Niall Mackenzie

Niall Mackenzie
Mackenzie at the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix
Nationality	British
Born	(1961-07-19) 19 July 1961 (age 63)
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1984 – 1995 First race 1984 250cc British Grand Prix Last race 1995 250cc European Grand Prix Team(s) Armstrong, Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha, Aprilia Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 139 0 7 1 0 719

Niall Macfarlane Mackenzie (born 19 July 1961) is a Scottish former professional motorcycle road racer.

Career

Niall Mackenzie, battling with Eddie Lawson at the 1989 British Grand Prix

Mackenzie, who hails from Fankerton, near Denny, Stirlingshire; won the British Superbike Championship three times from 1996 to 1998 with the Rob McElnea-run Yamaha team, and the British 250cc and 350cc titles twice earlier in his career. He had a long career in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing circuit, debuting in 1984 in the 250cc class. He moved up to the 500cc class in 1986 on a Suzuki before spells on Honda and Yamaha motorcycles. He was 4th in the championship in 1990, and finished in the top 10 in the championship on five other occasions. ^[1] His final racing season was the 2000 British Superbike series, although he did a farewell one-off at Knockhill in 2001 and stood in for the injured Yukio Kagayama at Donington Park in 2003.

Honda CRX Challenge

In 1991, he briefly tried his luck in car racing, driving the #1 Celebrity car at Knockhill in that year's Honda CRX Challenge. In a rain-affected race, he was punted off at the first corner and his comeback drive was halted when he slid off at the last corner and slammed into the tyre barrier. ^[2]

Post-racing career

Mackenzie co-owns Mackenzie Hodgson Insurance, ^[3] works in motorcycling media and instructs on track days around the UK and Europe.^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal life

Mackenzie has two sons; Tarran, who competes in the World Superbike Championship, and Taylor, who competed in Superstock 1000 before his retirement from competition after the 2021 season. Taylor won the British Superstock 1000cc Championship in 2016. ^[4] Tarran won the British Supersport Championship in 2016^{[ citation needed ]} and the British Superbike Championship in 2021. ^[5]

Grand Prix career statistics

Points system from 1969 to 1987:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Points system from 1988 to 1991:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Points	20	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Points system in 1992:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1

Points system from 1993 onwards:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	Machine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Points	Rank	Wins
1984	250cc	Armstrong-Rotax	CF250	RSA -	NAT -	ESP -	AUT -	GER -	FRA -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	GBR 28	SWE NC	RSM -				0	–	0
1985	250cc	Armstrong-Rotax	CF250	RSA 24	ESP NC	GER NC	NAT NC	AUT 14	YUG 16	NED 14	BEL NC	FRA 14	GBR NC	SWE 10	RSM NC				1	28th	0
1986	250cc	Armstrong-Rotax	CF250	ESP -	NAT -	GER -	AUT -	YUG -	NED 12	BEL 8	FRA 21	GBR 10	SWE 11	RSM NC					4	21st	0
	500cc	Skoal Bandit-Suzuki	RG500	ESP -	NAT -	GER -	AUT -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	FRA -	GBR 7	SWE 7	RSM 8					11	10th	0
1987	500cc	HB-Honda	NSR500	JPN NC	ESP 4	GER 7	NAT 10	AUT 3	YUG -	NED NC	FRA 7	GBR 5	SWE 5	CZE 5	RSM 7	POR 6	BRA 8	ARG 7	61	5th	0
1988	500cc	HB-Honda	NSR500	JPN 4	USA 3	ESP 5	EXP 7	NAT 11	GER 9	AUT NC	NED 5	BEL 11	YUG NC	FRA NC	GBR 4	SWE 4	CZE 6	BRA 4	125	6th	0
1989	500cc	Marlboro Yamaha	YZR500	JPN 6	AUS NC	USA 5	ESP 3	NAT DNS	GER NC	AUT -	YUG 12	NED 8	BEL 10	FRA 7	GBR 4	SWE 4	CZE 6	BRA 9	103	7th	0
1990	250cc	Yamaha	YZR250	JPN 13	USA 14	ESP -	NAT -	GER -	AUT -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	FRA -	GBR -	SWE -	CZE -	HUN -	AUS -	5	33rd	0
	500cc	Lucky Strike-Suzuki	RGV500	JPN -	USA -	ESP 8	NAT 5	GER 3	AUT 5	YUG 3	NED 5	BEL 12	FRA 6	GBR 5	SWE 5	CZE 4	HUN 7	AUS 5	140	4th	0
1991	500cc	Sonauto-Yamaha	YZR500	JPN -	AUS -	USA -	ESP -	ITA -	GER -	AUT -	EUR -	NED -	FRA -	GBR 7	RSM 5	CZE -	VDM 12	MAL 6	34	17th	0
1992	500cc	Sonauto-Yamaha	YZR500	JPN 7	AUS NC	MAL NC	ESP 3	ITA 9	EUR 7	GER NC	NED 7	HUN 14	FRA 6	GBR NC	BRA 9	RSA 8			37	11th	0
1993	500cc	Valvoline-Yamaha	ROC	AUS 10	MAL 8	JPN 13	ESP 7	AUT 11	GER 9	NED 8	EUR 6	RSM 8	GBR 3	CZE NC	ITA 9	USA 8	FIM 8		103	9th	0
1994	500cc	Slick 50 WCM-Yamaha	ROC	AUS NC	MAL 11	JPN 19	ESP 8	AUT 9	GER 8	NED NC	ITA 9	FRA NC	GBR 8	CZE 9	USA 10	ARG 11	EUR 8		69	10th	0
1995	250cc	Docshop Aprilia	RS250	AUS NC	MAL NC	JPN NC	ESP 11	GER 14	ITA NC	NED 12	FRA 19	GBR 6	CZE NC	BRA 19	ARG 11	EUR NC			26	18th	0

References

1. Niall Mackenzie career statistics at MotoGP.com
2. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iSNddc1V8Wk&pp=ygUTSG9uZGEgY3J4IGNoYWxsZW5nZQ%3D%3D
3. Mackenzie Hodgson Insurance Retrieved 3 July 2019
4. "BSB: Mackenzie completes Bennetts Suzuki line-up". www.motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
5. "Mackenzie seals BSB Championship". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

External links

• Niall-Mackenzie.com – Official site
• Video interview with Niall Mackenzie, Donington Park, 2005