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| Born | (1987-01-24)24 January 1987 (age 38) Mildura,Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | McMartin Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | joshuawaters.com.au | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua Waters (born 24 January 1987) is an Australianmotorcycle racer. He currently competes in theAustralian Superbike Championship. He is a three-timeAustralian Superbike champion having won the 2009, 2012 for Team Suzuki Australia, and then in 2017, won his third championship for Team Suzuki ECSTAR finishing four points aheadWayne Maxwell who was then racing for the Yamaha Racing.[1] He has also competed in the Australian 125GP Championship (where he was champion in 2003), the Australian Supersport Championship, theBritish Superbike Championship and theSuperbike World Championship.
His cousin isSupercars Championship racing driverCam Waters.
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.[citation needed] 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 2011Suzuka 8 Hours aboard aSuzuki GSX-R1000 and represented them in three rounds of theSuperbike World Championship.[2]
In 2013, Waters moved across to theBritish 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.[citation needed] 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 theBritish Superbike Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R. Waters ended the season in 13th position overall.[citation needed]
Following the 2013British Superbike Championship, Waters signed on with Tyco Suzuki and rode aSuzuki GSX-R1000 for the 2014 season. At Brands Hatch, in the fifth round of the season, he won his first race in the championship.[citation needed]
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
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| 2002 | 125cc | Honda | FCC - TSR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2003 | 125cc | Honda | Grand Prix Training Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2004 | 250cc | Honda | Castrol-Honda Kiefer Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 125cc | Honda | JPN | RSA | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | POR | BRA | PAC | MAL Ret | AUS 25 | VAL | NC | 0 |
| 2003 | 125cc | Honda | JPN | RSA | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | POR | BRA | PAC | MAL | AUS Ret | VAL | NC | 0 |
| 2004 | 250cc | Honda | RSA | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | BRA | GER | GBR | CZE | POR | JPN | QAT | MAL | AUS 18 | VAL | NC | 0 |
| Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Pts | |||||||||
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| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||||
| 2010 | SuperBike | Suzuki | DAY | DAY | FON | FON | RAT | RAT | INF | INF | RAM | RAM | MOH | MOH | LAG DNS | VIR | VIR | NJE | NJE | BAR | BAR | NC | 0 |
| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 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 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||
| 2013 | Yamaha/Kawasaki | BHI 10 | BHI 14 | THR Ret | THR 16 | OUL 13 | OUL 10 | KNO 19 | KNO Ret | SNE 9 | SNE 7 | BHGP 14 | BHGP 12 | OUL 14 | OUL 11 | OUL 15 | CAD 12 | CAD 8 | DON 12 | DON 12 | ASS | ASS | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | 13th | 96 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Suzuki | BHI 15 | BHI 16 | OUL 13 | OUL 13 | SNE 10 | SNE 10 | KNO Ret | KNO 16 | BHGP 14 | BHGP 1 | THR 17 | THR 12 | OUL 8 | OUL 9 | OUL 6 | CAD 5 | CAD 5 | DON 6 | DON 5 | ASS 1 | ASS 8 | SIL 7 | SIL 5 | BHGP 2 | BHGP 16 | BHGP 15 | 9th | 192 | ||||||||||
| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | ||||
| 2015 | Suzuki | DON 18 | DON 15 | BHI 15 | BHI 16 | OUL 12 | OUL 12 | SNE 14 | SNE 18 | KNO Ret | KNO 15 | BHGP 17 | BHGP 19 | THR 14 | THR 10 | CAD 17 | CAD 17 | OUL 14 | OUL 15 | OUL 19 | ASS 15 | ASS 14 | SIL 15 | SIL 18 | BHGP 19 | BHGP 16 | BHGP Ret | 25th | 28 | |||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos | Pts | |||||||||
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| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2022 | BMW/Ducati | PHI 4 | PHI 5 | QUE 3 | QUE 5 | WAK 8 | WAK 7 | HID 8 | HID 6 | HID 7 | MOR | MOR | PHI 31 | PHI 2 | PHI 1 | BEN 4 | BEN Ret | 7th | 217 |
| Year | Team | Bike | Rider | TC |
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| 2013 | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 5th |
| Year | Team | Riders | Bike | Pos |
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| 2024 | Ducati Panigale V4R | 4th |