Simon Andrews (motorcyclist)

Simon Neil Stuart Andrews (14 August 1982 – 19 May 2014) was a British motorcycle racer. He competed in the British Superbike Championship for the MSS Kawasaki aboard a Kawasaki ZX10-R and RAF Reserves team, aboard a Honda CBR1000RR. He died as a result of a crash when racing on a road course in Northern Ireland.

Here at his last Brands Hatch Superbike Race practice in April 2014

Simon Andrews
Simon Andrews riding a Kawasaki at the BSB Snetterton 2009
Nationality	English
Born	14 August 1982 Worcester, England
Died	19 May 2014(2014-05-19) (aged 31) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Motorcycle racing career statistics Isle of Man TT career TTs contested 3 (2011, 2012, 2013) TT wins 0 Podiums 0

Career

British Supersport Championship

Andrews made his British Supersport debut in 2001, and contested the series full-time in 2002. In 2003 he competed in three different championships – British Supersport, British Superstock and AXO European Superstock, earning five BSS podium finishes.[1] In 2004 he came third in BSS, and took tenth overall in 2005. He started 2006 in Supersport again before moving up to the British Superbike Championship midseason with the Jentin Lloyds British team.

British Superbike Championship

In 2007 Andrews finished 16th overall from the nine rounds he contested.[2] In 2008 he ran 3rd for a while at Brands Hatch before finishing 9th. He scored two top 10 finishes at Donington Park in 2008, despite qualifying down in 24th.[3] In race 2 at Mallory Park he ran 2nd for several laps on a drying track, but ultimately faded to 7th. He scored 20 top-ten finishes in total, despite being troubled by a knee injury for much of the season[4]

For 2009 he left Jentin to join MSS Colchester Kawasaki. Despite injuring his collarbone pre-season he qualified on the front row for round 3 at Donington Park, and took a 4th-place finish at round 4 at Thruxton. Andrews again impressed at Mallory Park, leading race one before being catapulted out by Josh Brookes in an incident which eliminated seven riders.[5] He was already riding injured at this point, and an operation on his wrist immediately after this round caused him to miss the 3-race meeting at Brands Hatch[6] He took his first career podium at Cadwell Park, finishing 4th on the road but being promoted when on-the-road winner Leon Camier was excluded for ignoring a black and orange flag.[7] In race one at the same venue he touched with team-mate Julien da Costa in race one, finishing fifth ahead of the Frenchman.[8] He was successful at Croft despite using no rider aids. He also contested the World Superbike round at Donington, finishing 10th in race 2 after passing the leading works Kawasaki of Broc Parkes. He finished the year by finishing 7th on his debut in the Macau street race.[9] Andrews re-signed for the MSS Colchester Kawasaki team for 2009 alongside Gary Mason.

Crash and death

Andrews was airlifted to a hospital in Northern Ireland in critical condition after suffering a serious crash while competing in the North West 200 on Saturday, 17 May 2014. He came off his bike at high speed, slid down the asphalt then collided head-first with the kerb-edge of a raised footway in Portrush, County Antrim.

After receiving immediate medical intervention from the race doctors and medics, Andrews was airlifted to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast in a critical condition after suffering the high-speed accident on the approach to Metropole corner. Andrews was competing in the second Superstock race of the event aboard his BMW.

A statement was released on Sunday night (18 May) by race organisers they said: "Simon Andrews' family are at his bedside in the Intensive Care unit of the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, where he remains in a critical condition following his crash in the Superstock race at yesterday's Vauxhall International North West 200."

He died in hospital on 19 May 2014 as a result of his injuries, aged 31.[10]

Career statistics

Stats correct as of 31 August 2010

All time

Series		Years active	Races	Poles	Podiums	Wins	2nd place	3rd place	Fast laps	Titles
British Supersport (BSS)		^2004–06	25	0	3	1	1	1	0	0
British Superbike (BSB)		^2008–14	51	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
World Superbike (WSB)		^2009–14	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			76	0	4	1	1	2	0	0

British Supersport 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	Pos	Pts	Ref
2004	Suzuki	SIL	BHI 3	SNE 5	OUL 4	MON 1	SNE	BHGP 5	KNO	MAL	CRO	CAD 9	OUL	DON 10	9th	89	[11]
2005	Suzuki	BHI Ret	THR 10	MAL 12	OUL	MON	CRO	KNO 9	SNE Ret	SIL 8	CAD 2	OUL 9	DON 8	BHGP 9	10th	67
2006	Yamaha	BHI Ret	DON	THR 5	OUL Ret	MON C	MAL 5	SNE 7	KNO	OUL Ret	CRO Ret	CAD 14	SIL	BHGP	18th	33	[12]

British Superbike Championship

Year	Class	Make	1		2		3		4		5		6		7			8			9		10		11		12			Pos	Pts	Ref
			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
2008	BSB	Yamaha	THR 8	THR Ret	OUL Ret	OUL 7	BHGP 9	BHGP Ret	DON 10	DON 9	SNE 10	SNE 8	MAL 7	MAL 7	OUL 5	OUL 6		KNO 8	KNO 6		CAD 7	CAD 6	CRO 10	CRO 9	SIL 5	SIL 8	BHI 8	BHI 7		8th	176	[13]
2009		Kawasaki	BHI 7	BHI 11	OUL Ret	OUL 8	DON Ret	DON 4	THR 4	THR 6	SNE 10	SNE 11	KNO 4	KNO 6	MAL Ret	MAL 15		BHGP	BHGP	BHGP	CAD 5	CAD 3	CRO Ret	CRO 5	SIL 9	SIL 7	OUL 6	OUL 9	OUL Ret	6th	163.5	[14]
2010			BHI Ret	BHI 8	THR	THR	OUL	OUL	CAD	CAD	MAL 7	MAL 7	KNO 7	KNO C	SNE 8	SNE 9	SNE 6	BHGP Ret	BHGP 12	BHGP 10	CAD Ret	CAD DNS	CRO	CRO	SIL	SIL	OUL	OUL	OUL	12th	70	[15]
2011	BSB		BHI 15	BHI 17	OUL Ret	OUL 19	CRO 21	CRO 18	THR 27	THR 20	KNO 15	KNO 10	SNE 17	SNE DNS	OUL	OUL		BHGP	BHGP	BHGP	CAD	CAD	DON	DON	SIL	SIL	BHGP	BHGP		25th	8
	E^1		BHI 15	BHI 17		OUL 19	CRO 21	CRO 18	THR 27	THR 20	KNO 15	KNO 10	SNE 17		OUL	OUL		BHGP	BHGP	BHGP	CAD	CAD	DON	DON	SIL	SIL	BHGP	BHGP	BHGP	4th	158

1.^ – E Denotes riders participating in the Evo class within the British Superbike Championship.

World Superbike Championship

Year	Make	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		14		Pos	Pts	Ref
		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
2009	Kawasaki	AUS	AUS	QAT	QAT	SPA	SPA	NED	NED	ITA	ITA	RSA	RSA	USA	USA	SMR	SMR	GBR 20	GBR 10	CZE	CZE	GER	GER	ITA	ITA	FRA	FRA	POR	POR	29th	6	[16]
2010	Kawasaki	AUS	AUS	POR	POR	SPA 18	SPA Ret	NED	NED	ITA	ITA	RSA	RSA	USA	USA	SMR	SMR	CZE	CZE	GBR	GBR	GER	GER	ITA	ITA	FRA	FRA			NC	0	[17]

References

1. Simon Andrews – Red Piranha Racing
3. Simon Andrews Secures Donington ‘Airwaves Kick Up A Gear Award’
4. Top Ten BSB Riders – Simon Andrews
5. Brookes apologises for Mallory mistake | Page 1 | BSB News | Jul 2009 | Crash.Net
6. Rutter returns with MSS Colchester Kawasaki
7. Ellison wins as Camier thrown out
8. Andrews enjoys Maiden Podium at Cadwell
9. Andrews enjoys Macau debut
10. "BBC Sport – Simon Andrews: English rider dies after North West 200 crash". Bbc.co.uk. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
13. round-12-brandshatch-race Archived 24 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
14. "Round 12 – Standings: Oulton Park, 9–11 October 2009" (PDF). British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 11 October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
15. Archived 20 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
16. The Superbike World Championship Official Site Archived 31 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
17. Sbk.Com | Rider Archived 3 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine