Michael Laverty

Michael Laverty
2007 British Superbike Championship Brands Hatch
Nationality	Northern Irish
Born	7 June 1981 (1981-06-07) (age 30) Toomebridge
Current team	Swan Yamaha
Bike number	7
Website	mlaverty.com

Michael Laverty (born 7 June 1981) is a motorcycle racer from Toomebridge, Northern Ireland. He is the 2007 British Supersport Champion, and has raced regularly in British Superbikes, plus occasional races in the World Supersport series and in American AMA Superbike Racing. His brothers Eugene and John are also racers.

Career

British Superbike & Supersport Championships

He raced in Supersport from 2001 to 2004, finishing in the championship top 5 in all but his rookie season, and done assorted World Supersport races.^[1]

In 2005 and 2006 he raced for Stobart Motorsport team in the British Superbike Championship. In 2005 he was 10th overall with podiums at Knockhill and Snetterton, his achievements earning him the title of 'Irish Motorcyclist of the Year' from Irish Racer magazine.^[2] In 2006 he was team-mate to Michael Rutter. Helped by a pair of 5th places at Knockhill in round 7 he come 7th overall, ahead of the more experienced Rutter.

For 2007, Michael moved back to the British Supersport Championship, with the successful Relentless Racing by TAS Suzuki team. He beat team-mate Ian Lowry to the title, and moved back up to BSB with the team for 2008. He took two fourth places early on in the season and finished 9th overall, but decided to leave the team for 2009.

For 2009 Michael competed in the USA riding in selected rounds of the AMA Superbike Championship with Celtic Racing. Michael finished in the top 10 at every round he competed in, with a 2nd position to Mat Mladin at the Road America round being his best result. He also been competing in selected World Supersport rounds and joined the CRS team for the latter part of the 2009 season.

In January 2010, Laverty confirmed that he had re-signed with the Relentless Suzuki team to ride in the 2010 British Superbike Championship season.^[3]

In May 2010, Laverty too his and the Relentless Suzuki by TAS team's first Superbike victory, in race two of the third round of the 2010 British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park.

Career statistics

* Stats Correct as of 16 October 2011
* Denotes season still in progress

British Superbike Championship

Year	Bike	1		2		3		4		5		6		7			8			9			10		11		12			Pos	Pts	Ref
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3
2010	Suzuki	BHI Ret	BHI 4	THR 10	THR 6	OUL 5	OUL 1	CAD 2	CAD 3	MAL 3	MAL 3	KNO 4	KNO C	SNE 6	SNE 5	SNE 3	BHGP 6	BHGP 4	BHGP Ret	CAD 4	CAD 4		CRO 2	CRO 1	SIL 3	SIL Ret	OUL 4	OUL 8	OUL 4	4th	6041	[4]
2011	Yamaha	BHI Ret	BHI 4	OUL 5	OUL 5	CRO 24	CRO Ret	THR 1	THR 7	KNO 6	KNO 3	SNE 4	SNE 5	OUL 6	OUL C		BHGP 8	BHGP 4	BHGP 4	CAD 1	CAD 2	CAD 3	DON 2	DON 14	SIL 2	SIL 4	BHGP 1	BHGP NC	BHGP 5	4th	6011	[5]

1.^ – Laverty qualified for "The Showdown" part of the BSB season, thus before the 11th round he was awarded 500 points plus the podium credits he had gained throughout the season. Podium credits are given to anyone finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd, with 3,2 and 1 points awarded respectively.

References

1. ^ http://www.superbike.it/rider.php?p_S_Campionato=SBK&p_Conduttore=1202
2. ^ http://www.iomtt.com/blogs/features/archive/2006/01/28/Michael_Laverty_takes_major_award.aspx
3. ^ "Laverty back at Relentless Suzuki". Insidebikes. http://www.carolenash.com/insidebikes/bike-sport/laverty-back-at-relentless-suzuki.htm. Retrieved 14 Jan 2010. 
4. ^ http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/164500/standings.pdf
5. ^ http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/407432/standings.pdf

External links

• Michael's Website
• British Superbike official site profile
• Michael's Crash.net articles

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Name	Laverty, Michael
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Date of birth	7 June 1981
Place of birth	Toomebridge
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