Broc Parkes

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Broc Parkes
Broc Parkes 2014.jpg
Parkes wearing Paul Bird Motorsport colours on an open-top car parade at the 2014 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas
NationalityAustralian
Born (1981-12-24) 24 December 1981 (age 43)
Hunter Valley, New South Wales
Current team Yamaha Austria Racing Team
Bike number23
Website 23 Parkes
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years 20142015, 2017
Manufacturers PBM, ART, Yamaha
Championships 0
2017 championship position31st (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
1900009
125cc World Championship
Active years 1999
Manufacturers Honda
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
100000
Broc Parkes in the Bol d'Or 2016 Broc Parkes(1).jpg
Broc Parkes in the Bol d'Or 2016

Broc Parkes (born 24 December 1981) is an Australian motorcycle racer, best known for his success in the Supersport World Championship. He currently races in the Endurance FIM World Championship aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1.

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During 2015 he raced in British Superbikes for half the season, then competed in the Endurance FIM World Championship aboard a YART Yamaha YZF-R1, before being drafted-in to MotoGP on the ART machine for the last race of the season at Valencia, held on 8 November at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Spain.

Early years

Born in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, resulting in the nickname 'The Boy From the Bush'. [1] Parkes was originally inspired to race as a four-year-old, when he saw countryman Wayne Gardner winning a race. Gardner ultimately became his manager.

Parkes began racing on dirt tracks a year later, with great success. He also raced junior motorcycle speedway and finished second in the 1997 Australian Under-16 Championship in Adelaide. He then switched to circuit racing at the age of sixteen – the legal limit in Australia – going on to win the Australian 125cc title and Australian 250cc Production title in 1999, on Honda machinery.

Going International

Parkes then spent a season in Japan with the Moriwaki squad's Honda equipment, finishing third in the All Japan X Formula series. Parkes then moved to Europe to join the NCR Ducati team for the 2001 World Superbike Championship. He experienced a mechanical failure while running strongly in one race, but he took 16th overall. In 2002 he finished up 11th.

Supersport World Championship

For 2003 he moved to the Supersport World Championship for the BKM Honda team, but the team was late getting race equipment, [2] and did not complete the year due to financial problems. He moved to the crack Ten Kate team for 2004, finishing as championship runner-up behind teammate Karl Muggeridge. For 2005 he joined Yamaha's factory team, struggling for most of 2005 but ending with a victory to come fifth overall. In 2006 he challenged for the title before a crash at Assen left him critically injured – although he returned before the end of the season to come third overall. He finished a distant second to Kenan Sofuoglu in 2007, [3] with back-to-back wins at Brands Hatch and Lausitzring [4] despite a broken collarbone early in the season, and finished 4th in 2008 despite a series-high six poles [5] and a season-opening victory in Losail [6]

Back to World Superbikes

Parkes at Donington Park Supersport in 2012 Broc Parkes 2012 SSP Donington.jpg
Parkes at Donington Park Supersport in 2012

For 2009 Parkes returns to World Superbike – on factory Kawasakis ran by Paul Bird Motorsport, teamed with former Grand Prix winner Makoto Tamada. [7] His team often struggled for results, but he shone in a one-off appearance at the British Superbike Championship round at Brands Hatch. Parkes qualified second and finished second in all of the three races held there, only behind the dominant Leon Camier each time. [8]

2010 was also a struggle for Parkes, who joined the new Echo CRS Honda team. [9] He crashed heavily in pre-season and missed the first three rounds, [10] and was usually a backmarker once he returned. Three races before the end of the season Parkes announced that he separated ways with Echo CRS Honda, and he joined the Motocard Kawasaki team, as the replacement of the injured Joan Lascorz. He also raced a few races at the end of the season in World Supersports with the same team.

Parkes continued in Supersports the next two seasons riding a Kawasaki and a Honda, finishing top five both years. In 2013 Parkes returned to Australia and raced for the factory Yamaha team, winning the Australian FX-Superbike Championship.

Move to MotoGP

In December 2013, it was announced that Parkes would be riding for Paul Bird Motorsport alongside Michael Laverty for the 2014 MotoGP season. He effectively replaced his countryman Damian Cudlin and continued a 31-year streak of Australia's representation in the premier class of motorcycle racing.

Parkes on a Milwaukee Yamaha Superbike in early 2015 Broc Parkes Milwaukee Yamaha 2015 cropped.jpg
Parkes on a Milwaukee Yamaha Superbike in early 2015

2015

For the early part of 2015, Parkes rode for Shaun Muir Racing's Milwaukee Yamaha team in the British Superbike Championship, until he became unable to continue due to the after-effects of arm-pump surgery. [11] [12] Parkes then competed in Endurance FIM World Championship races on a Yamaha Austria Racing Team machine, [13] [14] with his final race of the season, a one-off riding for ART at Valencia, held on 8 November at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Spain, when he retired after completing two-thirds of the race.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
1999 125cc Honda Scot Walker Racing100000NC
2014 MotoGP PBM Paul Bird Motorsport 180000923rd
2015 MotoGP ART E-Motion IodaRacing Team 100000NC
2017 MotoGP Yamaha

Monster Yamaha Tech3

10000031st
Total2100009

Races by year

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

YearClassBike123456789101112131415161718PosPts
1999 125cc Honda MAL JPN SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE IMO VAL AUS
23
RSA BRA ARG NC0
2014 MotoGP PBM QAT
15
AME
Ret
ARG
21
SPA
17
FRA
18
ITA
17
CAT
16
NED
11
GER
21
INP
15
CZE
19
GBR
21
RSM
18
ARA
18
JPN
20
AUS
Ret
MAL
14
VAL
20
23rd9
2015 MotoGP ART QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
Ret
NC0
2017 MotoGP Yamaha QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS
22
MAL VAL 31st0

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

YearMake1234567891011121314PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
2001 Ducati SPA
Ret
SPA
13
RSA
12
RSA
11
AUS
5
AUS
C
JPN
16
JPN
17
ITA
DNS
ITA
DNS
GBR
20
GBR
14
GER
14
GER
Ret
SMR
Ret
SMR
7
USA
13
USA
14
EUR
DNS
EUR
DNS
GER
Ret
GER
18
NED
22
NED
Ret
ITA
Ret
ITA
8
16th49
2002 Ducati SPA
15
SPA
DNS
AUS
Ret
AUS
13
RSA
11
RSA
14
JPN
Ret
JPN
Ret
ITA
Ret
ITA
8
GBR
Ret
GBR
12
GER
11
GER
Ret
SMR
Ret
SMR
14
USA
15
USA
12
GBR
Ret
GBR
18
GER
10
GER
10
NED
9
NED
8
ITA
9
ITA
8
11th77
2009 Kawasaki AUS
Ret
AUS
18
QAT
14
QAT
16
SPA
10
SPA
17
NED NED ITA
10
ITA
13
RSA
15
RSA
14
USA
Ret
USA
11
SMR
17
SMR
17
GBR
18
GBR
14
CZE
12
CZE
16
GER
Ret
GER
13
ITA
10
ITA
15
FRA
Ret
FRA
15
POR
11
POR
12
18th51
2010 Honda AUS AUS POR POR SPA SPA NED
Ret
NED
17
ITA
20
ITA
15
RSA
Ret
RSA
18
USA
17
USA
15
SMR
DSQ
SMR
17
CZE
13
CZE
12
GBR
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER GER ITA ITA FRA FRA 22nd9
2013 Yamaha AUS AUS SPA SPA NED NED ITA ITA GBR GBR POR POR ITA ITA RUS RUS GBR GBR GER GER TUR TUR USA USA FRA FRA SPA
18
SPA
12
35th4

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

YearBike12345678910111213PosPts
2003 Honda SPA
7
AUS
Ret
JPN
7
ITA
15
GER
5
GBR
Ret
SMR
3
GBR
15
NED ITA FRA
Ret
13th47
2004 Honda SPA
Ret
AUS
4
SMR
Ret
ITA
2
GER
2
GBR
3
GBR
4
NED
4
ITA
2
FRA
2
2nd135
2005 Yamaha QAT
6
AUS
7
SPA
6
ITA
7
EUR
5
SMR
5
CZE
Ret
GBR
Ret
NED
7
GER
2
ITA
5
FRA
1
6th125
2006 Yamaha QAT
Ret
AUS
3
SPA
4
ITA
7
EUR
2
SMR
3
CZE
2
GBR
1
NED
Ret
GER ITA
6
FRA
3
4th145
2007 Yamaha QAT
Ret
AUS
3
EUR
DNS
SPA
5
NED
Ret
ITA
Ret
GBR
Ret
SMR
2
CZE
13
GBR
1
GER
1
ITA
4
FRA
2
2nd133
2008 Yamaha QAT
1
AUS
Ret
SPA
4
NED
5
ITA
3
GER
3
SMR
10
CZE
4
GBR
4
EUR
10
ITA
2
FRA
Ret
POR
5
4th150
2010 Kawasaki AUS POR SPA NED ITA RSA USA SMR CZE GBR GER
3
ITA
4
FRA
Ret
15th29
2011 Kawasaki AUS
2
EUR
5
NED
3
ITA
4
SMR
1
SPA
Ret
CZE
Ret
GBR
6
GER
7
ITA
3
FRA
3
POR
Ret
4th136
2012 Honda AUS
3
ITA
20
NED
4
ITA
Ret
EUR
4
SMR
5
SPA
4
CZE
3
GBR
3
RUS
5
GER
4
POR
4
FRA
27
5th135

British Superbike Championship

By year

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

YearMake123456789101112PosPts
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
2011 Kawasaki BHI
BHI
OUL
OUL
CRO
CRO
THR
THR
KNO
KNO
SNE
SNE
OUL
OUL
C
BHGP
18
BHGP
13
BHGP
12
CAD
CAD
CAD
DON
DON
SIL
SIL
BHGP
BHGP
BHGP
31st7

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

YearMake123456789101112PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3
2015 Yamaha DON
16
DON
Ret
BHI
8
BHI
11
OUL
Ret
OUL
22
SNE
11
SNE
11
KNO
14
KNO
14
BHGP
11
BHGP
10
THR
DNS
THR
DNS
CAD
CAD
OUL
OUL
OUL
ASS
ASS
SIL
SIL
BHGP
BHGP
BHGP
21st38
2016 Yamaha SIL
SIL
OUL
OUL
BHI
BHI
KNO
KNO
SNE
Ret
SNE
Ret
THR
THR
BHGP
6
BHGP
13
CAD
CAD
OUL
14
OUL
14
OUL
10
DON
DON
ASS
9
ASS
9
BHGP
DNS
BHGP
14
BHGP
10
19th45

FIM Endurance World Championship

By team

YearTeamBikeRiderTC
2013 Flag of Austria.svg Yamaha Austria Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Parkes
Flag of Slovenia.svg Igor Jerman
Flag of South Africa.svg Sheridan Morais
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Waters
Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyuki Nakasuga
Flag of the United States.svg Josh Hayes
5th
2014 Flag of Austria.svg Yamaha Austria Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Parkes
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Laverty
Flag of Slovenia.svg Igor Jerman
Flag of South Africa.svg Sheridan Morais
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ricky Olson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tommy Bridewell
6th
2015 Flag of Austria.svg Yamaha Austria Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Parkes
Flag of Germany.svg Max Neukirchner
Flag of Spain.svg Iván Silva
Flag of South Africa.svg Sheridan Morais
10th
2016 Flag of Austria.svg Yamaha Austria Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Parkes
Flag of Germany.svg Max Neukirchner
Flag of Spain.svg Iván Silva
Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Fritz
Flag of Japan.svg Kohta Nozane
Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Fujita
Flag of South Africa.svg Sheridan Morais
6th
2016–17 Flag of Austria.svg Yamaha Austria Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Parkes
Flag of Spain.svg Iván Silva
Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Fritz
Flag of Japan.svg Kohta Nozane
3rd
2017 Flag of Austria.svg Yamaha Austria Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Hayes
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Parkes
Flag of Spain.svg Iván Silva
Flag of Japan.svg Kohta Nozane
Flag of South Africa.svg Sheridan Morais
3rd
2017–18 Flag of Austria.svg Yamaha Austria Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Fritz
Flag of Germany.svg Max Neukirchner
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Parkes
Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Fujita
Flag of Japan.svg Kohta Nozane
16th
2019–20 Flag of Austria.svg Yamaha Austria Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Fritz
Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Canepa
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Parkes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Hanika
Flag of France.svg Loris Baz
2nd

References

  1. Broc Parkes MotoGp call up for Phillip Island Auto Action 16 October 2017
  2. Broc Parkes drops us a line Archived 9 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Broc Parkes takes Championship Second for Yamaha
  4. Q&A: Broc Parkes – EXCLUSIVE
  5. amaha's Broc Parkes rockets to sixth pole of the year [ usurped ]
  6. Qatar World Supersport: Broc Parkes wins in dramatic fashion while Craig Jones gets podium spot
  7. Kawasaki choose Paul Bird to run factory WSB effort
  8. Parkes looks to WSBK after Brands success
  9. Ryder, Joy (27 November 2009). "Broc Parkes Signs For New Echo CRS Honda Team For 2010". World Superbike News. Buzzin' Fly Limited. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  10. "Parkes back in action at Assen". Superbike World Championship . Infront Motor Sports. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  11. "Parkes completes Milwaukee Yamaha's 2015 MCE British Superbike line-up". British Superbike Championship . MotorSport Vision Racing. 22 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  12. Turner, Vicky (31 July 2015). "Jenkinson in for Parkes as arm-pump strikes". BikeSportNews.com. Bike Sport News. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  13. "Parkes misses Cadwell Park for World Endurance commitments". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  14. Swarts, David (18 September 2015). "SRC Kawasaki Earns Pole Position For Bol d'Or 24-Hour (Updated)". Roadracing World. Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. Retrieved 14 December 2015.