Daniel Falzon

Daniel Falzon (born 16 March 1994) is a professional motorcycle racer from Adelaide, Australia. He competes in the Australian Superbike Championship, aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1. He is the 2013 and 2014 Australian Supersport Champion[1] and also the 2012 Australian Superstock 600 Champion.[2]

Daniel Falzon
Nationality
Born (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Current teamYamaha Racing Team
Bike number25
Websitewww.jondanielsracing.com.au

In 2012 Daniel won the ASBK Superstock championship by 72.5 points and secured the lap record at 3 of the 4 tracks visited. The same year, he was also a contestant on the One HD TV program, The Ultimate Rider.[3] In 2013 he moved up to the highly contested Supersport category with hopes of finishing in the top 5. As the rookie in the class, he surprised everyone by leading every round and eventually winning the Supersport Championship. One of the youngest riders to have ever done so.

In 2014 Daniel competed in the Australian Superbike Championship in the Supersport class which he won to become the first person to win the Australian Supersport Championship back to back. In addition, he competed in the high exposure Phillip Island Championship which is run in conjunction with the Australian rounds of the World Superbike (WSBK) and MotoGP Championships. At the Australian round of the MotoGP Championship, Daniel won all 3 races to secure his 5th National Title in 6 years.

Motorcycle Racing Results
Year Championship / Class Level Grade Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole F/Lap Points Placed
2008 MRRDA - CBR150 National Junior Honda CBR150 Jon Daniels Racing 15 0 0 0 0 153[4] 7th
2009 MRRDA - Junior 4-Stroke National Junior Honda CBR150 Jon Daniels Racing 15 3 8 0 4 289[5] 1st
2009 Hartwell - 125GP State Outright Honda RS125 Jon Daniels Racing 15 N/A N/A N/A N/A 259[6] 1st
2010 AFXC Nationals - FX600 National Outright Honda CBR600RR Jon Daniels Racing 15 0 2 0 0 204[7] 4th
2010 AFXC Championship - FX600 National Outright Honda CBR600RR Jon Daniels Racing 15 0 0 0 0 197[8] 5th
2011 ASBK - Superstock 600 National Outright Yamaha YZF-R6 Jon Daniels Racing 14 2 8 0 0 266[9] 2nd
2012 Cafe Racer Club Series State Outright Yamaha YZF-R6 Jon Daniels Racing 9 6 8 6 6 194[10] 1st
2012 ASBK - Superstock 600 National Outright Yamaha YZF-R6 Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing 14 10 13 14 8 305[11] 1st
2013 ASBK - Supersport 600 National Outright Yamaha YZF-R6 Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing 12 4 9 4 3 247[12] 1st
2014 P.I. Championship - Supersport 600 National Outright Yamaha YZF-R6 Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing 5 4 5 5 3 117 1st
2014 ASC - Supersport 600 National Outright Yamaha YZF-R6 Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing 8 3 5 5 4 190† 2nd†
2014 ASBK - Supersport 600 National Outright Yamaha YZF-R6 Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing 4 3 3 2 3 93 1st
2015 ASBK - Superbike 1000 National Outright Yamaha YZF-R1 Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing 10 0 5 0 1 163 2nd
Total 151 35 66 36 32 2677

†Result at the point at which the championship was abandoned

Asterisk (*) symbol denotes a season that is still in progress

Notable Achievements

2008- Collingrove Hillclimb Junior - 1st Place
2009- Collingrove Hillclimb Junior - 1st Place
2009- George Carrick Open Championship - 2nd Place
2009- Phillip Island 6Hr Endurance Race (Superstock 600) - 1st Place[13][14]
2011- Nominated as South Australian Male Youth Athlete of the Year[15]
2012- Was one of 7 contestants on the Channel One HD reality TV series, The Ultimate Rider.
2013- Finalist for South Australian Athlete of the Year.

Current Lap Records

Daniel holds official lap records at the following tracks in the listed classes.
Hidden Valley Raceway - Superstock 600 - 1:11.891 [16]
Queensland Raceway - Superstock 600 - 1:12.833 [17]
Mallala Motor Sport Park - Superstock 600 - 1:09.791 [18]
Hidden Valley Raceway - Supersport 600 - 1:09.458 [19]
Barbagallo Raceway - Superbike 1000 - 55.446 [20]

TV Appearance

In October 2012, Daniel was selected as one of seven contestants to take part in the first season of a new reality TV series called, The Ultimate Rider.[21] The show is based around several challenges which each rider completes and scores points for in the hope to win the prize of A$20,000 and a contract with Honda Factory Racing. The program was broadcast on Channel One HD in October 2012 and repeated in March 2013.

Moto2 Replacement Ride

In October 2013, the Jon Daniels Racing Team were contacted by the Technomag-CarXpert Moto2 Team to have Daniel replace injured rider, Randy Krummenacher in the Australian round of the 2013 MotoGP Championship.[22] Although the offer was accepted, the opportunity was lost when the Moto2 bike was damaged beyond repair in a large accident during the Malaysian MotoGP race just one week prior to the Australian round.[23]

Seasons in Detail

(Motorsport Table Legend)

2008
Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts
MRRDA 150 Junior
Outright		 Honda
CBR150R		 Oran Park Raceway Broadford Motorsport Park Morgan Park (Warwick) Wakefield Park Phillip Island
14 13 14 16 8 13 9 11 9 7 7 5 6 8 Ret 7th 153

2009
Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts
MRRDA Junior 4-Stroke
Outright		 Honda
CBR150R		 Oran Park Raceway Broadford Motorsport Park Mac Park Morgan Park (Warwick) Phillip Island
1 1 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 6 6 1 5 2 1st 289

2010
Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts
Australian Formula Xtreme
Nationals		 FX600 Honda
CBR600RR		 Wakefield Park Raceway Winton Motorsport Park Eastern Creek Raceway Wakefield Park Raceway Eastern Creek Raceway
4 3 3 4 5 5 13 14 10 7 9 7 6 8 DNS 4th 204


Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts
Australian Formula Xtreme
Championship		 FX600 Honda
CBR600RR		 Wakefield Park Raceway Winton Motorsport Park Eastern Creek Raceway Wakefield Park Raceway Eastern Creek Raceway
4 5 5 4 4 4 13 26 12 4 4 7 5 11 22 5th 197

2011
Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts
Australian Superbike
Championship		 Superstock 600 Yamaha
YZF-R6		 Phillip Island Symmonds Plains Hidden Valley QLD Raceway Phillip Island
4 6 5 7 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 1 2 1 2nd 266

2012
Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts
Australian Superbike
Championship		 Superstock 600 Yamaha
YZF-R6		 Phillip Island Hidden Valley QLD Raceway Phillip Island QLD Raceway
1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 Ret 2 1 1 1st 305[11]

2013
Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts
Australian Superbike
Championship		 Supersport 600 Yamaha
YZF-R6		 Phillip Island QLD Raceway Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney Motorsport Park Hidden Valley Phillip Island
3 1 4 2 1 4 3 4 1 1 2 3 1st 247

2014
Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts
Phillip Island
Championship		 Supersport 600 Yamaha
YZF-R6		 Phillip Island (WSBK) Phillip Island (MotoGP)
1 2 1 1 1 1st 117


Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts
Australian Superbike
Championship		 Supersport 600 Yamaha
YZF-R6		 QLD Raceway Hidden Valley Phillip Island
1 1 Cancelled 1 4 1st 93


Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts
Australasian Superbike
Championship		 Supersport 600 Yamaha
YZF-R6		 Wakefield Park Mallala Raceway QLD Raceway Winton Wakefield Park Sydney Motorsport Park
5 2 4 7 3 - 1 1 1 Did not compete in final 3 rounds 2nd† 190†

†Results when championship was abandoned

2015
Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts
Australian Superbike
Championship		 Superbike 1000 Yamaha
YZF-R1		 Phillip Island GP Circuit Morgan Park Raceway Barbagallo Raceway Symmonds Plains Raceway Phillip Island GP Circuit
4 8 2 2 2 2 2 Ret 4 4 2nd 163

Asterisk (*) symbol denotes a season that is still in progress

References
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  6. "Results for 2009". Hartwell MCC. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
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  10. "Results". Orion Timing. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  11. "Results". Australian Superbike Championship. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  12. "Provisional Round Points". Computime. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  13. "Six Hour Endurance Race - Provisional Results" (PDF). Computime. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  14. "BELRAY 6 HR ENDURANCE RACE". Mount Gambier MCC. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  15. Armstrong, Gordon (23 June 2011). "Full Throttle Falzon Blitzes Field to Win". City Messenger. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  16. "Provisional Classification". Computime. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  17. "Provisional Classification". Computime. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  18. "South Oz Road Race Series - Round 3". Orion Timing. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  19. "Provisional Classification". Computime. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  20. "Provisional Classification". Computime. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  21. "Daniel Falzon / Riders". The Ultimate Rider. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  22. "Daniel Falzon to compete in Moto2 at Phillip Island". FullNoise. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  23. "Falzon's Moto2 opportunity dissolves due to Sepang crash damage". CycleOnline. Retrieved 21 October 2014.


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