Rory Skinner

Rory Skinner (born 27 September 2001)[1] is a championship winning British motorcycle racer from Perth, Scotland, who also works as a motorcycle mechanic.[2] After the 2019 season in British Supersport on a Kawasaki, for 2020 he moved to Appleyard Yamaha racing.[3] Skinner dominated the 2020 British Supersport Championship, winning all six of the first six races,[4] and was crowned champion after his eighth victory of the season.[5]

Rory Skinner
Skinner at Donington Park on 6 October 2019
NationalityBritish
Born (2001-09-27) 27 September 2001
Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Current teamAppleyard Macadam Yamaha
Bike number11
WebsiteOfficial website
Motorcycle racing career statistics
British Supersport Championship
Active years2019–
ManufacturersKawasaki, Yamaha
Championships1 (2020)
2020 championship position1st (270 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
36 10 12 6 6 447

Skinner was the first ever champion of the British Talent Cup, a motorcycle racing series for young riders.[6] He is a former race winner in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup,[7] as well as the 2014 Dunlop Aprilia Superteens Champion and a multiple mini-moto champion.[8][9]

Career

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

On 17 October 2014, the then 13-year-old Skinner was selected as the only British rider to compete in the 2015 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, following the selection event at the Guadix circuit in Spain.[10]

Skinner ended his debut season in the championship in 10th position, with his best results coming at the final round in Aragon, Spain. On the weekend of his 14th birthday, Skinner qualified on pole position and took third place in each of the two races. It was also confirmed that he would continue in the championship in 2016.[11]

Despite missing the first round of the 2016 championship through injury, Skinner moved up to sixth in the overall standings - scoring third place podium finishes at Assen and Aragon.[12]

The Scot took his first and only Rookies win in the opening race of the 2017 season at Jerez.[13] It was his only podium finish of the season and he slipped back to 12th in the final standings.

At the end of 2017 it was confirmed that he was leaving the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, having competed in the maximum three seasons allowed under the rules.[14]

FIM CEV Junior World Championship

As well as competing in the Red Bull Rookies MotoGP Cup, Skinner raced in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship for the KRP team, as part of the Racing Steps Foundation programme.[15]

Riding a KTM motorcycle, the Scot scored a best result of fifth and finished 13th in the 2017 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship.[16]

British Talent Cup

With his time in the Red Bull Rookies complete and Racing Steps Foundation closing its doors, Skinner found himself without a ride for 2018. He was handed a lifeline when Dorna offered him a place in the inaugural British Talent Cup, despite him not having officially applied to join the series.[17] Skinner was fastest in the pre-season test at the Valencia circuit in Spain,[18] and took his first win at the second round in Donington Park.[19]

On 17 November 2018 Skinner became the inaugural British Talent Cup champion at the Valencia circuit in Spain.[20]

British Supersport Championship

For 2019, British Superbike Championship veteran Chris Walker provided Skinner with a Kawasaki ZX-6R for his privateer campaign.[2] In a team run by his father Mike, the 18-year-old finished the season seventh overall, making him the top ranked rookie and best placed Kawasaki rider. His best result was a third place at Donington Park.[21]

For 2020, Skinner was signed by former Grand Prix racer Robin Appleyard to ride a Yamaha R6,[22] and he dominated the championship. He won the first six races in a row,[23] and secured the championship with two races to spare at Donington Park on 4 October 2020, becoming the series' youngest ever champion at 19 years and seven days old.[24]

Career statistics

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 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2019 Kawasaki SIL
9		 SIL
EX		 OUL
9		 OUL
Ret		 DON
5		 DON
5		 BRH
Ret		 BRH
9		 KNO
5		 KNO
Ret		 SNE
9		 SNE
8		 THR
7		 THR
9		 CAD
Ret		 CAD
6		 OUL
9		 OUL
6		 ASS
4		 ASS
4		 DON
16		 DON
3		 BRH
5		 BRH
4		 7th 177
2020 Yamaha DON
1		 DON
1		 SNE
1		 SNE
1		 SIL
1		 SIL
1		 OUL
2		 OUL
1		 DON
Ret		 DON
1		 BRH
1		 BRH
1		 1st 270**

** Season limited to 12 races because of Covid-19 pandemic.

References
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  2. Perth motorcycle sensation Rory Skinner opens up on his stunning performances, the racing setbacks he’s faced and his fight to reach the top The Courier, 8 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020
  3. Skinner replaces BSB-bound Kennedy at Integro Yamaha crash.net, 15 November 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019
  4. "Silverstone BSB: Skinner maintains 100 per cent Supersport win record". Bikesportnews. 6 September 2020.
  5. BSB (4 October 2020). "SKINNER CROWNED CHAMPION WITH DOMINANT SUPERSPORT WIN". British Superbikes.
  6. "BRITISH TALENT CUP". BRITISH TALENT CUP. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  7. "RBR: Rory Skinner takes career-first international win". Motorcycle News. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  8. "Perth racer clinches British Superteen Challenge Championship title - The Courier". The Courier. 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  9. "Rory Skinner Red Bull Rookies 2015 | Superbike Magazine". www.superbike.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  10. "Scottish teen Rory Skinner selected for Red Bull Rookies | MCN". www.motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  11. "Rory Skinner double podium at Aragon 2015 - Cilindrada.NET". Cilindrada.NET. 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  12. "Rory Skinner 2016 round up - Cilindrada.NET". Cilindrada.NET. 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  13. Dargan, Amy. "Red Bull Rookies: Rory Skinner takes his first race win in Jerez". Bennetts UK. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  14. Cup, Red Bull MotoGP Rookies. "Blog Rory Skinner - My final ever Rookies Cup blog | Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup". Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
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  16. FIM CEV. "FIM CEV Repsol Moto3". FIM CEV Repsol.
  17. "Skinner given lifeline in British Talent Cup". Motorcycle News. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  18. "BTC: Skinner tops first test at Valencia". Motorcycle News. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  19. "Down to the final corner: Skinner strikes to take Race 1". BRITISH TALENT CUP. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  20. "BTC: Skinner takes inaugural British Talent title". Motorcycle News. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  21. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/perthshire-advertiser/20191025/page/51
  22. https://www.britishsuperbike.com/news/integro-yamaha-announce-jones-and-skinner-as-they-aim-for-fourth-consecutive-british-supersport-title/
  23. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/rory-skinner-enjoys-another-mint-22639410
  24. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/perths-rory-skinner-crowned-youngest-22795815
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