Roger Burnett

Roger Burnett
Nationality	British
Born	(1960-03-02) 2 March 1960 (age 65) Brigg, Lincolnshire, England
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1984 - 1989 First race 1984 500cc British Grand Prix Last race 1989 500cc British Grand Prix Team(s) Suzuki, Honda Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 26 0 0 0 0 50 Superbike World Championship Active years 1988 - 1991 Manufacturers Suzuki, Honda Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 19 0 3 2 1 67.5

Roger Peter Burnett (born 2 March 1960) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Great Britain. He competed in the 500cc class between 1984 and 1989. ^[1]

In 1988, Roger Burnett took the first pole positions in World Superbike history at Donington Park.

He competed in 26 Superbike races, starting in 19 of them, between 1988 and 1991, achieving three podiums. ^[2]

After competing, Burnett was a mentor and manager for various riders including Neil Hodgson, James Toseland and Jonathan Rea. ^{[3] [4]}

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Points system from 1984-1987:

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 1988-1989:

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

Year	Class	Team	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Points	Rank
1984	500cc	Men Only Salon	RG500	RSA	NAT	ESP	AUT	GER	FRA	YUG	NED	BEL	GBR Ret	SWE 11	RSM				0
1985	500cc	Rothmans Honda Britain	RS500	RSA	ESP	GER	NAT	AUT	YUG	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR 8	SWE	RSM				3	19th
1986	500cc	Rothmans Honda Britain	RS500/NS500	ESP	NAT Ret	GER	AUT	YUG	NED 8	BEL DNS	FRA	GBR 11	SWE	SMR					3	21st
1987	500cc	Rothmans Honda	NSR500	JPN 8	ESP 9	GER 8	NAT 11	AUT 8	YUG 11	NED 7	FRA 10	GBR 9	SWE 10	CZE 10	SMR 6	POR Ret	BRA	ARG	25	11th
1988	500cc	Rothmans Honda	NSR500	JPN	USA	ESP	AND	NAT Ret	GER	AUT	NED	BEL	YUG	FRA	GBR 9	SWE 8	CZE Ret	BRA Ret	15	18th
1989	500cc	Rothmans Honda	NSR500	JPN	AUS	USA	ESP	NAT	GER	AUT	YUG	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR 12	SWE	CZE	BRA	4	37th

Championship	Year	Bike	Rider	TC
FIM World Endurance	1989	Honda RC45	Roger Burnett	2nd

References

1. Roger Burnett career statistics at MotoGP
2. Roger Burnett career statistics at Superbike Archives
3. Q&A: Roger Burnett crash.net, 8 August 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2022
4. James Toseland: The Autobiography p.202 at Google books. Retrieved 11 April 2022

External links

• Roger Burnett results for TT races