Jon Kirkham | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Derby, England | 16 November 1984
Website | jonkirkhamracing.co.uk |
Jon Kirkham (born 16 November 1984 in Derby, Derbyshire), is a British motorcycle racer best known for his performances in the National Superstock 1000 championship, Kirkham was runner up in 2009 before winning that championship in 2010. Kirkham moved into British Superbike Championship for 2011 with the Samsung crescent Suzuki team, claiming his first win in that series at Croft. [1]
Stats correct as of 9 July 2012
Series | Years Active | Races | Poles | Podiums | Wins | 2nd place | 3rd place | Fast Laps | Titles | |
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Supersport World Championship | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
British Superbike Championship | 2003–06, 2011– | 125 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
National Superstock 1000 | 2007–10 | 38 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
FIM Superstock 1000 Championship | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 165 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
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2002 | Honda | ESP | AUS | RSA | JPN | ITA | GBR 25 | GER | SMR | GBR | GER | NED | ITA | NC | 0 | [2] |
Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | R1 | R2 | |||||
2003 | Yamaha | SIL Ret | SIL Ret | SNE 10 | SNE 11 | THR Ret | THR Ret | OUL 11 | OUL Ret | KNO Ret | KNO 13 | BHI Ret | BHI 16 | ROC 11 | ROC Ret | MON 12 | MON 11 | OUL Ret | OUL DNS | CAD Ret | CAD 11 | BHGP 12 | BHGP 11 | DON 10 | DON 8 | 16th | 62 | [3] | |||||||
2004 | Suzuki | SIL 13 | SIL 11 | BHI 8 | BHI 11 | SNE Ret | SNE DNS | OUL 14 | OUL 12 | MON 11 | MON 13 | THR 14 | THR 11 | BHGP 13 | BHGP Ret | KNO 5 | KNO 11 | MAL Ret | MAL 16 | CRO 15 | CRO 13 | CAD 12 | CAD 14 | OUL 17 | OUL 14 | DON 12 | DON Ret | 15th | 77 | [4] | |||||
2005 | Kawasaki | BHI 21 | BHI 17 | THR 18 | THR 18 | MAL 16 | MAL 17 | OUL 17 | OUL 12 | MON 12 | MON 12 | CRO DNS | CRO DNS | KNO | KNO | SNE | SNE | SIL | SIL | CAD Ret | CAD DNS | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | BHGP | BHGP | 25th | 12 | [5] | |||||
2006 | Suzuki | BHI 16 | BHI 12 | DON Ret | DON DNS | THR 16 | THR 16 | OUL 15 | OUL 12 | MON C | MON C | MAL Ret | MAL 15 | SNE Ret | SNE 9 | KNO Ret | KNO DNS | OUL | OUL | CRO 19 | CRO 14 | CAD 9 | CAD 14 | SIL Ret | SIL 16 | BHGP Ret | BHGP Ret | 22nd | 28 | [6] | |||||
2009 | Yamaha | BHI 15 | BHI 16 | OUL 13 | OUL 11 | DON 13 | DON 13 | THR | THR | SNE 14 | SNE 13 | KNO | KNO | MAL | MAL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | CAD 16 | CAD 15 | CRO | CRO | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | OUL | 24th | 21 | [7] | |||||
2011 | Suzuki | BHI 5 | BHI Ret | OUL 7 | OUL 7 | CRO 1 | CRO Ret | THR Ret | THR 9 | KNO 8 | KNO 11 | SNE 6 | SNE Ret | OUL 9 | OUL C | BHGP 9 | BHGP 8 | BHGP 10 | CAD 4 | CAD 6 | CAD 6 | DON 5 | DON 3 | SIL 27 | SIL 6 | BHGP 8 | BHGP 2 | BHGP Ret | 7th | 210 | [8] | ||||
2012 | Honda | BHI 1 | BHI C | THR 7 | THR 7 | OUL DNS | OUL DNS | OUL DNS | SNE Ret | SNE 14 | KNO 12 | KNO 14 | OUL Ret | OUL Ret | OUL 14 | BHGP 12 | BHGP 14 | CAD 5 | CAD 12 | DON 7 | DON 9 | ASS 13 | ASS Ret | SIL 12 | SIL 14 | BHGP 9 | BHGP 8 | BHGP 8 | 12th | 122 | [9] | ||||
2013 | BMW | BHI 4 | BHI 6 | THR 5 | THR 8 | OUL 4 | OUL 4 | KNO | KNO | SNE | SNE | BHGP | BHGP | OUL | OUL | CAD | CAD | DON | DON | ASS | ASS | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | 5th* | 68* | [9] |
Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
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2007 | Yamaha | BHGP Ret | THR Ret | SIL 24 | OUL 16 | SNE 7 | MON1 7 | MON2 7 | KNO | OUL | CRO 2 | CAD 4 | DON1 2 | DON2 2 | BHI1 3 | BHI2 5 | 5th | 128 | |
2008 | Yamaha | BHGP 2 | THR 2 | OUL 2 | DON Ret | SNE 2 | OUL1 2 | OUL2 1 | KNO 2 | CAD 2 | CRO 1 | SIL 1 | BHI Ret | 2nd | 215 | ||||
2010 | BMW | BHI 3 | THR 7 | OUL 2 | CAD 2 | SIL1 4 | SIL2 3 | KNO 3 | SNE 4 | BHGP 1 | CAD 2 | CRO 1 | SIL C | OUL1 1 | OUL2 1 | 1st | 253 | [10] |
Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
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2008 | Yamaha | ESP | NED | ITA | GER | SMR | CZE | GBR DNS | EUR 5 | FRA | POR | 25th | 11 | [11] |
Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
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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 | |||||
2011 | Suzuki | AUS | AUS | EUR | EUR | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | USA | USA | SMR | SMR | SPA | SPA | CZE | CZE | GBR 14 | GBR 15 | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | FRA | FRA | POR | POR | 31st | 3 | [12] |
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