Billy McConnell (motorcyclist)

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Billy McConnell
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McConnell racing at Brands Hatch in the National Superstock Championship
NationalityAustralian
Born (1986-12-24) 24 December 1986 (age 38)
Current teamC&L Fairburn Properties /Look Forward Racing Honda
Bike number3
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Supersport World Championship
Active years 2008, 2010, 2012-2014
Manufacturers Kawasaki, Yamaha, Triumph
Championships 0
2014 championship positionNC (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
6000010

Billy McConnell (born 24 December 1986) is an Australian motorcycle racer. He competes in the 2025 British Superbike Championship for Look Forward Racing. He also competed for OMG Racing team in the British National Superstock 1000 Championship riding their BMW S1000RR, completing the team with Superbike riders Luke Mossey and Héctor Barberá. McConnell missed races at the start of the 2019 season due to illness. [1]

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He won the 2014 British Supersport Champion aboard a Triumph Daytona 675 for Smiths Racing before stepping up with the Smiths Racing team to the British Superbike Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR. During 2017 he rode a Kawasaki ZX-10R in the British Superbike Championship, but was injured at the Thruxton round in August and was unable to compete in any further races. His place was taken for the last three races of the season in October at the Brands Hatch round by Kyle Ryde, who had parted company with his Pucetti Kawasaki Racing team in World Supersport due to poor performances. [2] [3]

Arrival in the UK

In 2004 McConnell was invited by Yamaha to compete in the British Superstock Cup, after a third-place finish in the Australian Superstock Championship despite missing the last 3 rounds.

In 2005 he competed in the Virgin Mobile Cup, winning the title and subsequently progressed to the full Virgin Mobile Superbike team. McConnell also won the Australian Young Sports Personality of the Year.

British Superbikes/Supersport

In 2006 McConnell rode at Virgin mobile Yamaha alongside Tommy Hill and Kieran Clarke. [4] He had a decent season winning the rookie of the year award. In 2007 he moved down a class to the British Supersport Championship. In 2008 he moved back to the British Superbike Championship with MSS Discovery Kawasaki, [5] finishing 12th overall in the championship with 91 points. In 2009 he moved once again back to the British Supersport Championship, on the MAP Raceways Yamaha. [6]

Career statistics

British Superbike Championship

Races by year

YearBike12345678910111213PosPtsRef
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
2006 Yamaha BHI
17
BHI
Ret
DON
14
DON THR
12
THR
Ret
OUL
18
OUL
Ret
MON
C
MON
C
MAL
Ret
MAL
12
SNE
9
SNE
Ret
KNO
18
KNO
15
OUL
9
OUL
Ret
CRO
Ret
CRO
Ret
CAD
Ret
CAD
10
SIL
Ret
SIL
13
BHGP
12
BHGP
7
17th47
2008 Kawasaki BHGP
C
BHGP
C
THR
14
THR
10
OUL
Ret
OUL
10
BHGP
8
BHGP
9
DON
Ret
DON
Ret
SNE
11
SNE
11
MAL
6
MAL
16
OUL
8
OUL
10
KNO
Ret
KNO
9
CAD
12
CAD
24
CRO
17
CRO
Ret
SIL
10
SIL
9
BHI
12
BHI
Ret
12th91 [7]
YearMake123456789101112PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3
2015 BMW DON
Ret
DON
9
BHI
9
BHI
9
OUL
14
OUL
8
SNE
17
SNE
14
KNO
12
KNO
21
BHGP
10
BHGP
6
THR
8
THR
15
CAD
3
CAD
6
OUL
Ret
OUL
Ret
OUL
15
ASS
11
ASS
Ret
SIL
13
SIL
Ret
BHGP
15
BHGP
Ret
BHGP
Ret
15th98
2016 Kawasaki SIL
16
SIL
Ret
OUL
10
OUL
Ret
BHI
Ret
BHI
16
KNO
Ret
KNO
Ret
SNE
4
SNE
14
THR
22
THR
19
BHGP
12
BHGP
16
CAD
13
CAD
13
OUL
Ret
OUL
17
OUL
12
DON
Ret
DON
9
ASS
13
ASS
17
BHGP
12
BHGP
Ret
BHGP
14
15th51
2017 Kawasaki DON
Ret
DON
Ret
BHI
18
BHI
17
OUL
12
OUL
10
KNO
Ret
KNO
10
SNE
11
SNE
16
BHGP
17
BHGP
16
THR
Ret
THR
DNS
CAD
CAD
SIL
SIL
SIL
OUL
OUL
ASS
ASS
BHGP
BHGP
BHGP
22nd21
YearBike123456789101112PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3
2019 Suzuki SIL
SIL
OUL
OUL
DON
DON
DON
BRH
BRH
KNO
KNO
SNE
SNE
THR
THR
CAD
18
CAD
10
OUL
DNS
OUL
DNS
OUL
DNS
ASS
ASS
DON
18
DON
Ret
BHGP
21
BHGP
22
BHGP
18
28th6
YearBike1234567891011PosPts
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
2025 Honda OUL
17
OUL
17
OUL
C
DON
11
DON
14
DON
Ret
SNE
13
SNE
17
SNE
15
KNO
Ret
KNO
18
KNO
WD
BRH
16
BRH
15
BRH
13
THR THR THR CAD CAD CAD DON DON DON ASS ASS ASS OUL OUL OUL BRH BRH BRH 13th*66*

* Season still in progress.

British Supersport Championship

Races by year

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

YearBike123456789101112PosPtsRef
2009 Yamaha BHI
1
OUL
10
DON
3
THR
1
SNE
Ret
KNO
4
MAL
4
BHGP
2
CAD
1
CRO
2
SIL
3
OUL
19
2nd137 [8]
2010 BHI
3
THR
4
OUL
Ret
CAD
1
MAL
1
KNO
12
SNE
8
BHGP
8
CAD
Ret
CRO
Ret
SIL
11
OUL
4
5th115 [9]
YearBike123456789101112PosPtsRef
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R3
2011 Triumph BRH
13
BRH
15
OUL
9
OUL
5
CRO
4
CRO
3
THR
1
THR
5
KNO
9
KNO
13
SNE
5
SNE
13
OUL
1
OUL
C
BRH
5
BRH
DNS
CAD
3
CAD
3
DON
7
DON
5
SIL
6
SIL
6
BRH
3
BRH
7
BRH
7
3rd253 [10]
2012 Triumph BHI
9
BHI
3 1
THR
Ret
THR
1
OUL
5
OUL
7
SNE
5
SNE
2
KNO
4
KNO
1
OUL
1
OUL
2
BHGP
Ret
BHGP
3
CAD
1
CAD
4
DON
2
DON
4
ASS
12
ASS
10
SIL
4
SIL
10
BHGP
1
BHGP
1
3rd340 [11]

Notes:

1. ^  – Race was abandoned after second restart, half points awarded.

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

YearBike12345678910111213PosPts
2008 Kawasaki QAT AUS SPA NED ITA GER SMR CZE GBR
Ret
EUR ITA FRA POR NC0
2010 Yamaha AUS POR SPA NED ITA RSA USA SMR CZE GBR
13
GER ITA FRA 31st3
2012 Triumph AUS ITA NED ITA EUR
9
SMR SPA CZE GBR RUS GER POR FRA 31st7
2013 Triumph AUS SPA NED ITA GBR
19
POR ITA RUS GBR
22
GER TUR FRA SPA NC0
2014 Triumph AUS
Ret
SPA NED ITA GBR MAL SMR POR SPA FRA QAT
NC0

References

  1. Donington BSB: McConnell ruled out of Superstock action Bike Sport News, 23 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  2. Kyle Ryde to make BSB debut with FS3 Kawasaki Motorcycle News , 12 October 2017, Retrieved 15 October 2017
  3. Partnership between Kyle Ryde and the Puccetti Racing Team ends Kawasaki Europe, 6 October 2017, Retrieved 15 October 2017
  4. "Rookie McConnell Just Misses Out At Brands". Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  5. "MSS Discovery Kawasaki – Ready For 2008 with Easton & McConnell!". Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  6. British Supersport: Billy McConnell signs for Raceways Yamaha - | Motorcycle Sport | WSB | BSB | MotoGP | TT & Road races | MCN
  7. round-12-brandshatch-race Archived 24 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)