Stacey Nesbitt

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Stacey Nesbitt
Stacey Nesbitt 316 first Pro race at NJMP 2014.jpg
Stacey Nesbitt at NJMP, 2014
NationalityCanadian, British, Irish
Born (1997-03-10) March 10, 1997 (age 27)
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Current teamStatoni Racing
Bike number316
Website StatoniRacing.com

Stacey Nesbitt (born March 10, 1997, in Antrim, Northern Ireland) is a Canadian motorcycle road racer. She won her first Canadian National Road Racing Championship aged 14 that was open to men and women. Nesbitt is the first woman and Canadian to compete in the Asia Dream Cup. She is currently the Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship the Pro-Am Lightweight Pro Champion.

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Career

Nesbitt competed in her first race at the end of 2009 having no prior motorcycling experience. [1] In 2011, she won her first national championship, the Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK) Honda CBR125R National Challenge, winning five of the ten races. She also won the RACE Superseries Honda CBR125R Cup regional championship.

Nesbitt won her second national championship in 2012, the Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK) inaugural Honda CBR250R National Challenge, winning two races and finishing on the podium in all rounds. She was invited to compete as a wild card entry in the final round of the 2012 Asia Dream Cup, an FIM Asia Road Racing Championship class, held under the floodlights of the Losail International Circuit, Qatar. Nesbitt was selected for the Red Bull Rookies Cup tryouts in 2013 and 2014. [2]

Nesbitt was runner up in the 2014 Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK) AM Sportbike class and third in AM Superbike. She won the RACE Superseries AM600 and AM Superbike regional championships.

Nesbitt's first Pro race was the final AMA Supersport Championship round at New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, New Jersey in the United States in September 2014. [3]

In 2015 Nesbitt was the Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK) Sunoco/Brooklin Cycle Racing Pro Rookie Of The Year, finishing 8th overall in the Mopar Pro Superbike class. She also finished 6th overall in the Hindle Exhaust Pro Sport Bike class, racing on the Statoni Racing Honda CBR600RR in both categories. Nesbitt is the first female to win Pro Rookie.

In 2023 Nesbitt won the Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK) EBC brakes PRO-AM Lightweight Pro championship after taking a six year hiatus from racing to attend university and obtaining her bachelor's degree.

Career statistics

Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg

YearClassBike12345PosPtsRef
R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R1R2
2010CBR125R Honda CBR125R ICA
14
ICA
15
RCM
12
RCM
DNS
RCM
10
MOS
12
MOS
16
MOS
23
AMP
18
AMP
18
18th95 [4]
2011CBR125R Honda CBR125R ICA
5
ICA
1
SMP
12
SMP
6
ASE
2
ASE
2
AMP
1
AMP
1
MOS
1
MOS
1
1st421 [5]
2012CBR250R Honda CBR250R SMP
3
SMP
2
ASE
1
ASE
2
AMP
2
AMP
1
MTT
3
MTT
2
MOS
2
MOS
2
1st448 [6]
2013AM Sportbike Honda CBR600RR SMP
-
ASE
18
AMP
-
CTM
-
CTM
-
MTT
9
25th25 [7]
AM Superbike Honda CBR600RR SMP
-
ASE
15
AMP
-
CTM
-
CTM
-
MTT
13
23rd25 [8]
2014AM Sportbike Honda CBR600RR SMP
1
ASE
4
AMP
1
CTM
3
CTM
2
2nd219 [9]
AM Superbike Honda CBR600RR SMP
5
ASE
2
AMP
DNS
CTM
9
CTM
8
3rd120 [10]
2015PRO Sportbike Honda CBR600RR CMP
9
ASE
6
CRW
8
CRW
8
AMP
7
CTM
13
CTM
11
6th149 [11]
PRO Superbike Honda CBR600RR CMP
14
ASE
8
CRW
12
CRW
10
AMP
8
CTM
18
CTM
15
8th106 [12]
2016PRO Sportbike Honda CBR600RR SMP
-
ASE
-
AMP
6
AMP
4
CTM
11
CTM
8
9th99 [13]
PRO Superbike Honda CBR600RR SMP
-
ASE
17
ASE
-
AMP
11
AMP
12
CTM
20
CTM
-
20th39 [14]
2023PRO LightweightKawasaki Ninja 400 SMP
1
SMP
2
GB
1
GB
1
AMP
-
AMP
-
MOS
3
MOS
3
SMP
1
SMP
2
1st182 [15]

European Junior Cup (EJC)

YearClassBike Flag of Spain.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of San Marino.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Spain.svg PosPts
R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R2
2016European Junior Cup Honda CBR650F ESP
27
NLD
DNF
GBR
24
SMR
17
DEU
22
FRA
21
ESP
21
ESP
28
33rd-
European Women's Cup Honda CBR650F ESP
2
NLD
DNF
GBR
3
SMR
2
DEU
4
FRA
2
ESP
2
ESP
5
2nd116

Asia Dream Cup Championship (ADC)

YearClassBike Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Indonesia.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Qatar.svg PosPtsRef
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
2012CBR250R Honda CBR250R MYS
-
MYS
-
IDN
-
IDN
-
CHN
-
CHN
-
JPN
-
JPN
-
CHN
-
CHN
-
QAT
13
QAT
11
17th8 [16]

R.A.C.E. Superseries Championship Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg

YearClassBike Flag of Ontario.svg Flag of Ontario.svg Flag of Ontario.svg Flag of Ontario.svg Flag of Ontario.svg Flag of Ontario.svg PosPts
R1R1R1R1R1R1
2011CBR125R Cup Honda CBR125R SMP
3
SMP
1
SMP
1
SMP
1
SMP
3
SMP
3
1st132
2013Mwt Sptman Honda RS250R SMP
3
SMP
2
SMP
1
SMP
2
SMP
-
2nd104
AM Superbike Honda RS250R SMP
-
SMP
-
SMP
4
SMP
4
SMP
2
5th46
2014AM 600 Honda CBR600RR SMP
3
SMP
1
SMP
2
SMP
1
SMP
2
1st114
AM Superbike Honda CBR600RR SMP
4
SMP
1
SMP
1
SMP
2
SMP
2
1st107

AMA Pro Road Racing Championship (AMA) Flag of the United States.svg

YearClassBike12345PosPtsRef
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
2014SuperSport Honda CBR600RR DIS
-
DIS
-
RAM
-
RAM
-
BMP
-
BMP
-
MOC
-
MOC
-
NJM
41
NJM
36
86th0 [17]

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