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Alastair Seeley

{{Short description|Motorcycle racer based in Northern Ireland}}

{{BLP sources |date= July 2018}}

{{EngvarB|date=April 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}

{{Infobox motorcycle rider

| name = Alastair Seeley

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| nationality = Northern Irish

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|10|04}}

| birth_place = Carrickfergus, County Antrim Northern Ireland

| Current team = Synetiq BMW

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| SBK Championships = 0

| SBK Race Starts = 8

| SBK Race Wins = 0

| SBK Podiums = 0

| SBK Poles = 0

| SBK Fastest laps = 0

| SBK Total Points = 57

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Alastair Seeley (born 4 October 1979 in Carrickfergus){{Citation needed|date= July 2018}} is a motorcycle road racer riding in Superstock 1000 class for Northern Ireland based Synetiq BMW.[https://www.synetiqbmw.com/seeley-23/. Seeley returns to TAS Racing for Superstock campaign on all-new Synetiq BMW Motorrad M RR] www.synetiqbmw.com, 15 February 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023

During 2021, he competed in Northern Ireland, winning the Ulster Superbike and Supersport Championships.[https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/motorcycling/alastair-seeley-targeting-a-return-to-the-big-stage-after-securing-local-trophy-double-40867857.html Alastair Seeley targeting a return to the big stage after securing local trophy double] Belfast Telegraph, 20 September 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021[https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/motorcycling/alastair-seeley-eyes-british-championship-return-after-ulster-title-double-3388556 Alastair Seeley eyes British championship return after Ulster title double] News Letter, 19 September 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021

At the close of North West 200 racing on 13 May 2023, Seeley had won 29 road races in the series.[https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/motorcycling/nw200-alastair-seeley-bags-superstock-double-for-27th-victory-and-fourth-career-treble-3694292 NW200: Alastair Seeley bags Superstock double for 27th victory and fourth career treble] Belfast Newsletter, 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022

During 2017, he competed in the inaugural British GP2 category within the British Supersport National Championship riding a Spirit motorcycle having a Triumph 675 engine.[https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/british-superbikes/2018/february/bsb-seeley-without-ride-for-2018/ BSB: Seeley without ride for 2018] Motorcycle News, 6 February 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018

He competed in the 2016 British Superbike Championship aboard a BMW S1000R, having switched from Tyco BMW in the Superstock class.[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/motorcycling/alastair-seeley-set-to-be-high-flyer-with-raf-reserves-bmw-team-34214374.html Alastair Seeley set to be high flyer with RAF Reserves BMW team] Belfast Telegraph, 19 November 2015, Retrieved 14 February 2016 He was the 2009 British Superstock champion and the 2011 British Supersport champion, and also has a strong record in road racing.

Early career

He began circuit racing in 2000 in club events in Northern Ireland. In 2002 he racked up 20 wins, including his first national 125cc win and several 600 and Open class wins. His main 2003 focus was the Regal Championship, in which he regularly finished in the top ten, while he also won the Wirral Club Wales 600 and Powerbike Championship.{{Citation needed|date= July 2018}}

Seeley first came to wider attention by taking two wins in the 600cc class of the British Superbike Championship's Mondello Park round in 2004. That year he also made his first appearance at the North West 200, and won a 6-hour Pembury endurance race for Team Twilight. In 2005 he won the Irish Superbike Championship and contested in various other races. He successfully defended this in 2006, also winning the Irish Supersport title and taking 2 top-five finishes in the 600cc class at the North West 200. He also did some racing in America.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/5183704.stm|title=Seeley stars at Aghadowey meeting|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=15 July 2006|accessdate=7 April 2010}}

Move to racing in Great Britain

=Superstock 1000=

For 2007 he moved to England finishing tenth overall in the British Superstock Championship on a Yamaha. He improved to fourth in 2008, also taking his first North West 200 victory in the Superstock class and winning the Monarch of Mondello title for the biggest payday of his career.{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/baby-girl-clips-the-wings-of-boss-bird-in-sunflower-trophy-14006707.html|title=Baby girl clips the wings of boss Bird in Sunflower Trophy|work=The Belfast Telegraph|publisher=Independent News & Media|date=17 October 2008|accessdate=7 April 2010|first=Jimmy|last=Walker}} In 2009 he dominated the championship for the Relentless TAS Suzuki team, winning the first nine rounds and sealing the title with three rounds to spare,{{cite news|url=http://www.decanter.com/news/288578.html|title=Suzuki, Seeley British superstock champions already|work=Decanter|publisher=IPC Media Limited|date=1 September 2009|accessdate=7 April 2010|first=Kenny|last=Pryde}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} regularly setting what would be competitive lap times on a Superbike.{{cite news|url=http://www.superbike.co.uk/racing/bss/alistair_seeley_relentless_suzuki_tas_wins_brands_superstock_news_287579.html |title=Superstock Suzuki Seeley is Relentless at Brands Hatch |work=SuperBike |publisher=IPC Media Limited |date=9 August 2009 |accessdate=7 April 2010 |first=E. L. |last=Luz }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He finished the season with two outings on an Evo Class Suzuki GSX-R1000, doing enough to earn a full-time ride for them in the main class.

=British Superbike Championship 2010=

Seeley made a flying start to his 2010 campaign, qualifying third and finishing third and fourth in the opening meeting at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit.{{cite news|url=http://www.crash.net/british+superbikes/news/158471/1/seeley_relentless_suzuki_celebrate_maiden_podiums.html|title=Seeley, Relentless Suzuki celebrate maiden podiums|work=crash.net|publisher=Crash Media Group|date=5 April 2010|accessdate=7 April 2010}} He scored consistent points in the early part of the season, although his second podium did not come until round 13 at Snetterton. He took his first win at the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit, in a rain-affected race,{{cite news|url=http://www.crash.net/british+superbikes/race+report/162275/1/seeley_edges_rutter_for_maiden_bsb_win.html|title=Seeley edges Rutter for maiden BSB win|work=crash.net|publisher=Crash Media Group|date=7 August 2010|accessdate=7 August 2010}} before failing to finish in the two Sunday races.{{cite news|url=http://www.crash.net/british+superbikes/news/162341/1/highs_and_lows_for_new_bsb_winner_seeley.html|title=Highs and lows for new BSB winner Seeley|work=crash.net|publisher=Crash Media Group|date=10 August 2010|accessdate=13 August 2010}}

=British Supersport Championship 2011–=

For 2011 Seeley chose to stay with Relentless TAS Suzuki which meant that he was demoted to the supersport class.[http://www.crash.net/british+superbikes/news/165431/1/seeley_to_supersport_stays_with_relentless.html Seeley to Supersport, stays with Relentless | BSB News | Dec 2010 | Crash.Net]

Career statistics

Stats correct as of 9 July 2012

=All Time=

class="wikitable"
colspan=2| Series

! Years Active

! Races

! Poles

! Podiums

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| Wins

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd place

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd place

! Fast Laps

! Titles

colspan=2| Superstock 1000

| 2009

| 21

| 7

| 12

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 9

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 0

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3

| 7

| 1

colspan=2| British Superbike (BSB)

| 2009–10, 2012–

| 43

| 2

| 4

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 1

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 2

| 3

| 0

colspan=2| British Supersport (BSS)

| 2011

| 24

| 8

| 18

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 9

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 8

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 1

| 9

| 1

colspan=3| Total

! 88

! 17

! 34

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 19

!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 9

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6

! 19

! 2

=By championship=

==National Superstock 1000==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:centr; font-size:90%"
valign="middle"| Year

!valign="middle"| Bike

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! Pos

! Pts

! Ref

2008

! Yamaha

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHGP
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SNE
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO
9

| CAD
DNS

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
5

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
16

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BHI
3

! 4th

! 108

|{{cite web|url=http://www.britishsuperbike.com/data/assets/bsb/docs/round-12-brandshatch-race.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-07-04 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524194312/http://www.britishsuperbike.com/data/assets/bsb/docs/round-12-brandshatch-race.pdf |archivedate=24 May 2013 }}

rowspan=2| 2009

! Yamaha

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BHI
1

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

|rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 241

|rowspan=2|{{cite web|url=http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/165445/op2standings-final.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-08-25 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053410/http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/165445/op2standings-final.pdf |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}

Suzuki

|

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OUL
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DON
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| THR
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SNE
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| KNO
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| KNO
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BHGP
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CAD
1

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRO
3

| SIL

| OUL

==British Superbike Championship==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:centr; font-size:90%"
valign="middle" rowspan=2| Year

!valign="middle" rowspan=2| Bike

!colspan=2| 1

!colspan=2| 2

!colspan=3| 3

!colspan=2| 4

!colspan=2| 5

!colspan=3| 6

!colspan=3| 7

!colspan=3| 8

!colspan=2| 9

!colspan=2| 10

!colspan=2| 11

!colspan=3| 12

!rowspan=2| Pos

!rowspan=2| Pts

!rowspan=2| Ref

R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R3

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R3

! R1

! R2

! R3

! R1

! R2

! R3

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R3

2009

!rowspan=3| Suzuki

| BHI

| BHI

| OUL

| OUL

| DON

| DON

|

| THR

| THR

| SNE

| SNE

| KNO

| KNO

|

| MAL

| MAL

|

| BHGP

| BHGP

| BHGP

| CAD

| CAD

| CRO

| CRO

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
13

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| OUL
DNS

! 32nd

! 9

![http://www.britishsuperbike.com/results.aspx 2011 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409004529/http://www.britishsuperbike.com/results.aspx |date=9 April 2014 }}

2010

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHI
4

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| BHI
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
6

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAD
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAD
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO
5

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| KNO
C

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE
5

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SNE
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BHGP
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BHGP
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BHGP
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAD
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAD
9

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
7

! 6th{{ref|1|1}}

! 550

!{{cite web|url=http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/2037688/standings.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-10-12 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031182742/http://britishsuperbike.com/media/2037688/standings.pdf |archivedate=31 October 2010 }}

2012

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BHI
2

|style="background:#ffffff;"| BHI
C

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
21

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
11

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
16

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO
7

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
13

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHGP
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHGP
11

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAD
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAD
13

|

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DON
DNS

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON
Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| ASS
19

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| ASS
20

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SIL
17

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SIL
18

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| BHGP
19

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BHGP
Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| BHGP
19

! 13th

! 95

!{{cite web|url=http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/723762/standings.pdf |title=Round 7 – Standings |publisher=MotorSportVision Racing |date=8 July 2012 |accessdate=9 July 2012 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310074339/http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/723762/standings.pdf |archivedate=10 March 2013 }}

===Notes===

:1.{{Note|1}} – Seeley qualified for "The Showdown" part of the BSB season, thus before the Croft round he was awarded 500 points plus the podium credits he had gained throughout the season. Podium credits are given to anyone finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd, with 3,2 and 1 points awarded respectively.

==British Supersport Championship==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:centr; font-size:90%"
valign="middle" rowspan=2| Year

!valign="middle" rowspan=2| Bike

!colspan=2| 1

!colspan=2| 2

!colspan=2| 3

!colspan=2| 4

!colspan=2| 5

!colspan=2| 6

!colspan=2| 7

!colspan=2| 8

!colspan=2| 9

!colspan=2| 10

!colspan=2| 11

!colspan=3| 12

!rowspan=2| Pos

!rowspan=2| Pts

!rowspan=2| Ref

R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R3

2011

! Suzuki

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OUL
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OUL
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
4

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| THR
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
Ret

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KNO
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KNO
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SNE
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SNE
1

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OUL
3

| OUL
C

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAD
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAD
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DON
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DON
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
Ret

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 450

|{{cite web|url=http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/407432/standings.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-06-26 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225249/http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/407432/standings.pdf |archivedate=3 March 2016 }}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100408080248/http://www.alastairseeleyracing.co.uk/ Official website]

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Category:1979 births

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