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Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England | 8 July 1988||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Craig Linfoot (born 8 July 1988[ citation needed ] in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire) is a motorcycle road racer who, for 2022, competed at the start of the season in the British Superbike Championship, [1] then in July, halfway through the season, switched to the Superstock category, [2] a support class within the Superbike racing events. He was part of an Endurance race team, [3] and also raced in Superstock at the end of 2021.
Until 2018, Linfoot competed in the British Superbike Championship for Honda Racing, a semi-private Honda-supported race team based in Louth, Lincolnshire, [4] [5] aboard a Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR SP2. For 2019, he rode a Yamaha YZF-R1. [6]
Linfoot has been racing since 2002, when he began his racing career on minibikes, before progressing through to geared bikes in 2003.
From 2003 to present, Linfoot has progressed from 125cc bikes to Superbikes, riding in MotoGP 250cc, World Supersport 600cc, and British Superbikes.
Linfoot started out in 2001–02 in the National Minibike Championships, later moving up the 125cc category in 2004. In 2005 Linfoot came 4th in the championship. [7]
In 2005, Linfoot make his 125cc Grand Prix debut alongside his compatriot Chris Elkin with wildcard facility at Donington. Linfoot finish the race respectable, 9th place after starting from 39th grid in wet race.
Linfoot then went on to ride in the World 250cc championship in 2007 with Team Sicilia aboard Aprilia RSV 250 replacing Anthony West. In same conditions, Linfoot repeated his best result at Donington who finished the race in 9th again after starting from 21st on the grid.
However, Linfoot failed to score the 6 remaining race. Linfoot was replaced by Federico Sandi onwards.
Linfoot compete European superstock championship in 2008.
For the 2009 season Linfoot moved back to England to race in the British Supersport Championship, Linfoot started well gaining a 3rd position at the first meeting at Brands Hatch. Linfoot was later injured due to a big crash during qualifying at Snetterton breaking his metatarsals. [8] Linfoot returned 3 meetings later at Brands Hatch, gaining 7th and 5th places before been called up to the British Superbike Championship to replace the injured Jon Kirkham. [9] Just a week after making his BSB debut Linfoot was given a wildcard entry to the World Supersport Championship at Magny-Cours. [10]
For the 2010 season Linfoot was signed by Rob Mac to ride the Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha in the British Superbike Championship. [11]
Stats correct as of 9 July 2012
Series | Years Active | Races | Poles | Podiums | Wins | 2nd place | 3rd place | Fast Laps | Titles | |
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British 125cc | 2004-06 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
125cc | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
250cc | 2006-07 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
European Superstock 600 (SS600) | 2008 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
British Supersport (BSS) | 2009 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
British Superbike (BSB) | 2009-12 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 112 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Pts |
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2005 | 125cc | Honda | ESP | POR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR 9 | GER | CZE | JPN | MAL | QAT | AUS | TUR | VAL | 27th | 7 | |
2006 | 250cc | Honda | ESP | QAT | TUR | CHN | FRA DNS | ITA 17 | CAT Ret | NED | GBR Ret | GER 19 | CZE Ret | MAL | AUS | JPN | POR Ret | VAL | NC | 0 | |
2007 | 250cc | Aprilia | QAT | ESP | TUR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | GBR 9 | NED Ret | GER Ret | CZE 20 | SMR Ret | POR Ret | JPN Ret | AUS | MAL | VAL | 24th | 7 |
Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
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2004 | Honda | SIL 15 | BHI | SNE 23 | OUL 13 | MON 18 | THR 20 | BHGP 16 | KNO 18 | MAL 20 | CRO 9 | CAD 18 | OUL 10 | DON 23 | 24th | 17 | [12] |
2005 | BHI 7 | THR Ret | MAL 2 | OUL 2 | MON 2 | CRO 2 | KNO Ret | SNE Ret | SIL 8 | CAD 6 | OUL 5 | DON Ret | BHGP 3 | 4th | 134 | [13] | |
2006 | BHI 1 | DON Ret | THR Ret | OUL 1 | MON C | MAL | SNE | KNO | OUL | CRO | CAD | SIL | BHGP | 13th | 50 | [13] |
Yr | Class | Bike | ESP | NED | ITA | GER | SMR | CZE | GBR | EUR | FRA | POR | Pts | Pos | Ref |
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2008 | STK 600 | Yamaha | 3 | 1 | DNS | 6 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5th | 117 | [14] |
Yr | Class | Bike | BHI | OUL | DON | THR | SNE | KNO | MAL | BHGP | CAD | CRO | SIL | OUL | Pos | Pts |
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2009 | BSS | Yamaha | 3 | Ret | 2 | 3 | DNS | Inj | Inj | Ret | 5 | 7 | 7th | 72 |
Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||||
2009 | Yamaha | BHI | BHI | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | THR | THR | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | MAL | MAL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | CAD | CAD | CRO | CRO | SIL 18 | SIL Ret | OUL 19 | OUL 17 | OUL 15 | 36th | 1 | [15] | |||
2010 | BHI 9 | BHI Ret | THR Ret | THR 12 | OUL 9 | OUL 14 | CAD 10 | CAD Ret | MAL Ret | MAL 14 | KNO Ret | KNO C | SNE 13 | SNE Ret | SNE 12 | BHGP 13 | BHGP 9 | BHGP Ret | CAD 9 | CAD 13 | CRO 5 | CRO 9 | SIL 10 | SIL 6 | OUL 11 | OUL Ret | OUL 10 | 14th | 101 | [16] | |||
2011 | Honda | BHI 8 | BHI 8 | OUL 10 | OUL 15 | CRO 17 | CRO Ret | THR 5 | THR 6 | KNO Ret | KNO 15 | SNE 18 | SNE 12 | OUL | OUL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | CAD | CAD | DON | DON | SIL 15 | SIL 10 | BHGP NC | BHGP 9 | BHGP Ret | 19th | 63 | [17] | |||
2012 | BMW | BHI Ret | BHI C | THR 12 | THR 11 | OUL 15 | OUL 9 | OUL 12 | SNE 11 | SNE 11 | KNO WD | KNO WD | OUL | OUL | OUL | BHGP | BHGP | CAD | CAD | DON | DON | ASS | ASS | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | 20th | 31 | [18] |
Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | ||||
2022 | BMW | SIL Ret | SIL 12 | SIL 14 | OUL 20 | OUL 20 | OUL 15 | DON 20 | DON 18 | DON Ret | KNO Ret | KNO 18 | KNO Ret | BRH Ret | BRH DNS | BRH DNS | THR | THR | THR | CAD | CAD | CAD | SNE | SNE | SNE | OUL | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | DON | BRH | BRH | BRH | 26th | 7 |
Year | Team | Riders | Bike | Pos |
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2024 | Yoshimura SERT Motul | Cocoro Atsumi Albert Arenas | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 | 3rd |
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