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| Nationality |  Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Michael Edward Jones [1] 25 February 1994 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | DUCATI DESMO RACING | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Edward Jones (born 25 February 1994) is an Australian motorcycle racer. He currently competes in the Australian Superbike Championship for DesmoSport Ducati aboard a Ducati V4R. He was Australian Superbike Champion in 2015 [2] and 2019 [3] aboard the Ducati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition.
| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts | |||||||||||||
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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 | ||||
| 2016 | Ducati | AUS 14 | AUS Ret | THA | THA | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | MAL | MAL | GBR | GBR | ITA | ITA | USA | USA | GER | GER | FRA | FRA | SPA | SPA | QAT | QAT | 30th | 2 |
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MotoGP | Ducati | Avintia Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27th |
| 2018 | MotoGP | Ducati | Ángel Nieto Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Pos. | Pts |
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| 2016 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | AUT | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN 18 | AUS 15 | MAL | VAL | 27th | 1 | |
| 2018 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS 18 | MAL | VAL | 30th | 0 |
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