Loris Baz (born 1 February 1993) is a French
motorcycle
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racer. He is competing for the War Horse Ducati team in the
2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.
Baz has previously competed in World Superbikes for
Ten Kate Racing
Ten Kate Racing is a motorcycle racing team competing in World Supersport with 2023 rider Jorge Navarro and Stefano Manzi. They previously competed in the Superbike World Championship with 2019 rider Loris Baz, and previously with Althea Racing, ...
, the
MotoGP
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series, the
FIM Superstock 1000 Championship
The European Superstock 1000 Championship, formerly FIM Superstock 1000 Cup or Superstock 1000 FIM Cup, was a supporting class to the Superbike World Championship.
Overview
The series was introduced in 1999 as a European championship and in Octob ...
, the
British Superbike Championship
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and the
European Superstock 600 Championship, where he won in 2008.
Career
Superbike World Championship (2012–2014)
Kawasaki Racing Team confirmed Baz for the
2013 Superbike World Championship season.
MotoGP World Championship (2015–2018)
On 4 October 2014, it was announced that Baz would move into MotoGP, with
Forward Racing
Forward Racing is a motorcycle racing team competing in the Moto2 World Championship, MotoE World Championship and WorldWCR.
History
The team started competing in the MotoGP class as the Hayate Racing Team, a scaled down version of the Kawas ...
. At
Misano in September, Baz achieved his best result with 4th place in changeable conditions. Baz finished his début season with 28 points, and was 17th in the final championship standings.
For the and seasons, Baz rode with the
Avintia Racing team.
He made a one-off appearance at the 2018
British GP, replacing the injured
Pol Espargaró
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in the factory
KTM team. However, the race was cancelled due to dangerous track conditions following heavy rain and resurfacing.
Return to Superbike (2018–2020)
For the 2018 season Baz returned to the
Superbike World Championship
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The championship was founded in . The Superbike World Champion ...
riding for the
Gulf Althea BMW Racing team.
MotoAmerica Superbike Championship (2021)
On 2 February 2021, American racing series
MotoAmerica announced Baz would join the HSBK Racing Ducati team to compete in the United States during 2021, riding a Ducati Panigale V4 R. Baz finished the season in fourth place.
Superbike World Championship (2021–2023)
Baz acted as a replacement for the injured rider
Chaz Davies
Chaz Richard Page Davies (born 10 February 1987) is a Welsh motorcycle racer primarily known for his career in the Superbike World Championship, where he finished three times as runner-up. In 2024, Davies was confirmed as a rider in the MotoE Wo ...
, finishing 6th in race one and 9th in race two at
Jerez
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, Spain in September. After a rider death in World Supersport, there were two main Superbike races only, with no Sprint (short distance) race.
Endurance World Championship
Whilst in Europe and following-on from riding World Superbikes, Baz rode as part of a three-man Moto Ain team on a
Yamaha YZF-R1
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2021 FIM Endurance World Championship at
Most, in the Czech Republic. Together with
Randy De Puniet
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and Corentin Perolari, the team finished last (21st position) after progress was delayed by mid-race damage to the bike when being ridden by Perolari.
MotoAmerica King of The Baggers (2025)
Baz enter the
King of the Baggers series in 2025 with the
Indian Motorcycle S&S Cycle factory team.
Career statistics
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
- 1st, European Superstock 600 Championship,
Yamaha YZF-R6
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
- 8th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup,
Yamaha YZF-R1
The Yamaha YZF-R1, or simply R1, is a sports motorcycle made by Yamaha. It was first released in 1998, undergoing significant updates in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2018
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
- 8th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup,
Yamaha YZF-R1
The Yamaha YZF-R1, or simply R1, is a sports motorcycle made by Yamaha. It was first released in 1998, undergoing significant updates in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2018
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
- 19th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup,
Honda CBR1000RR
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2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
- 14th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup,
Kawasaki ZX-10R
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FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
Races by year
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
British Superbike Championship
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key)
Superbike World Championship
By season
Races by year
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
By class
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
FIM Endurance World Championship
Steel Commander MotoAmerica SuperBike Championship
Results
References
External links
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1993 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Sallanches
French motorcycle racers
Superbike World Championship riders
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup riders
Avintia Racing MotoGP riders
KTM Factory Racing MotoGP riders
MotoGP World Championship riders