Tarran Mackenzie

British motorcycle racer

Tarran Mackenzie

Mackenzie at Oulton Park in October 2013 during practice for Motostar class

Born|  (1995-10-29) 29 October 1995 (age 29)
Stirling, Scotland
Current team| Petronas MIE – Racing Honda WSBK
Bike number| 95
| Motorcycle racing career statistics

Moto2 World Championship
Active years| 2017
Manufacturers| Suter
2017 championship position| 37th (1 pt)
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13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
Superbike World Championship
Active years| 2022, 2024–
Manufacturers| Yamaha (2022)
Honda (2024– )
2024 championship position| 23rd (7 pts)
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37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12
Supersport World Championship
Active years| 2023
Manufacturers| Honda
2023 championship position| 18th (42 pts)
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24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42
British Superbike Championship
Active years| 2018–2022
Manufacturers| Yamaha
Championships| 1 (2021)
2022 championship position| 7th (1031 pts)
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113 | 16 | 43 | 2 | 16 | 3177

Tarran Mackenzie (born 29 October 1995,[1] often known as Taz)[2] is a professional road racer of solo motorcycles, based in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England. During 2023 he contested the World Supersport Championship for Japan-based MIE Honda run by Midori Moriwaki,[3] winning his first world championship supersport race after continuing to ride on a wet track with dry tyres, when competitors were losing time pitting for wheel-changes.[4] For 2024, he continued with the same team in World Superbikes.[5]

Mackenzie won the 2021 British Superbike Championship at the final round in October 2021.[6] With an ambition to eventually compete at world superbike level, no full-season opportunities were available for 2022.

Mackenzie's British Superbike 2022 racing season started at the third event at Donington Park in mid-May, after missing the Silverstone and Oulton Park rounds with injury. Riding only partially recovered at Donington, he rode conservatively for points, finishing the races in tenth, sixth and eleventh, further hindered by arm pump for the first time in his career, due to excessive arm use when steering, to compensate for his inability to switch-direction using leg pressure on the footrests.[7][8][9]

Mackenzie's 2022 BSB season ended on 25 September with a crash at Oulton Park, when he fell at the chicane and slid across the track under an oncoming motorcycle, breaking his left femur.[10]

## Nationality

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Together with his brother, Taylor Mackenzie, also a motorcycle road racer until retiring in late 2021, they are the sons of Niall Mackenzie, a former motorcycle road racer. All three were born in the Stirling area of Scotland.[2] Writing in 2017, Steve Day's feature was headed "MotoGP™ commentator Steve Day looks at the Scotsman ahead of his Moto2™ debut",[11] and, as of 2021, the local newspaper was still referring to "...Stirling's Tarran".[12]

## Racing background

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Mackenzie started racing in the Aprilia Superteen Rookies Cup. During 2011, he competed in the British 125 cc Championship. For 2012, he was chosen for the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup race series, held across various European countries.[13]

Mackenzie competed in the Monster Energy Motostar Championship during 2013, and was the 2016 British Supersport 600 Champion. He entered the Moto2 world championship in 2017 as a replacement for Danny Kent, scoring one championship point from a best finish of 15th, achieving 37th overall.[11][1][14][15]

### British Superbikes

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Mackenzie has been active in BSB since the 2018 British Superbike Championship season, winning the series in 2021.

### World Superbikes

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#### 2022

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During 2022, Mackenzie continued in British Superbikes, but received an offer of a factory world superbike Yamaha machine for potentially three wildcard events, at Assen, Donington Park, and a third unconfirmed circuit,[16] during 2022.[17] He sustained a leg injury in BSB early-season practice and could not participate in the scheduled wildcard entry at Assen.[18]

After missing Assen, Netherlands in April, at the Donington Park event with three wildcard races in July 2022, Mackenzie placed 14th, and then 15th in the last race after crashing into Xavi Vierge in the sprint race in between, resulting in a DNF. Mackenzie received a five-place grid penalty for the third race-start.[19]

#### 2024

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For 2024, Mackenzie will continue with the same team as in 2023, stepping-up from Supersport to World Superbikes with teammate Adam Norrodin.[5]

## Career Statistics

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### Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

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#### Races by year

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | Pos  | Pts

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2012 | SPA1 | SPA2 | POR1 | POR2 | GBR1
19 | GBR2
20 | NED1
20 | NED2
16 | GER1
Ret | GER2
15 | CZE1
21 | CZE2
15 | RSM
15 | ARA1
10 | ARA2
14 | 23rd  | 11
2013 | AME1
Ret | AME2
11 | JER1
Ret | JER2
Ret | ASS1
14 | ASS2
19 | SAC1
15 | SAC2
15 | BRN
15 | SIL1
9 | SIL2
17 | MIS
19 | ARA1
16 | ARA2
9 |  | 20th  | 24

### Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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#### By season

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Season  | Class  | Motorcycle  | Team  | Race  | Win  | Podium  | Pole  | FLap  | Pts  | Plcd

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2017 | Moto2  | Suter | Kiefer Racing  | 13  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 37th
Total  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

#### Races by year

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(key)

Year  | Class  | Bike  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | Pos. | Pts

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2017 | Moto2  | Suter | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA
Ret | ITA
27 | CAT
Ret | NED
25 | GER
23 | CZE
26 | AUT
20 | GBR
30 | RSM
Ret | ARA
27 | JPN
15 | AUS
22 | MAL
WD | VAL
24 | 37th  | 1

### British Superbike Championship

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#### Races by year

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Year  | Make  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | Pos  | Pts

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R1  | R2  | R3  | R1  | R2  | R3  | R1  | R2  | R3  | R1  | R2  | R3  | R1  | R2  | R3  | R1  | R2  | R3  | R1  | R2  | R3  | R1  | R2  | R3  | R1  | R2  | R3  | R1  | R2  | R3  | R1  | R2  | R3  | R1  | R2  | R3
2018 | Yamaha | DON
18 | DON
DNS |  | BHI
11 | BHI
9 |  | OUL
9 | OUL
Ret |  | SNE
6 | SNE
Ret |  | KNO
14 | KNO
11 |  | BHGP
Ret | BHGP
5 |  | THR
9 | THR
5 |  | CAD
8 | CAD
Ret |  | SIL
3 | SIL
Ret | SIL
2 | OUL
7 | OUL
4 |  | ASS
3 | ASS
Ret |  | BHGP
3 | BHGP
DNS | BHGP
DNS | 10th  | 163
2019 | SIL
2 | SIL
1 |  | OUL
8 | OUL
5 |  | DON
2 | DON
5 | DON
4 | BHGP
DNS | BHGP
DNS |  | KNO
Ret | KNO
2 |  | SNE
3 | SNE
Ret |  | THR
DNS | THR
DNS |  | CAD
13 | CAD
12 |  | OUL
8 | OUL
9 | OUL
7 | ASS
7 | ASS
13 |  | DON
12 | DON
9 |  | BHGP
11 | BHGP
4 | BHGP
6 | 5th  | 566
2020 | DON
7 | DON
7 | DON
6 | SNE
7 | SNE
7 | SNE
6 | SIL
1 | SIL
Ret | SIL
2 | OUL
9 | OUL
6 | OUL
9 | DON
4 | DON
3 | DON
1 | BHGP
3 | BHGP
Ret | BHGP
2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5th  | 215
2021 | OUL
5 | OUL
6 | OUL
4 | KNO
6 | KNO
3 | KNO
3 | BHGP
1 | BHGP
3 | BHGP
2 | THR
9 | THR
2 | THR
7 | DON
3 | DON
1 | DON
7 | CAD
Ret | CAD
DNS | CAD
DNS | SNE
1 | SNE
2 | SNE
1 | SIL
Ret | SIL
1 | SIL
2 | OUL
1 | OUL
3 | OUL
5 | DON
7 | DON
1 | DON
Ret | BHGP
1 | BHGP
1 | BHGP
1 |  |  |  | 1st  | 1202
2022 | SIL | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | OUL | DON
10 | DON
6 | DON
11 | KNO
DNS | KNO
10 | KNO
8 | BRH
2 | BRH
1 | BRH
1 | THR
2 | THR
2 | THR
1 | CAD
11 | CAD
11 | CAD
10 | SNE
2 | SNE
2 | SNE
3 | OUL
Ret | OUL
DNS | OUL
DNS | DON | DON | DON | BRH | BRH | BRH |  |  |  | 7th  | 1031

### Superbike World Championship

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#### By season

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Season  | Motorcycle  | Team  | Number  | Race  | Win  | Podium  | Pole | FLap | Pts  | Plcd

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2022 | Yamaha YZF-R1 | McAMS Yamaha  | 95  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 28th
2024 | Honda CBR1000RR-R | Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team | 95  | 28  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 23rd
2025 | Honda CBR1000RR-R | Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team | 95  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2*  | 20th*
Total  | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12

#### Races by year

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(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  | Pos  | Pts

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R1  | SR  | R2  | R1  | SR  | R2  | R1  | SR  | R2  | R1  | SR  | R2  | R1  | SR  | R2  | R1  | SR  | R2  | R1  | SR  | R2  | R1  | SR  | R2  | R1  | SR  | R2  | R1  | SR  | R2  | R1  | SR  | R2  | R1  | SR  | R2
2022 | Yamaha | SPA | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | NED | POR | POR | POR | ITA | ITA | ITA | GBR
14 | GBR
Ret | GBR
15 | CZE | CZE | CZE | FRA | FRA | FRA | SPA | SPA | SPA | POR | POR | POR | ARG | ARG | ARG | INA | INA | INA | AUS | AUS | AUS | 28th  | 3
2024 | Honda | AUS
19 | AUS
Ret | AUS
18 | SPA
16 | SPA
20 | SPA
17 | NED
14 | NED
17 | NED
11 | ITA
Ret | ITA
18 | ITA
19 | GBR
Ret | GBR
DNS | GBR
DNS | CZE | CZE | CZE | POR | POR | POR | FRA
Ret | FRA
18 | FRA
18 | ITA
Ret | ITA
23 | ITA
Ret | SPA
18 | SPA
19 | SPA
18 | POR
18 | POR
19 | POR
Ret | SPA
24 | SPA
21 | SPA
Ret | 23rd  | 7
2025 | Honda | AUS
16 | AUS
18 | AUS
Ret | POR
14 | POR
Ret | POR
17 | NED | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | ITA | CZE | CZE | CZE | EMI | EMI | EMI | GBR | GBR | GBR | HUN | HUN | HUN | FRA | FRA | FRA | ARA | ARA | ARA | POR | POR | POR | SPA | SPA | SPA | 20th*  | 2*

* Season still in progress.

### Supersport World Championship

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#### By season

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Season  | Class  | Motorcycle  | Team  | Number  | Race  | Win  | Podium  | Pole | FLap | Pts  | Plcd

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2023 | WSSP  | Honda CBR600RR | Petronas MIE – MS Racing Honda Team  | 95  | 24  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 42  | 18th
Total  | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 |

#### Races by year

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(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  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | 23  | 24  | Pos  | Pts

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2023 | Honda | AUS
5 | AUS
16 | INA
14 | INA
14 | NED
20 | NED
20 | SPA
27 | SPA
23 | EMI
Ret | EMI
Ret | GBR
Ret | GBR
23 | ITA
21 | ITA
Ret | CZE
17 | CZE
1 | FRA
24 | FRA
20 | SPA
26 | SPA
22 | POR
22 | POR
20 | ARG
19 | ARG
14 | 18th  | 42

## References

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1. ^ a b Tarran Mackenzie McCams race team. Retrieved 15 August 2021
2. ^ a b Speed runs in the family for Stirling Superbike stars Daily Record, 28 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021
3. ^ 'Fantastic opportunity' - Tarran Mackenzie lands spot on World Supersport grid for 2023 as Honda return Eurosport, 14 December 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023
4. ^ Magical Mackenzie stuns with slick tyre gamble to give Honda’s first WorldSSP victory since 2016 www.worldsbk.com 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023
5. ^ a b WSB: Tarran Mackenzie set for 2024 Superbike promotion with Petronas MIE Racing Motorcycle News, 2 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023
6. ^ British Superbikes: Tarran Mackenzie seals championship with triple race win on final weekend BBC Sport, 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021
7. ^ Tarran Mackenzie Returns at Donington lexelle.com. Retrieved 25 May 2022
8. ^ O'Halloran denied win by 0.038 seconds in Donington thriller mcamsyamaha.com, 21 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022
9. ^ 2022 British Superbike Donington Park: O’Halloran doubles up on Sunday crash.net, 22 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022
10. ^ BSB: Tarran Mackenzie ruled out of action with broken femur Motorcycle News, 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022
11. ^ a b Getting to know: Tarran Mackenzie motogp.com, 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2021
12. ^ A Monster weekend for Stirling's Tarran Stirling Observer, 28 July 2021, via pressreader.com Retrieved 15 August 2021
13. ^ Tarran in Race for Title The Ashbean, Spring 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2023
14. ^ Oulton BSB: Mackenzie steals Motostar victory bikesportnews, 11 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2021
15. ^ Holmfirth racer Joe Irving bags first win of the season at Brands Hatch Examiner Live, 25 July 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2021
16. ^ BSB: Tarran Mackenzie undergoes successful ankle surgery after training incident Motorcycle News, 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022
17. ^ "TARRAN MACKENZIE CONFIRMS THREE 2022 WORLDSBK WILD-CARDS, EYES FULL 2023 RIDE". visordown.com. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
18. ^ British Superbike champion Mackenzie's WSBK debut thwarted by injury motorsport.com, 13 April 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022
19. ^ Mackenzie ‘in discussion’ about WorldSBK ride in 2023, "great experience" as a wildcard worldsbk.com, 22 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022

## External links

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* Tarran Mackenzie at MotoGP.com
* Tarran Mackenzie at WorldSBK.com
* At home with the Mackenzies BikeSocial at Bennetts

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Teams and riders that compete in the 2024 Superbike World Championship

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* 1 Álvaro Bautista
* 11 Nicolò Bulega

* 9 Danilo Petrucci

* 21 Michael Ruben Rinaldi

* 29 Andrea Iannone

* 14 Sam Lowes

| Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK| GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team| Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team| GMT94 Yamaha| Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK

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* 55 Andrea Locatelli
* 65 Jonathan Rea

* 77 Dominique Aegerter
* 87 Remy Gardner

* 28 Bradley Ray

* 5 Philipp Öttl

* 22 Alex Lowes
* 47 Axel Bassani

| Kawasaki Puccetti Racing| Team HRC| Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team| ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team| Bonovo Action BMW

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* 53 Tito Rabat

* 7 Iker Lecuona
* 97 Xavi Vierge

* 27 Adam Norrodin
* 95 Tarran Mackenzie

* 54 Toprak Razgatlıoğlu
* 60 Michael van der Mark

* 31 Garrett Gerloff
* 45 Scott Redding

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