John McPhee (motorcyclist)

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John McPhee
John McPhee 2019.jpg
McPhee in 2019
NationalityScottish
Born (1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 27)
Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Current teamSterilgarda Husqvarna Max
Bike number17
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2021
ManufacturersKalex
Championships0
2021 championship position37th (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
1 0 0 0 0 0
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2012–
Manufacturers Honda, FTR Honda, Honda, Peugeot, KTM
Championships0
2021 championship position13th (77 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
164 3 15 5 2 815
125cc World Championship
Active years2010–2011
ManufacturersHonda, Aprilia
Championships0
2011 championship position31st (3 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
4 0 0 0 0 3

John McPhee (born 14 July 1994) is a Scottish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, set to compete for Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max team in the 2022 Moto3 World Championship. He is also a former competitor of the British 125GP Championship, and the Spanish 125GP/Moto3 Championship.

Career[]

Early life[]

McPhee was born in Oban, Scotland.

Moto3 World Championship[]

Caretta Technology (2012)[]

For 2012, McPhee entered three rounds (5, 6 and 12) as a wildcard rider with the Racing Steps Foundation KRP Honda. For Round 14 onwards he raced with Caretta Technology replacing Alexis Masbou who broke his leg in a testing accident. McPhee raced his KRP Honda chassis with the Honda NSF250R engine fitted.

Caretta Technology RTG (2013)[]

McPhee signed for Racing Team Germany for the 2013 season, replacing the Moto2 bound Louis Rossi. McPhee finished 19th and 13th in his first two seasons with the team.

SaxoPrint-RTG (2014)[]

SAXOPRINT-RTG (2015)[]

In 2015, McPhee took his first podium finish with a second place at Indianapolis; in a wet-to-dry race, McPhee pitted at the end of the formation lap for slick tyres, and finished almost 40 seconds behind race winner Livio Loi, who had started on slicks.[1]

Peugeot MC Saxoprint (2016)[]

In 2016 McPhee had a difficult year on the team's new Peugeot bike, which proved uncompetitive in the dry. However the Scot had several good results in wet conditions; 7th in Argentina, 6th in Germany. Then in the Czech Republic he took the lead when championship leader Brad Binder crashed out, and despite almost highsiding on the penultimate lap held on for his first ever Grand Prix victory. Later in the year in Australia, McPhee was running in third place when he lost the front at Lukey Heights on lap 6, and was run over by Andrea Migno and Enea Bastianini who were running right behind him. The race was red flagged and John was taken to hospital in Melbourne, where he was diagnosed with concussion, a broken thumb and a punctured lung. The injuries meant McPhee spent nearly 2 months in Australia before he was able to fly home to Scotland.

British Talent Team (2017)[]

McPhee had a successful 2017 riding for the new British Talent Team, which included 3 podium finishes and a pole position in Argentina. He ultimately finished the season 7th in the standings.

KTM CIP Green Power (2018)[]

Following the surprise withdrawal of the British Talent Team from the world championship to focus on junior racing, McPhee spent the 2018 season riding a KTM for the CIP team. Although he occasionally ran at the sharp end and achieved two podiums, the team struggled with a lack of funds and he regressed back to 12th in the standings.

Petronas Sprinta Racing (2019–2021)[]

For 2019 McPhee joined the Petronas Sprinta Racing team, and on what turned out to be a competitive bike he rediscovered his 2017 form. His season high point came at the French Grand Prix where from pole position he out duelled eventual world champion Lorenzo Dalla Porta to pick up his second career win. He would end the year he finished a career best 5th in the standings. Despite some speculation about moving up to Moto2, he remained with the team for 2020. It started well with several podium finishes, including coming from 17th on the grid at Misano to claim his third career win, moving him into championship contention. However his form dipped in the second half of the season and he wound up 7th in the final standings.

Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max (2022)[]

Moto2 World Championship[]

Petronas Sprinta Racing (2021)[]

McPhee rode Jake Dixon's machine into 20th place from 21 finishers in the September race at Aragon.[2]

Career statistics[]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing[]

By season[]

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2010 125cc Honda KRP Bradley Smith Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2011 125cc Aprilia Racing Steps Foundation KRP 3 0 0 0 0 3 31st
2012 Moto3 Honda Caretta Technology 8 0 0 0 0 1 37th
Racing Steps Foundation KRP
2013 Moto3 FTR Honda Caretta Technology RTG 17 0 0 0 0 24 19th
2014 Moto3 Honda SaxoPrint-RTG 18 0 0 0 1 77 13th
2015 Moto3 Honda SAXOPRINT-RTG 18 0 1 1 0 92 11th
2016 Moto3 Peugeot Peugeot MC Saxoprint 16 1 1 0 0 48 22nd
2017 Moto3 Honda British Talent Team 18 0 3 1 0 131 7th
2018 Moto3 KTM CIP Green Power 18 0 2 0 0 78 12th
2019 Moto3 Honda Petronas Sprinta Racing 19 1 3 2 1 156 5th
2020 Moto3 Honda Petronas Sprinta Racing 15 1 4 1 0 131 7th
2021 Moto3 Honda Petronas Sprinta Racing 17 0 1 0 0 77 13th
Moto2 Kalex 1 0 0 0 0 0 37th
Total 169 3 15 5 2 818

By class[]

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125cc 2010–2011 2010 Valencia 4 0 0 0 0 3 0
Moto3 2012–present 2012 Catalunya 2015 Indianapolis 2016 Czech Republic 164 3 15 5 2 815 0
Moto2 2021 2021 Aragon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2010–present 169 3 15 5 2 818 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 19 Pos Pts
2010 125cc Honda QAT SPA FRA ITA GBR NED CAT GER CZE IND RSM ARA JPN MAL AUS POR VAL
22 		NC 0
2011 125cc Aprilia QAT SPA POR FRA CAT
26 		GBR
15 		NED ITA GER CZE IND RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
14 		31st 3
2012 Moto3 Honda QAT SPA POR FRA CAT
19 		GBR
28 		NED GER ITA IND CZE
15 		RSM ARA
22 		JPN
21 		MAL
22 		AUS
19 		VAL
Ret 		37th 1
2013 Moto3 FTR Honda QAT
Ret 		AME
21 		SPA
11 		FRA
11 		ITA
16 		CAT
19 		NED
21 		GER
23 		IND
20 		CZE
13 		GBR
14 		RSM
20 		ARA
23 		MAL
17 		AUS
17 		JPN
7 		VAL
Ret 		19th 24
2014 Moto3 Honda QAT
11 		AME
9 		ARG
Ret 		SPA
13 		FRA
8 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
9 		NED
10 		GER
7 		IND
Ret 		CZE
Ret 		GBR
11 		RSM
13 		ARA
Ret 		JPN
4 		AUS
5 		MAL
Ret 		VAL
17 		13th 77
2015 Moto3 Honda QAT
5 		AME
6 		ARG
15 		SPA
10 		FRA
17 		ITA
20 		CAT
Ret 		NED
10 		GER
17 		IND
2 		CZE
10 		GBR
6 		RSM
19 		ARA
17 		JPN
9 		AUS
Ret 		MAL
10 		VAL
7 		11th 92
2016 Moto3 Peugeot QAT
27 		ARG
7 		AME
21 		SPA
Ret 		FRA
20 		ITA
23 		CAT
15 		NED
16 		GER
6 		AUT
24 		CZE
1 		GBR
17 		RSM
20 		ARA
13 		JPN
Ret 		AUS
Ret 		MAL
 VAL
 22nd 48
2017 Moto3 Honda QAT
2 		ARG
2 		AME
7 		SPA
Ret 		FRA
12 		ITA
6 		CAT
12 		NED
3 		GER
Ret 		CZE
6 		AUT
Ret 		GBR
13 		RSM
Ret 		ARA
6 		JPN
10 		AUS
Ret 		MAL
5 		VAL
8 		7th 131
2018 Moto3 KTM QAT
Ret 		ARG
17 		AME
14 		SPA
Ret 		FRA
12 		ITA
12 		CAT
4 		NED
Ret 		GER
3 		CZE
Ret 		AUT
12 		GBR
C 		RSM
Ret 		ARA
10 		THA
Ret 		JPN
5 		AUS
14 		MAL
Ret 		VAL
3 		12th 78
2019 Moto3 Honda QAT
13 		ARG
21 		AME
14 		SPA
12 		FRA
1 		ITA
6 		CAT
13 		NED
5 		GER
6 		CZE
Ret 		AUT
3 		GBR
7 		RSM
2 		ARA
4 		THA
Ret 		JPN
6 		AUS
5 		MAL
7 		VAL
Ret 		5th 156
2020 Moto3 Honda QAT
2 		SPA
Ret 		ANC
2 		CZE
5 		AUT
3 		STY
Ret 		RSM
1 		EMI
10 		CAT
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		ARA
5 		TER
6 		EUR
Ret 		VAL
11 		POR
9 		7th 131
2021 Moto3 Honda QAT
Ret 		DOH
Ret 		POR
23 		SPA
Ret 		FRA
4 		ITA
7 		CAT
Ret 		GER
11 		NED
6 		STY
13 		AUT
7 		GBR
12 		RSM
13 		AME
3 		EMI
Ret 		ALR
Ret 		VAL
11 		13th 77
Moto2 Kalex ARA
20 		37th 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Loi takes maiden Moto3 victory". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. ^ Moto2 2021 Aragon motorsport.com Retrieved 14 September 2021

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