Josh Waters

Joshua "Josh" Waters (born 24 January 1987) is an Australian motorcycle racer. In 2016 he will compete in the Suzuka 8 Hours race aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000. He is a two-time Australian Superbike champion having won the 2009 and 2012 championship for Team Suzuki Australia, finishing 13.5 points ahead of Honda rider Wayne Maxwell in 2012.^[1] He has also competed in the Australian 125GP Championship (where he was champion in 2003), the Australian Supersport Championship, the British Superbike Championship and the Superbike World Championship.

Career

Having started racing at the age of five, Waters had already won his first national championship by the age of six and begun his road racing career by the age 2000. Other accolades include coming 3rd at the Macau 125GP (2003), wildcard entry into the Phillip Island round of World 125GP Championship (2003), wildcard entry into the Phillip Island round of World 250GP Championship (2004), 1st - Philip Island 8 hour Endurance with Team Suzuki Australia (2011). Waters has also ridden for the Yoshimura Racing Team where he finished second in the 2011 Suzuka 8 Hours aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000 and represented them in three rounds of the Superbike World Championship.^[2]

In 2013 he moved across to the British Superbike Championship and initially raced for the Milwaukee Yamaha race team but was replaced by Tommy Bridewell for the final few rounds of the season. After having piloted a BMW S1000RR at the Le-Mans 24-hour race he joined the Halsall Race Team for the final two rounds of the British Superbike Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R. Waters ended the season in 13th position overall. Following the 2013 British Superbike Championship Waters signed on with Tyco Suzuki and rode a Suzuki GSX-R1000 for the 2014 season. At Brands Hatch, in the fifth round of the season, he won his first race in the championship.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Plcd
2002	125cc	Honda	FCC - TSR	2	NC
2003	125cc	Honda	Grand Prix Training Centre	1	NC
2004	250cc	Honda	Castrol-Honda Kiefer Racing	1	NC
Total				4

Races by year

(key)

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pos.
2002	125cc	Honda	JPN	RSA	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GBR	GER	CZE	POR	BRA	PAC	MAL Ret	AUS 25	VAL	NC
2003	125cc	Honda	JPN	RSA	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GBR	GER	CZE	POR	BRA	PAC	MAL	AUS Ret	VAL	NC
2004	250cc	Honda	RSA	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	BRA	GER	GBR	CZE	POR	JPN	QAT	MAL	AUS 18	VAL	NC

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

Year	Make	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		Pos.	Pts
Year	Make	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pos.	Pts
2011	Suzuki	AUS 18	AUS 13	EUR	EUR	NED	NED	ITA	ITA	USA 12	USA 15	SMR	SMR	SPA	SPA	CZE	CZE	GBR	GBR	GER	GER	ITA	ITA	FRA	FRA	POR 21	POR 18	25th	8

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