James Westmoreland

This article is about the motor cycle racer. For the American actor, see James Westmoreland (actor).

James Westmoreland
Born	(1988-06-24) 24 June 1988 (age 37) Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Current team	Honda Viltais Racing
Bike number	3
Website	jameswestmoreland.com

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.

Career

Early career

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.

British Supersport Championship 2007-10

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.

British Superbike Championship

2015: 19th - JG Speedfit Kawasaki

2014: 13th - Buildbase BMW

2013: 5th - Buildbase BMW

2012: 7th - Team WFR Honda

2011: 14th - Motorpoint Yamaha

British Supersport Championship

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

British Supersport Cup Championship

2007: CHAMPION - Centurion Honda

World Supersport Championship

2010: 11th - British Round (Silverstone)

2009: 11th - British Round (Donington Park)

British 125GP Championship

2006: 2nd - KRP Honda

2005: 2nd - KRP Honda

2004: 28th - Team Nvidia Honda

Junior Championships

2005: CHAMPION - ACU Academy Championship

2003: MRO 125cc Championship

2002: 5th - Aprilia Superteen Championship

Other achievements

2005: Spanish 125cc Championship

2001: Road Racing

1995-2000: Schoolboy Motor-cross

Career statistics

Stats correct as of 14 September 2013

All time

Series		Years Active	Races	Poles	Podiums	Wins	2nd place	3rd place	Fast Laps	Titles
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

1. ^ – Total includes all British Superbike Championship rides, riding in the Evolution class doesn't count as a separate ride.

By championship

British Supersport Championship

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pos	Pts	Ref
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]

Supersport World Championship

Year	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Pts	Ref
2009	Triumph	AUS	QAT	SPA	NED	ITA	RSA	USA	SMR	GBR 11	CZE	GER	ITA	FRA	POR	27th	5	[8]

British Superbike Championship

(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	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]

Year	Make	1			2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12			Pos	Pts
		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	R1	R2	R3
2014	BMW	BHI 10	BHI 7		OUL 8	OUL 6		SNE Ret	SNE Ret		KNO 10	KNO Ret		BHGP	BHGP		THR	THR		OUL	OUL	OUL	CAD 11	CAD Ret		DON 10	DON 8		ASS 14	ASS 10		SIL 8	SIL 10		BHGP 9	BHGP 9	BHGP 14	13th	96

Year	Make	1		2		3			4		5		6			7		8			9			10		11		12			Pos	Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3
2015	Kawasaki	DON Ret	DON Ret	BHI 17	BHI 17	OUL 13	OUL 11		SNE Ret	SNE Ret	KNO 9	KNO 8	BHGP 9	BHGP 14		THR 3	THR Ret	CAD 13	CAD 9		OUL Ret	OUL 10	OUL 14	ASS	ASS	SIL	SIL	BHGP	BHGP	BHGP	19th	66
2017	Kawasaki	DON DNS	DON 16	BHI 17	BHI Ret	OUL 20	OUL 17		KNO 13	KNO 18	SNE 16	SNE 17	BHGP 18	BHGP Ret		THR 18	THR 15	CAD 19	CAD 16		SIL 14	SIL 14	SIL 4	OUL 14	OUL Ret	ASS 20	ASS Ret	BHGP 14	BHGP 18	BHGP 21	20th	25

Year	Bike	1			2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			Pos	Pts
		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
2024	Honda	NAV	NAV		OUL	OUL	OUL	DON	DON	DON	KNO	KNO	KNO	SNE	SNE	SNE	BRH	BRH	BRH	THR	THR	THR	CAD	CAD	CAD	OUL	OUL	OUL	DON 21	DON 19	DON 17	BRH 10	BRH 18	BRH 16	24th	12

FIM Endurance World Cup

Year	Team	Bike	Tyre	Rider	Pts	TC
2025	3ART Best of Bike	Yamaha YZF-R1	D	James Westmoreland Doriano Vietti Jan Mohr Alexy Negrier	56*	5th*
Source: [12]

References

1. Team Traction Control unveils 2016 Supersport line-up Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine British Superbike.com, 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015
2. "James Westmoreland » Race History". Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
3. "James Westmoreland - Launches JW Racing". Archived from the original on 5 April 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
4. http://www.superbike.co.uk/news/Westmoreland_wins_Brit_supersport_crash_fest_news_287580.html%5B%5D
5. 2007 Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
8. "Worldsbk.Com | Standings". Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
10. "Round 7 - Standings" (PDF). MotorSportVision Racing. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
11. "2013 British Superbike Championship Standings". Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
12. "FIM EWC Standings". FIM Endurance.

External links

• Personal Website
• BSS Profile