Andrew Pitt

Andrew Pitt
Andrew Pitt, August 2008.
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1976-02-19) 19 February 1976 (age 41) Kempsey, New South Wales Australia
Motorcycle racing career statistics MotoGP World Championship Active years 2002–2004, 2007 2007 championship position NC (0 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 23 0 0 0 0 10 Superbike World Championship Active years 2005–2006, 2010 2010 championship position 27th (3 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 53 1 6 0 1 409 Supersport World Championship Active years 2000–2002, 2004, 2007–2009 Championships 2 (2001, 2008) 2009 championship position 6th (119 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 66 7 23 3 6 744 British Superbike Championship Active years 2010 2010 championship position 21st (37 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 8 0 0 0 0 37

Andrew Pitt (born (1976-02-19)19 February 1976 in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia) is a retired motorcycle racer. He is a double World Supersport Champion, and has also won a World Superbike race and competed in MotoGP. He lives in Peel on the Isle of Man.

Pitt began racing in the NSW State 250 Production Series in 1995, winning it in 1997. He was Australian Supersport Champion and Superbike runner-up in 1999, before entering the Supersport World Championship in 2000 riding for Kawasaki. He finished 10th in his debut season and won the title in 2001, without winning a race. For 2002 he continued in Supersport with Kawasaki finishing the season 5th.

At the end of 2002 he was given a ride on Kawasaki's first MotoGP bike for the final 3 races of the season. He took his and Kawasaki's first MotoGP points at the final race of the season. His promising results in 2002 made Kawasaki offer him a full-time MotoGP ride for the 2003 season. He matched experienced team-mate Garry McCoy, but neither was retained after an uncompetitive year. He made occasional appearances for Moriwaki in 2004 as part of their development programme.

In 2004 Yamaha signed him. After three Supersport World Championship races at the end of the year, he was a Superbike World Championship factory rider for 2005. He finished the season 8th overall, behind team-mate Noriyuki Haga who was third. Things improved in 2006 as he was 5th overall, and scored his maiden Superbike World Championship win at the Misano Circuit in Italy in June 2006. At the end of the 2006 season, he lost his seat to fellow Australian and 2005 Superbike World Champion Troy Corser.