Bradley Smith (motorcyclist)

Bradley William Smith (born 28 November 1990) is a British occasional motorcycle racer who for 2022 is linked to RNF E-Racing in MotoE. He was injured shortly after a Le Mans start when he was the opening rider team for Moto Ain Yamaha, at an FIM Endurance World Championship event in April 2022. He missed the opening three rounds of the MotoE racing season, being declared unfit to race at the third round at Mugello on 29 May 2022.

Bradley Smith
Smith in 2018
NationalityBritish
Born (1990-11-28) 28 November 1990
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Current teamTen Kate Yamaha World Supersport
Bike number38
Websitewww.bradleysmith38.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years20132020
ManufacturersYamaha, KTM, Aprilia
Championships0
2020 championship position21st (12 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
119 0 2 0 0 559
Moto2 World Championship
Active years20112012, 2019
ManufacturersTech 3, Kalex
Championships0
2019 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
34 0 3 0 1 233
125cc World Championship
Active years20062010
ManufacturersHonda, Aprilia
Championships0
2010 championship position4th (223 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
80 3 20 9 4 717.5
MotoE World Championship
Active years2019, 2022
ManufacturersEnergica
Championships0
2022 championship position18th (12 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
11 0 4 0 0 100
Supersport World Championship
Active years2022
ManufacturersYamaha
Championships0
2022 championship position33rd (2 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
2 0 0 0 0 2

Late in 2022, Smith was called-in to ride as a rookie in the World Supersport Championship class, to replace injured Leonardo Taccini. Smith finished 14th after a three-place penalty in the first race at Circuito San Juan Villicum (Argentina), but was taken out when Luca Bernadi crashed into the rear of his Ten Kate Yamaha R6 at turn one early in the second race.

Smith was previously contracted from 2019 to Aprilia Racing as a development/test/replacement rider in the MotoGP class of the World Championship.

Smith was also contracted as a development officer, "to assist with rider recruitment and development" in the inaugural eSkootr Championship race series planned for 2022. During 2021 he was expected to participate in a British GP2 event, part of a series run alongside the British Supersport championship, for a one-off ride at Snetterton but failed to arrive at the circuit, instead competing in moto cross event.

Smith is the only rider to have taken a podium in all four classes of Grand Prix motorcycle racing, with top-three finishes in the pre-Moto3 125 cc class, Moto2 class, MotoGP class and MotoE World Cup.

Smith had a long association with the French Tech3 team, riding for six seasons, two in Moto2 class and four in MotoGP using factory-supported Yamaha YZR-M1 machines. He won the Suzuka 8 Hours in 2015, with Yamaha teammates Katsuyuki Nakasuga and Pol Espargaró.

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