Ian Lowry

Ian Lowry (born (1986-09-22)22 September 1986 in Moira, County Down, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish motorcycle racer.

Ian Lowry
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born (1986-09-22) 22 September 1986
Moira, County Down
Websiteianlowry.co.uk/
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Superbike World Championship
Active years2010
ManufacturersKawasaki
Championships0
2010 championship position21st
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
6 0 0 0 0 9

Biography

Moving to racing

A former chef,[1] Lowry started off in the British Supersport class in 2006. He raced there for 3 seasons, finishing 9th in this first season, 2nd in 2007 and 3rd in the 2008 championship.

British Superbike Championship

He then made the step to the British Superbike Championship in 2009 with the Relentless TAS Suzuki.[2] He worked on his fitness in a university study pre-season.[3] Lowry was a consistent points-scorer, racking up enough points for 5th overall despite failing to take a podium finish. He rounded off the season by competing in the Sunflower Trophy at Bishopscourt.

Spanish Moto 2, World and British Superbike Championships

TAS signed Michael Laverty and Alastair Seeley for 2010, leaving Lowry without a ride. He signed to race in the Spanish Moto2 championship, in a team ran by former Grand Prix winner Jeremy McWilliams,[4] however the deal fell through.[5] He also tested a BSB Motorpoint Yamaha in April 2010, as a potential short-term replacement for the injured Neil Hodgson.[6] With Hodgson announcing his retirement on 22 April 2010, Lowry was confirmed as his replacement.[7] However, two rounds later Lowry was replaced by Andrew Pitt.[8] He made a BSB return for the Kawasaki SRT team in their one-off entry to the Brands Hatch bank holiday triple-header,[9] and this continued into the Nurburgring World Superbike meeting, his debut in this class.[5] For 2011 Lowry signed for the Buildbase team who had moved from Kawasaki machinery to the new BMW S1000RR. The team struggled with the new bike, meaning that Lowry and team mate John Laverty struggled to score points, Lowry's best finish being a ninth in the second race at Snetterton. At the Cadwell park round after Lowry's bike blew up in a free practice session he was so upset with the team's lack of form that he decided to go home missing the Cadwell Park weekend.[10]

Career statistics

Stats correct as of 9 July 2012

All time
Series Years Active Races Poles Podiums Wins 2nd place 3rd place Fast Laps Titles
British Supersport (BSS) 2006–2008 34 0 15 3 5 7 0 0
British Superbike (BSB) 2009– 66 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
World Supersport (WSS) 2010 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
World Superbike (SBK) 2010–2011 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 107 0 16 4 5 7 0 0

British Supersport Championship
Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts Ref
2006 Suzuki BHI
10		 DON THR
16		 OUL
6		 MON
C		 MAL
12		 SNE
15		 KNO
3		 OUL
5		 CRO
10		 CAD
11		 SIL BHGP
Ret		 9th 59 [11]
2007 BHGP
3		 THR SIL
2		 OUL
2		 SNE
1		 MOP
3		 KNO
5		 OUL
11		 MAL
2		 CRO
3		 CAD
 DON
2		 BHI
6		 2nd 179 [12]
2008 THR
5		 OUL
3		 BHGP
16		 DON
1		 SNE
5		 MAL
3		 OUL
3		 KNO
1		 CAD
8		 CRO
Ret		 SIL
6		 BHI
8		 3rd 146 [13]

British Superbike Championship
Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts Ref
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
2009 Suzuki BHI
13		 BHI
19		 OUL
7		 OUL
6		 DON
8		 DON
6		 THR
19		 THR
8		 SNE
5		 SNE
7		 KNO
6		 KNO
Ret		 MAL
8		 MAL
20		 BHGP
12		 BHGP
12		 BHGP
9		 CAD
4		 CAD
Ret		 CRO
5		 CRO
7		 SIL
8		 SIL
9		 OUL
8		 OUL
Ret		 OUL
4		 5th 170 [14]
2010 Yamaha BHI
 BHI
 THR
 THR
 OUL
Ret		 OUL
Ret		 CAD
11		 CAD
12		 MAL
 MAL
 KNO
 KNO
 SNE
 SNE
 21st 25 [15]
Kawasaki BHGP
10		 BHGP
11		 BHGP
11		 CAD
 CAD
 CRO
 CRO
 SIL
 SIL
 OUL
 OUL
 OUL
 [16]
2011 BMW BHI
Ret		 BHI
Ret		 OUL
18		 OUL
18		 CRO
18		 CRO
14		 THR
16		 THR
22		 KNO
DNS		 KNO
DNS		 SNE
19		 SNE
9		 OUL
Ret		 OUL
C		 BHGP
11		 BHGP
Ret		 BHGP
Ret		 CAD
WD		 CAD
WD		 CAD
WD		 22nd 27 [17]
Kawasaki DON
12		 DON
Ret		 SIL
11		 SIL
15		 BHGP
13		 BHGP
Ret		 BHGP
Ret
2012 Honda BHI
4		 BHI
C		 THR
1		 THR
5		 OUL
Ret		 OUL
21		 OUL
13		 SNE
8		 SNE
4		 KNO
Ret		 KNO
10		 OUL
Ret		 OUL
6		 OUL
7		 BHGP BHGP CAD CAD DON DON ASS ASS SIL SIL BHGP BHGP BHGP 7th* 98* [18]
  • * Season still in progress

World Supersport Championship
Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts Ref
2010 Yamaha AUS POR SPA NED ITA RSA USA SMR CZE GBR
20		 GER ITA FRA NC 0 [19]

World Superbike Championship
Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts Ref
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
2010 Yamaha AUS AUS POR POR SPA SPA NED NED ITA ITA RSA RSA USA USA SMR SMR CZE CZE GBR GBR GER
12		 GER
Ret		 ITA
17		 ITA
16		 FRA
14		 FRA
13		 21st 9 [20]

References
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  2. "Relentless TAS Suzuki BSB Team Sign Ian Lowry For 2009". Bikerholic. BikeHolic.Com. 13 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  3. Hull, Rob (28 November 2008). "Ian Lowry receives help to get fit for 2009". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
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  5. "Lowry gets Kawasaki ride for Nurburgring". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  6. Jewkes, Stuart (9 April 2010). "Ian Lowry tests Motorpoint Yamaha at Oulton Park". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  7. "Motorpoint announce Hodgson replacement". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  8. "WSS World Champion Andrew Pitt Joins Motorpoint Yamaha BSB Team". London Bikers. Media Panther Ltd. 7 June 2010. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  9. "Lowry to ride factory Kawasaki at Brands Hatch". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  10. "Cadwell BSB: Lowry calls it a day after engine blow-up | Bikesport News | News". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
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  17. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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