Nationality British Bike number 22 | Name Sam Lowes | |
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Current team Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Profiles | ||
Samuel Deane "Sam" Lowes (born 14 September 1990) is a British motorcycle racer from Lincoln, Lincolnshire currently competing in the MotoGP World Championship for Aprilia. He won the Supersport World Championship 2013 riding a Yamaha YZF-R6 for Russian team Yakhnich Motorsport in the championship, as well as the 2010 British Supersport champion riding a Honda CBR600RR.
Contents
- Sam lowes astride an aprilia rs gp for the first time
- Career statistics
- By season
- Races by year
- References
During his championship year in the British championship he scored five wins, including three consecutive wins and three pole positions, winning at Brands Hatch, Knockhill, Cadwell Park, Croft and Silverstone, along with five podium finishes. Afterward he moved to the Supersport World Championship full-time in 2011 signing for the Parkalgar Honda team. In his first complete year he scored six podiums, finishing 6th overall with 129 points. In 2012, he moved to Bogdanka PTR Honda, a sister team of the Parkalgar Honda, and earned two wins at the Donington Park and Aragón rounds. In 2013 he moved to Yakhnich Motorsport riding a semi-works Yamaha. He is the twin brother of World Superbike rider Alex Lowes.
Lowes claimed the World Supersport championship in 2013 with one round remaining at Magny-Cours, finishing 2nd in the race. He was scheduled to race in the World Superbike Championship in 2014 with Yakhnich, however, these plans fell through as the team decided to jump to the championship without Yamaha. Instead, he opted to join the Moto2 World Championship riding with the Speed Up team, signing a two-year deal with the team.
For 2016 onwards, Lowes signed a three-year contract backed by Aprilia, enabling him to continue in Moto2 for 2016 with the Gresini team and a change from Speed Up to Kalex chassis. As well as this, Lowes has the added benefit of being Aprilia's official MotoGP test rider, with an anticipated move to compete for Aprilia in the premier MotoGP class for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
Sam lowes astride an aprilia rs gp for the first time
Career statistics
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
By season
* Season still in progress.
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.