| Glen Richards | |
|---|---|
 Glen Richards at the 2009 BSB at Snetterton | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 30 September 1973 Adelaide, South Australia |
Glen Richards (born 30 September 1983), is an Australian former professional motorcycle road racer and racing team manager. [1] He raced primarily in the United Kingdom, winning the British Supersport Championship and the British Superstock championships and was a regular participant in the British Superbike Championship.
Richards was born in Adelaide, Australia but, who now lives in Hinckley, Leicestershire.[ citation needed ] He first came to national prominence when competing in the 1998 British Supersport championship finishing 5th overall. Richards moved up to the British Superbike Championship where he rode with the Hawk Kawasaki team from 2002 to 2005, finishing in the top 10 in the championship every year, with a best 4th-place finish is 2003 despite a lack of a full testing programme. [2] He also contested the World Superbike round at Brands Hatch in 2002, but retired from both races. [3] Richards switched to the Hydrex Honda team for the 2006 season, finishing in 10th place in the championship. [4]
After that Richards dropped down to the Superstock level on an Embassy Phase One Yamaha for 2007, winning the title, [5] leading the standings all season. [6] He then moved up a class back to the Supersport championship for 2008 on a MAP Embassy Triumph. His first win came after a titanic scrap with Hudson Kennaugh at Oulton Park which was decided at the final corner, [7] and he ultimately beat Kennaugh to the title. [8] At the final round his team produced T-shirts stating that "A Triumph can even blow away a Hurricane", referring to Richards' make of bike and Kennaugh's nickname. [9]
Richards was then signed by the HM Plant Honda team for the 2009 BSB season. [10] His only podium finish was a second place in the opening round, however he was a regular points scorer in the first half of the season. He then suffered a broken left femur after brake failure caused a crash with Suzuki's Iain Lowry during qualifying at Knockhill. [11]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Triumph | BHI | THR 2 | OUL 1 | BHGP 2 | DON 2 | SNE 2 | MAL 5 | OUL 1 | KNO 3 | CAD 2 | CRO 1 | SIL 4 | BHI 1 | 1st | 240 | [12] |
| 2010 | Honda | BHI DNS | THR | OUL 5 | CAD 7 | MAL 4 | KNO 7 | SNE 4 | BHGP 7 | CAD 6 | CRO 9 | SIL 5 | OUL 4 | 7th | 105 | [13] |
| 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 | |||||
| 2012 | Triumph | BHI Ret | BHI 8 | THR 1 | THR 3 | OUL 4 | OUL 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | OUL Ret | OUL 1 | BHGP 1 | BHGP 2 | CAD 3 | CAD 1 | DON Ret | DON 1 | ASS 6 | ASS 3 | SIL 2 | SIL 6 | BHGP 3 | BHGP Ret | 1st | 372 | [14] |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | 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 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | ||||||
| 2009 | BSB | Honda | BHI 2 | BHI 5 | OUL 6 | OUL 5 | DON 4 | DON 5 | THR 6 | THR 7 | SNE Ret | SNE 8 | KNO | KNO | MAL | MAL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | CAD | CAD | CRO | CRO | SIL 13 | SIL Ret | OUL 11 | OUL 10 | OUL 8 | 12th | 125 | [15] | |
| 2011 | BSB | BHI 11 | BHI 14 | OUL Ret | OUL Ret | CRO 9 | CRO 16 | THR 14 | THR 18 | KNO 12 | KNO 18 | SNE 20 | SNE 13 | OUL 12 | OUL C | BHGP 10 | BHGP 14 | BHGP 17 | CAD 9 | CAD 13 | CAD 14 | DON 13 | DON 15 | SIL 13 | SIL 16 | BHGP 16 | BHGP Ret | BHGP DNS | 21st | 54 | [16] | |
| E 1 | BHI 11 | BHI 14 | CRO 9 | CRO 16 | THR 14 | THR 18 | KNO 12 | KNO 18 | SNE 20 | SNE 13 | OUL 12 | BHGP 10 | BHGP 14 | BHGP 17 | CAD 9 | CAD 13 | CAD 14 | DON 13 | DON 15 | SIL 13 | SIL 16 | BHGP 16 | 1st | 423 | ||||||||
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