About John
John raced Motorcycles all his life prior to a career ending crash, he currently manages his brother Eugene
NAME – John Laverty
NICKNAME – J Lav
REAL AGE – 29
PLACE OF BIRTH – Ballymena Northern Ireland
CURRENT HOME TOWN – Antrim
HEIGHT – 5ft 9”
WEIGHT – 10st 7lb
EYES – Blue
HAIR – Fair
MARITAL STATUS – Married
HOBBIES – Trials riding, golf
FAV FOOD & DRINK – All Kinds Spicy is good and a glass of sauvignon blanc
MUSIC – Anything from Blink 182 Rock band to Westlife the real tear jerker stuff
FILM – Dumb & Dumber
LIKES – Good nights out with mates, chocolate, any kind of motorbikes
CAREER HISTORY –
1992 – 1998 – Schoolboy Motocross
1999 – Aprilia Challenge UK. Finished season in British 125cc Championship
2000 – Raced 125cc British Championship – Injured
2001 – Raced few European 125cc rounds. Won Irish Superkings 125cc Championship.
2002 – Raced British 125cc – Injured
2003 – Raced European Superstock Championship – podium at Imola (3rd)
2004 – Raced European Superstock Championship 7th in Championship overall, National Superstock Championship 7th overall including one podium at Donington – (3rd)
2005 – British Superbike Championship, Team Vitrans. Finished season replacing Andy Tinsley in British Superstock for Team Buildbase one podium – 2nd Donington Park.
2006 – British Superstock Championship Team Buildbase – Podiums Thruxton (3rd), Donington (2nd). 5th in Championship Overall.
2007 – British Superstock Championship Team Buildbase JHP Ducati. Podiums – Snetterton 3rd, Cadwell (2nd) and win at Brands Hatch, 4th in Championship overall.
2008- British Superbike Cup Champion
2009- British Superbike 10th overall
2010- British Superbike 8th overall best finish (3rd) Oulton Park
2011- Season ended early after near fatal accident.
2012- Returned to racing Bsb just 8 months after colliding with an armco barrier
DISLIKES – False people, football hooligans
FIRST RACE – Motocross 1992 – Circuit racing 1999
FIRST BIKE – Honda 50
FIRST WIN – Motocross 1994 – Circuit Racing Sunflower Trophy race 2001 125cc
FAVOURITE TRACK IN UK – Oulton Park – ABROAD – Imola
WHEN DID YOU START RIDING? When I was six
RACING HEROS? Joey Dunlop
MOST RESPECTED RACING RIVAL? Brothers Michael and Eugene
BEST MEMORIES? 2001 Winning Irish 125cc Championship
2003 First European Podium Imola
2007 Winning race Brands Hatch
2008 BSB Superbike Champion
2010 Fighting for place in top 6 shoot out
2011 Surviving a near fatal crash