Jon Kirkham Explained

Jon Kirkham
Nationality:British
Birth Date:1984 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Derby, England
Sbk Manufacturers:Suzuki
Sbk Race Starts:2
Sbk Race Wins:0
Sbk Podiums:0
Sbk Poles:0
Sbk Fastest Laps:0
Sbk Total Points:3
Sbk Last Season:2011
Sbk Last Position:31st
Website:jonkirkhamracing.co.uk

Jon Kirkham (born 16 November 1984 in Derby, Derbyshire), is a British motorcycle racer best known for his performances in the National Superstock 1000 championship, Kirkham was runner up in 2009 before winning that championship in 2010. Kirkham moved into British Superbike Championship for 2011 with the Samsung crescent Suzuki team, claiming his first win in that series at Croft.[1]

Career statistics

Stats correct as of 9 July 2012

All Time

SeriesYears ActiveRacesPolesPodiumsWins2nd place3rd placeFast LapsTitles
200210000000
2003–06, 2011–1251421120
National Superstock 10002007–1038924713401
200810000000
Total 1651027914521

British Superbike Championship

YearMake12345678910111213PosPtsRef
R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2
2003YamahaSIL
Ret
SIL
Ret
SNE
10
SNE
11
THR
Ret
THR
Ret
OUL
11
OUL
Ret
KNO
Ret
KNO
13
BHI
Ret
BHI
16
ROC
11
ROC
Ret
MON
12
MON
11
OUL
Ret
OUL
DNS
CAD
Ret
CAD
11
BHGP
12
BHGP
11
DON
10
DON
8
16th62[3]
2004SuzukiSIL
13
SIL
11
BHI
8
BHI
11
SNE
Ret
SNE
DNS
OUL
14
OUL
12
MON
11
MON
13
THR
14
THR
11
BHGP
13
BHGP
Ret
KNO
5
KNO
11
MAL
Ret
MAL
16
CRO
15
CRO
13
CAD
12
CAD
14
OUL
17
OUL
14
DON
12
DON
Ret
15th77[4]
2005KawasakiBHI
21
BHI
17
THR
18
THR
18
MAL
16
MAL
17
OUL
17
OUL
12
MON
12
MON
12
CRO
DNS
CRO
DNS
KNOKNOSNESNESILSILCAD
Ret
CAD
DNS
OULOULDONDONBHGPBHGP25th12[5]
2006SuzukiBHI
16
BHI
12
DON
Ret
DON
DNS
THR
16
THR
16
OUL
15
OUL
12
MON
C
MON
C
MAL
Ret
MAL
15
SNE
Ret
SNE
9
KNO
Ret
KNO
DNS
OUL
OUL
CRO
19
CRO
14
CAD
9
CAD
14
SIL
Ret
SIL
16
BHGP
Ret
BHGP
Ret
22nd28[6]
2009YamahaBHI
15
BHI
16
OUL
13
OUL
11
DON
13
DON
13
THR
THR
SNE
14
SNE
13
KNO
KNO
MAL
MAL
BHGP
BHGP
BHGP
CAD
16
CAD
15
CRO
CRO
SIL
SIL
OUL
OUL
OUL
24th21[7]
2011SuzukiBHI
5
BHI
Ret
OUL
7
OUL
7
CRO
1
CRO
Ret
THR
Ret
THR
9
KNO
8
KNO
11
SNE
6
SNE
Ret
OUL
9
OUL
C
BHGP
9
BHGP
8
BHGP
10
CAD
4
CAD
6
CAD
6
DON
5
DON
3
SIL
27
SIL
6
BHGP
8
BHGP
2
BHGP
Ret
7th210[8]
2012HondaBHI
1
BHI
C
THR
7
THR
7
OUL
DNS
OUL
DNS
OUL
DNS
SNE
Ret
SNE
14
KNO
12
KNO
14
OUL
Ret
OUL
Ret
OUL
14
BHGP
12
BHGP
14
CAD
5
CAD
12
DON
7
DON
9
ASS
13
ASS
Ret
SIL
12
SIL
14
BHGP
9
BHGP
8
BHGP
8
12th122[9]
2013BMWBHI
4
BHI
6
THR
5
THR
8
OUL
4
OUL
4
KNO
KNO
SNE
SNE
BHGP
BHGP
OUL
OUL
CAD
CAD
DON
DON
ASS
ASS
SIL
SIL
BHGP
BHGP
BHGP
5th*68*

National Superstock 1000

YearBike123456789101112131415PosPtsRef
2007YamahaBHGP
Ret
THR
Ret
SIL
24
OUL
16
SNE
7
MON1
7
MON2
7
KNO
OUL
CRO
2
CAD
4
DON1
2
DON2
2
BHI1
3
BHI2
5
5th128
2008YamahaBHGP
2
THR
2
OUL
2
DON
Ret
SNE
2
OUL1
2
OUL2
1
KNO
2
CAD
2
CRO
1
SIL
1
BHI
Ret
2nd215
2010BMWBHI
3
THR
7
OUL
2
CAD
2
SIL1
4
SIL2
3
KNO
3
SNE
4
BHGP
1
CAD
2
CRO
1
SIL
C
OUL1
1
OUL2
1
1st253[10]

Superbike World Championship

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First BSB win for Jon Kirkham at Croft.
  2. http://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=ROUND&p_Anno=2002&p_Manifestazione=06&p_Gara=02{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  3. Web site: British-superbikes . 26 June 2012 . 18 April 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030418002135/http://website.lineone.net/~mouser/motorsport/2003/british-superbike/british-superbikes.htm . dead .
  4. Web site: British-superbikes . 26 June 2012 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200559/http://website.lineone.net/~mouser/motorsport/2004/british-superbike/british-superbikes.htm . dead .
  5. Web site: British-superbikes . 26 June 2012 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211643/http://website.lineone.net/~mouser/motorsport/2005/british-superbike/british-superbikes.htm . dead .
  6. http://website.lineone.net/~mouser/motorsport/2006/british-superbike/british-superbikes.htm
  7. Web site: Round 12 – Standings: Oulton Park, 9–11 October 2009 . . . 14 April 2010 . 11 October 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100105033012/http://britishsuperbike.com/media/816887/op2standings-final.pdf . 5 January 2010 .
  8. Web site: Round 12 – Standings . MotorSportVision Racing . 9 October 2011 . 26 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225249/http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/407432/standings.pdf . 3 March 2016 .
  9. Web site: Round 7 – Standings . MotorSportVision Racing . 8 July 2012 . 9 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130310074339/http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/723762/standings.pdf . 10 March 2013 .
  10. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-08-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314054533/http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/164500/standings.pdf . 14 March 2012 . dmy-all .
  11. http://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=ROUND&p_Anno=2008&p_Manifestazione=14&p_Gara=03&p_Sessione=001&p_Stampa=STD{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  12. http://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=ROUND&p_Anno=2011&p_Manifestazione=09&p_Gara=01&p_Sessione=002&p_Stampa=STD{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}