Roger Burnett

Roger Burnett
NationalityBritish
Born (1960-03-02) 2 March 1960
Brigg, Lincolnshire, England
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1984 - 1989
First race1984 500cc British Grand Prix
Last race1989 500cc British Grand Prix
Team(s)Suzuki, Honda
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
26 0 0 0 0 50
Superbike World Championship
Active years1988 - 1991
ManufacturersSuzuki, Honda
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
19 0 3 2 1 67.5

Roger Peter Burnett (born 2 March 1960) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Great Britain. He competed in the 500cc class between 1984 and 1989.[1]

In 1988, Burnett took the first pole positions in World Superbike history at Donington Park.

Burnett competed in 26 Superbike races, starting in 19 of them, between 1988 and 1991, achieving three podiums.[2]

After competing, Burnett was a mentor and manager for various riders including Neil Hodgson, James Toseland and Jonathan Rea.[3][4]

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Points system from 1984-1987:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

Points system from 1988-1989:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Points 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Year Class Team Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points Rank
1984 500cc Men Only Salon RG500 RSA NAT ESP AUT GER FRA YUG NED BEL GBR
Ret 		SWE
11 		RSM 0
1985 500cc Rothmans Honda Britain RS500 RSA ESP GER NAT AUT YUG NED BEL FRA GBR
8 		SWE RSM 3 19th
1986 500cc Rothmans Honda Britain RS500/NS500 ESP NAT
Ret 		GER AUT YUG NED
8 		BEL
DNS 		FRA GBR
11 		SWE SMR 3 21st
1987 500cc Rothmans Honda NSR500 JPN
8 		ESP
9 		GER
8 		NAT
11 		AUT
8 		YUG
11 		NED
7 		FRA
10 		GBR
9 		SWE
10 		CZE
10 		SMR
6 		POR
Ret 		BRA ARG 25 11th
1988 500cc Rothmans Honda NSR500 JPN USA ESP AND NAT
Ret 		GER AUT NED BEL YUG FRA GBR
9 		SWE
8 		CZE
Ret 		BRA
Ret 		15 18th
1989 500cc Rothmans Honda NSR500 JPN AUS USA ESP NAT GER AUT YUG NED BEL FRA GBR
12 		SWE CZE BRA 4 37th
Championship Year Bike Rider TC
FIM World Endurance 1989 Honda RC45 Roger Burnett 2nd

References

  1. ^ Roger Burnett career statistics at MotoGP
  2. ^ Roger Burnett career statistics at Superbike Archives
  3. ^ Q&A: Roger Burnett crash.net, 8 August 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2022
  4. ^ James Toseland: The Autobiography p.202 at Google books. Retrieved 11 April 2022


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