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Chris Walker (motorcyclist)

{{short description|British motorcycle racer}}

{{other people||Chris Walker (disambiguation)}}

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

{{Use British English|date=January 2015}}

{{Infobox motorcycle rider

| name = Chris Walker

| image = Chris Walker - BSB Snetterton 2009.jpg

| caption = {{small|Chris Walker riding the Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha during the 2009 British Superbikes championship at Snetterton}}

| nationality = English

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1972|3|25}}

| birth_place = Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands

| Current team = Santander Salt Kawasaki Sidecar

| Bike number = 9

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Chris Walker (born 25 March 1972[https://web.archive.org/web/20160514023506/http://www.walkerthestalker.com/about-stalker/ About Stalker] walkerthestalker.com, Archived 14 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2022 in Nottingham) is a British motorcycle road racer and former scrambler with the nickname The Stalker.{{Cite web|url=http://www.walkerthestalker.com/|title=Chris Walker the Stalker|website=www.walkerthestalker.com|access-date=2019-06-03}} He is a four-time runner-up in the British Superbike Championship,{{Cite web|url=http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st82724.htm|title=Chris Walker profile|website=Motorcycle Racing Online|access-date=2019-06-03}} and a former race winner in the Superbike World Championship. For the 2015 season Walker signed for Tommy Hill's Be Wiser Kawasaki Team aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R in the British Superbike Championship,[http://www.motorcyclenews.com/mcn/sport/sportresults/british-superbikes/2014/september/tommy-hill-returns-to-bsb-as-team-boss-with-be-wiser-kawasaki/ Motorcycle News, October 2014 Tommy Hill returns to BSB as team boss with Be Wiser Kawasaki] Retrieved 14 November 2014 following his 2014 season with Lloyds British GBmoto squad. Team manager Hill left in August, 2015,[http://www.bikesportnews.com/news/news-detail/hill-leaves-be-wiser-kawasaki-after-differing-ideas Hill leaves Be Wiser Kawasaki after ‘differing ideas’] Bike Sport News, 25 August 2015, Retrieved 10 October 2015 and the team folded in September, leaving Walker without a ride for the final two race meetings of the season.[http://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/british-superbikes/2015/september/be-wiser-kawasaki-withdraw-from-bsb-remainder/ Be Wiser Kawasaki withdraw from BSB] Motor Cycle News, 28 August 2015, Retrieved 10 October 2015

In early 2016, Walker announced he would no longer participate in superbikes, instead switching to the British Sidecar Championship, initially with a two-year contract. With no previous experience, Walker stated he was excited by the future opportunities.[http://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/british-superbikes/2016/january/stalker-switches-to-sidecars-for-2016/ Stalker switches to sidecars for 2016!] Motorcycle News, 13 January 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016[http://newarkadvertiser.co.uk/articles/sport/Chris-Walker-moves-from-superbikes-to-sidecar Chris Walker moves from superbikes to sidecars] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305042601/http://newarkadvertiser.co.uk/articles/sport/Chris-Walker-moves-from-superbikes-to-sidecar |date=5 March 2016 }} Newark Advertiser, 21 January 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016[http://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-views/racing/british-superbikes/2016/february/exclusive-interview-chris-walker-why-im-moving-to-sidecars-/#.Vs4PwkBtC8J 'Why I'm moving to sidecars'] Bennetts, 4 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016

Like Formula One legend Ayrton Senna, Walker developed Bell's Palsy in 2002 which paralysed part of his face.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/2162607.stm BBC Sport, July 2002 Walker primed for GSE] Retrieved 14 November 2014{{Cite web |url=http://www.bellspalsy.org.uk/famous.htm |title=Famous sufferers of Bells Palsy |access-date=22 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905081228/http://www.bellspalsy.org.uk/famous.htm |archive-date=5 September 2011 |url-status=dead }} He lists his determination as his best feature, and his love of puddings as his worst. He usually races #9.

He returned to the grid in 2021 taking on the Ducati TriOptions Cup.

Early years and British Superbike Championship 1995–2000

Walker only started road racing in 1995 after many years as an accomplished motocross rider, but by the end of that year and into 1996 he rose through the ranks with ease and had ridden in Grands Prix and scored points.

In 1997 he challenged for the prestigious British Superbike championship with Yamaha, finishing as runner-up to experienced team-mate Niall Mackenzie. He switched to Kawasaki for 1998, winning in the season's first race, before it became clear that the Yamahas of Mackenzie and Steve Hislop were the bikes to beat. Injury to Hislop allowed Walker to take 2nd in the series again, a feat he repeated behind Troy Bayliss’ Ducati in 1999.

He came agonisingly close to the 2000 title, when an engine failure in his Suzuki took him out of a winning position with just three laps remaining of the final race at Donington Park, leaving Walker in tears and gifting the title to GSE Ducati’s Neil Hodgson. He did however take a second place at Brands Hatch in the World Superbike round that year, the best of his many wild card entries in the UK rounds (and occasionally Assen in the Netherlands) over the years.

500 cc World Championship 2001 and World Superbikes 2002–2006

Walker made an attempt at the 500 cc World Championship in 2001. He predicted that "For me it's going to be the toughest year ever",{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} which proved accurate, as the factory Shell-sponsored Honda was hard to ride and forced Walker to override, resulting in many huge crashes. In {{SBK|2002}}, he moved to the Superbike World Championship, initially with the Fuchs Kawasaki team.

Walker placed 6th in the championship for GSE Ducati in {{SBK|2003}}, and 11th for Carl Fogarty's Foggy Petronas team in {{SBK|2004}}, respectively teamed with James Toseland and Troy Corser (both of whom won the title the next season, Toseland riding the {{SBK|2004}} Fila Ducati to success and Corser the Alstare Suzuki in {{SBK|2005}}).

In {{SBK|2005}}, he joined the PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse team, proving to be the most consistent Kawasaki rider in terms of pace and results, securing one podium finish (3rd place, round 6 at Valencia) and finishing 7th place overall.

{{SBK|2006}} saw Walker teamed up with Frenchman Régis Laconi and Spain's Fonsi Nieto on a Kawasaki Europe backed ZX-10R for PSG. Walker secured his maiden Superbike World Championship race win on 3 September 2006 in Race 1 at Assen, Netherlands in his 131st race. Starting the race in 13th position, and dropping to 26th position at the first corner following an excursion onto the grass, Walker braved the torrential rain and a high rate of attrition to win in a time of 44 minutes, 23.501 seconds. He came 9th overall in the championship, 19 points ahead of Nieto as the highest Kawasaki.

Despite his finishing position, Walker was subsequently dropped by PSG for the {{SBK|2007}} season, while Kawasaki still supported PSG as an official factory team.[http://www.robmacracing.com/team/rider.asp?rider=Chris%20Walker&champ=superbike Article title]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.crash.net/wsbk/news/128675/1/kawasaki-psg-1-part-ways|title = Kawasaki, PSG-1 part ways|date = 4 November 2008}}

Return to the British Superbike Championship 2007

File:Chris Walker Brands Hatch 2007.jpg in 2007.]]

Walker initially struggled on the Rizla Suzuki in the British Superbike championship, occasionally outpaced by rookie team-mate Cal Crutchlow. When Neil Hodgson tested the bike{{Cite web|url=https://superbikeplanet.com/2007/Jun/070618ga.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620160551/http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2007/Jun/070618ga.htm|url-status=dead|title=These aren't the droids you're looking for...|archivedate=20 June 2007|website=superbikeplanet.com}} some speculated that Walker's ride was under threat. The team insisted it wasn't, and at Oulton Park he took third in race one, in tricky conditions which saw many top riders (such as Jonathan Rea, Gregorio Lavilla and Tom Sykes) crash out. This was only his second podium of the season. His points tally for the year was 225, comparing favourably to his team-mate's 152.

World Supersport 2008

He was not retained for 2008, but raced in the Supersport World Championship for the very first time in and {{WorldSS|2008}}, for the GIL Kawasaki team alongside teammate Katsuaki Fujiwara.[http://www.kawasaki-racingteam.eu/road-race/gil/ GIL Kawasaki team] However, the bike was not competitive, and he switched to the Paul Bird VK Vent-Axia team in World Superbikes for the final five rounds of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/world-superbikes/2008/july/jul2308-chris-walker-wsb-test-good-start-/|title=Good progress for Chris Walker on debut World Superbike test|website=www.motorcyclenews.com}} He opened with minor points at Brands Hatch, but crashed twice at Donington Park.

British Superbike Championship 2009–2013

For 2009 he was optimistic of a top British Superbike Championship ride, as all the established good riders are gone.{{Cite web|url=http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wsbk/news/169427-0/haslam_to_wsbk_with_stiggy_honda?.html|title=Haslam to WSBK with Stiggy Honda? | WSBK News | Sep 2008 | Crash.Net}} He ultimately joined the Henderson Yamaha team, but struggled for much of the year. He was competitive in race 1 at Mallory Park until chaos and controversy struck. He was running second when Josh Brookes lost control of his bike and catapulted race leader Simon Andrews, dropping oil from Brookes' Honda. Walker was one of five other riders who either crashed or downed their bikes to avoid crashing. The red flag was shown, but these seven riders were excluded from the results, due to an unexpected application of the rules. Brookes received a two-race ban for his mistake.{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/british-superbikes/2009/july/jul2109-brookes-handed-two-round-ban-/|title='Reckless' Brookes banned for two BSB rounds|website=www.motorcyclenews.com}}

For 2010 Walker was released by the Motorpoint Henderson Yamaha. It looked like he would not be racing in 2010, but he arranged a deal with on a privately run Suzuki tuned by former BSB rider Ray Stringer just a week before the opening round.{{Cite web|url=http://www.britishsuperbike.com/news/get-set-for-battle-walker-is-back.aspx|title=Error}}{{dead link|date=November 2023| fix-attempted=yes}} After 2 races Walker was offered a ride in the MSS Kawasaki team when Simon Andrews was injured in a crash while guesting in World Superbikes. He returned to the Suzuki once Andrews was fit again, but raced for SMT Honda at Snetterton, scoring the team's best 2010 results of two sevenths and an eleventh in the process{{Cite web|url=http://www.crash.net/british+superbikes/news/161743/1/smt_boss_over_the_moon_with_walker_debut.html|title=SMT boss ‘over the moon’ with Walker debut}}

During 2011 and 2012 Walker rode for Pr1mo Bournemouth Kawasaki,[https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/british-superbikes/chris-walker-and-james-hillier-sign-687993 Walker and Hillier sign for Pr1mo Bournemouth Kawasaki Racing] Mirror, November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2014 and for 2013 he rode with Quattro Plant Kawasaki.[http://www.dickiesworkwear.com/en/workwear/news/dickies-bsb-rider-chris-walker-gains-top-six-success-again Dickies Workwear] Retrieved 20 November 2014

British Superbike Championship 2014 and 2015

After a season with Lloyds British GBmoto on a Kawasaki ZX-10R, for 2015 Walker changed to Be Wiser Kawasaki Team, again riding a ZX-10R, for a team owned by Alan Greig, having Be Wiser Insurance as main sponsor and part-sponsored by Dickies industrial clothing.

As the oldest rider competing in British Superbikes, Walker's extensive experience with superbike machines and Kawasaki makes him ideal as lead-rider to develop the new squad, partnered by Danny Buchan, fresh from his 2014 success as Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Champion.Horton, Paul. "Wiser move for Walker" Chad, local newspaper, 13 November 2014 p.111 Accessed 14 November 2014

Former BSB rider and 2012 Champion Tommy Hill was team-manager, making his return to racing after three years' absence developing his graphic design business. Hill left in August, 2015, and the team folded in September, leaving Walker without a ride for the final two race meetings of the season.

British Sidecar Championship 2016

Walker competed in the 2016 British Sidecar Championship with 2012 World Sidecar Champion passenger Ashley Hawes in the chair.{{Cite web|url=http://www.neilhoultbyphotography.co.uk/galleries/sidecar/2017-08britsidecar/_DSC9737-single.php|title=Chris Walker & Ashley Hawes|last=Houltby|first=Neil|website=Neil Houltby Photography - Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK|language=en|access-date=2019-06-03}} With over 6 podium finishes already this year and a 100% race finish record, Chris and Ashley lie a comfortable 4th in the championship with only 4 races remaining.

British Superbike Championship 2017

According to an article by Oli Rushby on Motorcycle News.com, Chris Walker sustained injuries during the "eight round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park after a nasty crash in Friday’s Sidecar session."{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/british-superbikes/2017/august/bsb-walker-injured-in-sidecar-practice-smash/|title=BSB: Walker injured in sidecar practice smash|date=2017-08-21|website=Motorcycle News|language=en|access-date=2019-04-03}} Rushby went on to report that "[t]he multiple BSB runner-up crashed his Kawasaki-powered Santander Salt outfit at Mansfield and was taken to hospital with suspected back injuries", before being "confirmed he sustained a break to his T4 vertebrae... as well as a broken nose."

2019

Walker is planning on participating in the Hyundai Construction British Sidecar Championship with TAG Racing{{Cite web|url=https://www.bikeandrace.com/british-superbike/bsb-chris-walker-return-british-sidecar-championship/|title=BSB: Chris Walker to return to British Sidecar Championship|date=2019-02-07|website=BikeAndRace|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-03}} with the support of team-mate Tom Christie.

Personal life

Chris' father John was the proprietor of John Walker Superbikes, a retail motorcycle dealership in Langley Mill, Nottingham, which also owned Fox's Kawasaki in Mapperley, Nottingham, and Wraggs Motorcycles in Mansfield.[https://opencorporates.com/companies/gb/01193566 John Walker Superbikes Limited (dissolved)] Open Corporates Retrieved 20 November 2014

Chris Walker lives in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire,[http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/other-sport/ollerton-race-ace-chris-walker-qualifies-for-mce-british-superbike-championship-showdown-1-6837829 Ollerton race ace Chris Walker qualifies for MCE British Superbike Championship Showdown] Chad, local newspaper, September 2014, Retrieved 20 November 2014 and also runs a Ducati & Kawasaki dealership Chris Walker Motorcycles in Grantham www.chriswalkermotorcycles.com {{Cite web|url=https://www.chriswalkermotorcycles.com/|title=Chris Walker Motorcycles | Ducati dealers in Grantham, Lincolnshire|website=www.chriswalkermotorcycles.com}}

Career statistics

Stats correct as of 9 July 2012

=By championship=

==British Superbike Championship==

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2007

! Suzuki

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHGP
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHGP
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SIL
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|4}}

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MOP
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOP
{{small|Ret}}

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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO
{{small|6}}

|rowspan=4|

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OUL
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|8}}

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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
{{small|6}}

|rowspan=5|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAD
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAD
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
{{small|4}}

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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHI
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHI
{{small|6}}

! 7th

! 225

!

2009

! Yamaha

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHI
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHI
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DON
{{small|3}}

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO
{{small|5}}

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHGP
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BHGP
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHGP
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAD
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAD
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|7}}

|colspan=2 rowspan=5|

! 9th

! 141

! {{Cite web|url=http://www.britishsuperbike.com/results.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409004529/http://www.britishsuperbike.com/results.aspx|url-status=dead|title=2011 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli|archivedate=9 April 2014}}

rowspan=3| 2010

! Suzuki

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| BHI
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BHI
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| THR
{{small|15}}

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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| KNO
{{small|C}}

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!rowspan=3| 10th

!rowspan=3| 130

!{{Cite web|url=http://www.crash.net/british+superbikes/news/158274/1/stalker_inks_11th-hour_deal_with_private_suzuki.html|title=Stalker inks 11th-hour deal with private Suzuki | BSB News | Mar 2010 | Crash.Net}}

align="left"| Kawasaki

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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| OUL
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| OUL
{{small|11}}

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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CAD
{{small|7}}

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{{small|8}}

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!{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/british-superbikes/2010/april/apr2710-walker-to-ride-mss-kawasaki-at-oulton-/|title=Walker to ride MSS Kawasaki at Oulton|website=www.motorcyclenews.com}}

align="left"| Honda

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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SNE
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SNE
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SNE
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BHGP
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BHGP
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHGP
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAD
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAD
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|9}}

! [http://www.racers-republic.com/superbikes/bsb/news/1547/walker-replaces-iddon-at-smt-honda Racers-Republic | Walker replaces Iddon at SMT Honda]

2011

! Kawasaki

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHI
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHI
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
{{small|13}}

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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE
{{small|8}}

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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|14}}

| OUL
{{small|C}}

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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHGP
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHGP
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHGP
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAD
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAD
{{small|Ret}}

| CAD
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHGP
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHGP
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BHGP
{{small|Ret}}

! 12th

! 105

!{{cite web|url=http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/407432/standings.pdf |title=Round 12 Standings |access-date=2015-01-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225249/http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/407432/standings.pdf |archive-date=3 March 2016 |df=dmy }}

2012

! Kawasaki

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHI
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#ffffff;"| BHI
{{small|C}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
{{small|NC}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OUL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KNO
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KNO
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHGP
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BHGP
{{small|DNF}}

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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAD
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAD
{{small|11}}

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
{{small|10}}

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ASS
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ASS
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BHGP
{{small|DNF}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BHGP
{{small|DNF}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHGP
{{small|9}}

|

|

! 9th

! 138

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

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==Superbike World Championship==

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

!valign="middle" rowspan=2| Make

!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=2| 12

!colspan=2| 13

!colspan=2| 14

!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

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

2002

! Kawasaki

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|

|

! 9th

! 152

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2003

! Ducati

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|

|

|

|

! 6th

! 234

!{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldsbk.com/season/standings?p_S_Campionato=SBK&p_Anno=2003&p_PilotiCostruttori=P|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224022531/http://www.worldsbk.com/season/standings?p_S_Campionato=SBK&p_Anno=2003&p_PilotiCostruttori=P|url-status=dead|title=2003 Standings Riders - FIM Superbike World Championship - worldsbk.com|archivedate=24 February 2012}}

2004

! Petronas

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 11th

! 128

!{{Cite web|url=https://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st63752.php|title=Motorcycle Racing Online - World Superbike championship review 2004|website=www.f1network.net}}

2005

!rowspan=2| Kawasaki

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| GER

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| GER

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

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

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

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

|

|

|

|

! 7th

! 160

!{{Cite web|url=https://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st83272.htm|title=Motorcycle Racing Online - 2005 World Superbike statistical summary|website=www.f1network.net}}

2006

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
23

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|

|

|

|

! 9th

! 158

![http://www.motorsm.com/motorsport/moto/world_superbike/2006.asp World Superbike Championship, 2006 - MotorSM.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601215557/http://www.motorsm.com/motorsport/moto/world_superbike/2006.asp |date=1 June 2008 }}

2008

! Honda

| QAT

| QAT

| AUS

| AUS

| EUR

| EUR

| ESP

| ESP

| NED

| NED

| ITA

| ITA

| GBR

| GBR

| SMR

| SMR

| CZE

| CZE

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
18

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

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

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
17

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
19

! 31st

! 5

!{{Cite web|url=http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news--racing-news/wsb-walker-signs-for-vent-axia-honda/5205.html|title=Walker signs for Vent Axia Honda - visordown.com}}

==Supersport World Championship==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center"
valign="top"

! Year

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! Pos

! Pts

! Ref

2008

! Honda

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| QAT
9

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
14

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
9

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
12

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

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER
9

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SMR
12

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
11

| GBR

| EUR

| ITA

| FRA

| POR

! 16th

! 36

! [http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/mcn/2008/november/nov19-25/nov2107worldsupersportchriswalkertalkstomcn/ World Supersport: New Kawasaki signing Chris Walker speaks to MCN - | Motorcycle Sport | WSB | BSB | MotoGP | TT & Road races | MCN]

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.walkerthestalker.com Personal Website]
  • [http://www.visordown.com/features/chris-walker-columns-from-two-magazine/15146.html Column by Chris Walker from 2002]
  • [http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s180/st82724.htm Chris Walker full profile]

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