Andrew Pitt
Andrew Pitt, August 2008
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1976-02-19)19 February 1976 (age 49) Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Motorcycle racing career statistics MotoGP World Championship Active years 2002–2004,2007 Manufacturers Kawasaki,Moriwaki,Ilmor Championships 0 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 Manufacturers Yamaha,BMW Championships 0 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 Manufacturers Kawasaki,Yamaha,Honda 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 Manufacturers Yamaha Championships 0 2010 championship position 21st(37 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 8 0 0 0 0 37

Andrew Pitt (born 19 February 1976 inKempsey, New South Wales, Australia) is a retiredmotorcycle racer. He is a double World Supersport Champion, and has also won a World Superbike race and competed in MotoGP. He lives inPeel on theIsle of Man.^[1]

Pitt began racing in the NSW State 250 Production Series in 1995, winning it in 1997. He was Australian Supersport Champion andSuperbike runner-up in 1999, before entering theSupersport World Championship in 2000 riding forKawasaki. 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 and gaining his first two victories.

At the end of 2002 he was given a ride on Kawasaki's firstMotoGP bike for the final 3 races of the season. He took his and Kawasaki's firstMotoGP points at the final race of the season.^[2] His promising results in 2002 made Kawasaki offer him a full-time MotoGP ride for the 2003 season. He matched experienced teammateGarry McCoy, but neither was retained after an uncompetitive year. He made occasional appearances for Moriwaki in 2004 as part of their development programme.

In 2004Yamaha signed him. After threeSupersport World Championship races at the end of the year, he was aSuperbike World Championship factory rider for2005.^[3] He finished the season 8th overall, behind teammateNoriyuki Haga who was third. Things improved in2006 as he was 5th overall, and scored his maiden Superbike World Championship win at theMisano Circuit in Italy in June 2006.^[4] At the end of the2006 season, he lost his seat to fellow Australian and2005Superbike World ChampionTroy Corser.^[5]

For 2007, he signed to race inMotoGP for theIlmor team.^[6] He was forced to retire with mechanical problems from the first race of the season inQatar.^[7] On 15 March 2007, Ilmor announced that they were taking a break from MotoGP as a result of funding issues.^[8] This left Pitt without a ride.

Later in 2007 he made two substitute appearances in theSupersport World Championship for Ten Kate replacing the injuredSébastien Charpentier,^[9] taking two second places behind dominant teammateKenan Sofuoğlu.

In 2008 he races in World Supersport for Ten Kate full-time, replacing Sofuoglu. In his first race he collided with the crashed bike of teammateJonathan Rea.^[10] He won three of the first six races to establish a championship lead.^[11] A collision withEugene Laverty atVallelunga threatened to derail his championship challenge,^[1] but he clinched the 2008 World Supersport championship in the penultimate round atMagny-Cours after closest rival Rea was taken out byRobbin Harms.^[12] During theBrands Hatch race in 2008, Pitt was involved in an accident that claimed the life ofCraig Jones. The British rider fell in front of Pitt at Clark Curve, and Pitt's bike unavoidably^[13] struck the head of Jones, who died from his injuries on 4 August.

He remained with the team for 2009, despite originally targeting a return to WSBK.^[14] He opened the season with two second places on the 2008 bike, but struggled once the 2009 model was introduced. He was replaced byMichele Pirro for 2010.

On 16 December 2009, it was announced that Pitt had agreed a contract with the Reitwagen Motorsport team to ride in the2010 Superbike World Championship season.^[15] Pitt partnered teammate Roland Resch in riding a satellite version of theBMW S1000RR. However, the team pulled out after only three races due to a lack of funds.

Pitt again changed direction following the demise of Reitwagen, joiningRob McElnea's team midway through the2010 British Superbike Championship season as a replacement forNeil Hodgson,^[16] but he was injured in a crash atBrands Hatch and missed the rest of the season.

In June 2011 Pitt, who was still recovering, becameGary Mason's crew chief at MSS Colchester Kawasaki inBritish Superbike Championship.^[17]

In January 2012, Pitt, having struggled with the shoulder injury suffered in 2010, announced his retirement frommotorcycle racing.^[18]

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• Andrew Pitt at MotoGP.com
• Andrew Pitt at WorldSBK.com
• andrewpitt.com Official website

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