Josh Waters













Josh Waters

Josh Waters Yoshimura Suzuki WSBK 2011.jpg
Waters in 2010

Nationality
 Australian
Born
(1987-01-24) 24 January 1987 (age 32)
Mildura, Australia
Current teamTeam Suzuki ECSTAR
Bike number1
Websitejoshuawaters.com.au













Motorcycle racing career statistics
250cc World Championship
Active years2004
ManufacturersHonda












StartsWinsPodiumsPolesF. lapsPoints
100000
125cc World Championship
Active years
2002–2003
ManufacturersKawasaki












StartsWinsPodiumsPolesF. lapsPoints
300000
Superbike World Championship
Active years2011
ManufacturersSuzuki












StartsWinsPodiumsPolesF. lapsPoints
600008

Joshua "Josh" Waters (born 24 January 1987) is an Australian motorcycle racer. He currently competes in the Australian Superbike Championship race aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000. He is a two-time Australian Superbike champion having won the 2009 and 2012 championship for Team Suzuki Australia, finishing 13.5 points ahead of Honda rider Wayne Maxwell in 2012.[1] He has also competed in the Australian 125GP Championship (where he was champion in 2003), the Australian Supersport Championship, the British Superbike Championship and the Superbike World Championship.


His cousin is Virgin Australia Supercar racing driver Cameron Waters.




Contents





  • 1 Career


  • 2 Career statistics

    • 2.1 Grand Prix motorcycle racing

      • 2.1.1 By season


      • 2.1.2 Races by year



    • 2.2 Superbike World Championship

      • 2.2.1 Races by year




  • 3 References


  • 4 External links




Career


Having started racing at the age of five, Waters had already won his first national championship by the age of six and begun his road racing career by the age 2000. Other accolades include coming 3rd at the Macau 125GP (2003), wildcard entry into the Phillip Island round of World 125GP Championship (2003), wildcard entry into the Phillip Island round of World 250GP Championship (2004), 1st - Philip Island 8 hour Endurance with Team Suzuki Australia (2011). Waters has also ridden for the Yoshimura Racing Team where he finished second in the 2011 Suzuka 8 Hours aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000 and represented them in three rounds of the Superbike World Championship.[2]


In 2013 he moved across to the British Superbike Championship and initially raced for the Milwaukee Yamaha race team but was replaced by Tommy Bridewell for the final few rounds of the season. After having piloted a BMW S1000RR at the Le-Mans 24-hour race he joined the Halsall Race Team for the final two rounds of the British Superbike Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R. Waters ended the season in 13th position overall.


Following the 2013 British Superbike Championship Waters signed on with Tyco Suzuki and rode a Suzuki GSX-R1000 for the 2014 season. At Brands Hatch, in the fifth round of the season, he won his first race in the championship.



Career statistics



Grand Prix motorcycle racing



By season

























































Season
Class
Motorcycle
Team
Race
Win
Podium
Pole
FLap
Pts
Plcd

2002
125cc

Honda
FCC - TSR
2
0
0
0
0
0
NC

2003
125cc

Honda
Grand Prix Training Centre
1
0
0
0
0
0
NC

2004
250cc

Honda
Castrol-Honda Kiefer Racing
1
0
0
0
0
0
NC
Total




4

0

0

0

0

0


Races by year


(key)






















































































Year
Class
Bike
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Pos.
Pts

2002
125cc

Honda

JPN

RSA

SPA

FRA

ITA

CAT

NED

GBR

GER

CZE

POR

BRA

PAC

MAL
Ret

AUS
25

VAL
NC
0

2003
125cc

Honda

JPN

RSA

SPA

FRA

ITA

CAT

NED

GBR

GER

CZE

POR

BRA

PAC

MAL

AUS
Ret

VAL
NC
0

2004
250cc

Honda

RSA

SPA

FRA

ITA

CAT

NED

BRA

GER

GBR

CZE

POR

JPN

QAT

MAL

AUS
18

VAL
NC
0


Superbike World Championship



Races by year











































































Year
Make
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

Pos.
Pts
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2

2011

Suzuki

AUS
18

AUS
13

EUR

EUR

NED

NED

ITA

ITA

USA
12

USA
15

SMR

SMR

SPA

SPA

CZE

CZE

GBR

GBR

GER

GER

ITA

ITA

FRA

FRA

POR
21

POR
18
25th
8


References




  1. ^ [1]


  2. ^ [2]




External links


  • Profile on MotoGP.com

  • Profile on WorldSBK.com


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