Jake Zemke

Jake Zemke
Jake Zemke
Nationality	American
Born	December 15, 1975 (age 49); San Francisco, California
Current team	None
Bike number	None

Last updated November 07, 2025

Jake Zemke (born December 15, 1975, in San Francisco, California) is an American former professional motorcycle road racer of partial Japanese ancestry. He turned pro in 1992.^[1] Zemke's race number has been 98 for most of his racing career.^[2] He started his own riding school called Zemke Riding Development.

Chronology

1996 AMA Speedway US National Championship Qualifier
1997 3rd (ST), 66th (AMA Formula Xtreme)
1998 9th (750SS)
1999 52nd (AMA Superbike Championship), 15th (600SS), 2nd (750SS)
2000 8th (600SS), 2nd (AMA Formula Xtreme)
2001 6th (600SS), 47th (750SS), 4th (AMA Formula Xtreme)- Bruce Transportation Honda
2002 8th (AMA Supersport Championship), 2nd (AMA Formula Xtreme) - Bruce Transportation Honda
2003 5th (AMA Supersport Championship), 3rd (AMA Formula Xtreme) - Erion Honda
2004 3rd (AMA Superbike Championship), 2nd (AMA Formula Xtreme) - American Honda Racing
2005 11th (AMA Superbike Championship), 2nd (AMA Formula Xtreme) - American Honda Racing
2006 7th (AMA Superbike Championship), 33rd (AMA Formula Xtreme) - American Honda Racing
2007 3rd (AMA Superbike Championship) - American Honda Racing
2008 1st AMA (Formula Xtreme) and 2nd AMA (Supersport) - Erion Honda
2009 6th AMA (Daytona Sportbike) - Erion Honda
2010 3rd AMA (American Superbike) -Released from Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki
2011 28th BSB (British EVO Class) - WFR Honda (Fill in Rider)
2012 7th AMA (Daytona SportBike) - Ducshop Ducati
2013 16th AMA (Daytona SportBike) - Riders Discount Racing Triumph (Part-Time)
2014 7th AMA (Daytona SportBike) -Released from GEICO Motorcycles Honda
2015 Retired. Owner of Zemke Riding Development.

Career statistics

Superbike World Championship

Year	Make	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		14		Pos	Pts	Ref
Year	Make	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pos	Pts	Ref
2009	Honda	AUS	AUS	QAT	QAT	SPA	SPA	NED	NED	ITA 28	ITA 20	RSA	RSA	USA 18	USA 15	SMR	SMR	GBR	GBR	CZE	CZE	GER	GER	ITA	ITA	FRA	FRA	POR	POR	42nd	1	^[3]

AMA Superbike

Year	Class	Team	1	2		3		4		5		6		7	8		9		10		11		Pos	Pts
Year	Class	Team	R1	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pos	Pts
2004	SuperBike	Honda	DAY 2	FON 4	FON 3	INF 3	INF 2	BAR 2	BAR 2	PPK 2		RAM 3	RAM 2	BRD 1	LAG 7		M-O 4	M-O 1	RAT 4	RAT 4	VIR Ret	VIR DNS	3rd	490
2006	SuperBike	Honda	DAY 8	BAR 3	BAR Ret	FON 3	FON 3	INF 8	INF 8	RAM 3	RAM 3	MIL 8	MIL 1	LAG 8	OHI 29	OHI 4	VIR 6	VIR 5	RAT 6	RAT 8	OHI 8		7th	447
2007	SuperBike	Honda	DAY 3	BAR 6	BAR 10	FON 6	FON 5	INF 5	INF 3	RAM 5	RAM 6	MIL 3	MIL 2	LAG Ret	OHI 8	OHI 5	VIR 8	VIR 6	RAT 5	RAT 5	LAG 5		3rd	468

Year	Class	Team	Bike	DAY		FON		RAT		INF		RAM		M-O		LAG	VIR		N-J		BAR		Pts	Pos
R1	Class	Team	Bike	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2		Pts	Pos
2010	SBK	Jordan Motorsports	Suzuki GSX-R1000	1	1	2	4	3	4	4	6	5	3	6	6	6	8	8	6	6	Ret	5	332	3rd

AMA Formula Xtreme Championship

By year

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos	Pts
2004	Formula Xtreme	Honda	DAY 3	FON 2	INF 2	BAR 1	PPK 1	RAM 2	BRD 2	LAG 3	M-O 21	RAT 2	VIR 30	2nd	308
2005	Formula Xtreme	Honda	DAY 3	BAR 1	FON 1	INF 1	PPK 1	RAM 2	LAG	M-O 1	VIR 2	RAT 17		2nd	295

British Superbike Championship

Year	Class	Make	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8			9		10		11		12			Pos	Pts	Ref
Year	Class	Make	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	Pos	Pts	Ref
2011	BSB	Honda	BHI		OUL		CRO		THR		KNO 21	KNO 20	SNE 21	SNE 10	OUL 17	OUL C	BHGP 14	BHGP 19	BHGP 18	CAD	CAD	DON	DON	SIL	SIL	BHGP	BHGP	BHGP	24th*	8*
2011	E¹	Honda	BHI		OUL		CRO		THR		KNO 21	KNO 20	SNE 21	SNE 10	OUL 17	OUL C	BHGP 14	BHGP 19	BHGP 18	CAD	CAD	DON	DON	SIL	SIL	BHGP	BHGP	BHGP	9th*	107*

1. ^ – E Denotes riders participating in the Evo class within the British Superbike Championship.

References

↑ "Jake Zemke Racing Profile". AMAProRacing.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2007.
↑ "Tuesday Conversation: Jake Zemke". RoadRacer X. 29 May 2007. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
↑ Worldsbk.Com | Standings Archived 2012-09-28 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Jake Zemke profile at AMAProRacing.com

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[AMAProRacing.com_March_10-1] "Jake Zemke Racing Profile". AMAProRacing.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2007.

[2] "Tuesday Conversation: Jake Zemke". RoadRacer X. 29 May 2007. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2007.

[3] Worldsbk.Com | Standings Archived 2012-09-28 at the Wayback Machine

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