Michael Laverty

Michael Laverty (born 7 June 1981) is a motorcycle racer from Toomebridge, Northern Ireland. He is the 2007 British Supersport Champion, and has raced regularly in British Superbikes, plus occasional races in the World Supersport series and in American AMA Superbike Racing.

Michael Laverty
Laverty, 2007 British Superbike Championship in Brands Hatch
NationalityIrish
Born (1981-06-07) 7 June 1981
Toomebridge, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Current teamWepol Racing[1]
Websitemlaverty.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2013–2015
ManufacturersPBM, ART, Aprilia
Championships0
2015 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
37 0 0 0 0 12

After the 2017 season in the British Superbike Championship aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1, and the 2018 season on a Tyco BMW,[2] Michael Laverty became a television commentator and occasional rider in Endurance events.[3][1]

The WEPOL Endurance Racing team, run by the German Penz13.com squad with Laverty replacing Matthieu Lagrive placed fourth in races at Le Mans (April 2019) and Slovakiaring (May 2019). .[4][5][6]. They had to abandon their home race in Oschersleben after a technical failure and finished 5th in the overall standing of the 2018-2019 season. [7]

His brother Eugene is a World Superbike rider and brother John was also a racer.

Career

British Superbike and Supersport World Championship

He raced in Supersport from 2001 to 2004, finishing in the championship top 5 in all but his rookie season, and done assorted World Supersport races.[8]

In 2005 and 2006 he raced for Stobart Motorsport team in the British Superbike Championship. In 2005 he was 10th overall with podiums at Knockhill and Snetterton, his achievements earning him the title of 'Irish Motorcyclist of the Year' from Irish Racer magazine.[9] In 2006 he was teammate to Michael Rutter. Helped by a pair of 5th places at Knockhill in round 7 he came 7th overall, ahead of the more experienced Rutter.

For 2007, Michael moved back to the British Supersport Championship, with the successful Relentless Racing by TAS Suzuki team. He beat teammate Ian Lowry to the title, and moved back up to BSB with the team for 2008. He took two fourth places early on in the season and finished 9th overall, but decided to leave the team for 2009.

For 2009 Michael competed in the USA riding in selected rounds of the AMA Superbike Championship with Celtic Racing. Michael finished in the top 10 at every round he competed in, with a 2nd position to Mat Mladin at the Road America round being his best result. He also competed in selected World Supersport rounds and joined the CRS team for the latter part of the 2009 season.

In January 2010, Laverty confirmed that he had re-signed with the Relentless Suzuki team to ride in the 2010 British Superbike Championship season.[10]

In May 2010, Laverty took his and the Relentless Suzuki by TAS team's first Superbike victory, in race two of the third round of the 2010 British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park.

In the 2013 and 2014 seasons, Laverty competed in MotoGP on a CRT bike run by Paul Bird and his PBM Team.

Career statistics

British Superbike 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 Pos Pts Ref
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
2010 Suzuki BHI
Ret		 BHI
4		 THR
10		 THR
6		 OUL
5		 OUL
1		 CAD
2		 CAD
3		 MAL
3		 MAL
3		 KNO
4		 KNO
C		 SNE
6		 SNE
5		 SNE
3		 BHGP
6		 BHGP
4		 BHGP
Ret		 CAD
4		 CAD
4		 CRO
2		 CRO
1		 SIL
3		 SIL
Ret		 OUL
4		 OUL
8		 OUL
4		 4th 6041 [11]
2011 Yamaha BHI
Ret		 BHI
4		 OUL
5		 OUL
5		 CRO
24		 CRO
Ret		 THR
1		 THR
7		 KNO
6		 KNO
3		 SNE
4		 SNE
5		 OUL
6		 OUL
C		 BHGP
8		 BHGP
4		 BHGP
4		 CAD
1		 CAD
2		 CAD
3		 DON
2		 DON
14		 SIL
2		 SIL
4		 BHGP
1		 BHGP
NC		 BHGP
5		 4th 6011 [12]
2012 Honda BHI
Ret		 BHI
C		 THR
6		 THR
13		 OUL
6		 OUL
12		 OUL
7		 SNE
2		 SNE
1		 KNO
3		 KNO
1		 OUL
Ret		 OUL
4		 OUL
5		 BHGP
4		 BHGP
4		 CAD
3		 CAD
3		 DON
3		 DON
2		 ASS
7		 ASS
7		 SIL
3		 SIL
5		 BHGP
10		 BHGP
3		 BHGP
Ret		 5th 5811 [13]
Notes
1.^  – Laverty qualified for "The Showdown" part of the BSB season, thus before the 11th round he was awarded 500 points plus the podium credits he had gained throughout the season. Podium credits are given to anyone finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd, with 3,2 and 1 points awarded respectively.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season
Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2013 MotoGP PBM Paul Bird Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 3 25th
ART
2014 MotoGP PBM Paul Bird Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 9 24th
2015 MotoGP Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Total 37 0 0 0 0 12

By class
Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
MotoGP 2013–2015 2013 Qatar 37 0 0 0 0 12 0

Races by year

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

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts
2013 MotoGP PBM QAT
17		 AME
16		 SPA
13		 FRA
17		 ITA
17		 CAT
Ret		 NED
22		 GER
16		 USA
Ret		 IND
18		 CZE
18		 GBR
19		 RSM
18		 25th 3
ART ARA
Ret		 MAL
Ret		 AUS
18		 JPN
19		 VAL
17
2014 MotoGP PBM QAT
16		 AME
16		 ARG
18		 SPA
16		 FRA
16		 ITA
16		 CAT
17		 NED
21		 GER
Ret		 IND
14		 CZE
Ret		 GBR
17		 RSM
17		 ARA
16		 JPN
18		 AUS
13		 MAL
12		 VAL
19		 24th 9
2015 MotoGP Aprilia QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER
20		 IND CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL NC 0

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

(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
2002 Honda SPA AUS RSA JPN ITA GBR GER SMR GBR GER NED ITA
15		 34th 1
2003 Honda SPA AUS JPN ITA GER
17		 GBR
Ret		 SMR GBR
21		 NED
12		 ITA FRA 30th 4
2009 Honda AUS QAT SPA NED ITA RSA
11		 SMR
Ret		 GBR
20		 CZE
13		 GER
18		 ITA
Ret		 FRA
Ret		 POR
14		 22nd 10
Yamaha USA
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References
  1. Exciting weekend in store EWC FIM Endurance, 20 April 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019
  2. BSB: Laverty makes Tyco BMW return for 2018 crash.net, 17 October 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2019
  3. Michael Laverty leaves British Superbike to focus on other projects bikeandrace.com, 11 January 2019 Retrieved 9 May 2019
  4. Wepol Racing lead the way for Yamaha as Moto AIN Finish on SST Podium at Le Mans Yamaha Racing, Retrieved 16 May 2019
  5. WEPOL Endurance strengthens with Michael Laverty Speedweek.com (in German) 25 February 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019
  6. Slovakiaring results FIM EWC.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019
  7. "Circuit Racing Endurance". FIM Live. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  8. "superbike.it - This website is for sale! - superbike Resources and Information". www.superbike.it.
  9. "Michael Laverty takes major award". Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
  10. "Laverty back at Relentless Suzuki". Insidebikes. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  11. "Round 12 Standings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  12. "Round 12 Standings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  13. "Round 7 – Standings" (PDF). MotorSportVision Racing. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
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