Michael Edward Jones (born 25 February 1994) is an Australian motorcycle racer. He currently competes in the Australian Superbike Championship for Yamaha Racing Team aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1. He was Australian Superbike Champion in 2015[2] and 2019[3] aboard the Ducati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition and 2022 racing the Yamaha YZF-R1. He is the first ever rider to win three Australian Superbike Championships on three different manufacturers.
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| Born | Michael Edward Jones[1] 25 February 1994 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Yamaha Racing Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2025 will be Jones' ninth year competing full time in the Australian Superbike Championship.
Career statistics
editCareer highlights
edit2012 - 25th, European Superstock 600 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R6
2013 - 28th, European Superstock 600 Championship, Honda CBR600RR
2015 - 1st, Australian Superbike Championship, Kawasaki ZX-10R
2017 - 6th, European Superstock 1000 Championship, Ducati 1199 Panigale
2018 - 4th, ESBK Superstock 1000 Championship, Kawasaki ZX-10R
2019 - 1st, Australian Superbike Championship, Ducati 1299
2020 - 7th, Australian Superbike Championship, Ducati Panigale V4R
2021 - 9th, Australian Superbike Championship, Ducati Panigale V4R
2022 - 1st, Australian Superbike Championship, Yamaha YZF-R1
2023 - 5th, Australian Superbike Championship, Yamaha YZF-R1
2024 - 2nd, Australian Superbike Championship, Yamaha YZF-R1
European Superstock 600
editSuperbike World Championship
editEuropean Superstock 1000 Championship
editGrand Prix motorcycle racing
editBy season
edit| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
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| 2016 | MotoGP | Ducati | Avintia Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27th |
| 2018 | MotoGP | Ducati | Ángel Nieto Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Races by year
editAustralian Superbike Championship
editFIM Intercontinental Games results
edit| Year | Venue | Class | Team | Bike | No | Rider | Race | Points | TC | |
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| R1 | R2 | |||||||||
| 2024 | City of Jerez | SS | FIM Oceania | Yamaha YZF-R7 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 90 | 4th | |
| 47 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||
| 48 | Ret | 14 | ||||||||
| 49 | DNS | DNS | ||||||||
References
edit- ↑ "2011 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship – 2011 Championship Standings – Supersport 600cc" (PDF). asiaroadracing.com. Asia Road Racing Championship. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ↑ "Mike Jones will waive the Aussie flag at Grand Prix of Japan". ma.org.au. Motorcycling Australia. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ "Mike Jones wins 2019 ASBK Title with R2 victory at SMP". MCNews.com.au. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
External links
edit- Mike Jones at MotoGP.com
- Mike Jones at WorldSBK.com