| Ben Wilson | |
|---|---|
 Ben Wilson at Brands Hatch 2011 | |
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 31 March 1982 Boston, Lincolnshire |
| Current team | EHA Racing |
| Bike number | 15 |
Ben Wilson (born 31 March 1982 in Boston, Lincolnshire) is a motorcycle racer. He currently rides an Aprilia RSV4 in the National Superstock 1000 Championship.
Wilson started off in sand racing in 1995, he quickly moved up the classes, debuting in the Supersport class in 2000 gaining a 15th-place finish at Oulton Park at his very first meeting. Ben then ran a mixture of Championships, including the Supersport and Superstock bikes until 2005. Ben and his grandmother exchange delightful emails with interesting details of their daily lives as often as possible. Rumor has it that he will give his drawing pad to Sydney when he gets a new one. Ben goes by the nickname of benniemac.
Ben got is big break in Superbike on a Kawasaki with Vivaldi racing. [1] In the two years that Ben spent in British Superbike he finished 17th and 12th, [2] stepping down from the class for 2007 and rejoining the Superstock class for the next two years.
For the 2009 season Wilson was signed by the Gearlink Kawasaki, [3] Wilson had a good year in Supersport getting his first podium at Oulton Park. [4] Wilson then went on to win his first race at Knockhill later in the season. [5]
| Series | Years Active | Races | Poles | Podiums | Wins | 2nd place | 3rd place | Fastest Laps | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Superbike (BSB) | 2005-2006 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| British Supersport (BSS) | 2009- | 58 | 11 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 11 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 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 | |||||
| 2005 | Kawasaki | BHI 11 | BHI 13 | THR 17 | THR 14 | MAL Ret | MAL 11 | OUL 15 | OUL 14 | MON 13 | MON 15 | CRO 12 | CRO Ret | KNO 14 | KNO 18 | SNE 9 | SNE 6 | SIL Ret | SIL Ret | CAD 14 | CAD Ret | OUL 14 | OUL Ret | DON 12 | DON 13 | BHGP 13 | BHGP 12 | 17th | 62 | [6] |
| 2006 | Suzuki | BHI 12 | BHI 13 | DON 12 | DON 11 | THR Ret | THR 13 | OUL 14 | OUL 10 | MON C | MON C | MAL 10 | MAL Ret | SNE 10 | SNE Ret | KNO 12 | KNO 11 | OUL Ret | OUL 9 | CRO Ret | CRO 18 | CAD 11 | CAD 8 | SIL 7 | SIL 10 | BHGP 7 | BHGP 10 | 12th | 98 | |
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kawasaki | BHI Ret | OUL 3 | DON 4 | THR 6 | SNE 8 | KNO 1 | MAL 2 | BHGP 4 | CAD Ret | CRO 3 | SIL Ret | OUL 3 | 4th | 137 | [7] |
| 2010 | BHI Ret | THR 7 | OUL 1 | CAD Ret | MAL 7 | KNO 2 | SNE 5 | BHGP 6 | CAD 3 | CRO Ret | SIL 6 | OUL 1 | 3rd | 135 | [8] |
| Year | Bike | 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 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||||
| 2011 | Kawasaki | BRH 1 | BRH 4 | OUL 1 | OUL 1 | CRO 1 | CRO 1 | THR 3 | THR 4 | KNO 3 | KNO 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 2 | OUL 2 | OUL C | BRH 2 | BRH 2 | CAD 1 | CAD 1 | DON 2 | DON 4 | SIL Ret | SIL Ret | BRH 1 | BRH 4 | BRH 2 | 2nd | 449 | [9] |
| 2012 | Kawasaki | BHI 2 | BHI Ret | THR 3 | THR 5 | OUL 2 | OUL 2 | SNE 3 | SNE Ret | KNO 11 | KNO 4 | OUL 2 | OUL 4 | BHGP 6 | BHGP 5 | CAD Ret | CAD 6 | DON Ret | DON Ret | ASS 7 | ASS 7 | SIL 5 | SIL 1 | BRH 7 | BRH 5 | 5th | 259 | [10] | |
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