Chris Martin (motorcyclist)
| Chris Martin | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 24 January 1981 Beverley, Humberside, England |
| Current team | Gearlink Kawasaki |
| Bike number | 26 |
Chris Martin (born 24 January 1981) is a British 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.
Career
Starting out
Martin started out doing the 125cc Aprilia challenge, spending three years between 1997 and 1999. Martin then spent three years in the British 125cc Championship from 2000 to 2003.[1]
British Superbike Championship 2004–07
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 PR Branson Honda, and became the privateer champion of 2006.[2] Martin switched to Red Viper Racing for BSB for 2007 without much success.
British Supersport Championship 2008–09
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 two of the nine races. Despite this Martin claimed his first win in the British Supersport class at Mallory Park, that he completed crashing heavily at Brands Hatch.[3]
Career stats
* Correct as of 19 July 2010
British Superbike Championship
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 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 | |||||
| 2004 | BSB | Suzuki | SIL 19 |
SIL 17 |
BHI 18 |
BHI Ret |
SNE 15 |
SNE 19 |
OUL 17 |
OUL 17 |
MON 16 |
MON 18 |
THR 20 |
THR 17 |
BHGP Ret |
BHGP 19 |
KNO 13 |
KNO Ret |
MAL DNS |
MAL DNS |
CRO 17 |
CRO 16 |
CAD 15 |
CAD 17 |
OUL 20 |
OUL 16 |
DON 13 |
DON 16 |
28th | 8 |
| 2006 | BSB | Honda | BHI 19 |
BHI 21 |
DON Ret |
DON 9 |
THR 19 |
THR 17 |
OUL 21 |
OUL 21 |
MON C |
MON C |
MAL 13 |
MAL 20 |
SNE 15 |
SNE 16 |
KNO 21 |
KNO 19 |
OUL 16 |
OUL 17 |
CRO 16 |
CRO 15 |
CAD |
CAD |
SIL 15 |
SIL 20 |
BHGP 10 |
BHGP 14 |
21st | 31 |
British Supersport Championship
| 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 |
References
- ^ "2009 ViSK British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli". Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ^ "Gearlink Racing – Rider James Hillier". www.gearlinkracing.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007.
- ^ "BSB Brands Hatch: Chris Martin's epic crash".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
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External links
- Profile Archived 14 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- BSB Profile