125cc Championship. He had a successful year in 2006 aboard the Dunlop shod Red Bull Honda CBR600RR. He was a top challenger for the British Supersport title, but finished third overall behind Cal Crutchlow and Tom Sykes, with four wins.[3] He had previously finished 9th overall as a series rookie in 2005.

250cc Grands Prix 2007-2008

For 2007, he raced in the 250cc Grand Prix World Championship for LCR Honda[4] finishing in 25th place overall with a best result of 14th. A strong run at Barcelona produced no points due to an engine problem.[5]

For 2008 it was expected that he would go back to Britain and further his career in Supersports or Superbikes, but he was signed by Blusens Aprilia on December 18 to continue to race in 250cc with privateer motorcycles.[6] He scored points in China and Portugal, but at Le Mans he crashed at the one remaining wet corner as the circuit dried.[7]

World Supersport Championship 2008-2010

Plans for him to make his World Superbike debut later that year[8] were scrapped when Chris Walker joined the team full-time, but he instead joined the factory Yamaha team in World Supersport as a temporary replacement for the injured Fabien Foret. Despite riding injured following a crash at the 2008 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix a week earlier, he moved up from an early 7th to battle championship leader Andrew Pitt and team-mate Broc Parkes for 2nd. Parkes got the better of him, but he finished on the podium after surviving contact with Pitt which eliminated the Honda rider. He decided before this race to end his 250cc season, and focus on a full-time WSS ride for 2009.[9]

The young Irish man signed with the Parkalgar Honda World Supersport team for the 2009 season.[10] On March 14, 2009 Laverty won his first Supersport World Championship race at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar, narrowly beating Ten Kate Racing's Andrew Pitt to the chequered flag. His win was also the first for the Parkalgar Honda team. He stacked up three more wins and four second places to finish as series runner-up behind Yamaha rider Cal Crutchlow - ending Ten Kate's run of being the top Honda team for many years.

World Superbike Championship 2011

Laverty, on his Yamaha World Superbike, won his first World Superbike race at Monza on May 8, 2011. Eugene, who rides under the Irish flag, stood proudly as his national anthem was played just after race one (of two) at the famous Italian track.[11] Later that afternoon, Laverty completed the double by winning race two, with fellow Yamaha teammate Marco Melandri taking second spot[12]

Career statistics

By season

Season Class Moto Races Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts Position
2004 125cc Honda 1 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
2007 250cc Honda 17 0 0 0 0 6 25th
2008 250cc Aprilia 7 0 0 0 0 7 20th
2008 WSS Yamaha 2 0 1 0 0 20 21st
2009 WSS Honda 14 4 8 1 1 236 2nd
2010 WSS Honda 13 8 10 5 5 252 2nd
2011 SBK Yamaha 26 2 6 0 0 303 4th
2012 SBK Aprilia 27 1 6 0 1 263.5 6th
2013 SBK Aprilia 6 2 3 0 2 83* 2nd*
Total 113 17 34 6 9
  • * Season in progress.

By class

Class Season 1st Race 1st Pod 1st Win Races Wins Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125 cc 2004 United Kingdom2004 GBR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
250 cc 2007–2008 Qatar2007 QAT 24 0 0 0 0 14 0
WSS 2008–2010 Italy2008 ITA Italy2008 ITA Qatar2009 QAT 29 12 19 6 6 508 0
SBK 2011–Present Australia2011 AUS Italy2011 ITA Italy2011 ITA 59 5 15 0 3 649.5 0
Total 2004–Present 113 17 34 6 9 1171.5

Races by year

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

Yr Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Pts
2004 125cc Honda RSA
 SPA
 FRA
 ITA
 CAT
 NED
 BRA
 GER
 GBR
25		 CZE
 POR
 JPN
 QAT
 MAL
 AUS
 VAL
 NC 0
2007 250cc Honda QAT
18		 SPA
14		 TUR
17		 CHN
17		 FRA
15		 ITA
20		 CAT
19		 GBR
Ret		 NED
21		 GER
Ret		 CZE
Ret		 RSM
15		 POR
14		 JPN
19		 AUS
16		 MAL
17		 VAL
21		 25th 6
2008 250cc Aprilia QAT
Ret		 SPA
Ret		 POR
15		 CHN
13		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
13		 CAT
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 NED
16		 GER
15		 CZE
16		 RSM
Ret		 IND
DNS		 JPN
 AUS
 MAL
 VAL
 21st 8

World Supersport Championship

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

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Pts
2008 Yamaha QAT
 AUS
 SPA
 NED
 ITA
 GER
 SMR
 CZE
 GBR
 EUR
12		 ITA
3		 FRA
 POR
 21st 20
2009 Honda AUS
5 		QAT
1 		SPA
9		 NED
1		 ITA
4		 RSA
1		 USA
2		 SMR
2		 GBR
5		 CZE
5		 GER
2		 ITA
2		 FRA
13		 POR
1		 2nd 236
2010 Honda AUS
1		 POR
11		 SPA
5		 NED
1		 ITA
1		 RSA
1		 USA
2		 SMR
1		 CZE
Ret		 GBR
1		 GER
1		 ITA
3		 FRA
1		 2nd 252
  • * Season in progress.

World Superbike Championship

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

Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2011 Yamaha AUS
4		 AUS
15		 EUR
Ret		 EUR
14		 NED
7		 NED
6		 ITA
1		 ITA
1		 USA
5		 USA
4		 SMR
5		 SMR
13		 SPA
4		 SPA
6		 CZE
5		 CZE
5		 GBR
2		 GBR
2		 GER
4		 GER
5		 ITA
5		 ITA
4		 FRA
5		 FRA
3		 POR
19		 POR
2		 4th 303
2012 Aprilia AUS
Ret		 AUS
8		 ITA
5		 ITA
6		 NED
5		 NED
3		 ITA
C		 ITA
3		 EUR
15		 EUR
Ret		 USA
5 		USA
6		 SMR
7		 SMR
Ret		 SPA
5		 SPA
2		 CZE
5		 CZE
5		 GBR
10		 GBR
4		 RUS
4		 RUS
Ret		 GER
2		 GER
2		 POR
13		 POR
1		 FRA
7		 FRA
4		 6th 263.5
2013 Aprilia AUS
2		 AUS
1		 SPA
NC		 SPA
Ret		 NED
4		 NED
1		 ITA
3		 ITA
1		 GBR
7		 GBR
3		 POR
Ret		 POR
1		 ITA
3		 ITA
Ret		 RUS
Ret		 RUS
C		 GBR
2		 GBR
3		 GER
15		 GER
2		 TUR
1		 TUR
1		 USA
3		 USA
1		 FRA
3		 FRA
2		 SPA
1		 SPA
1		 2nd 424

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Laverty graduates to WSBK with Yamaha". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2010-09-10. 
  2. ↑ http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/World-Superbikes/2011/May/may0811-monza-laverty-does-double/
  3. ↑ http://www.trymysport.co.uk/sports_news/honda_racing_news/2006/oct_06/red_bull_honda_brands_races.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.crash.net/motorsport/motogp/feature/11078-0/qa_eugene_laverty.html
  5. ↑ http://www.bikehq.co.uk/news/article/7,257/Eugene-Laverty-MotoGP-race-report/
  6. ↑ http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/06122007/58/season-2008-250s-blusens-ride-laverty.html
  7. ↑ "Laverty fails to finish 250 race". BBC News. 2008-05-18. 
  8. ↑ http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/10072008/23/laverty-wsbk-debut.html
  9. ↑ http://www.crash.net/motorsport/motogp/news/169340-0/250__laverty_quits_blusens_to_seek_wss_fortune.html
  10. ↑ http://www.parkalgar-honda.com/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=1366
  11. ↑ http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/5-news/7418-laverty-takes-famous-first-wsbk-race-win.html
  12. ↑ http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/World-Superbikes/2011/May/may0811-monza-laverty-does-double/. For 2012 Laverty will ride a factory-spec Aprilia, partnering Max Biaggi.
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