Loris Baz
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1993 Sallanches, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Bonovo BMW (WSBK) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Loris Baz (born 1 February 1993) is a French motorcycle racer who competed in American Superbike series promoted by MotoAmerica during 2021.
For 2022, Baz has signed to race in Superbike World Championship for satellite BMW team Bonovo, together with team-mate Eugene Laverty.[1][2]
Baz has previously competed in World Superbikes for the Ten Kate Racing, the MotoGP series, the FIM Superstock 1000 Championship, the British Superbike Championship and the European Superstock 600 Championship, where he was champion in 2008.
Career[]
Superbike World Championship (2012–2014)[]
Kawasaki Racing Team confirmed Baz for the 2013 Superbike World Championship season.[3]
MotoGP World Championship (2015–2018)[]
On 4 October 2014, it was announced that Baz would move into MotoGP, with Forward Racing.[4] At Misano in September, Baz achieved his best result with 4th place in changeable conditions.[5] Baz finished his début season with 28 points, and was 17th in the final championship standings.
For the 2016 and 2017 seasons, Baz rode with the Avintia Racing team.[6]
He made a one-off appearance at the 2018 British GP, replacing the injured Pol Espargaró in the factory KTM team.[7] However, the race was cancelled due to dangerous track conditions following heavy rain and resurfacing.
Return to Superbike (2018–2020)[]
For the 2018 season Baz returned to the Superbike World Championship riding for the Gulf Althea BMW Racing team.[8]
MotoAmerica Superbike Championship (2021–present)[]
On 2 February 2021, American racing series MotoAmerica announced Baz would join the HSBK Racing Ducati team to compete in the United States during 2021, riding a Ducati Panigale V4 R.[9] Baz finished the season in fourth place.[10]
World Superbikes 2021[]
Baz acted as a replacement for the injured rider Chaz Davies, finishing 6th in race one and 9th in race two at Jerez, Spain in September. After a rider death in World Supersport, there were two main Superbike races only, with no Sprint (short distance) race.[11]
Endurance World Championship[]
Whilst in Europe and following-on from riding World Superbikes, Baz rode as part of a three-man Moto Ain team on a Yamaha YZF-R1 in the last round of the 2021 FIM Endurance World Championship at Most, in the Czech Republic. Together with Randy De Puniet and Corentin Perolari,[12] the team finished last (21st position) after progress was delayed by mid-race damage to the bike when being ridden by Perolari.[13]
Career statistics[]
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup[]
Races by year[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Yamaha | SPA Ret |
NED 6 |
ITA 10 |
SMR 9 |
GBR 6 |
CZE Ret |
GER 14 |
ITA 10 |
FRA 6 |
POR 6 |
8th | 61 |
| 2010 | Yamaha | POR 3 |
SPA 5 |
NED Ret |
ITA Ret |
SMR 6 |
CZE 9 |
GBR 6 |
GER 5 |
ITA | FRA Ret |
8th | 65 |
| 2011 | Honda | NED | ITA | SMR | SPA | CZE | GBR | GER | ITA | FRA Ret |
POR 7 |
19th | 9 |
| 2012 | Kawasaki | ITA 2 |
NED 6 |
ITA Ret |
SMR | SPA | CZE | GBR | GER | POR | FRA | 14th | 30 |
British Superbike Championship[]
Races by year[]
(key)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | ||||
| 2010 | Yamaha | BHI | BHI | THR | THR | OUL | OUL | CAD | CAD | MAL | MAL | KNO | KNO | SNE | SNE | SNE | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | CAD | CAD | CRO 7 |
CRO Ret |
SIL 11 |
SIL Ret |
OUL 10 |
OUL 9 |
OUL 6 |
20th | 37 | |
| 2011 | Yamaha | BHI 7 |
BHI 13 |
OUL 8 |
OUL 9 |
CRO 4 |
CRO 5 |
THR 25 |
THR 11 |
KNO 9 |
KNO Ret |
SNE 9 |
SNE 7 |
OUL 7 |
OUL C |
BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | CAD | CAD | CAD | DON | DON | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | 14th | 88 | |
Superbike World Championship[]
By season[]
| Season | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R | Kawasaki Racing Team | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 13th |
| 2013 | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R | Kawasaki Racing Team | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 8th |
| 2014 | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R | Kawasaki Racing Team | 24 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 311 | 5th |
| 2018 | BMW S1000RR | Gulf Althea BMW Racing Team | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 11th |
| 2019 | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Ten Kate Racing – Yamaha | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 10th |
| 2020 | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Ten Kate Racing Yamaha | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 8th |
| Total | 133 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1030 |
Races by year[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 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 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2012 | Kawasaki | AUS | AUS | ITA | ITA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | EUR 16 |
EUR 8 |
USA 15 |
USA 14 |
SMR Ret |
SMR 8 |
SPA Ret |
SPA 20 |
CZE 3 |
CZE 8 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
RUS 11 |
RUS 9 |
GER Ret |
GER 8 |
POR 7 |
POR 7 |
FRA 10 |
FRA Ret |
13th | 122 |
| 2013 | Kawasaki | AUS 6 |
AUS Ret |
SPA 5 |
SPA 6 |
NED 5 |
NED 3 |
ITA 7 |
ITA 8 |
GBR 5 |
GBR 7 |
POR 5 |
POR 4 |
ITA 9 |
ITA 6 |
RUS 8 |
RUS C |
GBR 5 |
GBR 1 |
GER DNS |
GER DNS |
TUR | TUR | USA | USA | FRA | FRA | SPA | SPA | 8th | 180 |
| 2014 | Kawasaki | AUS 5 |
AUS 2 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 2 |
NED 4 |
NED 7 |
ITA 4 |
ITA 4 |
GBR 2 |
GBR 2 |
MAL Ret |
MAL 5 |
SMR 2 |
SMR 2 |
POR 3 |
POR 6 |
USA 9 |
USA 6 |
SPA Ret |
SPA 7 |
FRA 5 |
FRA 7 |
QAT 2 |
QAT 7 |
5th | 311 | ||||
| 2018 | BMW | AUS 11 |
AUS 9 |
THA 11 |
THA 12 |
SPA 11 |
SPA 15 |
NED 7 |
NED 8 |
ITA 13 |
ITA 11 |
GBR 7 |
GBR 10 |
CZE 18 |
CZE 11 |
USA 15 |
USA 10 |
ITA Ret |
ITA 9 |
POR 6 |
POR 9 |
FRA 10 |
FRA 10 |
ARG 9 |
ARG 11 |
QAT 6 |
QAT C |
11th | 137 | ||
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | ||||
| 2019 | Yamaha | AUS | AUS | AUS | THA | THA | THA | SPA | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | ITA | SPA 12 |
SPA Ret |
SPA 9 |
ITA 4 |
ITA 12 |
ITA 12 |
GBR 4 |
GBR 5 |
GBR 6 |
USA 8 |
USA 7 |
USA 7 |
POR 16 |
POR 9 |
POR 6 |
FRA 4 |
FRA 7 |
FRA 5 |
ARG DNS |
ARG Ret |
ARG 12 |
QAT 7 |
QAT 7 |
QAT 8 |
10th | 138 |
| 2020 | Yamaha | AUS 7 |
AUS 7 |
AUS 8 |
SPA 5 |
SPA 4 |
SPA 17 |
POR 6 |
POR 3 |
POR Ret |
SPA 7 |
SPA 9 |
SPA Ret |
SPA 12 |
SPA 11 |
SPA 8 |
SPA 14 |
SPA 3 |
SPA 10 |
FRA 2 |
FRA 6 |
FRA 2 |
POR 9 |
POR Ret |
POR Ret |
8th | 142 | |||||||||||||||
Grand Prix motorcycle racing[]
By season[]
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MotoGP | Yamaha Forward | Forward Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17th |
| 2016 | MotoGP | Ducati | Avintia Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 20th |
| 2017 | MotoGP | Ducati | Reale Avintia Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 18th |
| 2018 | MotoGP | KTM | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
By class[]
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MotoGP | 2015–2018 | 2015 Qatar | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2015–2018 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MotoGP | Yamaha Forward | QAT 22 |
AME 17 |
ARG 14 |
SPA Ret |
FRA 12 |
ITA 12 |
CAT 13 |
NED 15 |
GER 19 |
IND | CZE 15 |
GBR 16 |
RSM 4 |
ARA 17 |
JPN Ret |
AUS 18 |
MAL Ret |
VAL 19 |
17th | 28 | |
| 2016 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT Ret |
ARG Ret |
AME 15 |
SPA 13 |
FRA 12 |
ITA Ret |
CAT | NED | GER 17 |
AUT 13 |
CZE 4 |
GBR DNS |
RSM | ARA 18 |
JPN 16 |
AUS Ret |
MAL 5 |
VAL 18 |
20th | 35 | |
| 2017 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT 12 |
ARG 11 |
AME Ret |
SPA 13 |
FRA 9 |
ITA 18 |
CAT 12 |
NED 8 |
GER 19 |
CZE Ret |
AUT 9 |
GBR 15 |
RSM 16 |
ARA 21 |
JPN 10 |
AUS 18 |
MAL Ret |
VAL 16 |
18th | 45 | |
| 2018 | MotoGP | KTM | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR C |
RSM | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Bonovo action BMW Racing Team to line up with Eugene Laverty and Loris Baz in the 2022 WorldSBK. BMW Group, 22 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021
- ^ Bonovo BMW team signs Laverty, Baz for 2022 WSBK season motorsport.com, 22 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021
- ^ "Loris Baz to continue with Kawasaki in 2013". twowheelsblog.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Loris Baz joins Forward Yamaha for 2015 MotoGP season". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Morrison, Neil (14 September 2015). "Baz: This proves I'm not too tall!". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "Loris Baz joins Avintia for 2016". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "KTM confirm Baz will race at Silverstone". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Baz grits his teeth in race 1 in Australia". Gulf Althea BMW Racing team. 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
- ^ "MotoAmerica: Loris Baz Riding Ducati Superbike For HSBK Racing". Roadracing World. 2 Feb 2021. Retrieved 8 Feb 2021.
- ^ MotoAmerica 2021 wraps up in Alabama Australian Motorcycle News, 20 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021
- ^ World Superbike: Will Baz Get GoEleven Ducati Seat For 2022? roadracingworld.com 27 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021
- ^ Excellent new trio for Moto Ain fimewc.com, 4 October 2021 Retrieved 10 October 2021
- ^ World Endurance: Race Results From The 6 Hours Of Most (Updated) roadracingworld, 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021
External links[]
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- Loris Baz at AS.com (in Spanish)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- French motorcycle racers
- Superbike World Championship riders
- FIM Superstock 1000 Cup riders
- Avintia Racing MotoGP riders
- People from Bonneville, Haute-Savoie
- KTM Factory Racing MotoGP riders
- Sportspeople from Haute-Savoie
- MotoGP World Championship riders