Taylor Mackenzie is a former Grand Prix motorcycle racer based in Leicestershire, England. In late 2021, Mackenzie announced his intended retirement from racing at the end of the season.[1] Shortly afterwards, it was announced that from the 2022 season, Mackenzie would be team manager for VisionTrack Honda Moto3, a new team in Moto3 headed by ex-racer Michael Laverty.[2]
| Taylor Mackenzie | |
|---|---|
 Mackenzie at the 2010 British Grand Prix | |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 24 February 1993 Stirling, Scotland |
| Current team | VisionTrack Honda Moto3 (team manager) |
| Website | taylor-mackenzie.com |
Mackenzie is the son of a former motorcycle racer Niall Mackenzie, and older brother to racer Tarran Mackenzie.
Racing history edit
Mackenzie retired from racing at the end of the 2021 British season where he competed in National Superstock 1000, finishing in fifth position.[3][4]
For 2020, he competed in the British Superbike series, aboard a BMW, after the 2019 season on Superstock 1000.[5] In a February 2021 Motorcycle News interview, he confirmed that he'd had a bad year and he was reliant upon funding provided through YouTube, Patreon and Amazon when trying to arrange a race machine for 2021.[6][7]
For the first half of the BSB 2018 season, he rode for Moto Rapido Racing Ducati replacing injured John Hopkins. The team and Mackenzie announced their mutual decision to part company at the Knockhill BSB round practice session on 7 July, due to the rider's poor results.[8] Mackenzie's place was taken by Tommy Bridewell for the remainder of 2018, who returned the team's best results in the Superbike class, scoring four podium finishes, narrowly missing out on a Showdown place and achieving the Riders' Cup at the season finale. Bridewell was retained for 2019.[9][10]
In 2017, Mackenzie competed in the British Superbike Championship aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000. Mackenzie has competed in the British 125GP Championship, the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, the British Supersport Championship and the British Superbike Championship. In 2016, Mackenzie won the National Superstock 1000 Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR for Hawk Racing/Buildbase BMW. In 2014, in his second year with Tyco Suzuki, achieved his first ever in the supersport class at Silverstone with a 2nd place finish.
In 2010 Mackenzie rode two wildcard entries in the World Championship, at Silverstone and Valencia, prior to his full World Championship in 2011. During 2010 he finished the British 125 Championship in fourth position, competed in two CEV Buckler (Spanish National Championship) rounds and also rode in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in which he scored five top-ten finishes.
Career statistics edit
2009 - 20th, Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup #71 KTM FRR 125
2009 - 11th, British 125cc Championship #77 Honda RS125R
2010 - 15th, Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup #77 KTM FRR 125
2010 - 4th, British 125cc Championship #77 Honda RS125R
2011 - 24th, 125cc Grand Prix World Championship #17 Aprilia RS 125 R
2012 - 14th, British Supersport Championship #77 Yamaha YZF-R6
2013 - 10th, British Supersport Championship #77 Suzuki GSX-R600
2014 - 10th, British Supersport Championship #77 Suzuki GSX-R600
2015 - NC, British Superbike Championship #11 Kawasaki ZX-10R
2016 - 1st, British National Superstock 1000 Championship #77 BMW S1000RR
2017 - 19th, British Superbike Championship #6 Suzuki GSX-R1000
2018 - British Superbike Championship #24 Ducati 1199 Panigale
2018 - British National Superstock 1000 Championship #77 BMW S1000RR
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup edit
Races by year edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SPA1 19 |
SPA2 14 |
ITA 15 |
NED 21 |
GER Ret |
GBR 9 |
CZE1 Ret |
CZE2 Ret |
20th | 10 | ||
| 2010 | SPA1 15 |
SPA2 Ret |
ITA 12 |
NED1 9 |
NED2 16 |
GER1 9 |
GER2 7 |
CZE1 15 |
CZE2 5 |
RSM WD |
15th | 40 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing edit
By season edit
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Number | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 125cc | Honda | KRP MMCG | 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2011 | 125cc | Aprilia | Phonica Racing | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24th |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Races by year edit
(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 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 125cc | Honda | QAT | SPA | FRA | ITA | GBR Ret |
NED | CAT | GER | CZE | IND | RSM | ARA | JPN | MAL | AUS | POR | VAL 21 |
NC | 0 |
| 2011 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT 18 |
SPA 5 |
POR | FRA 22 |
CAT 28 |
GBR 12 |
NED 26 |
ITA 17 |
GER Ret |
CZE 21 |
INP 21 |
RSM 22 |
ARA Ret |
JPN Ret |
AUS 18 |
MAL 21 |
VAL Ret |
24th | 15 |
British Supersport Championship edit
Races by year edit
(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 | Pos | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yamaha | BHI 21 |
BHI Ret |
THR 19 |
THR 20 |
OUL 20 |
OUL 16 |
SNE Ret |
SNE Ret |
KNO 19 |
KNO 11 |
OUL 12 |
OUL 14 |
BHGP 14 |
BHGP 14 |
CAD | CAD | DON | DON | ASS | ASS | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | 20th | 15 | [11] |
References edit
- ^ BSB Donington: Taylor Mackenzie announces his retirement following Superstock victory Motorcycle News, 3 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021
- ^ Mackenzie swaps racing for Moto3 management bikesportnews, 29 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021
- ^ Taylor Mackenzie named as all-British VisionTrack Racing Moto3 team manager visordown, 1 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021
- ^ Why ‘older brother’ Taylor Mackenzie is the ideal modern boss for new Moto3 team visordown, 7 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021
- ^ Taylor Mackenzie returns to BSB action with TYCO BMW thechequeredflag.com, 2 October 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020
- ^ BSB: Taylor Mackenzie targets 2021 ride through YouTube fundraising project Motorcycle News, 3 February 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021
- ^ BSB: Taylor Mackenzie wins at Darley Moor on Bathams Racing's BMW M1000RR Motorcycle News, 6 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021
- ^ BSB: Mackenzie and MotoRapido Ducati announce split Motorcycle News, 7 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018
- ^ BSB: Bridewell back with MotoRapido Ducati Motorcycle News, 7 July 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019
- ^ Tommy Bridewell and Moto Rapido Ducati team up again in 2019 as Oxford Racing Ducati Ducatiracinguk.com, 14 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
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