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Dan Linfoot

{{Short description|English motorcycle racer}}

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

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

{{Update|inaccurate=yes|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox motorcycle rider

| name = Dan Linfoot

| image = File:Dan Linfoot No 200 Yamaha 2009 BSB.jpg

| caption = Linfoot in 2009

| nationality = English

| death_date =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|07|08}}

| birth_place = Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England

| Bike number = 4

| BSB Active years =7

| BSB Manufacturers =2

| BSB Championships = 0

| BSB Race Starts =

| BSB Race Wins = 2

| BSB Podiums = 14

| BSB poles = 4

| website =

}}

Daniel Craig Linfoot (born 8 July 1988{{citation needed|date=September 2022}} in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire) is a motorcycle road racer who, for 2022, competed at the start of the season in the British Superbike Championship,[https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/british-superbikes/2022/february/pr-racing-2022/ BSB: PR Racing BMW unveil three-man 2022 Superbike team] Motorcycle News, 2 February 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022 then in July, halfway through the season, switched to the Superstock category,[https://www.bikesportnews.com/news/news-detail/thruxton-bsb-linfoot-switches-to-superstock Linfoot switches to Superstock for remainder of 2022] bikesportnews.com, 11 August 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022 a support class within the Superbike racing events. He was part of an Endurance race team,[https://www.bikesportnews.com/news/news-detail/2022-bol-dor-yamaha-wins-race-as-honda-claims-title 2022 Bol d’Or: Yamaha wins race as Honda claims title] 20 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022 and also raced in Superstock at the end of 2021.

Until 2018, Linfoot competed in the British Superbike Championship for Honda Racing, a semi-private Honda-supported race team based in Louth, Lincolnshire,[http://www.hondaracingcbr.com/profiles/ Honda racing riders] Retrieved 5 January 2017[http://www.crash.net/bsb/news/886745/1/honda-racing-retains-linfoot-o-halloran-2018 Honda Racing retains Linfoot, O’Halloran for 2018] crash.net 8 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017 aboard a Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR SP2. For 2019, he rode a Yamaha YZF-R1.[https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/british-superbikes/2018/november/bsb-linfoot-moves-to-tag-racing-for-2019-campaign/ BSB: Linfoot moves to TAG Racing for 2019 campaign] Motorcycle News, 24 November 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018

Linfoot has been racing since 2002, when he began his racing career on minibikes, before progressing through to geared bikes in 2003.

From 2003 to present, Linfoot has progressed from 125cc bikes to Superbikes, riding in MotoGP 250cc, World Supersport 600cc, and British Superbikes.

Career

=Starting Out=

Linfoot started out in 2001–02 in the National Minibike Championships, later moving up the 125cc category in 2004. In 2005 Linfoot came 4th in the championship.[http://www.britishsuperbike.com/riders/d-linfoot.aspx Error] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719132403/http://www.britishsuperbike.com/riders/d-linfoot.aspx |date=19 July 2011 }}

MotoGP, 125cc, 250cc

In 2005, Linfoot make his 125cc Grand Prix debut alongside his compatriot Chris Elkin with wildcard facility at Donington. Linfoot finish the race respectable, 9th place after starting from 39th grid in wet race.

Linfoot then went on to ride in the World 250cc championship in 2007 with Team Sicilia aboard Aprilia RSV 250 replacing Anthony West. In same conditions, Linfoot repeated his best result at Donington who finished the race in 9th again after starting from 21st on the grid.

However, Linfoot failed to score the 6 remaining race. Linfoot was replaced by Federico Sandi onwards.

European Superstock Championship

Linfoot compete European superstock championship in 2008.

=British Supersport & Superbikes 2009-Present=

For the 2009 season Linfoot moved back to England to race in the British Supersport Championship, Linfoot started well gaining a 3rd position at the first meeting at Brands Hatch. Linfoot was later injured due to a big crash during qualifying at Snetterton breaking his metatarsals.http://www.bikesportnews.com/articles/article.html?id=NW200_YAMAHAS_LINFOOT_TO_UNDERGO_SURGERY_TOMORROW_1{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Linfoot returned 3 meetings later at Brands Hatch, gaining 7th and 5th places before been called up to the British Superbike Championship to replace the injured Jon Kirkham.[http://www.crash.net/british+superbikes/News/152424/1/linfoot_lined_up_for_bsb_debut.html Linfoot lined up for BSB debut | BSB News | Sep 2009 | Crash.Net]

Just a week after making his BSB debut Linfoot was given a wildcard entry to the World Supersport Championship at Magny-Cours.{{cite web|url=http://www.bikesportnews.com/articles/article.html?id%3DLINFOOT_TO_WILDCARD_AT_MAGNY-COURS_WORLD_SUPERSPORT_1 |title=LINFOOT TO WILDCARD AT MAGNY-COURS WORLD SUPERSPORT > BikeSport News |accessdate=1 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929031552/http://www.bikesportnews.com/articles/article.html?id=LINFOOT_TO_WILDCARD_AT_MAGNY-COURS_WORLD_SUPERSPORT_1&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=rss |archivedate=29 September 2009 }}

For the 2010 season Linfoot was signed by Rob Mac to ride the Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha in the British Superbike Championship.[http://www.britishsuperbike.com/news/linfoot-in-superbike-switch-for-2010.aspx Error] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929031049/http://www.britishsuperbike.com/news/linfoot-in-superbike-switch-for-2010.aspx |date=29 September 2011 }}

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| British 125cc

| 2004-06

| 31

| 2

| 7

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

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4

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

| 0

| 0

colspan=2| 125cc

| 2005

| 1

| 0

| 0

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

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

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 0

| 0

| 0

colspan=2| 250cc

| 2006-07

| 13

| 0

| 0

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

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

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 0

| 0

| 0

colspan=2| European Superstock 600 (SS600)

| 2008

| 9

| 0

| 3

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

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

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

| 1

| 0

colspan=2| British Supersport (BSS)

| 2009

| 6

| 0

| 3

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

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

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

| 0

| 0

colspan=2| British Superbike (BSB)

| 2009-12

| 52

| 0

| 0

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

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

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 0

| 0

| 0

colspan=3| Total

! 112

! 2

! 14

!style="background:#ffffbf;"| 4

!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 4

! 1

! 0

=By championship=

=Grand Prix motorcycle racing=

==Races by year==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Year

! Class

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! {{Tooltip|Pos|Championship position}}

! {{Tooltip|Pts|Championship points}}

2005

! 125cc

! Honda

| ESP

| POR

| CHN

| FRA

| ITA

| CAT

| NED

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

| GER

| CZE

| JPN

| MAL

| QAT

| AUS

| TUR

| VAL

|

! 27th

! 7

2006

! 250cc

! Honda

| ESP

| QAT

| TUR

| CHN

| FRA
DNS

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

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

| NED

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

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

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

| MAL

| AUS

| JPN

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

| VAL

|

! NC

! 0

2007

! 250cc

! Aprilia

| QAT

| ESP

| TUR

| CHN

| FRA

| ITA

| CAT

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

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

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CZE
20

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

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

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

| AUS

| MAL

| VAL

! 24th

! 7

==British 125cc Championship==

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

!valign="middle"| Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! Pos

! Pts

! Ref

2004

!rowspan=3| Honda

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

| BHI

| SNE
23

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

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
20

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

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAL
20

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

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

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

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

| 24th

| 17

![http://www.superbike-racing.co.uk/VitalStatistics/Statistics/2004.htm 2003] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002083048/http://www.superbike-racing.co.uk/VitalStatistics/Statistics/2004.htm |date=2 October 2011 }}

2005

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| 4th

| 134

![http://www.superbike-racing.co.uk/VitalStatistics/Statistics/2005.htm 2005] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002083135/http://www.superbike-racing.co.uk/VitalStatistics/Statistics/2005.htm |date=2 October 2011 }}

2006

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

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

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

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

| MON
C

| MAL

| SNE

| KNO

| OUL

| CRO

| CAD

| SIL

| BHGP

| 13th

| 50

!

==Superstock 600==

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

!valign="middle"| Yr

!valign="middle"| Class

!valign="middle"| Bike

! ESP
{{flagicon|Spain}}

! NED
{{flagicon|Netherlands}}

! ITA
{{flagicon|Italy}}

! GER
{{flagicon|Germany}}

! SMR
{{flagicon|San Marino}}

! CZE
{{flagicon|Czech Republic}}

! GBR
{{flagicon|UK}}

! EUR
{{flagicon|European Union}}

! FRA
{{flagicon|France}}

! POR
{{flagicon|Portugal}}

!valign="middle"| Pts

!valign="middle"| Pos

!valign="middle"| Ref

2008

! STK 600

! Yamaha

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

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

| DNS

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

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

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

! 5th

! 117

![http://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=ROUND&p_Anno=2008&p_Manifestazione=14&p_Gara=05&p_Sessione=001&p_Stampa=STD The Superbike World Championship Official Site] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006170737/http://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=ROUND&p_Anno=2008&p_Manifestazione=14&p_Gara=05&p_Sessione=001&p_Stampa=STD |date=6 October 2011 }}

==British Supersport Championship==

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

!valign="middle" | Yr

!valign="middle" | Class

!valign="middle" | Bike

! BHI
{{flagicon|ENG}}

! OUL
{{flagicon|ENG}}

! DON
{{flagicon|ENG}}

! THR
{{flagicon|ENG}}

! SNE
{{flagicon|ENG}}

! KNO
{{flagicon|SCO}}

! MAL
{{flagicon|ENG}}

! BHGP
{{flagicon|ENG}}

! CAD
{{flagicon|ENG}}

! CRO
{{flagicon|ENG}}

! SIL
{{flagicon|ENG}}

! OUL
{{flagicon|ENG}}

!valign="middle" | Pos

!valign="middle" | Pts

2009

! BSS

! Yamaha

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

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

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

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

|

|

! 7th

! 72

==British Superbike Championship==

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

{{BSB|2009}}

!rowspan=2| Yamaha

| BHI

| BHI

| OUL

| OUL

| DON

| DON

|

| THR

| THR

| SNE

| SNE

| KNO

| KNO

|

| MAL

| MAL

|

| BHGP

| BHGP

| BHGP

| CAD

| CAD

| CRO

| CRO

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

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

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

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

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

! 36th

! 1

![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 }}

{{BSB|2010}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

|

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CAD
10

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

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

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

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

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

|

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SNE
13

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

! 14th

! 101

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

2011

! Honda

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

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

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

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

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

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

|

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

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

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

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

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

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

|

| OUL

| OUL

|

| BHGP

| BHGP

| BHGP

| CAD

| CAD

| DON

| DON

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

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BHGP
NC

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

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

! 19th

! 63

|{{cite web|url=http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/407432/standings.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=20 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225249/http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/407432/standings.pdf |archivedate=3 March 2016 }}

2012

! BMW

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#ffffff;"| KNO
WD

|style="background:#ffffff;"| KNO
WD

| OUL

| OUL

| OUL

| BHGP

| BHGP

|

| CAD

| CAD

|

| DON

| DON

| ASS

| ASS

| SIL

| SIL

| BHGP

| BHGP

| BHGP

! 20th

! 31

! {{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 }}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
valign="middle" rowspan=2| Year

!valign="middle" rowspan=2| Bike

!colspan=3| 1

!colspan=3| 2

!colspan=3| 3

!colspan=3| 4

!colspan=3| 5

!colspan=3| 6

!colspan=3| 7

!colspan=3| 8

!colspan=3| 9

!colspan=3| 10

!colspan=3| 11

!rowspan=2| Pos

!rowspan=2| Pts

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

2022

! BMW

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#;"| THR

|style="background:#;"| THR

|style="background:#;"| THR

|style="background:#;"| CAD

|style="background:#;"| CAD

|style="background:#;"| CAD

|style="background:#;"| SNE

|style="background:#;"| SNE

|style="background:#;"| SNE

|style="background:#;"| OUL

|style="background:#;"| OUL

|style="background:#;"| OUL

|style="background:#;"| DON

|style="background:#;"| DON

|style="background:#;"| DON

|style="background:#;"| BRH

|style="background:#;"| BRH

|style="background:#;"| BRH

! style="background:#;" |26th

! style="background:#;" |7

=FIM Endurance World Championship=

==By team==

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

!valign="middle" | Year

!valign="middle" | Team

!valign="middle" | Bike

!valign="middle" | Rider

!valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|TC|Teams' championship position}}

2024

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Yoshimura SERT Motul

| Suzuki GSX-R1000R

| align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Gregg Black
{{flagicon|GBR}} Dan Linfoot
{{flagicon|FRA}} Etienne Masson

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

Suzuka 8 Hours results

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
Year

! Team

! Riders

! Bike

! Pos

align="center"

! 2024

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshimura SERT Motul

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Cocoro Atsumi
{{flagicon|ESP}} Albert Arenas

|align="left"| Suzuki GSX-R 1000

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

References

{{Reflist}}

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