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.

Stacey Nesbitt
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
WebsiteStatoniRacing.com

Career

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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

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Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK)  

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Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 Pos Pts Ref
R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2
2010 CBR125R Honda CBR125R ICA
14
ICA
15
RCM
12
RCM
DNS
RCM
10
MOS
12
MOS
16
MOS
23
AMP
18
AMP
18
18th 95 [4]
2011 CBR125R Honda CBR125R ICA
5
ICA
1
SMP
12
SMP
6
ASE
2
ASE
2
AMP
1
AMP
1
MOS
1
MOS
1
1st 421 [5]
2012 CBR250R Honda CBR250R SMP
3
SMP
2
ASE
1
ASE
2
AMP
2
AMP
1
MTT
3
MTT
2
MOS
2
MOS
2
1st 448 [6]
2013 AM Sportbike Honda CBR600RR SMP
-
ASE
18
AMP
-
CTM
-
CTM
-
MTT
9
25th 25 [7]
AM Superbike Honda CBR600RR SMP
-
ASE
15
AMP
-
CTM
-
CTM
-
MTT
13
23rd 25 [8]
2014 AM Sportbike Honda CBR600RR SMP
1
ASE
4
AMP
1
CTM
3
CTM
2
2nd 219 [9]
AM Superbike Honda CBR600RR SMP
5
ASE
2
AMP
DNS
CTM
9
CTM
8
3rd 120 [10]
2015 PRO Sportbike Honda CBR600RR CMP
9
ASE
6
CRW
8
CRW
8
AMP
7
CTM
13
CTM
11
6th 149 [11]
PRO Superbike Honda CBR600RR CMP
14
ASE
8
CRW
12
CRW
10
AMP
8
CTM
18
CTM
15
8th 106 [12]
2016 PRO Sportbike Honda CBR600RR SMP
-
ASE
-
AMP
6
AMP
4
CTM
11
CTM
8
9th 99 [13]
PRO Superbike Honda CBR600RR SMP
-
ASE
17
ASE
-
AMP
11
AMP
12
CTM
20
CTM
-
20th 39 [14]
2023 PRO Lightweight Kawasaki Ninja 400 SMP
1
SMP
2
GB
1
GB
1
AMP
-
AMP
-
MOS
3
MOS
3
SMP
1
SMP
2
1st 182 [15]

European Junior Cup (EJC)

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Year Class Bike               Pos Pts
R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R2
2016 European 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
2nd 116

Asia Dream Cup Championship (ADC)

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Year Class Bike             Pos Pts Ref
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2012 CBR250R Honda CBR250R MYS
-
MYS
-
IDN
-
IDN
-
CHN
-
CHN
-
JPN
-
JPN
-
CHN
-
CHN
-
QAT
13
QAT
11
17th 8 [16]

R.A.C.E. Superseries Championship  

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Year Class Bike             Pos Pts
R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1
2011 CBR125R Cup Honda CBR125R SMP
3
SMP
1
SMP
1
SMP
1
SMP
3
SMP
3
1st 132
2013 Mwt Sptman Honda RS250R SMP
3
SMP
2
SMP
1
SMP
2
SMP
-
2nd 104
AM Superbike Honda RS250R SMP
-
SMP
-
SMP
4
SMP
4
SMP
2
5th 46
2014 AM 600 Honda CBR600RR SMP
3
SMP
1
SMP
2
SMP
1
SMP
2
1st 114
AM Superbike Honda CBR600RR SMP
4
SMP
1
SMP
1
SMP
2
SMP
2
1st 107

AMA Pro Road Racing Championship (AMA)  

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Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 Pos Pts Ref
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2014 SuperSport Honda CBR600RR DIS
-
DIS
-
RAM
-
RAM
-
BMP
-
BMP
-
MOC
-
MOC
-
NJM
41
NJM
36
86th 0 [17]

References

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  1. ^ "Motor Mouth: Stacey Nesbitt, 14, first woman to reach podium in Honda CBR125R Challenge".
  2. ^ "New Stars to be Found - the Selection Event for 2014". 16 October 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ^ "AMA Pro Road Racing Event Standings - 2014 AMA Pro SuperSport". Archived from the original on 17 April 2015.
  4. ^ "CSBK - 2010 Honda CBR125R Challenge Cup Final Point Standings".
  5. ^ "CSBK - 2011 Honda CBR125R Challenge Final Point Standings".
  6. ^ "CSBK - 2012 Honda CBR250R National Race Series Final Point Standings".
  7. ^ "CSBK - 2013 Bazzaz / Inside Motorcycles Amateur Sport Bike Final Point Standings".
  8. ^ "CSBK - 2013 Magneti Marelli Amateur Superbike Final Point Standings".
  9. ^ "CSBK - 2014 Bell Helmets Amateur Sport Bike Point Standings".
  10. ^ "CSBK - 2014 Magneti Marelli Amateur Superbike Point Standings".
  11. ^ "CSBK - 2015 Hindle Exhaust Pro Sport Bike Point Standings".
  12. ^ "CSBK - 2015 Mopar Pro Superbike Point Standings".
  13. ^ "CSBK - 2016 Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike Point Standings".
  14. ^ "CSBK - 2016 Mopar Pro Superbike Point Standings".
  15. ^ "CSBK - 2023 Point Standings". www.csbk.ca. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  16. ^ "2012 Round 6: Losail International Circuit". Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  17. ^ "AMA Pro Road Racing Event Standings - 2014 AMA Pro SuperSport". Archived from the original on 19 April 2015.
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