P. J. Jacobsen

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Patrick Jacobsen
Pj Jacobsen Tyco Suzuki (29318521).jpeg
NationalityAmerican
Born (1993-08-07) August 7, 1993 (age 30)
Montgomery, United States
Website patrickjacobsen.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
125cc World Championship
Active years 2008
Manufacturers Aprilia
Championships 0
2008 championship positionNC (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
100000
Superbike World Championship
Active years 2018
Manufacturers Honda
Championships 0
2018 championship position19th (21 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
22000021
Supersport World Championship
Active years 2012, 20142017
Manufacturers Honda, Kawasaki, MV Agusta
Championships 0
2017 championship position6th (108 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
4821656541

Patrick "PJ" Jacobsen (born August 7, 1993, in Montgomery, New York State) is an American motorcycle racer. For most of the 2018 season he raced in the Superbike World Championship aboard a Honda CBR1000RR before parting company with his Triple M team, being replaced for two races by Florian Marino. [1]

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Career

He was the 2006 champion of the USGPRU 125GP Championship, and has also competed in his homeland in the USGPRU 250GP Championship and AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike Championship, plus the Spanish 125GP Championship. 2012 was a fragmented season, but included two major race wins—the British Superstock 1000 race at Donington Park and the British Supersport Championship round at Assen. For 2013 he was signed to ride in the British Superbike Championship for Tyco Suzuki. [2] Since 2014 he participates full-time in the Supersport World Championship, initially with the Kawasaki Intermoto Ponyexpres team. Since the 2015 Portuguese round, Jacobsen switched to the CORE" Motorsport Thailand on a Honda. In August 2015, in the Malaysian round, Jacobsen became the first American to take a pole position and a win in the Supersport World Championship.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2008 125cc Aprilia Bancaja Aspar Team 100000NC
Total100000

Races by year

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

YearClassBike1234567891011121314151617PosPts
2008 125cc Aprilia QAT SPA POR CHN FRA ITA CAT GBR NED GER CZE RSM INP
22
JPN AUS MAL VAL NC0

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

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

YearBike12345678910111213PosPts
2012 Honda AUS ITA NED
13
ITA EUR SMR SPA CZE GBR RUS GER POR FRA 35th3
2014 Kawasaki AUS
Ret
SPA
14
NED
9
ITA
4
GBR
6
MAL
8
ITA
3
POR
5
SPA
2
FRA
8
QAT
12
6th99
2015 Kawasaki AUS
10
THA
3
SPA
2
NED
4
ITA
4
GBR
5
2nd196
Honda POR
3
ITA
2
MAL
1
SPA
2
FRA
1
QAT
5
2016 Honda AUS
5
THA
3
SPA
Ret
NED
Ret
ITA
3
MAL
4
GBR
2
ITA
2
GER
4
FRA
Ret
SPA
4
QAT
4
4th135
2017 MV Agusta AUS
6
THA
Ret
SPA
3
NED
4
ITA
3
GBR
Ret
ITA
4
GER
Ret
POR
5
FRA
3
SPA
4
QAT
Ret
6th108

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

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

YearBike12345678910111213PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
2018 Honda AUS
16
AUS
14
THA
17
THA
10
SPA
16
SPA
14
NED
14
NED
13
ITA
Ret
ITA
14
GBR
15
GBR
16
CZE
16
CZE
13
USA
Ret
USA
Ret
ITA
16
ITA
Ret
POR
Ret
POR
17
FRA
16
FRA
17
ARG ARG QAT QAT 19th21

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References

  1. World Superbike: American PJ Jacobsen Splits With Triple M Honda roadracingworld.com, October 8, 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019
  2. "American P.J. Jacobsen To Race In 2013 British Superbike Championship For Tyco Suzuki". Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2013.