Kyle Smith (motorcyclist)

Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
Nationality	British
Born	Kyle David Smith; 16 September 1991 (age 33); Huddersfield, England
Current team	Dynavolt Triumph
Bike number	11
Website	kylesmithracing.co.uk
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years	2013
Manufacturers	Kalex
Championships	0
2013 championship position	NC (0 pts)
Superbike World Championship
Active years	2022
Manufacturers	Kawasaki
Championships	0
2022 championship position	25th (4 pts)
Supersport World Championship
Active years	2015–2020, 2022
Manufacturers	Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha
Championships	0
2022 championship position	20th (35 pts)

Kyle David Smith (born 16 September 1991) is a British motorcycle racer. He competed in the British Supersport Championship aboard a Triumph 765 cc until a crash caused a broken pelvis in September 2021.^[2]

Career

He has competed in the Spanish 125GP Championship, the Spanish Kawasaki Ninja Cup—where he was champion in 2009—and the Spanish Stock Extreme series, where he finished runner-up in 2012.^[3] After losing his ride in the Moto2 World Championship during the 2013 season^[4] he competed in the European Superstock 600 Championship for Agro-On Racedays aboard a Honda CBR600RR and the Spanish CEV Moto2 Championship for TSR Motorsports aboard a Kalex for the rest of the year. After spending a full season in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup in 2014, in 2015 he competed in the Supersport World Championship for PATA Honda aboard a Honda CBR600RR—achieving his first win in the series in Losail^[5]—and he was second in the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race with Dominique Aegerter and Joshua Hook.^[6] For 2016 he moved to the CIA Landlord Insurance Honda team.^[5]

Career statistics

FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship

By year

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

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos	Pts
2020	Kalex	EST1 Ret	EST2 DNS	POR1	POR2	JER1	JER2	ARA1	ARA2	ARA3	VAL1	VAL2	NC	0

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd	WCh
2013	Moto2	Kalex	Blusens Avintia	9	0	0	0	0	0	NC	–
Total				9	0	0	0	0	0		–

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
Moto2	2013	2013 Qatar			9	0	0	0	0	0	–
Total					9	0	0	0	0	0	–

Races by year

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

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pos	Pts
2013	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 21	AME 20	SPA Ret	FRA Ret	ITA 20	CAT 17	NED Ret	GER Ret	INP Ret	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	MAL	AUS	JPN	VAL	NC	0

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

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

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Pos	Pts
2015	Honda	AUS 4	THA Ret	SPA 3	NED 3	ITA 15	GBR Ret	POR 6	ITA Ret	MAL 5	SPA 4	FRA 5	QAT 1													5th	116
2016	Honda	AUS Ret	THA 5	SPA 11	NED 1	ITA 10	MAL 5	GBR 6	ITA Ret	GER 9	FRA 7	SPA 3	QAT 1													5th	125
2017	Honda	AUS Ret	THA DSQ	SPA 16	NED 11	ITA 5	GBR 8	ITA 5	GER 7	POR Ret	FRA 9	SPA Ret	QAT 10													9th	57
2018	Honda	AUS 8	THA Ret	SPA 5	NED Ret	ITA 24	GBR 13	CZE 8	ITA 7	POR 3	FRA 8	ARG 7	QAT Ret													8th	72
2019	Kawasaki	AUS	THA	SPA 9	NED Ret	ITA 13	SPA Ret	ITA 19	GBR Ret	POR Ret	FRA 9	ARG 9	QAT 9													15th	31
2020	Yamaha	AUS	SPA	SPA	POR	POR	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA 3	SPA Ret	FRA Ret	FRA 2	POR	POR										15th	36
2022	Yamaha	SPA 20	SPA 20	NED 16	NED 8	POR 11	POR 2	ITA Ret	ITA 16	GBR 14	GBR Ret	CZE 22	CZE Ret	FRA 17	FRA 24	SPA	SPA	POR	POR	ARG	ARG	INA	INA	AUS	AUS	20th	53

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

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

Year	Bike	1			2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12			Pos	Pts
Year	Bike	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	Pos	Pts
2022	Kawasaki	SPA	SPA	SPA	NED	NED	NED	POR	POR	POR	ITA	ITA	ITA	GBR	GBR	GBR	CZE	CZE	CZE	FRA	FRA	FRA	SPA	SPA	SPA	POR	POR	POR	ARG	ARG	ARG	INA Ret	INA 19	INA Ret	AUS 12	AUS 18	AUS 18	25th	4

^* Season still in progress.

References

^ "Un valenciano con pasaporte británico". levante-emv.com (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
^ BSB Silverstone: Kyle Smith ruled out with a fractured pelvis Motorcycle News, 11 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021
^ "Driver Profile: Kyle Smith". hondanews.eu. Honda Motor Europe. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
^ "Kyle Smith loses ride with Avintia Racing, permanently replaced by Dani Rivas". motogpbrits.com. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b "PTR Honda snaps up race winner Kyle Smith". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
^ "Results from Sunday's Coca-Cola Zero Suzuka 8-Hours Round Of The FIM Endurance World Championship Series (Updated)". roadracingworld.com. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

External links

Official website
Kyle Smith at WorldSBK.com

[1] "Un valenciano con pasaporte británico". levante-emv.com (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2015.

[2] BSB Silverstone: Kyle Smith ruled out with a fractured pelvis Motorcycle News, 11 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021

[3] "Driver Profile: Kyle Smith". hondanews.eu. Honda Motor Europe. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.

[4] "Kyle Smith loses ride with Avintia Racing, permanently replaced by Dani Rivas". motogpbrits.com. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2015.

[PTR-5] "PTR Honda snaps up race winner Kyle Smith". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

[6] "Results from Sunday's Coca-Cola Zero Suzuka 8-Hours Round Of The FIM Endurance World Championship Series (Updated)". roadracingworld.com. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

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