Neil Hodgson
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Nationality | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Burnley, Lancashire, England | 20 November 1973|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Neil Hodgson 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Neil Stuart Hodgson (born 20 November 1973) is a British former
At the start of the 2010 season Hodgson returned to the British Superbike Championship with the Motorpoint Yamaha team managed by Rob McElnea.[1] However, on 22 April 2010 Hodgson announced his retirement from British superbikes and competitive motorcycle racing, due to a shoulder injury sustained in a motocross accident during the previous AMA season. Hodgson aggravated the injury in the first round of the British Superbike Championship at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit.
Hodgson now divides his time between family in the Isle of Man whilst working as a motorcycle racing commentator and TV studio pundit, road racing trackday instructor and as an ambassador for motorcycle companies including Ducati.[2]
Personal life
Hodgson was born in
Career
Early career
A schoolboy
500cc World Championship (1995)
In 1995, he moved full-time to 500cc World Championship with WCM, developing a reputation for being a smooth but impetuous rider who crashed a lot – he came 11th in the Championship.
Superbike World Championship (1996–1998)
For 1996, he moved to the
British Superbike Championship (1999–2000)
For 1999, he returned to the
Return to Superbike (2001–2003)
GSE Racing stepped up to the
MotoGP World Championship (2004)
For 2004, both Hodgson and Xaus went to Ducati's second-string MotoGP team, Team d'Antin Ducati. But the power delivery of the Desmosedici was extreme compared to a WSB Superbike, and the team had limited sponsorships and funds to run a test programme. Resultantly, Hodgson never felt he had the bike set up like he ever wanted it to be, while Xaus's natural extreme style appeared to get more out of the machine. Xaus ended up as rookie of the year, while a disillusioned Hodgson came 17th in the championship.
AMA Superbike Championship (2005–2009)
Hodgson at the time vowed never to return to MotoGP, stating that a combination of his age and nationality was now against him, and he would never be offered the best machinery capable of competing let alone winning. Having shown loyalty to Ducati throughout his motorcycle racing experience, the question now was where to place him. Ducati had a 'works' team focusing on making Régis Laconi the next WSB champion, and Hodgson didn't want to return to the Superbike World Championship in a satellite team, or to British Superbikes. Resultantly, with the stated aim of becoming the first rider to win all three Superbike titles of 'British', 'World' and 'American', he moved into the less-prestigious American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) championship in the United States for 2005 – he came sixth to Mat Mladin. Hodgson finished the 2006 AMA Superbike Championship in 5th place.
He returned to the
In 2008, Hodgson came 6th in the
In 2009, Hodgson started the season off strongly with a second-place finish at the Daytona circuit. Hodgson then had an accident in training on a motocross bike, causing him to suffer a collapsed lung and a dislocated shoulder causing him to miss the next 3 rounds.[11] Hodgson would eventually finish 11th on 167 points.[12]
Return to British Superbikes (2010)
Hodgson confirmed that he would be returning to British Superbikes for the 2010 season, with Motorpoint Yamaha alongside youngster Dan Linfoot.[13] On 22 April 2010 Hodgson announced that he was retiring from British superbikes and competitive motorcycle racing, due to the shoulder injury he picked up in a motorcross accident during the previous AMA season. Hodgson had aggravated the injury in the first round of the
Support for charity
Hodgson is a patron of the National Association for Bikers with a Disability.[16]
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Pts |
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1992 | 125cc | Honda | JPN | AUS | MAL | SPA | ITA | EUR | GER | NED | HUN | FRA | GBR 26 |
BRA | RSA | NC | 0 | |||
1993 | 125cc | Honda | AUS Ret |
MAL Ret |
JPN 16 |
SPA 12 |
AUT Ret |
GER 24 |
NED 15 |
EUR 19 |
RSM 20 |
GBR 10 |
CZE 11 |
ITA 15 |
USA 15 |
FIM Ret |
24th | 18 | ||
1994 | 125cc | Honda | AUS Ret |
MAL 17 |
JPN Ret |
SPA Ret |
AUT 27 |
GER 16 |
NED 18 |
ITA Ret |
FRA 20 |
GBR 21 |
CZE Ret |
USA 22 |
NC | 0 | ||||
500cc | Harris-Yamaha | ARG 15 |
EUR 16 |
32nd | 1 | |||||||||||||||
1995 | 500cc | ROC-Yamaha | AUS 20 |
MAL Ret |
JPN 14 |
SPA 12 |
GER 14 |
ITA 14 |
NED 13 |
FRA 8 |
GBR 7 |
11th | 54 | |||||||
Yamaha | CZE 10 |
BRA 11 |
ARG 10 |
EUR 9 |
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2004 | MotoGP | Ducati | RSA Ret |
SPA Ret |
FRA Ret |
ITA 11 |
CAT 12 |
NED 10 |
BRA 16 |
GER 13 |
GBR 10 |
CZE 11 |
POR Ret |
JPN 8 |
QAT Ret |
MAL Ret |
AUS 18 |
VAL 15 |
17th | 38 |
Superbike World Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | |||||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
1996
|
Ducati | SMR 12 |
SMR Ret |
GBR DNS |
GBR DNS |
GER DNS |
GER DNS |
ITA 6 |
ITA 9 |
CZE 11 |
CZE 4 |
USA 3 |
USA 9 |
EUR 8 |
EUR Ret |
INA Ret |
INA 8 |
JPN 13 |
JPN 14 |
NED 7 |
NED 6 |
SPA 8 |
SPA 8 |
AUS Ret |
AUS 12 |
10th | 122 | ||
1997
|
Ducati | AUS Ret |
AUS Ret |
SMR 7 |
SMR 4 |
GBR 4 |
GBR 9 |
GER 6 |
GER 8 |
ITA
|
ITA
|
USA Ret |
USA 9 |
EUR 4 |
EUR 6 |
AUT 8 |
AUT Ret |
NED 5 |
NED 5 |
SPA Ret |
SPA 8 |
JPN 18 |
JPN Ret |
INA Ret |
INA 7 |
9th | 137 | ||
1998
|
Kawasaki | AUS 8 |
AUS Ret |
GBR 12 |
GBR Ret |
ITA 4 |
ITA 7 |
SPA 7 |
SPA 14 |
GER Ret |
GER 11 |
SMR 7 |
SMR 8 |
RSA Ret |
RSA Ret |
USA 9 |
USA 6 |
EUR Ret |
EUR 9 |
AUT 8 |
AUT 10 |
NED 10 |
NED 9 |
JPN 6 |
JPN 16 |
11th | 124,5 | ||
2000
|
Ducati | RSA | RSA | AUS | AUS | JPN
|
JPN
|
GBR 3 |
GBR 1 |
ITA
|
ITA
|
GER | GER | SMR
|
SMR
|
SPA
|
SPA
|
USA
|
USA
|
EUR 2 |
EUR 1 |
NED | NED | GER | GER | GBR 4 |
GBR Ret |
12th | 99 |
2001
|
Ducati | SPA Ret |
SPA 5 |
RSA Ret |
RSA 4 |
AUS 11 |
AUS C |
JPN 7 |
JPN 5 |
ITA Ret |
ITA 7 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
GER 8 |
GER 2 |
SMR 6 |
SMR 16 |
USA 2 |
USA 3 |
EUR 2 |
EUR 2 |
GER 7 |
GER 10 |
NED 5 |
NED 5 |
ITA 10 |
ITA 7 |
5th | 269 |
2002
|
Ducati | SPA 6 |
SPA 5 |
AUS 5 |
AUS 4 |
RSA 5 |
RSA 4 |
JPN 4 |
JPN 3 |
ITA 2 |
ITA 4 |
GBR 3 |
GBR 6 |
GER Ret |
GER 8 |
SMR 3 |
SMR 4 |
USA 5 |
USA 3 |
GBR 2 |
GBR 3 |
GER 3 |
GER 3 |
NED Ret |
NED 4 |
ITA 4 |
ITA 5 |
3rd | 326 |
2003
|
Ducati | SPA 1 |
SPA 1 |
AUS 1 |
AUS 1 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 1 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 1 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 1 |
SMR Ret |
SMR 2 |
USA 2 |
USA 2 |
GBR 2 |
GBR 5 |
NED 2 |
NED 1 |
ITA 2 |
ITA 4 |
FRA 1 |
FRA Ret |
1st | 489 |
References
- ^ "Neil Hodgson and Dan Linfoot Team Mates for 2010". londonbikers.com. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ [1] Neil Hodgson 100. Official website. Retrieved 30 November 2013
- ^ Lancashire Telegraph Accessed 2010
- ^ Ducati.com – NEWS Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Latest Motorsport News". Crash. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
- ^ "Hodgson secures Ducati test ride". 11 April 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Soup :: Hodgson To Test Suzuki Superbike :: 06-18-2007". Archived from the original on 20 June 2007.
- ^ "Hodgson". www.corona-racing.com.
- ^ "Neil Hodgson signs for Honda in AMA". www.motorcyclenews.com.
- ^ "Neil Hodgson to race Corona Honda". www.motorcyclenews.com.
- ^ "Neil Hodgson Hospitalized After Motorcross Training Accident | 2WheelTuesday". 2wheeltuesday.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "AMA Pro Racing - Road Racing Standings". www.amaproracing.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Neil Hodgson back in British Superbike". Crash. 11 November 2009.
- ^ "Hodgson announces retirement". Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ "Error". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ NABD Patrons Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 27 May 2009
External links
- Neil Hodgson at MotoGP.com
- Neil Hodgson at WorldSBK.com
- Ducati Racing – National championships includes News on AMA
- Parts Unlimited website includes section on AMA and Hodgson
- Official 2003 WSB Championship site
- Club Hodgson an American fan site
- Bio at BikeGirl.co.uk
- BBC Radio Lancashire interview with Hodgson on 2003 WSB Championship
- SuperBike Planet Interview 2005
- Corona Honda Racing website Team News