Josh Hayes

Joshua Kurt "Josh" Hayes (born April 4, 1975 in Gulfport, Mississippi) is a professional motorcycle roadracer who started his road racing career at age 19 and made a quick ascension up through the ranks where he won his first three WERA titles in 1994 and numerous others in the following four years. He turned pro in 1996 and also raced in MotoGP.[1] Riding Suzuki GSX-R motorcycles, Hayes won the 1999 750 SuperSport race at Daytona and finished third in the Formula Extreme class for the season. He won the 2003 AMA 750 SuperStock Championship riding an Attack Suzuki GSX-R750, the 2006 and the 2007 AMA Formula Xtreme Championships on an Erion Honda CBR600RR, and four AMA Superbike Championships on a Yamaha YZF-R1 (2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014).

Josh Hayes
Hayes at Infineon Raceway, 2011
Nationality	American
Born	April 4, 1975 Gulfport, Mississippi, United States
Current team	Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing
Bike number	4
Website	JoshHayesRacing.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics MotoGP World Championship Active years 2011 Manufacturers Yamaha Championships 0 2011 championship position 19th (9 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 1 0 0 0 0 9 AMA Superbike Championship Active years 2003–2005, 2009– Manufacturers Suzuki, Kawasaki, Yamaha Championships 4 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 197 61 0 41 0 0

Career

Hayes racing in 2013

Hayes leaning left at Road America, 2015

Hayes joined the Yamaha Factory Racing team in 2009 and competed aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1 in the AMA Pro Racing SuperBike Championship, winning seven races en route to second place in the Championship. He also raced a Yamaha YZF-R6 in the Daytona 200.

The 2010 season saw Hayes fulfill his lifelong goal of becoming AMA Pro SuperBike Champion. In the process, he also won Yamaha's first SuperBike title in 19 years, scoring seven race victories and earning multiple bonus points for pole positions and laps led on the season.

Hayes won his second consecutive SuperBike Championship in 2011. He captured seven poles, three wins, and nine podium finishes in defending his championship. He only finished off the podium twice over the course of the entire season, and he won the Championship on the final lap of the final race.

Hayes made his MotoGP debut at the 2011 Valencian Grand Prix riding the Tech 3 Yamaha YZR-M1 as a replacement rider for injured countryman Colin Edwards. Hayes led the wet morning warmup session, and then, he went on to finish seventh in the race.

In 2012, Hayes won his third consecutive SuperBike Championship, and he did it in record-setting fashion, rewriting AMA Pro Road Racing history in several categories. He set a new record for most SuperBike wins in a single season with 16, and he also set a new record for most consecutive SuperBike wins in a single season with 10. In addition, Hayes tied the record for most SuperBike poles in a single season with 10, and he had seven perfect weekends. In seven rounds during the 2012 season, Hayes qualified his #1 Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha R1 SuperBike in the pole position, won both SuperBike races, and also led the most laps in both races.

Finishing a close second in the 2013 AMA Pro SuperBike points standings to his Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha teammate and 2013 SuperBike Champion Josh Herrin, Hayes won eight races and earned two additional podiums. He also had a season sweep in qualifying, earning all eight SuperBike pole positions, and he set a new lap record at New Jersey Motorsports Park.

Hayes showed in 2014 that the #4 on his Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha R1 SuperBike was an omen. On the strength of his 7 race wins and 3 second-place finishes out of 11 races this season, Josh captured his fourth AMA Pro SuperBike Championship. He also won the GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout Championship that same year.

In 2015, Hayes notched 10 Superbike wins during MotoAmerica's inaugural season. He also reached the podium in 16 out of 18 races and earned 5 pole positions. His teammate Cameron Beaubier nipped him by just four points for the 2015 MotoAmerica Superbike title.

In 2016, Hayes finished the MotoAmerica season just six points behind his teammate Beaubier, and it came down to the final race of the season at New Jersey Motorsports Park to decide it all.

Hayes finished fourth in the 2017 MotoAmerica Championship, reaching the podium 8 times, which included a victory at VIRginia International Raceway.

Career statistics

By season

Year	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Number	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd	WCh
2011	MotoGP	Yamaha YZR-M1	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	41	1	0	0	0	0	9	19th	–
Total					1	0	0	0	0	9		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	17	18	Pos	Pts
2011	MotoGP	Yamaha	QAT	SPA	POR	FRA	CAT	GBR	NED	ITA	GER	USA	CZE	IND	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL 7	19th	9

AMA Superbike

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Bike	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		Pts	Pos
			R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
2003	Attack Performance	Suzuki GSX-R750 Suzuki GSX-R1000	DAY DNS		FON DNQ	FON	INF	INF	ATL DNS	ATL DNS	PPK DNS		RAM 36	RAM DNS	BRD DNS		LGA 36		MDO DNS	MDO DNS	VIR	VIR	BAR	BAR	0	92nd[1]
2004	Attack Performance	Kawasaki ZX-10R	DAY DNF		FON 21	FON 29	INF 6	INF 7	BAR 5	BAR 6	PPK 7		RAM DNF	RAM DNF	BRD 6		LGA 6		MDO 6	MDO 5	ATL 27	ATL 5	VIR 7	VIR 6	316	8th[1]
2005	Attack Performance	Kawasaki ZX-10R	DAY DNF		BAR 39	BAR 6	FON 7	FON DNF	INF 5	INF 8	PPK 5		RAM 3	RAM 6	LGA DNF		MDO 5	MDO DNF	VIR 7	VIR 6	ATL 6	ATL 6			302	9th[1]
2009	Yamaha Factory Racing	Yamaha YZF-R1	DAY 8		FON 6	FON 6	ATL 5	ATL 4	BAR 5	BAR 4	INF 1	INF 4	RAM 17	RAM 25	LGA 4		MDO 1	MDO 1	HPT 6	HPT 3	VIR 1	VIR 1	NJ 1	NJ 1	406	2nd[2]
2010	Yamaha Factory Racing	Yamaha YZF-R1	DAY 13	DAY 6	FON 4	FON 2	ATL 6	ATL 2	INF 1	INF 1	RAM 1	RAM 2	MDO 1	MDO 2	LGA 2		VIR 3	VIR 1	NJ 1	NJ 1	BAR 2	BAR 7			466	1st[3]
2011	Yamaha Factory Racing	Yamaha YZF-R1	DAY 3	DAY 2	INF 1	INF 2	MIL 2		RAM 2	RAM 1	BAR 4	BAR 2	MDO 2	MDO 4	LGA 2		NJ 1	NJ 2							363	1st[4]
2012	Yamaha Factory Racing	Yamaha YZF-R1	DAY 1	DAY 2	ATL 2	ATL 1	INF 1	INF 7	MIL 1		RAM 1	RAM 1	BAR 1	BAR 1	MDO 1	MDO 1	LGA 1		NJ 1	NJ 1	HOM 12	HOM 1	NOL 1	NOL 1	580	1st[5]

References

1. "Josh Hayes Rider Bio". AMAProRacing.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
2. "Rider Standings - 2009 AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike". AMA Pro Racing. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
3. "Rider Standings - 2010 AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike". AMA Pro Racing. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
4. "Rider Standings - 2011 AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike". AMA Pro Racing. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
5. "Rider Standings - 2012 AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike". AMA Pro Racing. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.

External links

• JoshHayesRacing.com - Official website
• Josh Hayes profile at AMAProRacing.com