Glen Richards

Glen Richards (born 30 September 1983) is an Australian former professional motorcycle road racer and racing team manager. He raced primarily in the United Kingdom, winning the British Supersport Championship and the British Superstock championships and was a regular participant in the British Superbike Championship.

Motorcycle racing career Richards was born in Adelaide, Australia but, who now lives in Hinckley, Leicestershire. He first came to national prominence when competing in the 1998 British Supersport championship finishing fifth overall. Richards moved up to the British Superbike Championship where he rode with the Hawk Kawasaki team from 2002 to 2005, finishing in the top-ten in the championship every year, with a best fourth-place finish is 2003 despite a lack of a full testing programme. He also contested the World Superbike round at Brands Hatch in 2002, but retired from both races. Richards switched to the Hydrex Honda team for the 2006 season, finishing in tenth place in the championship.

After that Richards dropped down to the Superstock level on an Embassy Phase One Yamaha for 2007, winning the title, leading the standings all season. He then moved up a class back to the Supersport championship for 2008 on a MAP Embassy Triumph. His first win came after a titanic scrap with Hudson Kennaugh at Oulton Park which was decided at the final corner, and he ultimately beat Kennaugh to the title. At the final round, his team produced T-shirts stating that "A Triumph can even blow away a Hurricane", referring to Richards' make of bike and Kennaugh's nickname.

Richards was then signed by the HM Plant Honda team for the 2009 BSB season. His only podium finish was a second place in the opening round, however he was a regular points scorer in the first half of the season. He then suffered a broken left femur after brake failure caused a crash with Suzuki's Iain Lowry during qualifying at Knockhill.

Career statistics

British Supersport Championship (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 Triumph BHI THR 2 OUL 1 BHGP 2 DON 2 SNE 2 MAL 5 OUL 1 KNO 3 CAD 2 CRO 1 SIL 4 BHI 1 1st 240 2010 Honda BHIDNS THR OUL5 CAD7 MAL4 KNO7 SNE4 BHGP7 CAD6 CRO9 SIL5 OUL4 7th 105 Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts Ref R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Triumph BHIRet BHI8 THR1 THR3 OUL4 OUL1 SNE2 SNE3 KNO1 KNO2 OULRet OUL1 BHGP1 BHGP2 CAD3 CAD1 DONRet DON1 ASS6 ASS3 SIL2 SIL6 BHGP3 BHGPRet 1st 372

British Superbike Championship (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 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2004 Kawasaki SIL9 SILRet BHIRet BHI7 SNE9 SNE7 OUL6 OUL9 MON3 MON4 THRRet THRDNS BHGP BHGP KNO KNO MAL MAL CROWD CROWD CAD7 CAD5 OUL6 OUL9 DON6 DONRet 10th 125 2005 Kawasaki BHI3 BHI7 THR9 THR5 MAL2 MAL2 OUL5 OUL6 MOPRet MOP6 CRO5 CRO4 KNO4 KNO7 SNERet SNERet SIL5 SIL5 CAD3 CAD15 OUL5 OUL8 DON4 DONRet BHGPRet BHGP6 5th 241 Year Class Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts Ref R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 2006 BSB Honda BHI9 BHI9 DONRet DON12 THR7 THRRet OUL10 OUL9 MONC MONC MALRet MAL10 SNE13 SNE8 KNO9 KNO8 OULRet OUL8 CRORet CRO9 CAD6 CAD9 SIL9 SIL12 BHGP5 BHGP9 10th 151 2009 BSB Honda BHI2 BHI5 OUL6 OUL5 DON4 DON5 THR6 THR7 SNERet SNE8 KNO KNO MAL MAL BHGP BHGP BHGP CAD CAD CRO CRO SIL13 SILRet OUL11 OUL10 OUL8 12th 125 2011 BSB BHI11 BHI14 OULRet OULRet CRO9 CRO16 THR14 THR18 KNO12 KNO18 SNE20 SNE13 OUL12 OULC BHGP10 BHGP14 BHGP17 CAD9 CAD13 CAD14 DON13 DON15 SIL13 SIL16 BHGP16 BHGPRet BHGPDNS 21st 54 E BHI11 BHI14 CRO9 CRO16 THR14 THR18 KNO12 KNO18 SNE20 SNE13 OUL12 BHGP10 BHGP14 BHGP17 CAD9 CAD13 CAD14 DON13 DON15 SIL13 SIL16 BHGP16 1st 423 Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts 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 2014 Kawasaki BHI BHI OUL OUL SNE SNE KNO KNO BHGP BHGP THR THR OUL16 OUL14 OUL12 CAD10 CAD7 DON DON ASS ASS SIL SIL BHGP BHGP BHGP 24th 21 1. – E Denotes riders participating in the Evo class within the British Superbike Championship.