Daniel Falzon (born 16 March 1994) is a professional motorcycle racer from Adelaide, Australia. He competes in the Australian Superbike Championship, aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1. He is the 2013 and 2014 Australian Supersport Champion, and the 2012 Australian Superstock 600 Champion.
In 2012, Falzon won the ASBK Superstock championship by 72.5 points and secured the lap record at three of the four tracks visited. The same year, he was also a contestant on the One HD TV program, The Ultimate Rider. In 2013, he moved up to the highly contested Supersport category with hopes of finishing in the top-five. As the rookie in the class, he surprised everyone by leading every round and eventually winning the Supersport Championship, becoming one of the youngest riders to have ever done so.
In 2014, Falzon competed in the Australian Superbike Championship in the Supersport class which he won to become the first person to win the Australian Supersport Championship back to back. In addition, he competed in the high exposure Phillip Island Championship which is run in conjunction with the Australian rounds of the World Superbike (WSBK) and MotoGP Championships. At the Australian round of the MotoGP Championship, he won all three races to secure his fifth national title in six years.
Motorcycle Racing results
YearChampionship / ClassLevelGradeMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleF/LapPointsPlaced 2008MRRDA - CBR150NationalJuniorHonda CBR150Jon Daniels Racing 15 0 0 0 0 153 7th 2009MRRDA - Junior 4-StrokeNationalJuniorHonda CBR150Jon Daniels Racing 15 3 8 0 4 289 1st 2009 Hartwell - 125GPStateOutright Honda RS125 Jon Daniels Racing 15 N/A N/A N/A N/A 259 1st 2010 AFXC Nationals - FX600NationalOutright Honda CBR600RR Jon Daniels Racing 15 0 2 0 0 204 4th 2010 AFXC Championship - FX600NationalOutright Honda CBR600RR Jon Daniels Racing 15 0 0 0 0 197 5th 2011 ASBK - Superstock 600NationalOutright Yamaha YZF-R6 Jon Daniels Racing 14 2 8 0 0 266 2nd 2012 Cafe Racer Club SeriesStateOutright Yamaha YZF-R6 Jon Daniels Racing 9 6 8 6 6 194 1st 2012 ASBK - Superstock 600NationalOutright Yamaha YZF-R6 Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing 14 10 13 14 8 305 1st 2013 ASBK - Supersport 600NationalOutright Yamaha YZF-R6 Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing124943247 1st 2014 P.I. Championship - Supersport 600NationalOutright Yamaha YZF-R6 Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing54553117 1st 2014 ASC - Supersport 600NationalOutright Yamaha YZF-R6 Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing83554190†2nd† 2014 ASBK - Supersport 600NationalOutright Yamaha YZF-R6 Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing43323931st 2015 ASBK - Superbike 1000NationalOutright Yamaha YZF-R1 Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing1005011632nd Total 151 35 66 36 32 2677 †Result at the point at which the championship was abandoned
Asterisk (*) symbol denotes a season that is still in progress
Notable Achievements
2008- Collingrove Hillclimb Junior - 1st Place
2009- Collingrove Hillclimb Junior - 1st Place
2009- George Carrick Open Championship - 2nd Place
2009- Phillip Island 6Hr Endurance Race (Superstock 600) - 1st Place
2011- Nominated as South Australian Male Youth Athlete of the Year
2012- Was one of 7 contestants on the Channel One HD reality TV series, The Ultimate Rider.
2013- Finalist for South Australian Athlete of the Year.
Current Lap Records Daniel holds official lap records at the following tracks in the listed classes. Hidden Valley Raceway - Superstock 600 - 1:11.891 Queensland Raceway - Superstock 600 - 1:12.833 Mallala Motor Sport Park - Superstock 600 - 1:09.791 Hidden Valley Raceway - Supersport 600 - 1:09.458 Barbagallo Raceway - Superbike 1000 - 55.446 Mallala Motor Sport Park - Superbike 1000 - 1:05.767
TV Appearance In October 2012, Falzon was selected as one of seven contestants to take part in the first season of a new reality TV series called, The Ultimate Rider. The show is based around several challenges which each rider completes and scores points for in the hope to win the prize of A$20,000 and a contract with Honda Factory Racing. The program was broadcast on Channel One HD in October 2012 and repeated in March 2013.
Moto2 Replacement Ride In October 2013, the Jon Daniels Racing Team were contacted by the Technomag-CarXpert Moto2 Team to have Falzon replace injured rider, Randy Krummenacher in the Australian round of the 2013 MotoGP Championship. Although the offer was accepted, the opportunity was lost when the Moto2 bike was damaged beyond repair in a large accident during the Malaysian MotoGP race just one week prior to the Australian round.
Seasons in Detail (Motorsport Table Legend)
2008 Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts MRRDA 150 Junior Outright Honda CBR150R Oran Park Raceway Broadford Motorsport Park Morgan Park (Warwick) Wakefield Park Phillip Island 14 13 14 16 8 13 9 11 9 7 7 5 6 8 Ret 7th 153
2009 Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts MRRDA Junior 4-Stroke Outright Honda CBR150R Oran Park Raceway Broadford Motorsport Park Mac Park Morgan Park (Warwick) Phillip Island 1 1 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 6 6 1 5 2 1st 289
2010 Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts Australian Formula Xtreme Nationals FX600 Honda CBR600RR Wakefield Park Raceway Winton Motorsport Park Eastern Creek Raceway Wakefield Park Raceway Eastern Creek Raceway 4 3 3 4 5 5 13 14 10 7 9 7 6 8DNS 4th 204 Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts Australian Formula Xtreme Championship FX600 Honda CBR600RR Wakefield Park Raceway Winton Motorsport Park Eastern Creek Raceway Wakefield Park Raceway Eastern Creek Raceway 4 5 5 4 4 4 13 26 12 4 4 7 5 11 22 5th 197
2011 Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts Australian Superbike Championship Superstock 600 Yamaha YZF-R6 Phillip Island Symmonds Plains Hidden Valley QLD Raceway Phillip Island 4 6 5 7 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 1 2 1 2nd 266
2012 Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts Australian Superbike Championship Superstock 600 Yamaha YZF-R6 Phillip Island Hidden Valley QLD Raceway Phillip Island QLD Raceway 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 Ret 2 1 1 1st 305
2013 Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts Australian Superbike Championship Supersport 600 Yamaha YZF-R6 Phillip Island QLD Raceway Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney Motorsport Park Hidden Valley Phillip Island 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 4 1 1 2 3 1st 247
2014 Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts Phillip Island Championship Supersport 600 Yamaha YZF-R6 Phillip Island (WSBK) Phillip Island (MotoGP) 1 2 1 1 11st117
Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts Australian Superbike Championship Supersport 600 Yamaha YZF-R6 QLD Raceway Hidden Valley Phillip Island 1 1Cancelled 1 41st93
Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts Australasian Superbike Championship Supersport 600 Yamaha YZF-R6 Wakefield Park Mallala Raceway QLD Raceway Winton Wakefield Park Sydney Motorsport Park 52473 - 1 1 1Did not compete in final 3 rounds2nd†190† †Results when championship was abandoned
2015 Championship Class Bike Season Results (Position) Pos Pts Australian Superbike Championship Superbike 1000 Yamaha YZF-R1 Phillip Island GP Circuit Morgan Park Raceway Barbagallo Raceway Symmonds Plains Raceway Phillip Island GP Circuit 4 8 2 2 2 2 2 Ret 4 4 2nd 163 Asterisk (*) symbol denotes a season that is still in progress
External links Jon Daniels Racing Website - Official Jon Daniels Racing Website Jon Daniels Racing Facebook Page - Official Jon Daniels Racing Facebook Page JD Racing YouTube Channel Official Jon Daniels Racing YouTube Channel ASBK – Australian Superbike Championship Official Website The Ultimate Rider - One HD Reality TV Show
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