2008 name | Kawasaki Racing Team |
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Base | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Principal | Managing Director: Yoshio Kawamura Racing Director: Ichiro Yoda Competition Manager: Michael Bartholemy |
Rider(s) | 13 Anthony West 21 John Hopkins |
Motorcycle | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R |
Tyres | Bridgestone |
Riders' Championships | - |
Founded | 2012 |
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Headquarters | Granollers, Spain |
Key people | General Manager: Guim Roda Crew Chiefs: Pere Riba, Marcel Duinker Riders for 2023: Jonathan Rea, Alex Lowes (World Superbikes) |
Parent | Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine |
Website | Kawasaki Racing Team by Provec Racing |
Kawasaki Motors Racing was the European subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine, located in the Netherlands. It was responsible for managing the racing activities of the MotoGP team.[ citation needed ]
The subsidiary was established in 2007 as a result of the Japanese manufacturer's necessary split from Harald Eckl's organisation, who managed the Kawasaki MotoGP team since 2002. The reason for the split was Eckl's involvement with a competitor's MotoGP activities, which forced Kawasaki to terminate the relationship immediately. [1] For the first time since Kawasaki returned to the premier class of motorcycle racing, the team became a complete ‘in house’ factory team.
On January 9, 2009, Kawasaki announced it had decided to "suspend its MotoGP racing activities from 2009 season onward and reallocate management resources more efficiently". The company stated that it will continue racing activities using mass-produced motorcycles as well as supporting general race oriented consumers. The emphasis was subsequently placed on World Superbike Championship racing using the Kawasaki ZX-10R road bike as a basis, with Paul Bird Motorsport (2009–2011) and Provec Racing, based in Granollers, Barcelona Province, Spain from 2012, [2] [3] together with World Supersport 300 from 2019 to 2021. [4]
The team used the new 800cc Ninja ZX-RR and Bridgestone tyres in 2007. Randy de Puniet and Olivier Jacque were chosen as team riders.
Olivier Jacque crashed in practice during the Chinese Grand Prix, gashing his arm severely enough to be unable to race for 2 Grands Prix. He returned to racing only to crash again during practice at the Catalan Grand Prix, missing this race too. Following the series of injuries, Jacque announced his retirement from competition, but planned to continue as a team test rider. [5] He was replaced by Australian rider Anthony West. [6]
The team's best result for the season was a 2nd-place finish by Randy de Puniet at a wet Japanese Grand Prix.
For 2008 John Hopkins joined the team alongside Anthony West. Results were poor though, being regular midfield runners throughout the season.
In August 2008, Kawasaki signed Marco Melandri to join John Hopkins for the 2009 season. [7] However, the Great Recession led Kawasaki to reconsider its MotoGP program, and Kawasaki pulled out of MotoGP for 2009. [8]
After negotiations with DORNA, Kawasaki provided a scaled down team named Hayate Racing Team for the 2009 season. The team was renamed due to limited factory involvement, with Kawasaki providing only one bike with Marco Melandri as the sole rider. [9]
The team achieved better than expected results with 6th and 5th placings early in the season. Melandri finished in 2nd place at the French Grand Prix. This result is equal to Kawasaki's best ever result in MotoGP and is their first podium finish since 2007.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Bike | Tyres | Riders | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points | Pos. |
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2002 | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR | D | JPN | SAF | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | POR | RIO | PAC | MAL | AUS | VAL | 4 | 13th | |||
Akira Yanagawa | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Andrew Pitt | 19 | 17 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | D | JPN | SAF | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | POR | RIO | PAC | MAL | AUS | VAL | 15 | 12th | ||||
Garry McCoy | 16 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | 13 | 19 | |||||||
Andrew Pitt | 17 | 16 | 15 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | |||||||
Akira Yanagawa | 18 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||
Alex Hofmann | 16 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
2004 | B | SAF | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | RIO | GER | GBR | CZE | POR | JPN | QAT | MAL | AUS | VAL | 134 | 7th | ||||
Shinya Nakano | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 7 | |||||||
Alex Hofmann | Ret | 13 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 11 | |||||||
2005 | B | ESP | POR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | USA | GBR | GER | CZE | JPN | MAL | QAT | AUS | TUR | VAL | 150 | 6th | |||
Shinya Nakano | 5 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | ||||||
Alex Hofmann | 11 | 12 | 17 | Ret | 12 | 8 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 14 | |||||||||||||
Olivier Jacque | 2 | 11 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 16 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
2006 | B | ESP | QAT | TUR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | USA | CZE | MAL | AUS | JPN | POR | VAL | 129 | 7th | |||
Shinya Nakano | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | DSQ | 2 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | ||||||
Randy de Puniet | Ret | Ret | 12 | 12 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 14 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 10 | Ret | ||||||
Naoki Matsudo | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | B | QAT | ESP | TUR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | GBR | NED | GER | USA | CZE | SMR | POR | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 176 | 7th | ||
Randy de Puniet | Ret | 13 | 8 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | |||||
Olivier Jacque | 12 | 18 | Ret | DNS | 16 | DNS | |||||||||||||||||
Fonsi Nieto | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Anthony West | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||
Roger Lee Hayden | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Akira Yanagawa | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | B | QAT | ESP | POR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | GBR | NED | GER | USA | CZE | SMR | IND | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 112 | 9th | ||
Anthony West | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 17 | |||||
John Hopkins | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | DNS | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 14 | |||||||
Jamie Hacking | 11 |
Year | Team | Bike | Tyres | Riders | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Points | Pos. | |||||||||||||
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2017 | PHI | CHA | ARA | ASS | IMO | DON | MIS | LAG | LAU | POR | MAG | JER | LOS | 599 | 1st | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | P | Jonathan Rea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Tom Sykes | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | DNS | DNS | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | Ret | ||||||
Kawasaki Puccetti Racing | Randy Krummenacher | 10 | 16 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 12 | Ret | |||||||||||||
Anthony West | 13 | 8 | 18 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sylvain Guintoli | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leon Haslam | 2 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pedercini Racing SC-Project | Alex de Angelis | 14 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 14 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
Riccardo Russo | Ret | Ret | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jérémy Guarnoni | 11 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grillini Racing Team | Ondřej Ježek | 18 | 17 | 18 | 13 | DNS | DNS | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 14 | |||||
Ayrton Badovini | 17 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 18 | 12 | 9 | DNS | 15 | Ret | DNS | ||||||||
Roberto Rolfo | 13 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team Kawasaki Go Eleven | Román Ramos | 13 | 14 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |||||
Royal Air Force Reg. & Res. Kawasaki | Jake Dixon | Ret | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | PHI | CHA | ARA | ASS | IMO | DON | BRN | LAG | MIS | POR | MAG | VIL | LOS | 570 | 1st | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||
Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | Jonathan Rea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | C | |||||
Tom Sykes | 2 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | C | ||||||
Team GoEleven Kawasaki | Román Ramos | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 19 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 14 | C | |||||
Kawasaki Puccetti Racing | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | 13 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | Ret | DNS | 11 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | C | |||||
Leon Haslam | 9 | 16 | 9 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team Pedercini Racing | Yonny Hernández | Ret | DNS | 16 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 12 | 16 | |||||||||||||
Luke Mossey | 17 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jérémy Guarnoni | 17 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gabriele Ruiu | 14 | 14 | 15 | C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Orelac Racing VerdNatura | Leandro Mercado | 10 | 12 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 8 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 12 | C | |||||
SPB racing | Vladimir Leonov | DNS | 17 | Ret | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team WD40 | Mason Law | Ret | Ret |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Bike | Team | Tyres | No. | Riders | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Points | RC | Points | TC | Points | MC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | ||||||||||||
2019 | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | P | 91 | Leon Haslam | AUS 15 | AUS 3 | AUS 3 | THA 5 | THA 5 | THA 5 | SPA 9 | SPA 7 | SPA 4 | NED 5 | NED C | NED 8 | ITA 5 | ITA 6 | ITA C | SPA 9 | SPA 6 | SPA 5 | ITA Ret | ITA 3 | ITA 3 | GBR 3 | GBR 3 | GBR 5 | USA Ret | USA 5 | USA 6 | POR 5 | POR 5 | POR 5 | FRA Ret | FRA 9 | FRA 7 | ARG 6 | ARG 8 | ARG 10 | QAT 5 | QAT 4 | QAT 9 | 281 | 7th | 944 | 1st | 673 | 1st |
1 | Jonathan Rea | AUS 2 | AUS 2 | AUS 2 | THA 2 | THA 2 | THA 2 | SPA 2 | SPA 2 | SPA 2 | NED 2 | NED C | NED 3 | ITA 1 | ITA 1 | ITA C | SPA 4 | SPA 4 | SPA 2 | ITA 1 | ITA 5 | ITA 1 | GBR 1 | GBR 1 | GBR 1 | USA 1 | USA 1 | USA 2 | POR 1 | POR 1 | POR 2 | FRA 2 | FRA 2 | FRA 1 | ARG 2 | ARG 1 | ARG 1 | QAT 1 | QAT 1 | QAT 1 | 663 | 1st | ||||||||
2020 | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | P | 22 | Alex Lowes | AUS 2 | AUS 4 | AUS 1 | SPA 9 | SPA 7 | SPA 5 | POR 4 | POR 4 | POR Ret | SPA Ret | SPA 6 | SPA 9 | SPA 6 | SPA 6 | SPA 5 | SPA 9 | SPA 7 | SPA 8 | FRA 3 | FRA 2 | FRA 9 | POR 6 | POR Ret | POR Ret | 189 | 6th | 549 | 2nd | 392 | 1st | |||||||||||||||
1 | Jonathan Rea | AUS Ret | AUS 1 | AUS 2 | SPA 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 6 | POR 1 | POR 1 | POR 1 | SPA 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 4 | FRA 1 | FRA 1 | FRA 4 | POR 4 | POR 5 | POR 14 | 360 | 1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | P | 22 | Alex Lowes | SPA 2 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | POR 19 | POR 6 | POR 4 | ITA 5 | ITA 5 | ITA 6 | GBR 3 | GBR 14 | GBR 6 | NED Ret | NED 6 | NED 7 | CZE 13 | CZE 7 | CZE 6 | SPA 5 | SPA 5 | SPA 6 | FRA Ret | FRA 3 | FRA Ret | SPA 6 | SPA 4 | SPA Ret | SPA 9 | SPA C | SPA DNS | POR DNS | POR DNS | POR DNS | ARG 4 | ARG 9 | ARG DNS | INA DNS | INA C | INA DNS | 213 | 8th | 764 | 3rd | 570 | 3rd |
1 | Jonathan Rea | SPA 1 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | POR 3 | POR 1 | POR 1 | ITA 3 | ITA 3 | ITA 3 | GBR 2 | GBR 1 | GBR 20 | NED 1 | NED 1 | NED 1 | CZE Ret | CZE 3 | CZE 3 | SPA 2 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | FRA 2 | FRA 1 | FRA 2 | SPA 4 | SPA 1 | SPA 6 | SPA 2 | SPA C | SPA 5 | POR Ret | POR Ret | POR 1 | ARG 2 | ARG 3 | ARG 2 | INA 1 | INA C | INA 1 | 551 | 2nd | ||||||||
2022 | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | P | 22 | Alex Lowes | SPA Ret | SPA 6 | SPA 5 | NED Ret | NED Ret | NED 4 | POR 7 | POR 6 | POR 4 | ITA 5 | ITA 8 | ITA 8 | GBR 3 | GBR 5 | GBR 6 | CZE 9 | CZE Ret | CZE DNS | FRA 4 | FRA 4 | FRA 4 | SPA 7 | SPA 3 | SPA Ret | POR 5 | POR 4 | POR 5 | ARG 6 | ARG 5 | ARG 4 | INA 9 | INA 7 | INA 9 | AUS 3 | AUS 4 | AUS 3 | 272 | 6th | 774 | 3rd | 530 | 3rd | |||
65 | Jonathan Rea | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 2 | NED 1 | NED 1 | NED Ret | POR 3 | POR 1 | POR 1 | ITA 2 | ITA 3 | ITA 4 | GBR 2 | GBR 2 | GBR 3 | CZE 4 | CZE 2 | CZE 3 | FRA 24 | FRA 3 | FRA 5 | SPA 2 | SPA 2 | SPA 4 | POR 3 | POR 3 | POR 3 | ARG 2 | ARG 3 | ARG 3 | INA 3 | INA 2 | INA 3 | AUS 1 | AUS 3 | AUS 2 | 502 | 3rd | |||||||||||
2023 | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | P | 22 | Alex Lowes | AUS Ret | AUS 4 | AUS Ret | INA 10 | INA 3 | INA 13 | NED 7 | NED 4 | NED 9 | SPA Ret | SPA 5 | SPA 4 | ITA 7 | ITA 6 | ITA Ret | GBR 6 | GBR 6 | GBR 6 | ITA 9 | ITA 7 | ITA Ret | CZE 9 | CZE 7 | CZE 14 | FRA 8 | FRA Ret | FRA DNS | SPA | SPA | SPA | POR 5 | POR Ret | POR DNS | SPA 7 | SPA Ret | SPA DNS | 149 | 11th | 518 | 3rd | 391 | 3rd | |||
65 | Jonathan Rea | AUS 2 | AUS 7 | AUS 8 | INA 9 | INA 4 | INA Ret | NED 2 | NED 2 | NED Ret | SPA 3 | SPA Ret | SPA 5 | ITA 5 | ITA 5 | ITA 4 | GBR 3 | GBR 3 | GBR 5 | ITA 3 | ITA 4 | ITA 3 | CZE 1 | CZE 2 | CZE 3 | FRA 3 | FRA 3 | FRA 3 | SPA 3 | SPA 2 | SPA 4 | POR 3 | POR Ret | POR 10 | SPA 4 | SPA 3 | SPA 17 | 370 | 3rd | |||||||||||
99 | Florian Marino | AUS | AUS | AUS | INA | INA | INA | NED | NED | NED | SPA | SPA | SPA | ITA | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | GBR | ITA | ITA | ITA | CZE | CZE | CZE | FRA | FRA | FRA | SPA 16 | SPA 16 | SPA 15 | POR | POR | POR | SPA | SPA | SPA | 1 | 24th | |||||||||||
2024 | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | P | 22 | Alex Lowes | AUS 4 | AUS 1 | AUS 1 | SPA 6 | SPA 5 | SPA 6 | NED 5 | NED 3 | NED Ret | ITA 5 | ITA 3 | ITA 4 | GBR 2 | GBR 5 | GBR 3 | CZE Ret | CZE 3 | CZE 9 | POR 5 | POR 3 | POR 3 | FRA Ret | FRA 2 | FRA 4 | ITA 20 | ITA 2 | ITA 5 | SPA 7 | SPA Ret | SPA DNS | POR 4 | POR 6 | POR 12 | SPA 4 | SPA 3 | SPA 5 | 316 | 4th | 445 | 3rd | 339 | 3rd | |||
47 | Axel Bassani | AUS 12 | AUS 11 | AUS 11 | SPA 10 | SPA 14 | SPA Ret | NED 9 | NED 13 | NED 18 | ITA 11 | ITA 6 | ITA 7 | GBR 12 | GBR Ret | GBR 10 | CZE 16 | CZE 13 | CZE Ret | POR 8 | POR 12 | POR 15 | FRA 11 | FRA 10 | FRA 11 | ITA 5 | ITA 11 | ITA Ret | SPA 12 | SPA 15 | SPA 12 | POR Ret | POR 12 | POR 10 | SPA 8 | SPA 14 | SPA 10 | 108 | 14th |
* Season still in progress.
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