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James Westmoreland | |
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Born | Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire | 24 June 1988
Current team | Honda Viltais Racing |
Bike number | 3 |
Website | jameswestmoreland |
James Westmoreland (born June 24, 1988 at Wyton, East Yorkshire), also known as 'Westy', is an English motorcycle racer. In the 2024 season, he will ride a Honda CBR 1000RR in the World Endurance Championship for Honda Viltais Racing.[ citation needed ]
Westmoreland competed in the British 125 cc and the British Superbike Championship. After finishing twice as runner-up in the competitive British 125GP field, he moved into Supersport in 2007, where he claimed the Cup Championship in his debut season. A move into the main supersport class in 2008 saw him spend several seasons running at the front, taking fourteen podiums and four wins with a best Championship standing of second (just behind eventual World Supersport Champion Sam Lowes).
In 2012, he competed in the British Superbike Championship with Team WFR and achieved the riders cup for that season, finishing 7th in the championship and narrowly missing out on the Showdown.
In 2016, he competed in the British Supersport Championship aboard a Yamaha YZF-R6. [1]
In 2018, he finished 3rd in the British Supersport Championship with Gearlink Kawasaki, with several podium finishes, including a win at the final round at Brands Hatch. Westmoreland rejoined Gearlink Kawasaki for the remainder of the 2019 British Supersport Championship.
For the 2019-2020 World Endurance Championship, he joined Team #50 Motors Events aboard the Suzuki GSX-R1000.
Westmoreland previously took victory at the 24 Hours Le Mans in April 2019 at Team 50 Motors Events, finishing first in the Superstock class and 7th overall. [ citation needed ]. The Motors Events 50 team also finished a strong third in the Bol D'or 24 hour.
For 2020, Westmoreland will ride for Gearlink Kawasaki in the British Supersport Championship.
Following his strong season finish of 3rd in the Supersport Championship, Westmoreland made the permanent move to the World Endurance Championship, where he remains for his fourth season with Viltais Racing who in 2023 made the change from Yamaha to Honda.
Westmoreland began racing motocross in 1995, and switched to circuit racing in 2001. He was runner-up in the British 125cc championship in both 2005 and 2006.
In 2007 Westmoreland moved up to the British Supersport Championship with the Centurion Racing team. Entered in the Cup class for private teams, he came 9th overall in the standings with a best of 4th at Thruxton, winning the privateers' cup that year. [2] In 2008, he finished 4th overall, with second places at Knockhill and Croft.
In 2009, he set up his own JW Racing team just 2 weeks before the season, to campaign Glen Richards' 2008 championship winning Triumph Daytona 675. [3] He started the season slowly with midpoint finishes, but he came into form at Snetterton, grabbing a 3rd place; results continued to improve with a 2nd at Knockhill, and his first supersport win came at Brands Hatch GP. [4] A second win at Silverstone sealed his third place in the championship.
2015: 19th - JG Speedfit Kawasaki
2014: 13th - Buildbase BMW
2013: 5th - Buildbase BMW
2012: 7th - Team WFR Honda
2011: 14th - Motorpoint Yamaha
2020: Gearlink Kawasaki
2019: Gearlink Kawasaki
2018: 3rd Gearlink Kawasaki
2016: Came BPT Yamaha
2010: 2nd - Came Yamaha
2009: 3rd - JW Racing Triumph
2008: 4th - Centurion Honda
2007: 7th - Centurion Honda
2007: CHAMPION - Centurion Honda
2010: 11th - British Round (Silverstone)
2009: 11th - British Round (Donington Park)
2006: 2nd - KRP Honda
2005: 2nd - KRP Honda
2004: 28th - Team Nvidia Honda
2005: CHAMPION - ACU Academy Championship
2003: MRO 125cc Championship
2002: 5th - Aprilia Superteen Championship
2005: Spanish 125cc Championship
2001: Road Racing
1995-2000: Schoolboy Motor-cross
Stats correct as of 14 September 2013
Series | Years Active | Races | Poles | Podiums | Wins | 2nd place | 3rd place | Fast Laps | Titles | |
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British Supersport | 2007–2010 | 49 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
British Superbikes | 2011− | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
BSB Evo Class (E) | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 108 1 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
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2007 | Honda | BHGP 10 | THR 4 | SIL 13 | OUL 18 | SNE 8 | MON 8 | KNO 16 | OUL 7 | MAL 12 | CRO 8 | CAD 13 | DON 7 | BHI 9 | 9th | 69 | [5] |
2008 | Honda | THR 15 | OUL 11 | BHGP 4 | DON 10 | SNE 3 | MAL 6 | OUL 6 | KNO 2 | CAD 5 | CRO 2 | SIL 5 | BHI 4 | 4th | 136 | [6] | |
2009 | Triumph | BHI 8 | OUL 9 | DON 8 | THR 4 | SNE 3 | KNO 2 | MAL Ret | BHGP 1 | CAD 3 | CRO 4 | SIL 1 | OUL' 2 | 2nd | 137 | [6] | |
2010 | Yamaha | BHI 2 | THR 1 | OUL Ret | CAD 2 | MAL 3 | KNO 6 | SNE Ret | BHGP 1 | CAD 2 | CRO 2 | SIL 2 | OUL 2 | 2nd | 196 | [7] |
Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
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2009 | Triumph | AUS | QAT | SPA | NED | ITA | RSA | USA | SMR | GBR 11 | CZE | GER | ITA | FRA | POR | 27th | 5 | [8] |
Year | Class | 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 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | ||||||
2011 | BSB | Yamaha | BHI Ret | BHI Ret | OUL 14 | OUL 13 | CRO 12 | CRO 12 | THR 26 | THR 12 | KNO 7 | KNO 5 | SNE 14 | SNE DNS | OUL 8 | OUL C | BHGP 6 | BHGP 25 | BHGP 14 | CAD | CAD | CAD | 14th | 72 | [9] | ||||||||||
Honda | DON 11 | DON 12 | SIL 12 | SIL Ret | BHGP 14 | BHGP 8 | BHGP 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
E | DON 11 | DON 12 | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | 15th | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | BSB | Honda | BHI 8 | BHI C | THR 9 | THR 9 | OUL 10 | OUL 14 | OUL 16 | SNE 12 | SNE 9 | KNO 11 | KNO 5 | OUL 5 | OUL 11 | OUL 9 | BHGP Ret | BHGP 10 | CAD 8 | CAD 6 | DON 5 | DON 6 | ASS 8 | ASS 8 | SIL 5 | SIL 9 | BHGP 4 | BHGP Ret | BHGP 6 | 7th | 182 | [10] | |||
2013 | BSB | BMW | BHI Ret | BHI 4 | THR 9 | THR 4 | OUL 7 | OUL Ret | KNO 6 | KNO 6 | SNE 6 | SNE 5 | BHGP 4 | BHGP 6 | OUL 22 | OUL 9 | OUL 6 | CAD 10 | CAD 9 | DON 5 | DON 4 | ASS 8 | ASS 5 | SIL 8 | SIL 9 | BHGP 8 | BHGP 4 | BHGP 7 | 5th | 564 | [11] |
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