Lee Johnston (b. 1989) is a motorcycle racer from

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. He competes in the

British Superbike Championship The British Superbike Championship (BSB), known for sponsorship reasons as the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, is a road racing championship for superbike class machines in the United Kingdom and acknowledged as the premier domestic s ...

and is a successful road racer, having won on the Isle of Man in the Supersport class 2019 & the Lightweight Classic 2018 and the Classic TT in 2014. He suffered a very serious injury at the

North West 200 The International North West 200 is a motorcycle racing, motorcycle road racing, road race first held in 1929 on a street circuit known as "the Triangle" between the towns of Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush in Causeway Coast and Glens. It ...

in May 2023 and a double leg break during testing in spring 2024. Johnston was part of BBC Northern Ireland's coverage of the North West 200 in 2025.'How to watch North West 200 coverage on BBC Sport NI and BBC iPlayer'
BBC, 7 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025

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Living people 1989 births British motorcycle racers Motorcycle racers from Northern Ireland British Superbike Championship riders Isle of Man TT riders {{improve categories, date=May 2025