Jakub 'Kuba' Smrž (born 7 April 1983 in
České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia) is a professional
motorcycle road racer
Road racing is a form of motorsport racing held on a paved road surface. The races can be held either on a closed circuit or on a street circuit utilizing temporarily closed public roads. Originally, road races were held almost entirely on publ ...
. He currently competes in the
Superbike World Championship, aboard a
Yamaha YZF-R1. For 2017 and 2018 he rode a
BMW S1000RR
BMW S1000RR is a race oriented sport bike initially made by BMW Motorrad to compete in the 2009 Superbike World Championship, that is now in commercial production. It was introduced in Munich in April 2008, and is powered by a four-cylinder eng ...
in the
British Superbike Championship, but in June 2018 he suffered a serious shoulder injury when guest-riding for Czech BMW team Mercury Racing in the
Oschersleben eight-hour event in Germany. Luke Hedger rode Smrž' machine in his absence.
For 2015 Smrž was contracted to ride a
Ducati Panigale in the
British Superbike Championship for
Moto Rapido Racing, but after a crash and injury in the fourth round at
Snetterton, was replaced mid-season by
John Hopkins. For the last three races of 2015, Smrž was drafted-in by
Shaun Muir Racing to compete aboard a
Yamaha YZF-R1.
Career
He first entered the 125cc World Championship in . He was 17th overall in , then divided his time between 125cc and the 250cc championships in . He remained in the 250cc World Championship until , finishing 12th overall with a best of 7th that year.
For he was the surprise choice to replace
Roberto Rolfo
Roberto 'Roby' Rolfo (born 23 March 1980) is an Italian former professional motorcycle road racer. He had his best season in 2003, when he finished in second place in the 250cc World Championship. Rolfo competed in the MotoGP class for one year b ...
at the formerly race-winning SC Caracchi
Ducati
Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. () is the motorcycle-manufacturing division of Italian company Ducati, headquartered in Bologna, Italy. The company is directly owned by Italian automotive manufacturer Lamborghini, whose German parent company is Au ...
team in the
Superbike World Championship. On a customer
Ducati 999 F05 he frequently troubled the top sixteen in qualifying. He finished the season 14th with a best race result of 8th.
For he rode a customer
Ducati 1098 RS 08 for the Guandalini Racing by Grifo's team. He finished the 2008 season in 13th place in the championship.
For Smrž continued with the Guandalini Racing Team, gaining his first podium finish (3rd) in the fourth round of the season at
Assen and first pole position in the eighth round at
Misano Adriatico. This time he finished 10th overall.
Smrž remained with the team in 2010, running under the B&G moniker after a partnership deal with the former Sterilgarda Ducati team. After a string of mechanical failures midseason, the team switched to an Aprilia bike, marking the first time Smrž had ridden anything other than a Ducati in the class. He was the fastest Aprilia in qualifying at Silverstone.
Smrž lives in
ZlÃn.
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
By class
Races by year
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Superbike World Championship
Races by year
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Common meanings
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
British Superbike Championship
Races by year
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
fansofsmrz.cz Official website
Profile on MotoGP.comProfile on WorldSBK.com
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Superbike World Championship riders
British Superbike Championship riders
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup riders
125cc World Championship riders
250cc World Championship riders
1983 births
Living people
Czech motorcycle racers
Sportspeople from České Budějovice