Danny Webb (motorcyclist)
Daniel Webb (born 22 March 1991 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England)[1][2] is a British motorcycle racer. For 2021 he competed in the World Supersport Championship until mid-way through the season,[3] then in the British Supersport Championship as a replacement for injured Kyle Smith.[4]
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 March 1991 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | WRP Wepol Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | dannywebb.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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During 2020 he competed in World Supersport for Wepol Racing on a Yamaha R6,[5] after racing in the International Road Race Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR. In 2022 FIM Endurance World Championship he rides for Polish based Wojcik Racing Team in superstock category.
Career
In 2005 Webb was selected to be part of Dorna's MotoGP Academy project—which included participation in the Spanish 125cc Championship—and was confirmed for 2006.[6]
After entering the 2006 Catalan Grand Prix as a wild-card rider,[1] he has competed full-time in the 125cc World Championship for the following five years, starting out in 2007 where he failed to score points in all but one of the races. In 2008 the season started off really well for Webb, claiming a career best fifth position in the third race of the season, however he could not keep this up and fell away towards the end of the season. 2009 was hampered by too many retirements and thus did not improve on his performances from the previous year. In 2010 Webb has been at his most consistent regularly breaking into the top 10 of the championship close to the end of the season. Webb joined Mahindra for 2011 and ended the season in 19th overall. The highlight of the season was a pole position in the final 125cc race, the first pole for Mahindra.[7]
He stayed with Mahindra for 2012 but the season in the Moto3 World Championship was a disaster due to an under powered motorcycle and failed to score any points. He started 2013 riding for Ambrogio Racing aboard a Suter Honda but was released by the team mid season due to unsatisfactory results.[8] He then signed for PTR Honda to contest the remaining four rounds of the Supersport World Championship aboard a Honda CBR600RR.
For 2014, he signed to ride in the British National Superstock 1000 Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R for the Moto Breakers team. He left after a few rounds due to poor performances and later joined Collisions Recovery to ride their Kawasaki ZX-6R in the British Supersport Championship, he finished the season in 24th position overall. He remained in the British Supersport class for 2015 but switched teams and motorcycles as he signed for Appleyard / Macadam & Doodson to ride a Yamaha YZF-R6.
Isle of Man TT & FIM Endurance Championship
Webb started competing for the German squad in 2016 at the Isle of Man TT as well as Macau Grand Prix and further road races.[9] He stayed with the team throughout the seasons of 2017, 2018 and 2019, while he took the championship title in 2018 in the International Road Racing Championship,[10] while also competing in the FIM Endurance World Championship.
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Number | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd | WCh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 125cc | Honda | Repsol Honda | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | 0 |
| 2007 | Honda | De Graaf Grand Prix | 99 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26th | 0 | |
| 2008 | Aprilia | De Graaf Grand Prix | 99 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 19th | 0 | |
| 2009 | Aprilia | De Graaf Grand Prix | 99 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 | 17th | 0 | |
| 2010 | Aprilia | Andalucia Cajasol | 99 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 10th | 0 | |
| 2011 | Mahindra | Mahindra Racing | 99 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 19th | 0 | |
| 2012 | Moto3 | Mahindra | Mahindra Racing | 99 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | 0 |
| 2013 | Suter Honda | Ambrogio Racing | 99 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20th | 0 | |
| 2016 | Mahindra | Platinum Bay Real Estate | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44th | 0 | |
| Total | 102 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 208.5 | 0 | |||||
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125cc | 2006–2011 | 2006 Catalunya | 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 193.5 | 0 | ||
| Moto3 | 2012–2013, 2016 | 2012 Qatar | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2006–2013, 2016 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 208.5 | 0 | |||
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 125cc | Honda | SPA | QAT | TUR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT DNQ | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | MAL | AUS | JPN | POR | VAL | NC | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 125cc | Honda | QAT Ret | SPA Ret | TUR 23 | CHN 23 | FRA 27 | ITA 21 | CAT 26 | GBR 25 | NED Ret | GER 27 | CZE 28 | RSM 30 | POR 20 | JPN 13 | AUS Ret | MAL 22 | VAL 21 | 26th | 3 | |
| 2008 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT 6 | SPA Ret | POR 5 | CHN Ret | FRA 21 | ITA Ret | CAT 11 | GBR Ret | NED DNS | GER Ret | CZE Ret | RSM 14 | IND 15 | JPN 10 | AUS DNS | MAL Ret | VAL Ret | 19th | 35 | |
| 2009 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT 9 | JPN 11 | SPA 8 | FRA Ret | ITA Ret | CAT Ret | NED Ret | GER 8 | GBR Ret | CZE 16 | IND 11 | RSM 10 | POR Ret | AUS 13 | MAL Ret | VAL DNS | 17th | 38.5 | ||
| 2010 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT 11 | SPA Ret | FRA 9 | ITA 10 | GBR 10 | NED 7 | CAT 10 | GER 7 | CZE Ret | IND 6 | RSM 10 | ARA 9 | JPN 7 | MAL Ret | AUS 10 | POR 9 | VAL 16 | 10th | 93 | |
| 2011 | 125cc | Mahindra | QAT 16 | SPA Ret | POR 16 | FRA Ret | CAT Ret | GBR 11 | NED 13 | ITA Ret | GER 14 | CZE 12 | IND DNS | RSM 21 | ARA 15 | JPN Ret | AUS 10 | MAL 13 | VAL Ret | 19th | 24 | |
| 2012 | Moto3 | Mahindra | QAT 18 | SPA Ret | POR Ret | FRA Ret | CAT Ret | GBR Ret | NED Ret | GER 18 | ITA 20 | IND DNS | CZE | RSM Ret | ARA 25 | JPN 26 | MAL Ret | AUS DNS | VAL Ret | NC | 0 | |
| 2013 | Moto3 | Suter Honda | QAT 11 | AME 11 | SPA 13 | FRA DNS | ITA 17 | CAT 14 | NED Ret | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | MAL | AUS | JPN | VAL | 20th | 15 | |
| 2016 | Moto3 | Mahindra | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED 22 | GER 22 | AUT | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 44th | 0 |
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete TT record
| 2018 | Superbike TT 21 | Supersport TT DNP | Superstock TT 21 | Supersport TT 2 DNP | Lightweight TT | Senior TT | TT Zero DNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Superbike TT DNP | Supersport TT DNP | Superstock TT DNP | Supersport TT 2 Cancelled | Lightweight TT DNP | Senior TT DNP | TT Zero DNP |
| 2016 | Superbike TT DNF | Supersport TT DNP | Superstock TT 27 | Supersport TT 2 DNP | Lightweight TT DNF | Senior TT 26 | TT Zero DNP |
| 2015 | Superbike TT DNP | Supersport TT DNP | Superstock TT DNP | Supersport TT 2 DNP | Lightweight TT 10 | Senior TT DNP | TT Zero DNP |
| 2014 | Superbike TT 36 | Supersport TT DNP | Superstock TT 37 | Supersport TT 2 DNP | Lightweight TT 13 | Senior TT 30 | TT Zero DNP |
References
- ^ a b "Daniel Webb suffers wrist fracture". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Danny Webb". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ^ Danny Webb splits with WRP Racing amid WorldSSP difficulties 12 August 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021
- ^ Danny Webb to stand in for injured Kyle Smith at Dynavolt Triumph britishsuperbike.com, 15 September 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021
- ^ James Toseland 2020 WorldSSP team manager role officially confirmed visordown.com, 27 November 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020
- ^ "MotoGP Academy announces 2006 plans". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 16 February 2006. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Danny Webb and Mahindra on pole for 125cc finale after damp Valencia session". autosport.com. Haymarket Media Group. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ . wwg-2013.softecspa.it. Ambrogio Racing. 26 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ Penzkofer, Rico. "Penz13.com BMW Racing Team signs Manxman Dan Kneen and keeps Danny Webb and Alessandro Polita for 2017 Road Racings". Penz13.com. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ Schepke, Matthias. "Der nächste BMW Champion: Danny Webb feiert vorzeitigen Titelgewinn in der IRRC". BMW Group. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Danny Webb TT Results". iomtt.com. .iomtt.com. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Danny Webb at MotoGP.com
- Danny Webb at WorldSBK.com