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Niall Mackenzie

{{short description|British motorcycle racer}}

{{EngvarB|date=May 2015}}

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

{{BLP sources|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox motorcycle rider

|caption = Mackenzie at the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix

|name = Niall Mackenzie

|image = File:Niall Mackenzie 1989 Japanese GP.jpg

|nationality = British

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|7|19}}

|GP Active years = 1984 – 1995

|GP Teams = Armstrong, Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha, Aprilia

|GP Race Starts = 139

|GP Championships = 0

|GP Race Wins = 0

|GP Podiums = 7

|GP Total Points = 719

|GP Poles = 1

|GP Fastest laps = 0

|GP First race = 1984 250cc British Grand Prix

|GP First win =

|GP Last win =

|GP Last race = 1995 250cc European Grand Prix

}}

Niall Macfarlane Mackenzie (born 19 July 1961) is a Scottish former professional motorcycle road racer.

Career

File:Niall Mackenzie and Eddie Lawson 1989 Donington Park.jpg at the 1989 British Grand Prix]]

Mackenzie, who hails from Fankerton, near Denny, Stirlingshire; won the British Superbike Championship three times from 1996 to 1998 with the Rob McElnea-run Yamaha team, and the British 250cc and 350cc titles twice earlier in his career. He had a long career in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing circuit, debuting in 1984 in the 250cc class. He moved up to the 500cc class in 1986 on a Suzuki before spells on Honda and Yamaha motorcycles. He was 4th in the championship in 1990, and finished in the top 10 in the championship on five other occasions.[http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Niall+Mackenzie Niall Mackenzie career statistics at MotoGP.com] His final racing season was the 2000 British Superbike series, although he did a farewell one-off at Knockhill in 2001 and stood in for the injured Yukio Kagayama at Donington Park in 2003.

=Honda CRX Challenge=

In 1991, he briefly tried his luck in car racing, driving the #1 Celebrity car at Knockhill in that year's Honda CRX Challenge. In a rain-affected race, he was punted off at the first corner and his comeback drive was halted when he slid off at the last corner and slammed into the tyre barrier.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iSNddc1V8Wk&pp=ygUTSG9uZGEgY3J4IGNoYWxsZW5nZQ%3D%3D

Post-racing career

Mackenzie co-owns Mackenzie Hodgson Insurance,[https://www.mackenziehodgson.co.uk/ Mackenzie Hodgson Insurance] Retrieved 3 July 2019 works in motorcycling media and instructs on track days around the UK and Europe.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

Personal life

Mackenzie has two sons; Tarran, who competes in the World Superbike Championship, and Taylor, who competed in Superstock 1000 before his retirement from competition after the 2021 season. Taylor won the British Superstock 1000cc Championship in 2016.{{Cite web |title=BSB: Mackenzie completes Bennetts Suzuki line-up |url=https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/british-superbikes/2016/december/bsb-mackenzie-completes-bennetts-suzuki-line-up/ |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.motorcyclenews.com |language=en}} Tarran won the British Supersport Championship in 2016{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} and the British Superbike Championship in 2021.{{Cite news |title=Mackenzie seals BSB Championship |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/motorsport/58947150 |access-date=2022-02-27}}

Grand Prix career statistics

Points system from 1969 to 1987:

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Points

| 15

| 12

| 10

| 8

| 6

| 5

| 4

| 3

| 2

| 1

Points system from 1988 to 1991:

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Points

| 20

| 17

| 15

| 13

| 11

| 10

| 9

| 8

| 7

| 6

| 5

| 4

| 3

| 2

| 1

Points system in 1992:

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| width=20| 4

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| width=20| 6

| width=20| 7

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| width=20| 10

Points

| 20

| 15

| 12

| 10

| 8

| 6

| 4

| 3

| 2

| 1

Points system from 1993 onwards:

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Points

| 25

| 20

| 16

| 13

| 11

| 10

| 9

| 8

| 7

| 6

| 5

| 4

| 3

| 2

| 1

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

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! Year

! Class

! Team

! Machine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! Points

! Rank

! Wins

1984

! 250cc

! Armstrong-Rotax

! CF250

| RSA
-

| NAT
-

| ESP
-

| AUT
-

| GER
-

| FRA
-

| YUG
-

| NED
-

| BEL
-

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
28

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SWE
NC

| RSM
-

|

|

|

| 0

! –

| 0

1985

! 250cc

! Armstrong-Rotax

! CF250

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RSA
24

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP
NC

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

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NAT
NC

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUT
14

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

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

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BEL
NC

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA
14

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

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

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSM
NC

|

|

|

| 1

! 28th

| 0

rowspan=2|1986

! 250cc

! Armstrong-Rotax

! CF250

| ESP
-

| NAT
-

| GER
-

| AUT
-

| YUG
-

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE
11

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSM
NC

|

|

|

|

| 4

! 21st

| 0

500cc

! Skoal Bandit-Suzuki

! RG500

| ESP
-

| NAT
-

| GER
-

| AUT
-

| YUG
-

| NED
-

| BEL
-

| FRA
-

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

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

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

|

|

|

|

| 11

! 10th

| 0

1987

! 500cc

! HB-Honda

! NSR500

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

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

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

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

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

| YUG
-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| 61

! 5th

| 0

1988

! 500cc

! HB-Honda

! NSR500

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

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUT
NC

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

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

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| YUG
NC

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
NC

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

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

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

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

| 125

! 6th

| 0

1989

! 500cc

! Marlboro Yamaha

! YZR500

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#ffffff;"| NAT
DNS

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

| AUT
-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| 103

! 7th

| 0

rowspan=2|1990

! 250cc

! Yamaha

! YZR250

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

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

| ESP
-

| NAT
-

| GER
-

| AUT
-

| YUG
-

| NED
-

| BEL
-

| FRA
-

| GBR
-

| SWE
-

| CZE
-

| HUN
-

| AUS
-

| 5

! 33rd

| 0

500cc

! Lucky Strike-Suzuki

! RGV500

| JPN
-

| USA
-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| 140

! 4th

| 0

1991

! 500cc

! Sonauto-Yamaha

! YZR500

| JPN
-

| AUS
-

| USA
-

| ESP
-

| ITA
-

| GER
-

| AUT
-

| EUR
-

| NED
-

| FRA
-

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

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

| CZE
-

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

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

| 34

! 17th

| 0

1992

! 500cc

! Sonauto-Yamaha

! YZR500

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|

|

| 37

! 11th

| 0

1993

! 500cc

! Valvoline-Yamaha

! ROC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|

| 103

! 9th

| 0

1994

! 500cc

! Slick 50 WCM-Yamaha

! ROC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
NC

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

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

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

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

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

|

| 69

! 10th

| 0

1995

! 250cc

! Docshop Aprilia

! RS250

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EUR
NC

|

|

| 26

! 18th

| 0

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.niall-mackenzie.com/ Niall-Mackenzie.com] – Official site
  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaGL1_gumQs Video interview with Niall Mackenzie, Donington Park, 2005]

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