Rory Skinner

Rory Skinner
Skinner at Donington Park on 6 October 2019
NationalityBritish
Born (2001-09-27) 27 September 2001 (age 23)
Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Current teamSynetiq TAS BMW
Bike number33
WebsiteOfficial website
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2022–
ManufacturersKalex
2022 championship position39th (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
18 0 0 0 0 2
British Superbike Championship
Active years2021–2022
ManufacturersKawasaki
Championships0
2022 championship position8th (1017 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
56 0 7 2 3 432
British Supersport Championship
Active years2019–2020
ManufacturersKawasaki, Yamaha
Championships1 (2020)
2020 championship position1st (270 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
36 10 12 6 6 447

Rory Skinner (born 27 September 2001)[1] is a British motorcycle racer from Perth, Scotland, competing in the 2024 British Superbike Championship with TAS Racing.[2] He is best known for winning the 2020 British Supersport Championship. Skinner had a broken 2024 season, suffering crash injuries in May and again in July.

Skinner was the inaugural champion of the British Talent Cup, a motorcycle racing series for young riders.[3] He is a former race winner in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup,[4] as well as the 2014 Dunlop Aprilia Superteens Champion and a multiple mini-moto champion.[5][6]

After the 2019 season in British Supersport on a Kawasaki, for 2020 he moved to Appleyard Yamaha racing.[7] Skinner dominated the 2020 British Supersport Championship, winning the first six races,[8] and was crowned champion after his eighth victory of the season.[9]

For 2021 and 2022, Skinner moved into the British Superbike Championship. He missed the last two 2022 rounds due to a hand injury sustained when he crashed into the back of another rider in late September.[10][11]

For 2023, Skinner was contracted to race in the Moto2 world championship with American Racing Team,[12] but had a disappointing season, only scoring points once in the 17 races he participated in that season. Skinner is managed by former MotoGP rider John Hopkins,[13] and has also worked as a motorcycle mechanic prior to his racing career.[14]

  1. ^ Cup, Red Bull MotoGP Rookies. "Rory Skinner | Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup". Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. ^ Rory Skinner returns for 2024 BSB from Moto2 with Cheshire Mouldings TAS BMW bikesportnews.com, 31 January 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024
  3. ^ "BRITISH TALENT CUP". BRITISH TALENT CUP. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. ^ "RBR: Rory Skinner takes career-first international win". Motorcycle News. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Perth racer clinches British Superteen Challenge Championship title - The Courier". The Courier. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Rory Skinner Red Bull Rookies 2015 | Superbike Magazine". www.superbike.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  7. ^ Skinner replaces BSB-bound Kennedy at Integro Yamaha crash.net, 15 November 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019
  8. ^ "Silverstone BSB: Skinner maintains 100 per cent Supersport win record". Bikesportnews. 6 September 2020.
  9. ^ BSB (4 October 2020). "SKINNER CROWNED CHAMPION WITH DOMINANT SUPERSPORT WIN". British Superbikes.
  10. ^ BSB: Rory Skinner sustains multiple hand fractures in Oulton Park crash Motorcycle News, 26 September 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022
  11. ^ 2022 British Superbike Brands Hatch - Qualifying Results. "Showdown riders reigning champion Tarran Mackenzie and the Moto2 bound Rory Skinner both remain absent through injury." crash.net, 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference MCN Moto2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ "Skinner's new boss". Archived from the original on 7 October 2021.
  14. ^ Perth motorcycle sensation Rory Skinner opens up on his stunning performances, the racing setbacks he’s faced and his fight to reach the top The Courier, 8 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020