Kurtis Roberts

{{Infobox motorcycle rider

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|name = Kurtis Roberts

|nationality = American

|GP Active years = 1997, 2001, 2004 - 2005, 2007

|GP Teams = Aprilia, Honda, Proton KR, KR212V

|GP Race Starts = 34

|GP Championships = 0

|GP Race Wins = 0

|GP Podiums = 0

|GP Total Points = 11

|GP Poles = 0

|GP Fastest laps = 0

|GP First race = 1997 250cc Malaysian Grand Prix

|GP First win =

|GP Last win =

|GP Last race = 2007 MotoGP Valencian Grand Prix

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Kurtis Roberts, (born 17 November 1978 in Turlock, California) is an American motorcycle road racer. He is the youngest son of three-time 500cc World Champion Kenny Roberts, and the younger brother of 2000 500cc World Champion Kenny Roberts, Jr. He has raced in most major US and international motorcycle racing championships, in both Grand Prix and Superbike categories.

AMA

In 1998 Kurtis joined Erion Honda, starting out in 250s as he had experience of this level. He was runner-up in the AMA 250cc series that year, also riding in a few 600cc Supersport races. In both 1999 and 2000 he won the AMA Formula Xtreme series, adding the 600cc Supersport in 2000. Moving to the prestigious American Honda team, his first 3 AMA Superbike Championship podium finishes came in 2001 - taking his first wins{{cite web |url=http://www.rubbermag.com/news/050211_06n.html |title=Rubber Magazine - Interview: Kurtis Roberts Talks |publisher=Rubbermag.com |date= |accessdate=2008-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007002414/http://www.rubbermag.com/news/050211_06n.html |archive-date=2008-10-07 |url-status=usurped }} and third overall in 2003, after missing much of 2002 due to injury. 2005 was a disastrous return to Erion,{{cite web |url=http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2005/Aug/e/n050831a.htm |title=Soup :: Kurtis Roberts Unsigned For '06 |publisher=Superbikeplanet.com |accessdate=2008-11-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720034031/http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2005/Aug/e/n050831a.htm |archivedate=2008-07-20 }} despite a second place in the Daytona 200.{{cite web|url=http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2005/03/14/010948.html |title=DuHamel Wins Record Tying 5th Daytona 200! |publisher=Theautochannel.com |date= |accessdate=2008-11-03}}

International

In 1997 Kurtis contested the 250cc World Championship.

In 2004 he joined his father's Proton MotoGP team, but this was uncompetitive, scoring just one point all year. In {{SBK|2006}} he rode in selected Superbike World Championship rounds for the Pedercini Ducati team.{{cite web |url=http://www.crash.net/news_view~t~Kurtis-Roberts-replaces-Neukirchner-at-Pedercini-~cid~5~id~134538.htm |title=WSBK: Kurtis Roberts replaces Neukirchner at Pedercini |publisher=Crash.net |date= |accessdate=2008-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930031157/http://www.crash.net/news_view~t~Kurtis-Roberts-replaces-Neukirchner-at-Pedercini-~cid~5~id~134538.htm |archive-date=2007-09-30 |url-status=dead }}

After attempting to set up an AMA team with former champion Doug Chandler{{cite news|url=http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=27591 |title=Kurtis Roberts, Chandler Trying To Form AMA Superbike Team For 2007 |publisher=Roadracing World Publishing |date=2006-11-13 |accessdate=2008-11-03}} he resumed his links with his father's MotoGP team for 2007, taking over from his brother when Kenny Roberts, Jr. decided the bike was not competitive enough. He took minor points in three successive rounds.{{cite web |url=http://londonbikers.com/news/359fcbf5-cd7a-4823-8321-799f95bc1f70 |title=Kurtis Roberts Doubles His Points At Sachsenring |publisher=Londonbikers.com |date= |accessdate=2008-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927204850/http://londonbikers.com/news/359fcbf5-cd7a-4823-8321-799f95bc1f70 |archive-date=2007-09-27 |url-status=dead }}

Career statistics

=Grand Prix motorcycle racing=

==By season==

class="wikitable"

!Season

!Class

!Motorcycle

!Team

!Number

!Race

!Win

!Podium

!Pole

!FLap

!Pts

!Plcd

align="right"

! 1997

| 250cc

| Aprilia, Honda

| 11

| 0

| NC

align="right"

! 2001

| 500cc

| Proton KR

| Proton Team KR

| 80

| 1

| 0

| NC

align="right"

! 2004

| MotoGP

| Proton KR

| Proton Team KR

| 80

| 8

| 0

| 1

| 29th

align="right"

! 2005

| MotoGP

| Proton KR

| Team Roberts

| 80

| 1

| 0

| NC

align="right"

! 2007

| MotoGP

| KR212V

| Team Roberts

| 80

| 13

| 0

| 10

| 19th

align="right"

! Total

| 34

| 0

| 11

==Races by year==

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Year ! Class ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! Pos ! Pts
align="left" rowspan=2\| 1997 !align="left" rowspan=2\| 250cc !align="left"\| Aprilia \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| MAL Ret \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| JPN Ret \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| SPA Ret \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| ITA Ret \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| AUT 18 \| FRA \| NED \| IMO \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| !rowspan=2\| NC !rowspan=2\| 0
align="left"\| Honda \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| GER 22 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| BRA 18 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| GBR 18 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| CZE 18 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| CAT 19 \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| INA Ret \| AUS \| \| \|
align="left"\| 2001 !align="left"\| 500cc !align="left"\| Proton KR \| JPN \| RSA \| SPA \| FRA \| ITA \| CAT \| NED \| GBR \| GER \| CZE \| POR \| VAL \| PAC \| AUS \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| MAL Ret \| BRA \| \| ! NC ! 0
align="left"\| 2004 !align="left"\| MotoGP !align="left"\| Proton KR \| RSA WD \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| SPA Ret \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| FRA 15 \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| ITA Ret \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| CAT Ret \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| NED Ret \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| BRA 19 \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| GER Ret \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| GBR Ret \| CZE DNS \| POR \| JPN \| QAT \| MAL \| AUS \| VAL DNS \| \| ! 29th ! 1
align="left"\| 2005 !align="left"\| MotoGP !align="left"\| Proton KR \| SPA \| POR \| CHN \| FRA \| ITA \| CAT \| NED \| USA \| GBR \| GER \| CZE \| JPN \| MAL \| QAT \| AUS \| TUR \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| VAL Ret \| ! NC ! 0
align="left"\| 2007 !align="left"\| MotoGP !align="left"\| KR212V \| QAT \| SPA \| TUR \| CHN \| FRA \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| ITA Ret \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| CAT 18 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| GBR 13 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| NED 15 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| GER 12 \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| USA Ret \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| CZE 15 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| RSM 15 \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| POR Ret \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| JPN Ret \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| AUS 17 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| MAL 20 \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| VAL Ret ! 19th ! 10

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

! Year

! Class

! Bike

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! Pos

! Pts

align="left" rowspan=2| 1997

!align="left" rowspan=2| 250cc

!align="left"| Aprilia

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

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

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

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

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

| FRA

| NED

| IMO

!rowspan=2| NC

!rowspan=2| 0

align="left"| Honda

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
22

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

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

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

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

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

| AUS

align="left"| 2001

!align="left"| 500cc

!align="left"| Proton KR

| JPN

| RSA

| SPA

| FRA

| ITA

| CAT

| NED

| GBR

| GER

| CZE

| POR

| VAL

| PAC

| AUS

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

| BRA

! NC

! 0

align="left"| 2004

!align="left"| MotoGP

!align="left"| Proton KR

| RSA
WD

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| CZE
DNS

| POR

| JPN

| QAT

| MAL

| AUS

| VAL
DNS

! 29th

! 1

align="left"| 2005

!align="left"| MotoGP

!align="left"| Proton KR

| SPA

| POR

| CHN

| FRA

| ITA

| CAT

| NED

| USA

| GBR

| GER

| CZE

| JPN

| MAL

| QAT

| AUS

| TUR

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

! NC

! 0

align="left"| 2007

!align="left"| MotoGP

!align="left"| KR212V

| QAT

| SPA

| TUR

| CHN

| FRA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

! 19th

! 10

References

External links

{{sports links}}
[http://www.amaproracing.com/archive/2006/ama_sb_06/kurtis_roberts.html AMA career summary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928003054/http://www.amaproracing.com/archive/2006/ama_sb_06/kurtis_roberts.html |date=2007-09-28 }}

Category:American motorcycle racers

Category:Living people

Category:1978 births

Category:AMA Superbike Championship riders

Category:250cc World Championship riders

Category:MotoGP World Championship riders

Category:Superbike World Championship riders