Tarran Mackenzie Explained

Tarran Mackenzie
Birth Date:29 October 1995
Birth Place:Stirling, Scotland
Current Team:Petronas MIE – Racing Honda WSBK
Bike Number:95
Moto2 Manufacturers:Suter
Moto2 Race Starts:13
Moto2 Total Points:1
Moto2 Last Season:2017
Moto2 Last Position:37th (1 pt)
Sbk Manufacturers:Yamaha
Sbk Race Starts:3
Sbk Race Wins:0
Sbk Podiums:0
Sbk Poles:0
Sbk Fastest Laps:0
Sbk Total Points:3
Sbk Last Season:2022
Sbk Last Position:28th (3 pts)
Ss Manufacturers:Honda
Ss Last Season:2023
Ss Last Position:18th (42 pts)
Ss Race Starts:24
Ss Race Wins:1
Ss Podiums:1
Ss Poles:0
Ss Fastest Laps:0
Ss Total Points:42
Bsb Total Points:1202
Bsb Race Starts:113
Bsb Race Wins:15
Bsb Podiums:40
Bsb Active Years:2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Bsb Manufacturers:Yamaha
Bsb Championships:1
Bsb Last Season:2021
Bsb Last Position:1st (1202pts)

Tarran Mackenzie (born 29 October 1995, often known as Taz) is a professional road racer of solo motorcycles, based in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England. During 2023 he contested the World Supersport Championship for Japan-based MIE Honda run by Midori Moriwaki,[1] winning his first world championship supersport race after continuing to ride on a wet track with dry tyres, when competitors were losing time pitting for wheel-changes.[2] For 2024, he will continue with the same team in World Superbikes.

Mackenzie won the 2021 British Superbike Championship at the final round in October 2021.[3] With an ambition to eventually compete at world superbike level, no full-season opportunities were available for 2022.

Mackenzie's British Superbike 2022 racing season started at the third event at Donington Park in mid-May, after missing the Silverstone and Oulton Park rounds with injury. Riding only partially recovered at Donington, he rode conservatively for points, finishing the races in tenth, sixth and eleventh, further hindered by arm pump for the first time in his career, due to excessive arm use when steering, to compensate for his inability to switch-direction using leg pressure on the footrests.[4] [5] [6]

Mackenzie's 2022 BSB season ended on 25 September with a crash at Oulton Park, when he fell at the chicane and slid across the track under an oncoming motorcycle, breaking his left femur.[7]

Nationality

Together with his brother, Taylor Mackenzie, also a motorcycle road racer until retiring in late 2021, they are the sons of Niall Mackenzie, a former motorcycle road racer. All three were born in the Stirling area of Scotland.[8] Writing in 2017, Steve Day's feature was headed "MotoGP™ commentator Steve Day looks at the Scotsman ahead of his Moto2™ debut", and, as of 2021, the local newspaper was still referring to "...Stirling's Tarran".[9]

Racing background

Mackenzie started racing in the Aprilia Superteen Rookies Cup. During 2011, he competed in the British 125 cc Championship. For 2012, he was chosen for the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup race series, held across various European countries.[10]

Mackenzie competed in the Monster Energy Motostar Championship during 2013, and was the 2016 British Supersport 600 Champion. He entered the Moto2 world championship in 2017 as a replacement for Danny Kent, scoring one championship point from a best finish of 15th, achieving 37th overall.[11] [12] [13] [14]

British Superbikes

Mackenzie has been active in BSB since the 2018 British Superbike Championship season, winning the series in 2021.

World Superbikes

2022

During 2022, Mackenzie continued in British Superbikes, but received an offer of a factory world superbike Yamaha machine for potentially three wildcard events, at Assen, Donington Park, and a third unconfirmed circuit,[15] during 2022.[16] He sustained a leg injury in BSB early-season practice and could not participate in the scheduled wildcard entry at Assen.[17]

After missing Assen, Netherlands in April, at the Donington Park event with three wildcard races in July 2022, Mackenzie placed 14th, and then 15th in the last race after crashing into Xavi Vierge in the sprint race in between, resulting in a DNF. Mackenzie received a five-place grid penalty for the third race-start.[18]

2024

For 2024, Mackenzie will continue with the same team as in 2023, stepping-up from Supersport to World Superbikes with teammate Adam Norrodin.[19]

Career Statistics

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

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

Year123456789101112131415PosPts
2012SPA1
SPA2
POR1
POR2
GBR1
GBR2
NED1
NED2
GER1
GER2
CZE1
CZE2
RSM
ARA1
ARA2
23rd11
2013AME1
AME2
JER1
JER2
ASS1
ASS2
SAC1
SAC2
BRN
SIL1
SIL2
MIS
ARA1
ARA2
20th24

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2017Moto2SuterKiefer Racing130000137th
Total100001

Races by year

(key)

Races by Year

YearMake123456789101112PosPts
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
2018YamahaDON
18
DON
DNS
BHI
11
BHI
9
OUL
9
OUL
Ret
SNE
6
SNE
Ret
KNO
14
KNO
11
BHGP
Ret
BHGP
5
THR
9
THR
5
CAD
8
CAD
Ret
SIL
3
SIL
Ret
SIL
2
OUL
7
OUL
4
ASS
3
ASS
Ret
BHGP
3
BHGP
DNS
BHGP
DNS
10th163
2019SIL
2
SIL
1
OUL
8
OUL
5
DON
2
DON
5
DON
4
BHGP
DNS
BHGP
DNS
KNO
Ret
KNO
2
SNE
3
SNE
Ret
THR
DNS
THR
DNS
CAD
13
CAD
12
OUL
8
OUL
9
OUL
7
ASS
7
ASS
13
DON
12
DON
9
BHGP
11
BHGP
4
BHGP
6
5th566
2020DON
7
DON
7
DON
6
SNE
7
SNE
7
SNE
6
SIL
1
SIL
Ret
SIL
2
OUL
9
OUL
6
OUL
9
DON
4
DON
3
DON
1
BHGP
3
BHGP
Ret
BHGP
2
5th215
2021OUL
5
OUL
6
OUL
4
KNO
6
KNO
3
KNO
3
BHGP
1
BHGP
3
BHGP
2
THR
9
THR
2
THR
7
DON
3
DON
1
DON
7
CAD
Ret
CAD
DNS
CAD
DNS
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
1
SIL
Ret
SIL
1
SIL
2
OUL
1
OUL
3
OUL
5
DON
7
DON
1
DON
Ret
BHGP
1
BHGP
1
BHGP
1
1st1202
2022SIL
SIL
SIL
OUL
OUL
OUL
DON
10
DON
6
DON
11
KNO
DNS
KNO
10
KNO
8
BRH
2
BRH
1
BRH
1
THR
2
THR
2
THR
1
CAD
11
CAD
11
CAD
10
SNE
2
SNE
2
SNE
3
OUL
Ret
OUL
DNS
OUL
DNS
DONDONDONBRHBRHBRH7th1031

Superbike World Championship

By season

SeasonMotorcycleTeamNumberRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2022Yamaha YZF-R1McAMS Yamaha9530000328th
2024Honda CBR1000RRPetronas MIE-MS Racing Honda Team9590000719th
Total12000010

Races by year

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

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2
2022YamahaSPA
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
INA
INA
AUS
AUS
AUS
28th3
2024HondaAUS
AUS
AUS
SPA
SPA
SPA
NED
NED
NED
ITA
ITA
ITA
GBR
GBR
GBR
CZE
CZE
CZE
POR
POR
POR
HUN
HUN
HUN
FRA
FRA
FRA
ITA
ITA
ITA
SPA
SPA
SPA
SPA
SPA
SPA
19th*7*
Season still in progress.

Supersport World Championship

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamNumberRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2023WSSPHonda CBR600RRPetronas MIE – MS Racing Honda Team952411004218th
Total24110042

Races by year

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

Season still in progress.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.eurosport.com/superbikes/fantastic-opportunity-tarran-mackenzie-lands-spot-on-world-supersport-grid-for-2023-as-honda-return_sto9273311/story.shtml 'Fantastic opportunity' - Tarran Mackenzie lands spot on World Supersport grid for 2023 as Honda return
  2. https://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2023/Magical+Mackenzie+stuns+with+slick+tyre+gamble+to+give+Hondas+first+WorldSSP+victory+since+2016 Magical Mackenzie stuns with slick tyre gamble to give Honda’s first WorldSSP victory since 2016
  3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/58947150 British Superbikes: Tarran Mackenzie seals championship with triple race win on final weekend
  4. https://lexelle.com/motorcycle-racing-sponsorship/tarran-mackenzie-returns/ Tarran Mackenzie Returns at Donington
  5. https://mcamsyamaha.com/news/2022-05-21-ohalloran-denied-win-by-0-038-seconds-in-donington-thriller O'Halloran denied win by 0.038 seconds in Donington thriller
  6. https://www.crash.net/bsb/race-report/1003403/1/2022-british-superbike-donington-park-o-halloran-doubles-sunday 2022 British Superbike Donington Park: O’Halloran doubles up on Sunday
  7. https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/british-superbikes/2022/september/tarran-mackenzie-broken-femur/ BSB: Tarran Mackenzie ruled out of action with broken femur
  8. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/speed-runs-family-stirling-superbike-21941305 Speed runs in the family for Stirling Superbike stars
  9. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/stirling-observer/20210728/282059100033123 A Monster weekend for Stirling's Tarran
  10. https://www.ashbyschool.org.uk/uploads/files/Ashbeian%20Spring%202012%20low%20res.pdf Tarran in Race for Title
  11. https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2017/05/16/getting-to-know-tarran-mackenzie/228112 Getting to know: Tarran Mackenzie
  12. https://mcamsyamaha.com/riders/tarran-mackenzie Tarran Mackenzie
  13. https://www.bikesportnews.com/news/news-detail/oulton-bsb-mackenzie-steals-motostar-victory Oulton BSB: Mackenzie steals Motostar victory
  14. https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/holmfirth-racer-joe-irving-bags-5315083 Holmfirth racer Joe Irving bags first win of the season at Brands Hatch
  15. https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/british-superbikes/2022/january/tarran-mackenize-surgery/ BSB: Tarran Mackenzie undergoes successful ankle surgery after training incident
  16. Web site: TARRAN MACKENZIE CONFIRMS THREE 2022 WORLDSBK WILD-CARDS, EYES FULL 2023 RIDE. visordown.com . 13 December 2021. 13 January 2022.
  17. https://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/bsb-champion-mackenzie-debut-postponed-injury/9863189/ British Superbike champion Mackenzie's WSBK debut thwarted by injury
  18. https://www.worldsbk.com/en/news2022/Mackenzie+in+discussion+about+WorldSBK+ride+in+2023+great+experience+as+a+wildcard Mackenzie ‘in discussion’ about WorldSBK ride in 2023, "great experience" as a wildcard
  19. https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/world-superbikes/2023/november/tarran-mackenzie-superbike-mie-racing/ WSB: Tarran Mackenzie set for 2024 Superbike promotion with Petronas MIE Racing