Daniel Falzon

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Daniel Falzon
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Born (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 29)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Current teamYamaha Racing Team
Bike number25
Website www.jondanielsracing.com.au

Daniel Falzon (born 16 March 1994) is a professional motorcycle racer from Adelaide, Australia. He competes in the Australian Superbike Championship, aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1. He is the 2013 and 2014 Australian Supersport Champion [1] and also the 2012 Australian Superstock 600 Champion. [2]

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In 2012 Daniel won the ASBK Superstock championship by 72.5 points and secured the lap record at 3 of the 4 tracks visited. The same year, he was also a contestant on the One HD TV program, The Ultimate Rider. [3] In 2013 he moved up to the highly contested Supersport category with hopes of finishing in the top 5. As the rookie in the class, he surprised everyone by leading every round and eventually winning the Supersport Championship. One of the youngest riders to have ever done so.

In 2014 Daniel competed in the Australian Superbike Championship in the Supersport class which he won to become the first person to win the Australian Supersport Championship back to back. In addition, he competed in the high exposure Phillip Island Championship which is run in conjunction with the Australian rounds of the World Superbike (WSBK) and MotoGP Championships. At the Australian round of the MotoGP Championship, Daniel won all 3 races to secure his 5th National Title in 6 years.

Motorcycle Racing results

YearChampionship / ClassLevelGradeMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodium Pole F/LapPointsPlaced
2008MRRDA - CBR150NationalJuniorHonda CBR150Jon Daniels Racing150000153 [4] 7th
2009MRRDA - Junior 4-StrokeNationalJuniorHonda CBR150Jon Daniels Racing153804289 [5] 1st
2009Hartwell - 125GPStateOutrightHonda RS125Jon Daniels Racing15N/AN/AN/AN/A259 [6] 1st
2010AFXC Nationals - FX600NationalOutrightHonda CBR600RRJon Daniels Racing150200204 [7] 4th
2010AFXC Championship - FX600NationalOutrightHonda CBR600RRJon Daniels Racing150000197 [8] 5th
2011ASBK - Superstock 600NationalOutrightYamaha YZF-R6Jon Daniels Racing142800266 [9] 2nd
2012Cafe Racer Club SeriesStateOutrightYamaha YZF-R6Jon Daniels Racing96866194 [10] 1st
2012ASBK - Superstock 600NationalOutrightYamaha YZF-R6Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing141013148305 [11] 1st
2013ASBK - Supersport 600NationalOutrightYamaha YZF-R6Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing124943247 [12] 1st
2014P.I. Championship - Supersport 600NationalOutrightYamaha YZF-R6Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing545531171st
2014ASC - Supersport 600NationalOutrightYamaha YZF-R6Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing83554190†2nd†
2014ASBK - Supersport 600NationalOutrightYamaha YZF-R6Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing43323931st
2015ASBK - Superbike 1000NationalOutrightYamaha YZF-R1Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing1005011632nd
Total151356636322677

†Result at the point at which the championship was abandoned

Asterisk (*) symbol denotes a season that is still in progress

Notable Achievements

2008- Collingrove Hillclimb Junior - 1st Place
2009- Collingrove Hillclimb Junior - 1st Place
2009- George Carrick Open Championship - 2nd Place
2009- Phillip Island 6Hr Endurance Race (Superstock 600) - 1st Place [13] [14]
2011- Nominated as South Australian Male Youth Athlete of the Year [15]
2012- Was one of 7 contestants on the Channel One HD reality TV series, The Ultimate Rider.
2013- Finalist for South Australian Athlete of the Year.

Current Lap Records

Daniel holds official lap records at the following tracks in the listed classes.
Hidden Valley Raceway - Superstock 600 - 1:11.891 [16]
Queensland Raceway - Superstock 600 - 1:12.833 [17]
Mallala Motor Sport Park - Superstock 600 - 1:09.791 [18]
Hidden Valley Raceway - Supersport 600 - 1:09.458 [19]
Barbagallo Raceway - Superbike 1000 - 55.446 [20]

TV Appearance

In October 2012, Daniel was selected as one of seven contestants to take part in the first season of a new reality TV series called, The Ultimate Rider. [21] The show is based around several challenges which each rider completes and scores points for in the hope to win the prize of A$20,000 and a contract with Honda Factory Racing. The program was broadcast on Channel One HD in October 2012 and repeated in March 2013.

Moto2 Replacement Ride

In October 2013, the Jon Daniels Racing Team were contacted by the Technomag-CarXpert Moto2 Team to have Daniel replace injured rider, Randy Krummenacher in the Australian round of the 2013 MotoGP Championship. [22] Although the offer was accepted, the opportunity was lost when the Moto2 bike was damaged beyond repair in a large accident during the Malaysian MotoGP race just one week prior to the Australian round. [23]

Seasons in Detail

(Motorsport Table Legend)

2008

ChampionshipClassBikeSeason Results (Position)PosPts
MRRDA150 Junior
Outright		Honda
CBR150R		Oran Park RacewayBroadford Motorsport ParkMorgan Park (Warwick)Wakefield ParkPhillip Island
14131416813911977568Ret7th153

2009

ChampionshipClassBikeSeason Results (Position)PosPts
MRRDAJunior 4-Stroke
Outright		Honda
CBR150R		Oran Park RacewayBroadford Motorsport ParkMac ParkMorgan Park (Warwick)Phillip Island
1124242424661521st289

2010

ChampionshipClassBikeSeason Results (Position)PosPts
Australian Formula Xtreme
Nationals		FX600Honda
CBR600RR		Wakefield Park RacewayWinton Motorsport ParkEastern Creek RacewayWakefield Park RacewayEastern Creek Raceway
43345513141079768DNS4th204


ChampionshipClassBikeSeason Results (Position)PosPts
Australian Formula Xtreme
Championship		FX600Honda
CBR600RR		Wakefield Park RacewayWinton Motorsport ParkEastern Creek RacewayWakefield Park RacewayEastern Creek Raceway
455444132612447511225th197

2011

ChampionshipClassBikeSeason Results (Position)PosPts
Australian Superbike
Championship		Superstock 600Yamaha
YZF-R6		Phillip IslandSymmonds PlainsHidden ValleyQLD RacewayPhillip Island
465742242221212nd266

2012

ChampionshipClassBikeSeason Results (Position)PosPts
Australian Superbike
Championship		Superstock 600Yamaha
YZF-R6		Phillip IslandHidden ValleyQLD RacewayPhillip IslandQLD Raceway
1211112111Ret2111st305 [11]

2013

ChampionshipClassBikeSeason Results (Position)PosPts
Australian Superbike
Championship		Supersport 600Yamaha
YZF-R6		Phillip IslandQLD RacewaySydney Motorsport ParkSydney Motorsport ParkHidden ValleyPhillip Island
3142143411231st247

2014

ChampionshipClassBikeSeason Results (Position)PosPts
Phillip Island
Championship		Supersport 600Yamaha
YZF-R6		Phillip Island (WSBK)Phillip Island (MotoGP)
121111st117


ChampionshipClassBikeSeason Results (Position)PosPts
Australian Superbike
Championship		Supersport 600Yamaha
YZF-R6		QLD RacewayHidden ValleyPhillip Island
11Cancelled141st93


ChampionshipClassBikeSeason Results (Position)PosPts
Australasian Superbike
Championship		Supersport 600Yamaha
YZF-R6		Wakefield ParkMallala RacewayQLD RacewayWintonWakefield ParkSydney Motorsport Park
52473-111Did not compete in final 3 rounds2nd†190†

†Results when championship was abandoned

2015

ChampionshipClassBikeSeason Results (Position)PosPts
Australian Superbike
Championship		Superbike 1000Yamaha
YZF-R1		Phillip Island GP CircuitMorgan Park RacewayBarbagallo RacewaySymmonds Plains RacewayPhillip Island GP Circuit
4822222Ret442nd163

Asterisk (*) symbol denotes a season that is still in progress

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