Josh Waters

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Josh Waters
Josh Waters Yoshimura Suzuki WSBK 2011.jpg
Waters in 2010
Nationality Australian
Born (1987-01-24) 24 January 1987 (age 35)
Mildura, Australia
Current teamTeam Suzuki ECSTAR
Bike number1
Websitejoshuawaters.com.au
Motorcycle racing career statistics
250cc World Championship
Active years2004
ManufacturersHonda
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
1 0 0 0 0 0
125cc World Championship
Active years2002–2003
ManufacturersKawasaki
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
3 0 0 0 0 0
Superbike World Championship
Active years2011
ManufacturersSuzuki
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
6 0 0 0 0 8

Joshua "Josh" Waters (born 24 January 1987) is an Australian motorcycle racer. He currently competes in the Australian Superbike Championship race aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000. He is a two-time Australian Superbike champion having won the 2009 and 2012 championship for Team Suzuki Australia, finishing 13.5 points ahead of Honda rider Wayne Maxwell in 2012.[1] He has also competed in the Australian 125GP Championship (where he was champion in 2003), the Australian Supersport Championship, the British Superbike Championship and the Superbike World Championship.

His cousin is Supercars Championship racing driver Cameron Waters.

Career[]

Having started racing at the age of five, Waters had already won his first national championship by the age of six and begun his road racing career by the age 2000. Other accolades include coming 3rd at the Macau 125GP (2003), wildcard entry into the Phillip Island round of World 125GP Championship (2003), wildcard entry into the Phillip Island round of World 250GP Championship (2004), 1st - Philip Island 8 hour Endurance with Team Suzuki Australia (2011). Waters has also ridden for the Yoshimura Racing Team where he finished second in the 2011 Suzuka 8 Hours aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000 and represented them in three rounds of the Superbike World Championship.[2]

In 2013 he moved across to the British Superbike Championship and initially raced for the Milwaukee Yamaha race team but was replaced by Tommy Bridewell for the final few rounds of the season. After having piloted a BMW S1000RR at the Le-Mans 24-hour race he joined the Halsall Race Team for the final two rounds of the British Superbike Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R. Waters ended the season in 13th position overall.

Following the 2013 British Superbike Championship Waters signed on with Tyco Suzuki and rode a Suzuki GSX-R1000 for the 2014 season. At Brands Hatch, in the fifth round of the season, he won his first race in the championship.

Career statistics[]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing[]

By season[]

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2002 125cc Honda FCC - TSR 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2003 125cc Honda Grand Prix Training Centre 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2004 250cc Honda Castrol-Honda Kiefer Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0

Races by year[]

(key)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos. Pts
2002 125cc Honda JPN RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR BRA PAC MAL
Ret 		AUS
25 		VAL NC 0
2003 125cc Honda JPN RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR BRA PAC MAL AUS
Ret 		VAL NC 0
2004 250cc Honda RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED BRA GER GBR CZE POR JPN QAT MAL AUS
18 		VAL NC 0

Superbike World Championship[]

Races by year[]

Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Pts
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
2011 Suzuki AUS
18 		AUS
13 		EUR EUR NED NED ITA ITA USA
12 		USA
15 		SMR SMR SPA SPA CZE CZE GBR GBR GER GER ITA ITA FRA FRA POR
21 		POR
18 		25th 8

References[]

  1. ^ "Article, Police: Racer Nicky Moore Arrested for Assault with a Deadly Weapon". 19 February 2005.
  2. ^ "Josh Waters: Joshua Waters Profile".

External links[]

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