Thursday, January 1, 2009

Chris Vermeulen's Profile


  • Bike No.: 7
  • Team: Rizla Suzuki Motorsports
  • Place of Birth: Brisbane, Australia
  • Date of Birth: June 19, 1982
  • Nationality: Australian
  • Home Town: Yandina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
  • Marital Status: Single
  • Eyes: Hazel
  • Car: 1954 Ford F150 Hot Rod, 1928 Hopmobile Hot Rod& 1957 Buick - and a Suzuki Grand Vitara
  • Motorcycle: Suzuki RM250, DRZ125, VZR1800 abd the Suzuki GSV-R
  • Favourite Food: Italian, Pizza and Pasta
  • Favourite Drink: Ice Break Iced Coffee
  • Favourite Film: American Grafiti
  • Favourite Music: AC/DC, Metallica, Rammstein, etc
  • Ideal Holiday: Sunshine Coast, Australia
  • First Race: 1988, Motocross
  • Racing hero: Wayne Rainey and Mick Doohan
  • Favourite Sports: Motorsports, Training & Surfing


Career Highlights


2007:
Sixth in MotoGP World Championship. First ever MotoGP victory. Three podiums and one pole position.

2006:
11th place overall in first full MotoGP season. First MotoGP podium (second in Australia). Two MotoGP pole positions (Turkey and USA). Eight top 10 finishes.

2005:
First MotoGP race at Phillip Island, Australia. World Superbike Championship runner-up - six victories.

2004:
World Superbike Championship - fourth place. Four victories.

2003:
World Supersport Champion. Four victories, four runners-up places, three pole-positions. Youngest ever WSS Champion.

2002:
World Supersport Championship -seventh. Two pole-positions, two podium finishes.

2001:
World Supersport Championship. 17th place. Three top 10 finishes.

2000:
World Supersport debut - best finish sixth.European Superstock debut - one win.British Supersport and Superstock Championships. First Supersport win. Five Superstock race wins.

1999:
Australian Superbike Championship - Privateer Champion.

1998:
Began Road racing. Two race wins on 250cc GP machine.

1993-1997:
Dirt Track racing. 10 State titles. National runner-up three times

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