Billy McConnell (born 24 December 1986) is an Australian

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racer. He is signed for the OMG Racing team to ride their BMW S1000RR in the British National Superstock 1000 Championship, completing the team with Superbike riders

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and

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. McConnell missed races at the start of the 2019 season due to illness. He won the 2014 British Supersport Champion aboard a

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for Smiths Racing before stepping up with the Smiths Racing team to the

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aboard a BMW S1000RR. During 2017 he rode a

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in the

, but was injured at the Thruxton round in August and was unable to compete in any further races. His place was taken for the last three races of the season in October at the

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round by Kyle Ryde, who had parted company with his Pucetti Kawasaki Racing team in World Supersport due to poor performances.

Arrival in the UK

In 2004 McConnell was invited by Yamaha to compete in the British Superstock Cup, after a third-place finish in the Australian Superstock Championship despite missing the last 3 rounds. In 2005 he competed in the Virgin Mobile Cup, winning the title and subsequently progressed to the full Virgin Mobile Superbike team. McConnell also won the Australian Young Sports Personality of the Year.

British Superbikes/Supersport

In 2006 McConnell rode at Virgin mobile

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alongside

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and Kieran Clarke. He had a decent season winning the rookie of the year award. In 2007 he moved down a class to the

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. In 2008 he moved back to the

with MSS Discovery Kawasaki, finishing 12th overall in the championship with 91 points. In 2009 he moved once again back to the

, on the MAP Raceways

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Career statistics

British Superbike Championship

Races by year

British Supersport Championship

Races by year

Notes: :1. – Race was abandoned after second restart, half points awarded.

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

References

External links

Personal Website

BSS Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:McConnell, Billy Australian motorcycle racers British Supersport Championship riders British Superbike Championship riders 1986 births Living people Supersport World Championship riders