Chaz Davies

Chaz Davies
Davies at the 2008 Daytona 200
Nationality	British
Born	(1987-02-10) 10 February 1987 (age 30) Knighton, Powys, Wales
Current team	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
Bike number	7
Motorcycle racing career statistics MotoGP World Championship Active years 2007 Manufacturers Ducati Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 3 0 0 0 0 0 250cc World Championship Active years 2003–2006 Manufacturers Aprilia, Honda Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 55 0 0 0 0 119 125cc World Championship Active years 2002 Manufacturers Aprilia Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 15 0 0 0 0 5 Superbike World Championship Active years 2012–2017 Manufacturers Aprilia, BMW, Ducati Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 131 20 52 3 21 1600.5 Supersport World Championship Active years 2009–2011 Manufacturers Triumph, Yamaha Championships 1 (2011) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 28 6 12 1 1 381

Chaz Davies (born 10 February 1987 in Knighton, Powys), is a British motorcycle racer. He is the 2011 World Supersport champion and also the 2011 BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year.

Davies started racing in the British Mini Moto championship in 1995, moving up to Junior Road racing in 1999. In the same season he was given special dispensation at the age of 12 to take part in the Aprilia Challenge 125cc Championship. Davies finished 6th overall, and was the only rider to finish every race in a points scoring position. He set a new lap record at Donington Park National circuit, and was awarded 'Superteen of the Year'. He stayed with the series for a second year, and was runner up in the championship.

In 2001 Davies moved to the British 125 Championship, placing seventh after completing 8 of 13 rounds. Davies was the youngest ever winner of a British Championship race in July at Thruxton at the age of 14 years 5 months. Davies also contested all rounds of the Spanish National 125 Championship with the Telefonica Movistar team under the management of Alberto Puig. He was nominated for BBC "Young Sports Personality of the Year."

In 2002 management company Dorna Sports placed Chaz with Team Matteoni Racing to compete in the 125cc Grand Prix World Championship riding a kit Aprilia. Davies became the youngest rider ever to compete in a full season of GP Motorcycle racing.

From 2003, Davies rode for Aprilia Germany on the back of the consistent performance in his 125cc 'Rookie' season. In 2003 he became the youngest ever rider ever to score World Championship points in the 250cc class finishing 15th place in the Gauloises Africa's Grand Prix. For the 2004 season, still the youngest rider by two years, Davies finished 13th in the 250cc World Championship Classification out of the 36 regular starters scoring three top 10 results in the final three races of the season. Davies finished 2004 with a series of outstanding results on what was a customer kit level of bike, far inferior to those of the factory teams. He finished 9th in Malaysia, 6th in Australia and then backed it up with 5th at the final race in Valencia.