James Lodge

James Lodge (born (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire) is a British motorcycle racer who was a two-time British 125 cc champion 2009 and 2010.[1] Lodge also rode two wildcard races in the 125 cc category at the British rounds of 2009 and 2010 World Championships, failing to finish both times. Lodge competed in the National Superstock 600 Championship in 2014. He gained his first podium in the class at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit at the first race of the 2012 season.

James Lodge
NationalityBritish
Born (1989-05-18) 18 May 1989
Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
Motorcycle racing career statistics
125cc World Championship
Active years20092010
ManufacturersHonda
Championships0
2010 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
2 0 0 0 0 0

In 2016 Lodge made a brief return to racing, riding a Kawasaki ZX7R in the Thundersport GB 'Golden Era Superbike' series at Cadwell Park. Having not ridden for nearly two years and with 50 bhp less than the front runners, Lodge finished on the podium twice, including a win in the final race of the weekend.

In 2021 Lodge raced in the No Limits Racing ACU National Endurance 1000 Championship with his brother Jonathon Lodge on a BMW S1000RR. They were the only single bike entry in the championship and went on to take two third places, two second places and two wins before winning the championship at the final round at Brands Hatch GP circuit, beating the four bike entry of Delkevic Racing by two points.[2]

2021 also saw Lodge return briefly to British Supersport for RS Racing on a Kalex in the British GP2 Championship. After limited track time in Friday Practice, Lodge qualified 18th for the sprint race, which he finished 19th overall and 9th in the GP2 class. Sunday's feature race would see him start 19th on the grid but an incident involving spilled coolant at Clearways on lap eight brought the red flag out as five riders including Lodge had fallen.[3]

Career

Starting out

Lodge started out racing in 2006, when he competed in the ACU Star Championship, finishing fourth in the championship. In 2007 Lodge moved to the ACU Motostar Championship in which he finished 3rd. He then moved into the British 125cc championship with Lodge finishing a respectable 6th place. He stayed in the 125 class for 2009 with the KRP / BRICON Honda team, winning the 125 championship at the second attempt. Lodge decided to stay in the championship to defend his title for 2010, which he did successfully.[4] Lodge also rode in the 125cc class at the British Grand Prix, retiring from the race as a wildcard.[5]

National Superstock 600 Championship

For 2011 Lodge moved into the Superstock 600 category riding Kawasaki. He didn't finish inside the points with a best of 16th place at Knockhill and Brands Hatch. For the 2012 season Lodge changed teams to a Yamaha, in the first round of the 2012 season he achieved his first podium finish in the class (2nd) with team mates in 1st and 3rd. He eventually finished 7th overall and 5th in 2013.

Career statistics

2006– 6th, British ACU Motostar Championship #29 Honda RS125R
2007– 4th, British ACU Motostar Championship #29 Honda RS125R
2008– 6th, British 125 Championship #29 Honda RS125R
2009– 1st, British 125 Championship #29 Honda RS125R
2010– 1st, British 125 Championship #1 Honda RS125R
2011– NC, National Superstock 600 Championship #29 Kawasaki ZX-6R
2012– 7th, National Superstock 600 Championship #29 Yamaha YZF-R6
2013– 5th, National Superstock 600 Championship #7 Kawasaki ZX-6R
2014– 5th, National Superstock 600 Championship #7 Kawasaki ZX-6R

Stats updated 28 July 2012

All time

Series Years Active Races Poles Podiums Wins 2nd place 3rd place Fast Laps Titles
British 125cc 2008–2010 36 8 14 6 5 3 6 2
125cc 2009–10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
National Superstock 600 2011– 15 1 3 0 3 0 1 0
Total 52 9 17 6 8 3 7 2

Races by year

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Pts Ref
2009 Honda QAT JPN SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER GBR
Ret
CZE IND SMR POR AUS MAL VAL NC 0 [6]
2010 Honda QAT ESP FRA ITA GBR
Ret
NED CAT GER CZE IND RSM ARA JPN MAL AUS POR VAL NC 0 [7]

British 125cc

(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 Ref
2008 Honda THR
15
OUL
Ret
BHGP
9
DON
7
SNE
9
MAL
4
OUL
7
KNO
6
CAD
11
CRO
7
SIL
4
BHI
1
6th 109 [8]
2009 Honda BHI
4
OUL
3
DON
2
THR
4
SNE
2
KNO
1
MAL
2
BHGP
2
CAD
Ret
CRO
6
SIL
3
OUL
7
1st 182 [9]
2010 Seel Honda BHI
1
THR
1
OUL
1
CAD
Ret
MAL
3
KNO
C
SNE
24
BHGP
1
CAD
Ret
1st 149 [4]
Honda CRO
Ret
CRO
Ret
SIL
2
OUL
4

National Superstock 600

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts Ref
2011 Kawasaki BHI
Ret
OUL
Ret
CRO
THR
30
KNO
16
SNE
OUL
BHGP
CAD
DON
SIL
24
BHGP
16
NC 0
2012 Yamaha BHI
2
THR
11
OUL
Ret
SIL
9
SIL
7
SNE
11
KNO
Ret
OUL
2
BHGP
2
CAD DON SIL BHGP 5th* 82* [10]
  • * Season still in progress

References

  1. Milsom, Tammy (5 April 2010). "Champion Lodge returns with a win". BikeSport News. V3 Media. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  2. "Lodges lift endurance crown". UK Club Sport.
  3. "Currie takes red flagged BSS race win". Bike Sport News. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. "2010 SpeedyRetail.com British 125GP Championship & ACU Academy Cup" (PDF). British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 27 June 2010. p. 7. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  5. "Silverstone the scene for next 125 instalment". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  6. Milsom, Tammy (20 July 2009). "KRP wildcard four riders". BikeSport News. V3 Media. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  7. "Silverstone the scene for next 125 instalment". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  8. "2008 Relentless British 125GP Championship & ACU Academy Cup" (PDF). British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 12 October 2008. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  9. "2009 Relentless British 125GP Championship & ACU Academy Cup" (PDF). British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 11 October 2009. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  10. "Round 9 – Standings" (PDF). MotorSportVision Racing. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
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