Jakub Smrž

Jakub 'Kuba' Smrž[1] (born 7 April 1983 in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia) is a professional motorcycle road racer. He currently competes in the Superbike World Championship, aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1. For 2017 and 2018 he rode a BMW S1000RR in the British Superbike Championship, but in June 2018 he suffered a serious shoulder injury when guest-riding for Czech BMW team Mercury Racing in the Oschersleben eight-hour event in Germany.[2][3] Luke Hedger rode Smrž' machine in his absence.[4]

Jakub Smrž
Smrž at Silverstone in 2012
Nationality	Czech
Born	7 April 1983 České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
Current team	Guandalini Racing
Bike number	96
Website	fansofsmrz.cz
Motorcycle racing career statistics 250cc World Championship Active years 2002–2006 Manufacturers Honda, Aprilia Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 66 0 0 0 0 112 125cc World Championship Active years 1998–2002 Manufacturers Honda Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 27 0 0 0 0 58 Superbike World Championship Active years 2007–2012, 2017–2018 Manufacturers Ducati, Aprilia, Yamaha Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 158 0 5 3 2 684.5 British Superbike Championship Active years 2012–2018 Manufacturers Aprilia, Honda, Ducati, Yamaha, BMW Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 117 0 0 1 0 319

For 2015 Smrž was contracted to ride a Ducati Panigale in the British Superbike Championship for Moto Rapido Racing, but after a crash and injury in the fourth round at Snetterton, was replaced mid-season by John Hopkins. For the last three races of 2015, Smrž was drafted-in by Shaun Muir Racing to compete aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1.

Career

He first entered the 125cc World Championship in 2000. He was 17th overall in 2001, then divided his time between 125cc and the 250cc championships in 2002. He remained in the 250cc World Championship until 2006, finishing 12th overall with a best of 7th that year.

For 2007 he was the surprise choice to replace Roberto Rolfo at the formerly race-winning SC Caracchi Ducati team in the Superbike World Championship. On a customer Ducati 999 F05 he frequently troubled the top sixteen in qualifying. He finished the season 14th with a best race result of 8th.

For 2008 he rode a customer Ducati 1098 RS 08 for the Guandalini Racing by Grifo's team. He finished the 2008 season in 13th place in the championship.

For 2009 Smrž continued with the Guandalini Racing Team, gaining his first podium finish (3rd) in the fourth round of the season at Assen and first pole position in the eighth round at Misano Adriatico. This time he finished 10th overall.

Smrž remained with the team in 2010, running under the B&G moniker after a partnership deal with the former Sterilgarda Ducati team.[5] After a string of mechanical failures midseason, the team switched to an Aprilia bike, marking the first time Smrž had ridden anything other than a Ducati in the class.[6] He was the fastest Aprilia in qualifying at Silverstone.[7]

Smrž lives in Zlín.

Career statistics

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
1998	125cc	Honda	Wernberger - Team Hanusch	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
1999	125cc	Honda	Budweiser budvar elit hanush	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2000	125cc	Honda	Budweiser Budvar Elit Team Hanusch	2	0	0	0	0	5	28th
2001	125cc	Honda	Budweiser Budvar Hanusch	16	0	0	0	0	50	17th
2002	125cc	Honda	Elit Grand Prix	7	0	0	0	0	3	32nd
	250cc		DeGraaf Grand Prix Team	5	0	0	0	0	1	36th
2003	250cc	Honda	Elit Grand Prix	13	0	0	0	0	14	24th
2004	250cc	Honda	Molenaar Racing	16	0	0	0	0	20	20th
2005	250cc	Honda	Arie Molenaar Racing	16	0	0	0	0	19	20th
2006	250cc	Aprilia	Cardion AB Motoracing	16	0	0	0	0	58	12th
Total				93	0	0	0	0	170

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
125cc	1998–2002	1998 Czech Republic			27	0	0	0	0	58	0
250cc	2002–2006	2002 Rio de Janeiro			66	0	0	0	0	112	0
Total	1998–2006				93	0	0	0	0	170	0

Races by year

(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	Pos	Pts
1998	125cc	Honda	JPN	MAL	SPA	ITA	FRA	MAD	NED	GBR	GER	CZE Ret	IMO	CAT	AUS	ARG			NC	0
1999	125cc	Honda	MAL	JPN	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GBR	GER	CZE 21	IMO	VAL	AUS	RSA	BRA	ARG	NC	0
2000	125cc	Honda	RSA	MAL	JPN	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GBR	GER 18	CZE 11	POR	VAL	BRA	PAC	AUS	28th	5
2001	125cc	Honda	JPN 21	RSA Ret	SPA 15	FRA 18	ITA Ret	CAT 19	NED 5	GBR 13	GER 9	CZE 6	POR 6	VAL 21	PAC Ret	AUS 19	MAL Ret	BRA 8	17th	50
2002	125cc	Honda	JPN Ret	RSA Ret	SPA 13	FRA Ret	ITA Ret	CAT 16	NED 22	GBR	GER	CZE	POR						32nd	3
	250cc	Honda												BRA 15	PAC 24	MAL 16	AUS 17	VAL Ret	36th	1
2003	250cc	Honda	JPN 15	RSA Ret	SPA 17	FRA 19	ITA 14	CAT Ret	NED 12	GBR 14	GER 13	CZE Ret	POR Ret	BRA	PAC 18	MAL	AUS	VAL 14	24th	14
2004	250cc	Honda	RSA 21	SPA Ret	FRA 11	ITA Ret	CAT 15	NED Ret	BRA Ret	GER 15	GBR 15	CZE 14	POR 14	JPN Ret	QAT 17	MAL 14	AUS 13	VAL 13	20th	20
2005	250cc	Honda	SPA Ret	POR 12	CHN 14	FRA 16	ITA Ret	CAT Ret	NED 16	GBR 16	GER 16	CZE 11	JPN Ret	MAL 19	QAT Ret	AUS 13	TUR 15	VAL 12	20th	19
2006	250cc	Aprilia	SPA Ret	QAT 10	TUR 7	CHN 10	FRA 10	ITA Ret	CAT Ret	NED Ret	GBR 11	GER 14	CZE 10	MAL Ret	AUS 8	JPN Ret	POR 11	VAL 11	12th	58

Races by year

(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		13		14		Pos	Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
2007	Ducati	QAT 14	QAT 16	AUS 14	AUS 11	EUR 10	EUR 8	SPA 14	SPA 17	NED 11	NED 9	ITA 15	ITA 10	GBR Ret	GBR C	SMR 10	SMR 13	CZE Ret	CZE 13	GBR 14	GBR Ret	GER 13	GER 16	ITA 11	ITA Ret	FRA Ret	FRA Ret			14th	66
2008	Ducati	QAT 10	QAT 9	AUS Ret	AUS 18	SPA 14	SPA 14	NED 6	NED 8	ITA 10	ITA Ret	USA 6	USA DSQ	GER 11	GER Ret	SMR 7	SMR 9	CZE Ret	CZE 11	GBR 9	GBR 9	EUR 6	EUR 12	ITA 13	ITA 11	FRA Ret	FRA 13	POR Ret	POR 12	13th	120
2009	Ducati	AUS 9	AUS 7	QAT Ret	QAT 17	SPA Ret	SPA 14	NED 6	NED 3	ITA 12	ITA 8	RSA 14	RSA 10	USA 8	USA 6	SMR 4	SMR 4	GBR 9	GBR Ret	CZE 6	CZE 9	GER 13	GER 11	ITA 8	ITA 9	FRA 10	FRA Ret	POR Ret	POR 8	10th	169
2010	Ducati	AUS 8	AUS Ret	POR Ret	POR Ret	SPA 10	SPA 10	NED 7	NED 7	ITA 15	ITA 8	RSA 9	RSA 9	USA Ret	USA Ret	SMR Ret	SMR Ret													13th	110
	Aprilia																	CZE Ret	CZE Ret	GBR 13	GBR 9	GER Ret	GER 11	ITA 4	ITA Ret	FRA 5	FRA 6
2011	Ducati	AUS 5	AUS 11	EUR 2	EUR 8	NED Ret	NED 9	ITA 10	ITA Ret	USA 2	USA 8	SMR Ret	SMR Ret	SPA Ret	SPA Ret	CZE 11	CZE Ret	GBR Ret	GBR 11	GER Ret	GER 3	ITA 7	ITA Ret	FRA Ret	FRA Ret	POR 10	POR 13			14th	127
2012	Ducati	AUS 5	AUS 11	ITA 11	ITA 7	NED 7	NED Ret	ITA C	ITA 9	EUR 13	EUR Ret	USA 6	USA 9	SMR 9	SMR 9	SPA Ret	SPA DNS	CZE 10	CZE 13	GBR 17	GBR 3	RUS	RUS	GER	GER	POR	POR	FRA	FRA	15th	92.5
2017	Yamaha	AUS	AUS	THA	THA	SPA	SPA	NED	NED	ITA	ITA	GBR	GBR	ITA	ITA	USA 18	USA 16	GER	GER	POR	POR	FRA	FRA	SPA	SPA	QAT	QAT			NC	0
2018	Yamaha	AUS	AUS	THA	THA	SPA	SPA	NED	NED	ITA	ITA	GBR	GBR	CZE	CZE	USA	USA	ITA	ITA	POR Ret	POR Ret	FRA Ret	FRA Ret	ARG Ret	ARG Ret	QAT DNS	QAT C			NC	0

Races by year

(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
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3
2012	Aprilia	BHI	BHI	THR	THR	OUL	OUL	OUL	SNE	SNE	KNO	KNO	OUL	OUL	OUL	BHGP	BHGP		CAD	CAD	DON	DON		ASS Ret	ASS 15	SIL Ret	SIL 12	BHGP 15	BHGP 14	BHGP 16	29th	8
2013	Honda	BHI 13	BHI 18	THR 10	THR 12	OUL 12	OUL 13		KNO 13	KNO Ret	SNE 8	SNE Ret	BHGP 11	BHGP Ret		OUL 16	OUL 17	OUL 14	CAD 15	CAD 19	DON 8	DON 10		ASS 6	ASS Ret	SIL 15	SIL 10	BHGP 16	BHGP 9	BHGP 11	15th	82
2014	Ducati	BHI 9	BHI Ret	OUL 10	OUL 11	SNE Ret	SNE 8		KNO 12	KNO 12	BHGP 7	BHGP Ret	THR 6	THR 13		OUL 11	OUL 12	OUL 10	CAD DNS	CAD DNS	DON	DON		ASS	ASS	SIL	SIL	BHGP 14	BHGP 12	BHGP 11	15th	82
2015	Ducati	DON Ret	DON 24	BHI Ret	BHI 21	OUL 20	OUL 19		SNE	SNE	KNO	KNO	BHGP	BHGP		THR	THR		CAD	CAD	OUL	OUL	OUL								24th	30
	Yamaha																							ASS 16	ASS 10	SIL 10	SIL 13	BHGP 10	BHGP 14	BHGP 9
2016	BMW	SIL 15	SIL 15	OUL 18	OUL 15	BHI DNS	BHI DNS		KNO 16	KNO Ret	SNE 11	SNE Ret	THR 9	THR 12		BHGP Ret	BHGP 14		CAD 16	CAD 18	OUL 18	OUL 18	OUL 19	DON 11	DON 12	ASS 14	ASS 11	BHGP 10	BHGP 11	BHGP Ret	18th	48
2017	BMW	DON 14	DON 15	BHI 14	BHI 15	OUL 13	OUL 12		KNO 12	KNO 16	SNE Ret	SNE 12	BHGP DNS	BHGP DNS		THR 12	THR 10		CAD 17	CAD 14	SIL 8	SIL 13	SIL 5	OUL 13	OUL 13	ASS 18	ASS Ret	BHGP 13	BHGP 15	BHGP 16	18th	65
2018	BMW	DON DNS	DON Ret	BHI 14	BHI 16	OUL 14	OUL Ret		SNE	SNE	KNO	KNO	BHGP	BHGP		THR	THR		CAD	CAD	SIL	SIL	SIL	OUL	OUL	ASS	ASS	BHGP	BHGP	BHGP	29th	4

References

1. "'Kuba' overcomes the works boys in Q2". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
2. GMT94 Yamaha wrests pole at Oschersleben FIM EWC.com, 8 June 2018. They placed ahead of BMW-mounted Mercury Racing, who will race without Jakub Smrž, injured in qualifying yesterday. Retrieved 22 July 2018
3. 8 h Oschersleben 2018: Preview a harmonogram silnicnimotorky.cz This completely Czech team, which is comprised of Jakub Smrž, Matěj Smrž and Karel Hanika.... Retrieved 22 July 2018 (in Czech language)
4. Hedger steps up for the injured Smrz at Lloyd and Jones Bowker Motorrad BMW British Superbike.com Retrieved 5 August 2018
5. "Jakub Smrz". motorcycle-usa.com. Motorcycle USA, LLC. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
6. "Smrz, B&G to make immediate Aprilia move". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
7. "Smrz out-qualifies factory Aprilias". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-08-03.

External links

• fansofsmrz.cz Official website
• Profile on MotoGP.com
• Profile on WorldSBK.com