Taylor Mackenzie

Taylor Mackenzie is a former Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Great Britain. He is the son of a former motorcycle racer, Niall Mackenzie. He is also the brother to Tarran Mackenzie, who currently races for McAms Yamaha in the British Superbike series. He competes in the British Superbike series, a aboard a BMW.

Taylor Mackenzie
Mackenzie at the 2010 British Grand Prix
NationalityBritish
Born (1993-02-24) 24 February 1993
Stirling, Scotland
Current teamSynetiq BMW
Bike number99
Websitetaylor-mackenzie.com

For the first half of the BSB 2018 season, he rode for Moto Rapido Racing Ducati replacing injured John Hopkins. The team and Mackenzie announced their mutual decision to part company at the Knockhill BSB round practice session on 7 July, due to the rider's poor results.[1] Mackenzie's place was taken by Tommy Bridewell for the remainder of 2018.BSB: Bridewell back with MotoRapido Ducati Motorcycle News, 7 July 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019</ref>[2]

In 2017, Mackenzie competed in the British Superbike Championship aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000. Mackenzie has competed in the British 125GP Championship, the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, the British Supersport Championship and the British Superbike Championship. In 2016, Taylor won the British National Superstock 1000 Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR for Hawk Racing/Buildbase BMW. In 2014, in his second year with Tyco Suzuki, achieved his first ever podium in the supersport class at Silverstone with a 2nd place finish after a tough battle with the American James Rispoli.

In 2010 Mackenzie rode two wildcard entries in the World Championship, at Silverstone and Valencia, prior to his full World Championship in 2011. During 2010 hesmall clean finished the British 125 Championship in fourth position, competed in two CEV Buckler (Spanish National Championship) rounds and also rode in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in which he scored five top-ten finishes.

https://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Taylor+Mackenzie

Career statistics

2009 - 20th, Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup #71 KTM FRR 125
2009 - 11th, British 125cc Championship #77 Honda RS125R
2010 - 15th, Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup #77 KTM FRR 125
2010 - 4th, British 125cc Championship #77 Honda RS125R
2011 - 24th, 125cc Grand Prix World Championship #17 Aprilia RS 125 R
2012 - 14th, British Supersport Championship #77 Yamaha YZF-R6
2013 - 10th, British Supersport Championship #77 Suzuki GSX-R600
2014 - 10th, British Supersport Championship #77 Suzuki GSX-R600
2015 - NC, British Superbike Championship #11 Kawasaki ZX-10R
2016 - 1st, British National Superstock 1000 Championship #77 BMW S1000RR
2017 - 19th, British Superbike Championship #6 Suzuki GSX-R1000
2018 - British Superbike Championship #24 Ducati 1199 Panigale
2018 - British National Superstock 1000 Championship #77 BMW S1000RR

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Number Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2010 125cc Honda KRP MMCG 73 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2011 125cc Aprilia Phonica Racing 17 16 0 0 0 0 15 24th
Total 18 0 0 0 0 15

Races by year

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Points
2010 125cc Honda QAT SPA FRA ITA GBR
Ret
NED CAT GER CZE IND RSM ARA JPN MAL AUS POR VAL
21
NC 0
2011 125cc Aprilia QAT
18
SPA
5
POR FRA
22
CAT
28
GBR
12
NED
26
ITA
17
GER
Ret
CZE
21
IND
21
RSM
22
ARA
Ret
JPN
Ret
AUS
18
MAL
21
VAL
Ret
24th 15

By championship

British Supersport Championship

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 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
2012 Yamaha BHI
21
BHI
Ret
THR
19
THR
20
OUL
20
OUL
16
SNE
Ret
SNE
Ret
KNO
19
KNO
11
OUL
12
OUL
14
BHGP
14
BHGP
14
CAD CAD DON DON ASS ASS SIL SIL BHGP BHGP 20th 15 [3]

References

  1. BSB: Mackenzie and MotoRapido Ducati announce split Motorcycle News, 7 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018
  2. Tommy Bridewell and Moto Rapido Ducati team up again in 2019 as Oxford Racing Ducati Ducatiracinguk.com, 14 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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