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Tarran Mackenzie

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Tarran Mackenzie
Racing motorcycle with brown bodywork and rider tucked in on smooth tarmac with a green backdrop of parkland
Mackenzie at Oulton Park in October 2013 during practice for Motostar class
Born (1995-10-29) 29 October 1995 (age 29)
Stirling, Scotland
Current teamPetronas MIE – Racing Honda WSBK
Bike number95
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2017
ManufacturersSuter
2017 championship position37th (1 pt)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
13 0 0 0 0 1
Superbike World Championship
Active years2022, 2024–
ManufacturersYamaha, Honda
2024 championship position23rd (7 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
31 0 0 0 0 10
Supersport World Championship
Active years2023
ManufacturersHonda
2023 championship position18th (42 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
24 1 1 0 0 42
British Superbike Championship
Active years2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
ManufacturersYamaha
Championships1 (2021)
2021 championship position1st (1202pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
113 15 40 0 0 1202

Tarran Mackenzie (born 29 October 1995,[1] often known as Taz)[2] is a professional road racer of solo motorcycles, based in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England. During 2023 he contested the World Supersport Championship for Japan-based MIE Honda run by Midori Moriwaki,[3] winning his first world championship supersport race after continuing to ride on a wet track with dry tyres, when competitors were losing time pitting for wheel-changes.[4] For 2024, he continued with the same team in World Superbikes.[5]

Mackenzie won the 2021 British Superbike Championship at the final round in October 2021.[6] With an ambition to eventually compete at world superbike level, no full-season opportunities were available for 2022.

Mackenzie's British Superbike 2022 racing season started at the third event at Donington Park in mid-May, after missing the Silverstone and Oulton Park rounds with injury. Riding only partially recovered at Donington, he rode conservatively for points, finishing the races in tenth, sixth and eleventh, further hindered by arm pump for the first time in his career, due to excessive arm use when steering, to compensate for his inability to switch-direction using leg pressure on the footrests.[7][8][9]

Mackenzie's 2022 BSB season ended on 25 September with a crash at Oulton Park, when he fell at the chicane and slid across the track under an oncoming motorcycle, breaking his left femur.[10]

Nationality

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Together with his brother, Taylor Mackenzie, also a motorcycle road racer until retiring in late 2021, they are the sons of Niall Mackenzie, a former motorcycle road racer. All three were born in the Stirling area of Scotland.[2] Writing in 2017, Steve Day's feature was headed "MotoGP™ commentator Steve Day looks at the Scotsman ahead of his Moto2™ debut",[11] and, as of 2021, the local newspaper was still referring to "...Stirling's Tarran".[12]

Racing background

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Mackenzie started racing in the Aprilia Superteen Rookies Cup. During 2011, he competed in the British 125 cc Championship. For 2012, he was chosen for the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup race series, held across various European countries.[13]

Mackenzie competed in the Monster Energy Motostar Championship during 2013, and was the 2016 British Supersport 600 Champion. He entered the Moto2 world championship in 2017 as a replacement for Danny Kent, scoring one championship point from a best finish of 15th, achieving 37th overall.[11][1][14][15]

British Superbikes

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Mackenzie has been active in BSB since the 2018 British Superbike Championship season, winning the series in 2021.

World Superbikes

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2022

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During 2022, Mackenzie continued in British Superbikes, but received an offer of a factory world superbike Yamaha machine for potentially three wildcard events, at Assen, Donington Park, and a third unconfirmed circuit,[16] during 2022.[17] He sustained a leg injury in BSB early-season practice and could not participate in the scheduled wildcard entry at Assen.[18]

After missing Assen, Netherlands in April, at the Donington Park event with three wildcard races in July 2022, Mackenzie placed 14th, and then 15th in the last race after crashing into Xavi Vierge in the sprint race in between, resulting in a DNF. Mackenzie received a five-place grid penalty for the third race-start.[19]

2024

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For 2024, Mackenzie will continue with the same team as in 2023, stepping-up from Supersport to World Superbikes with teammate Adam Norrodin.[5]

Career Statistics

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Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

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Races by year

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

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos Pts
2012 SPA1
 SPA2
 POR1
 POR2
 GBR1
19 		GBR2
20 		NED1
20 		NED2
16 		GER1
Ret 		GER2
15 		CZE1
21 		CZE2
15 		RSM
15 		ARA1
10 		ARA2
14 		23rd 11
2013 AME1
Ret 		AME2
11 		JER1
Ret 		JER2
Ret 		ASS1
14 		ASS2
19 		SAC1
15 		SAC2
15 		BRN
15 		SIL1
9 		SIL2
17 		MIS
19 		ARA1
16 		ARA2
9 		20th 24

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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By season

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Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2017 Moto2 Suter Kiefer Racing 13 0 0 0 0 1 37th
Total 1 0 0 0 0 1

Races by year

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(key)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos. Pts
2017 Moto2 Suter QAT
 ARG AME SPA FRA
Ret 		ITA
27 		CAT
Ret 		NED
25 		GER
23 		CZE
26 		AUT
20 		GBR
30 		RSM
Ret 		ARA
27 		JPN
15 		AUS
22 		MAL
WD 		VAL
24 		37th 1

British Superbike Championship

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Races by Year

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Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
2018 Yamaha DON
18 		DON
DNS 		BHI
11 		BHI
9 		OUL
9 		OUL
Ret 		SNE
6 		SNE
Ret 		KNO
14 		KNO
11 		BHGP
Ret 		BHGP
5 		THR
9 		THR
5 		CAD
8 		CAD
Ret 		SIL
3 		SIL
Ret 		SIL
2 		OUL
7 		OUL
4 		ASS
3 		ASS
Ret 		BHGP
3 		BHGP
DNS 		BHGP
DNS 		10th 163
2019 SIL
2 		SIL
1 		OUL
8 		OUL
5 		DON
2 		DON
5 		DON
4 		BHGP
DNS 		BHGP
DNS 		KNO
Ret 		KNO
2 		SNE
3 		SNE
Ret 		THR
DNS 		THR
DNS 		CAD
13 		CAD
12 		OUL
8 		OUL
9 		OUL
7 		ASS
7 		ASS
13 		DON
12 		DON
9 		BHGP
11 		BHGP
4 		BHGP
6 		5th 566
2020 DON
7 		DON
7 		DON
6 		SNE
7 		SNE
7 		SNE
6 		SIL
1 		SIL
Ret 		SIL
2 		OUL
9 		OUL
6 		OUL
9 		DON
4 		DON
3 		DON
1 		BHGP
3 		BHGP
Ret 		BHGP
2 		5th 215
2021 OUL
5 		OUL
6 		OUL
4 		KNO
6 		KNO
3 		KNO
3 		BHGP
1 		BHGP
3 		BHGP
2 		THR
9 		THR
2 		THR
7 		DON
3 		DON
1 		DON
7 		CAD
Ret 		CAD
DNS 		CAD
DNS 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
1 		SIL
Ret 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		OUL
1 		OUL
3 		OUL
5 		DON
7 		DON
1 		DON
Ret 		BHGP
1 		BHGP
1 		BHGP
1 		1st 1202
2022 SIL
 SIL
 SIL
 OUL
 OUL
 OUL
 DON
10 		DON
6 		DON
11 		KNO
DNS 		KNO
10 		KNO
8 		BRH
2 		BRH
1 		BRH
1 		THR
2 		THR
2 		THR
1 		CAD
11 		CAD
11 		CAD
10 		SNE
2 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		OUL
Ret 		OUL
DNS 		OUL
DNS 		DON DON DON BRH BRH BRH 7th 1031
  • * Season still in progress

Superbike World Championship

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By season

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Season Motorcycle Team Number Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2022 Yamaha YZF-R1 McAMS Yamaha 95 3 0 0 0 0 3 28th
2024 Honda CBR1000RR-R Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team 95 28 0 0 0 0 7 23rd
Total 31 0 0 0 0 10

Races by year

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(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 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2
2022 Yamaha SPA
 SPA
 SPA
 NED
 NED
 NED
 POR
 POR
 POR
 ITA
 ITA
 ITA
 GBR
14 		GBR
Ret 		GBR
15 		CZE
 CZE
 CZE
 FRA
 FRA
 FRA
 SPA
 SPA
 SPA
 POR
 POR
 POR
 ARG
 ARG
 ARG
 INA
 INA
 INA
 AUS
 AUS
 AUS
 28th 3
2024 Honda AUS
19 		AUS
Ret 		AUS
18 		SPA
16 		SPA
20 		SPA
17 		NED
14 		NED
17 		NED
11 		ITA
Ret 		ITA
18 		ITA
19 		GBR
Ret 		GBR
DNS 		GBR
DNS 		CZE
 CZE
 CZE
 POR
 POR
 POR
 FRA
Ret 		FRA
18 		FRA
18 		ITA
Ret 		ITA
23 		ITA
Ret 		SPA
18 		SPA
19 		SPA
18 		POR
18 		POR
19 		POR
Ret 		SPA
24 		SPA
21 		SPA
Ret 		23rd 7

* Season still in progress.

Supersport World Championship

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By season

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Season Class Motorcycle Team Number Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2023 WSSP Honda CBR600RR Petronas MIE – MS Racing Honda Team 95 24 1 1 0 0 42 18th
Total 24 1 1 0 0 42

Races by year

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(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 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Pts
2023 Honda AUS
5 		AUS
16 		INA
14 		INA
14 		NED
20 		NED
20 		SPA
27 		SPA
23 		EMI
Ret 		EMI
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		GBR
23 		ITA
21 		ITA
Ret 		CZE
17 		CZE
1 		FRA
24 		FRA
20 		SPA
26 		SPA
22 		POR
22 		POR
20 		ARG
19 		ARG
14 		18th 42

* Season still in progress.


References

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  1. ^ a b Tarran Mackenzie McCams race team. Retrieved 15 August 2021
  2. ^ a b Speed runs in the family for Stirling Superbike stars Daily Record, 28 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021
  3. ^ 'Fantastic opportunity' - Tarran Mackenzie lands spot on World Supersport grid for 2023 as Honda return Eurosport, 14 December 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023
  4. ^ Magical Mackenzie stuns with slick tyre gamble to give Honda’s first WorldSSP victory since 2016 www.worldsbk.com 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023
  5. ^ a b WSB: Tarran Mackenzie set for 2024 Superbike promotion with Petronas MIE Racing Motorcycle News, 2 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023
  6. ^ British Superbikes: Tarran Mackenzie seals championship with triple race win on final weekend BBC Sport, 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021
  7. ^ Tarran Mackenzie Returns at Donington lexelle.com. Retrieved 25 May 2022
  8. ^ O'Halloran denied win by 0.038 seconds in Donington thriller mcamsyamaha.com, 21 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022
  9. ^ 2022 British Superbike Donington Park: O’Halloran doubles up on Sunday crash.net, 22 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022
  10. ^ BSB: Tarran Mackenzie ruled out of action with broken femur Motorcycle News, 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022
  11. ^ a b Getting to know: Tarran Mackenzie motogp.com, 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2021
  12. ^ A Monster weekend for Stirling's Tarran Stirling Observer, 28 July 2021, via pressreader.com Retrieved 15 August 2021
  13. ^ Tarran in Race for Title The Ashbean, Spring 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2023
  14. ^ Oulton BSB: Mackenzie steals Motostar victory bikesportnews, 11 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2021
  15. ^ Holmfirth racer Joe Irving bags first win of the season at Brands Hatch Examiner Live, 25 July 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2021
  16. ^ BSB: Tarran Mackenzie undergoes successful ankle surgery after training incident Motorcycle News, 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022
  17. ^ "TARRAN MACKENZIE CONFIRMS THREE 2022 WORLDSBK WILD-CARDS, EYES FULL 2023 RIDE". visordown.com. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  18. ^ British Superbike champion Mackenzie's WSBK debut thwarted by injury motorsport.com, 13 April 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022
  19. ^ Mackenzie ‘in discussion’ about WorldSBK ride in 2023, "great experience" as a wildcard worldsbk.com, 22 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022
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