Jacob Raymond Gagne
(born August 27, 1993) is an American
motorcycle racer
The motorcycle sport of racing (also called moto racing and motorbike racing) includes motorcycle road racing and off-road racing, both either on circuits or open courses, and track racing. Other categories include hill climbs, drag racing and ...
. For 2023, Gagne is contracted to Yamaha to ride in the
American Superbike Championship.
Career
He competed in the Spanish Moto2 Championship, the Red Bull AMA Rookies Cup and won the
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup is a motorcycle racing series contested by young, up-and-coming motorcycle riders, who have not had experience in a Motorcycle Grand Prix, motorcycle grand prix previously. The class was founded in 2007, and since t ...
in
2010
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. He was the
AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike champion in 2014, the
MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 champion in 2015 and a MotoAmerica
AMA Superbike Championship
AMA Superbike Championship is an American motorcycle racing series based in the United States. The series is organized by MotoAmerica and is sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) as well as the Fédération Internationale de ...
regular in 2016 and 2017.
During the 2017 season, he was called up to
Ten Kate Racing
Ten Kate Racing is a motorcycle racing team competing in World Supersport with 2023 rider Jorge Navarro and Stefano Manzi. They previously competed in the Superbike World Championship with 2019 rider Loris Baz, and previously with Althea Racing, ...
as a replacement rider, at the July
Laguna Seca
Laguna Seca Raceway (branded as WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, and previously Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for sponsorship reasons) is a paved Racing track#Motorsport, road racing track in central California used for both auto racing and Motorcyc ...
round due to
Nicky Hayden
Nicholas Patrick Hayden (July 30, 1981 May 22, 2017), nicknamed "The Kentucky Kid", was an American professional motorcycle racer who won the MotoGP World Championship in 2006. Hayden began racing motorcycles at a young age. He began his road ...
's death in May, and twice-again later in the season to substitute for injured
Stefan Bradl at
Magny-Cours
Magny-Cours () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nièvre Departments of France, department in central France.
It is the home of the ''Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours'', a famous Motorsport#Motor racing, motor racing circuit (whose name is o ...
and
Losail.
In December 2017, he signed to compete in the
2018 Superbike World Championship series aboard a
Honda Fireblade SP2 for Ten Kate Racing as teammate to
Leon Camier.
After the 2018 season in World Superbikes, Gagne returned to race in the North American Superbike Championship series riding for Scheibe BMW.
Gagne won three consecutive championships in the
AMA Superbike Championship
AMA Superbike Championship is an American motorcycle racing series based in the United States. The series is organized by MotoAmerica and is sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) as well as the Fédération Internationale de ...
, in
2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
,
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
, and
2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
.
Career statistics
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
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.
MotoAmerica SuperBike Championship
Results by year
References
External links
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American motorcycle racers
Living people
1993 births
Moto2 World Championship riders
Superbike World Championship riders
People from Ramona, San Diego County, California