Nationality Northern Irish Uncles Joey Dunlop Role Motorcycle Racer | Name William Dunlop Bike number 6 | |
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Born 23 July 1985 (age 39) ( 1985-07-23 ) Current team CD-IC Racing
(Yamaha R1 1000 and R6 600)
MSS Performance Racing
(Kawasaki ZX-10R 1000) Siblings Michael Dunlop, Daniel Dunlop Parents Louise Dunlop, Robert Dunlop Cousins Donna Dunlop, Joanne Dunlop, Julie Dunlop, Gary Dunlop, Richard Dunlop Similar People Michael Dunlop, Robert Dunlop, Joey Dunlop | ||
Grandparents Willie Dunlop, May Dunlop | ||
William Dunlop (born 23 July 1985) is a Northern Irish motorcycle racer, brother of Isle of Man TT winner Michael, the son of the late Robert, and the nephew of legendary TT racer Joey Dunlop. William started racing 125 cc bikes at the age of 17 and has now over 100 race wins on the Irish Roads..
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Until late 2015, he raced for Tyco BMW Motorrad Racing aboard a BMW S1000RR and a Suzuki GSX-R600, but for 2016 he is contracted to ride in International road races aboard Yamaha YZF-R1 and Yamaha YZF-R6 for Superbike and Supersport, with a Kawasaki ZX-10R Superstock machine provided by a different team, also to include selected rounds of the British Championship.
Dunlop has competed in nine TT race seasons between 2006 and 2015, with two seconds and four third places being his best results, in the 125 cc, SuperSport and Classic races. He won two races at the North West 200 with his first victory being in the 2009 250 cc event. 2009 also saw Dunlop take part in the last ever 250cc Grand Prix race at Valencia finishing 18th on a P J Flynn Bigman Racing Honda.
2014
Dunlop crashed his Tyco Suzuki Superbike in the final race of the week at the 2014 Isle of Man TT, during the Senior TT event. He led the race on time briefly during the first lap, but ran wide through the Graham Memorial corner on the mountain section on the third lap, running off the road up against the adjacent embankment, resulting in two fractures to his left leg.
2015
Dunlop got his 2015 season off to a positive start by clinching a brace of wins at a rain-soaked Tandragee 100. In the Supersport Class, Dunlop put in a very convincing performance on board the CD Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 and rounded the meeting off by taking victory in the Senior Open Race on the TAS BMW S1000RR.
