Josh Hayes
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Joshua Kurt "Josh" Hayes (born April 4, 1975 in Gulfport, Mississippi
) is a professional motorcycle
roadracer
who turned pro in 1996. He currently races in the AMA Superbike series on a Graves Yamaha YZF-R1. Hayes is noted for his achievement in having won the 2003 AMA Superstock Championship riding Attack Suzuki's GSX-R750, and both the 2006 and the 2007 AMA Formula Xtreme Championship for Erion Honda on board the CBR600RR, and the Willow Springs Raceway Toyota 200 endurance race three times in a row.
In 2008, Hayes won the Daytona 200
but was disqualified soon after for an illegal crankshaft.
His wife, Melissa Paris, made her professional debut in the Daytona Sportbike class at the Daytona 200
, with the couple racing against each other at the event. She will participate as a "wild card" rider at the World Supersport Championship race at Miller Motorsports Park
in 2009 as part of the Superbike World Championship meet.
In 2009 Josh Hayes competed in the AMA Pro Racing American Superbike championship alongside Ben Bostrom. He also spearheaded the Yamaha Racing effort in the annual Daytona 200 race.
For 2010 Hayes is back with Yamaha in AMA Superbike. Riding the graves Yamaha R1 Superbike he convincingly clinched his first AMA Superbike Championship for 2010, with 11 podium finishes including seven wins.
He won his second AMA Superbike Championship for 2011 after a breathtaking last round.
Hayes made his MotoGP debut at the 2011 Valencian Grand Prix
riding a Tech 3 Yamaha, replacing countryman Colin Edwards
, who suffered arm injuries in the fatal crash that aborted the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix
. Having avoided a first corner crash that eliminated four other riders, Hayes finished the race in seventh place.
Gulfport, Mississippi
Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi after the state capital Jackson. It is the larger of the two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. As of the...
) is a professional motorcycle
Motorcycle
A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...
roadracer
Road racing
Road racing is a general term for most forms of motor racing held on paved, purpose-built race tracks , as opposed to oval tracks and off-road racing...
who turned pro in 1996. He currently races in the AMA Superbike series on a Graves Yamaha YZF-R1. Hayes is noted for his achievement in having won the 2003 AMA Superstock Championship riding Attack Suzuki's GSX-R750, and both the 2006 and the 2007 AMA Formula Xtreme Championship for Erion Honda on board the CBR600RR, and the Willow Springs Raceway Toyota 200 endurance race three times in a row.
In 2008, Hayes won the Daytona 200
Daytona 200
The Daytona 200 is a 68-lap, motorcycle race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.-History:The race evolved from a beach racing venue in 1937 to the Daytona International Speedway course in 1961....
but was disqualified soon after for an illegal crankshaft.
His wife, Melissa Paris, made her professional debut in the Daytona Sportbike class at the Daytona 200
Daytona 200
The Daytona 200 is a 68-lap, motorcycle race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.-History:The race evolved from a beach racing venue in 1937 to the Daytona International Speedway course in 1961....
, with the couple racing against each other at the event. She will participate as a "wild card" rider at the World Supersport Championship race at Miller Motorsports Park
Miller Motorsports Park
Miller Motorsports Park is an auto, motorcycle, bicycle and kart racing facility located in the unincorporated Erda area just outside Tooele, Utah.- The Track :...
in 2009 as part of the Superbike World Championship meet.
In 2009 Josh Hayes competed in the AMA Pro Racing American Superbike championship alongside Ben Bostrom. He also spearheaded the Yamaha Racing effort in the annual Daytona 200 race.
For 2010 Hayes is back with Yamaha in AMA Superbike. Riding the graves Yamaha R1 Superbike he convincingly clinched his first AMA Superbike Championship for 2010, with 11 podium finishes including seven wins.
He won his second AMA Superbike Championship for 2011 after a breathtaking last round.
Hayes made his MotoGP debut at the 2011 Valencian Grand Prix
2011 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2011 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of November 4–6, 2011 at the Circuito Ricardo Tormo. It was the first race since the death of Marco Simoncelli in Sepang...
riding a Tech 3 Yamaha, replacing countryman Colin Edwards
Colin Edwards
Colin Edwards II nicknamed the Texas Tornado is an American professional motorcycle racer. He is a two time World Superbike champion and has competed in MotoGP since 2003, now riding for the Yamaha Tech 3 team in the 2011 season.-Early years:At the age of three, his Australian father, Colin...
, who suffered arm injuries in the fatal crash that aborted the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix
2011 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2011 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventeenth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of October 21–23, 2011 at the Sepang International Circuit, but the Moto GP race was red flagged and subsequently cancelled after two laps due to a...
. Having avoided a first corner crash that eliminated four other riders, Hayes finished the race in seventh place.
By Seasons
| Year | Class | Moto | Team | Race | Win | Pod | Pole Pole position The term "pole position", as used in motorsports, comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole. The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. In circuit motorsports, a driver has pole position when he or she... |
FLap | Pts | Plcd | WCh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MotoGP | Yamaha YZR-M1 Yamaha YZR-M1 The Yamaha YZR-M1 is an motorcycle specifically developed by Yamaha Motor Company to race in the current MotoGP series. It succeeded the YZR500 by the 2002 season and was originally developed with a engine... |
Tech 3 Tech 3 Tech 3 is a motorcycle racing team currently competing in MotoGP World Championship under the name Monster Yamaha Tech 3 and uses the Yamaha YZR-M1 motorcycle.... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19th | – | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
By class
| Class | Seas | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Pod | Pole Pole position The term "pole position", as used in motorsports, comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole. The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. In circuit motorsports, a driver has pole position when he or she... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MotoGP | 2011 | 2011 Valencia 2011 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of November 4–6, 2011 at the Circuito Ricardo Tormo. It was the first race since the death of Marco Simoncelli in Sepang... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Races by year
(key)| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MotoGP | Yamaha Yamaha Motor Company , is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized... |
QAT 2011 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the opening round of the 2011 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of March 17–20, 2011 at the Losail International Circuit located in Doha, Qatar.... |
SPA 2011 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of April 1–3, 2011 at the Circuito de Jerez located in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.-MotoGP classification:... |
POR 2011 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of April 29–May 1, 2011 at the Autódromo do Estoril located in Estoril, Portugal.-MotoGP classification:... |
FRA 2011 French motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of May 13–15, 2011 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, France.-MotoGP classification:-Moto2 classification:... |
CAT 2011 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of June 3–5, 2011 at the Circuit de Catalunya... |
GBR 2011 British motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 10–12 June 2011 at Silverstone.-MotoGP classification:-Moto2 classification:-125cc classification:... |
NED 2011 Dutch TT The 2011 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of June 23–25, 2011 at the TT Circuit Assen.-MotoGP classification:-Moto2 classification:-125cc classification:... |
ITA 2011 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of July 1–3, 2011 at the Mugello Circuit.-MotoGP classification:-Moto2 classification:... |
GER 2011 German motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of July 15–17, 2011 at the Sachsenring, located in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany. The 125cc race was notable for producing a dead heat for first place... |
USA 2011 United States motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 United States motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of July 22–24, 2011 at Laguna Seca... |
CZE 2011 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of August 12–14, 2011 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno.-MotoGP classification:... |
IND 2011 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Indianapolis Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of August 26–28, 2011 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.The race was won by Casey Stoner.-MotoGP classification:... |
RSM 2011 San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of September 2–4, 2011 at the Misano World Circuit.-MotoGP classification:... |
ARA 2011 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourteenth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of September 16–18, 2011 at the Motorland Aragón circuit.-MotoGP classification:-Moto2 classification:... |
JPN 2011 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifteenth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of September 29–October 2, 2011 at the Twin Ring Motegi, located in Motegi, Japan... |
AUS 2011 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixteenth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 14–16 October 2011 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.-MotoGP classification:... |
MAL 2011 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventeenth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of October 21–23, 2011 at the Sepang International Circuit, but the Moto GP race was red flagged and subsequently cancelled after two laps due to a... |
VAL 2011 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of November 4–6, 2011 at the Circuito Ricardo Tormo. It was the first race since the death of Marco Simoncelli in Sepang... 7 |
19th | 9 |
AMA Pro Racing
| Year | Class | Team | Bike | DAY |
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| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | ||||||
| 2011 2011 AMA Pro American Superbike Championship season The 2011 AMA Pro American Superbike Championship season was the 36th running of the AMA Superbike Championship. The championship covered 8 rounds beginning at Daytona International Speedway on March 11 and concluding at New Jersey Motorsports Park on September 4... |
SBK | Graves Motorsports | Yamaha R1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 363 | 1st |
| Year | Class | Team | Bike | DAY |
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INF |
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M-O |
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| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||||
| 2010 2010 AMA Pro American Superbike Championship season The 2010 AMA Pro American Superbike Championship was the 35th running of the AMA Superbike Championship, an American motorcycle racing championship... |
SBK | Graves Motorsports | Yamaha R1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 466 | 1st |
| Year | Class | Team | Bike | DAY |
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| R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||||
| 2009 2009 AMA Pro American Superbike Championship season The 2009 AMA Pro American Superbike Championship was the 34th running of the AMA Superbike Championship, an American motorcycle racing championship. Mat Mladin won his seventh championship and announced his retirement following the season.... |
SBK | Graves Motorsports | Yamaha R1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 406 | 2nd |
| Year | Class | Team | Bike | DAY |
BAR |
FON |
INF |
MIL |
RAM |
LAG |
M-O |
VIR |
RAT |
LAG |
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| 2008 | FX AMA Formula Xtreme Formula Xtreme was a professional racing class sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association. Formula Xtreme was part of the AMA's road racing series, which also includes AMA Superbike Championship, AMA Supersport Championship, and AMA Superstock.... |
Erion Racing | Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :... |
DSQ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | N/A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 287 | 2nd |
| Year | Class | Team | Bike | DAY |
BAR |
FON |
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RAM |
MIL |
LAG |
M-O |
VIR |
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| 2007 | FX AMA Formula Xtreme Formula Xtreme was a professional racing class sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association. Formula Xtreme was part of the AMA's road racing series, which also includes AMA Superbike Championship, AMA Supersport Championship, and AMA Superstock.... |
Erion Racing | Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :... |
6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | N/A | 1 | 1 | 1 | DNS | 324 | 1st |
| Year | Class | Team | Bike | DAY |
BAR |
FON |
INF |
RAM |
MIL |
LAG |
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| 2006 | FX AMA Formula Xtreme Formula Xtreme was a professional racing class sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association. Formula Xtreme was part of the AMA's road racing series, which also includes AMA Superbike Championship, AMA Supersport Championship, and AMA Superstock.... |
Erion Racing | Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :... |
2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 358 | 1st |
| Year | Class | Team | Bike | DAY |
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| R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||||
| 2005 2005 AMA Superbike Championship season The 2005 AMA Superbike Championship season is the 30th season of the AMA Superbike Championship-Season Calendar:-Superbike Season Calendar:-Rider Standings:-Rider Standings:-Rider Standings:-Rider Standings:... |
SBK | Attack Performance | Kawasaki ZX-10R | DNF | 39 | 6 | 7 | DNF | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | DNF | 5 | DNF | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 302 | 9th |
| Year | Class | Team | Bike | DAY |
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| R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||||
| 2004 2004 AMA Superbike Championship season The 2004 AMA Superbike Championship season is the 29th season of the AMA Superbike Championship-Season Calendar:-Superbike Season Calendar:-Rider Standings:-Rider Standings:-Rider Standings:-Rider Standings:... |
SBK | Kawasaki Kawasaki Motors Racing Kawasaki Motors Racing was the European subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, which is located in Netherlands. It is responsible for managing the racing activities of the MotoGP team and any other motorcycle racing activities Kawasaki may enter in the future.The subsidiary was set up in 2007 as... |
Kawasaki ZX-10R | DNF | 21 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | DNF | DNF | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 316 | 8th |
| SStk | Kawasaki Kawasaki Motors Racing Kawasaki Motors Racing was the European subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, which is located in Netherlands. It is responsible for managing the racing activities of the MotoGP team and any other motorcycle racing activities Kawasaki may enter in the future.The subsidiary was set up in 2007 as... |
Kawasaki ZX-10R | 7 | 30 | 8 | 5 | DNF | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 235 | 8th | ||||||||
External links
- JoshHayesRacing.com - Official website
- Josh Hayes profile at AMAProRacing.com