Michael Laverty


Michael Laverty 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.
After the 2017 season in the British Superbike Championship aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1, and the 2018 season on a Tyco BMW, Michael Laverty became a television commentator and occasional rider in Endurance events.
The WEPOL Endurance Racing team, run by the German Penz13.com squad with Laverty replacing Matthieu Lagrive placed fourth in races at Le Mans and Slovakiaring... They had to abandon their home race in Oschersleben after a technical failure and finished 5th in the overall standing of the 2018-2019 season.
His brother Eugene is a World Superbike rider and brother John was also a racer.

Career

British Superbike and Supersport World Championship

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.
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. In 2006 he was teammate to Michael Rutter. Helped by a pair of 5th places at Knockhill in round 7 he came 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 teammate 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 competed 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.
In May 2010, Laverty took 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.
In the 2013 and 2014 seasons, Laverty competed in MotoGP on a CRT bike run by Paul Bird and his PBM Team.

Career statistics

British Superbike Championship

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Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year

YearClassBike123456789101112131415161718PosPts
MotoGPPBMQAT
17		AME
16		SPA
13		FRA
17		ITA
17		CAT
Ret		NED
22		GER
16		USA
Ret		IND
18		CZE
18		GBR
19		RSM
18		25th3
MotoGPARTARA
Ret		MAL
Ret		AUS
18		JPN
19		VAL
17		25th3
MotoGPPBMQAT
16		AME
16		ARG
18		SPA
16		FRA
16		ITA
16		CAT
17		NED
21		GER
Ret		IND
14		CZE
Ret		GBR
17		RSM
17		ARA
16		JPN
18		AUS
13		MAL
12		VAL
19		24th9
MotoGPApriliaQATAMEARGSPAFRAITACATNEDGER
20		INDCZEGBRRSMARAJPNAUSMALVALNC0

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

YearBike1234567891011121314PosPts
2002HondaSPAAUSRSAJPNITAGBRGERSMRGBRGERNEDITA
15		34th1
2003HondaSPAAUSJPNITAGER
17		GBR
Ret		SMRGBR
21		NED
12		ITAFRA30th4
2009HondaAUSQATSPANEDITARSA
11		SMR
Ret		GBR
20		CZE
13		GER
18		ITA
Ret		FRA
Ret		POR
14		22nd10
2009YamahaUSA
17		22nd10