Kyle David Smith (born 16 September 1991) is a British
motorcycle racer. He competed in the
British Supersport Championship aboard a Triumph 765 cc until a crash caused a broken pelvis in September 2021.
Career
He has competed in the Spanish 125GP Championship, the Spanish Kawasaki Ninja Cup—where he was champion in 2009—and the Spanish Stock Extreme series, where he finished runner-up in 2012. After losing his ride in the Moto2 World Championship during the 2013 season he competed in the
European Superstock 600 Championship
The European Superstock 600 Championship was a support class to the Superbike World Championship at the European rounds. The championship used 600 cc production motorcycles and was reserved for riders between 15 and 24 years of age. Same rules a ...
for Agro-On Racedays aboard a
Honda CBR600RR and the Spanish CEV Moto2 Championship for TSR Motorsports aboard a
Kalex
Kalex Engineering is a German specialty engineering company that designs, manufactures and sells high-performance parts for motorcycles. Kalex Engineering was founded in 2008 in the Bavarian city of Bobingen, Germany by Klaus Hirsekorn and Al ...
for the rest of the year. After spending a full season in the
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
The European Superstock 1000 Championship, formerly FIM Superstock 1000 Cup or Superstock 1000 FIM Cup, was a supporting class to the Superbike World Championship.
Overview
The series was introduced in 1999 as a European championship and in Octo ...
in 2014, in 2015 he competed in the
Supersport World Championship
The Supersport World Championship, abbreviated to WorldSSP, is a motorcycle racing competition on hard-surfaced circuits, based on mid-sized sports motorcycles. Competition machines were originally based on production-based motorcycles with 600 ...
for
PATA Honda aboard a
Honda CBR600RR—achieving his first win in the series in
Losail—and he was second in the
Suzuka 8 Hours
The is a motorcycle endurance race held at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan each year. The race runs for eight hours consecutively and entrants are composed of two or more riders who alternate during pitstops.
History
The race began in 1978 as a ...
endurance race with
Dominique Aegerter
Dominique Aegerter (born 30 September 1990) is a Swiss professional road racer of solo motorcycles, competing in both the MotoE World Championship and the Supersport World Championship. He won the Supersport World Championship in and 2022. He al ...
and
Joshua Hook.
For 2016 he moved to the CIA Landlord Insurance Honda team.
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Career statistics
FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
By year
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
By class
Races by year
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Superbike World Championship
Races by year
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
References
External links
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Living people
1991 births
Sportspeople from Huddersfield
English expatriate sportspeople in Spain
English motorcycle racers
Moto2 World Championship riders
Supersport World Championship riders
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup riders