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Garry McCoy

Garry McCoy (born 18 April 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional motorcycle racer. He has won races in the 125 cc and 500 cc World Championships, as well as in the Superbike World Championship. He is noted for his oversteering style of riding, earning him the nickname "The Slide King".[1][2]

Garry McCoy
McCoy on the Ilmor X3
NationalityAustralian
Born (1972-04-18) 18 April 1972 (age 52)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Websitegarrymccoy.tv

Career

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McCoy was born in Sydney and in his late teens was a motorcycle speedway rider in his home state of New South Wales, racing alongside such riders as Todd Wiltshire and Craig Boyce. McCoy mostly rode in Division 2 races at tracks like the now closed Newcastle Motordrome. He finished second in the NSW Div 2 championship in November 1990.

He raced in his first 125 cc world championship races in 1992, only four months after his first road race of any kind. He entered the full season the year after, though he missed races through injury in both 1993 and 1994. He won the 1995 Malaysian Grand Prix and the Australian Grand Prix as well as 7 other top-3 finishes and one pole position. In 1996 he signed to privateer Team Bramich and rode a 748s Ducati. It was a great year for McCoy as he learnt from team director, Don Bramich, the fundamentals for managing a successful team.

In 1998 he joined the Hardwick Racing Shell Advance Honda team to compete in the premier 500 cc class for the first time, riding a NSR500. He scored points in six of the nine races he started before a broken ankle ended his season. He was out of a ride at the start of 1999, and considered returning to cabinet-making,[3] but he joined WCM mid-season, and finished third at Valencia Grand Prix, though his best result elsewhere was seventh.

2000 was a breakout season for Garry with WCM, as he opened the year with a shock win at the South African Grand Prix at Welkom. He had been the only rider to get the 16'5-inch Michelin tyre working to full effect, with his sideways riding style and slight build ideally suited to it. There were two further wins that year at Portugal and Valencia (his Valencia victory was the most recent win for a non-Honda satellite bike until Fabio Quartararo's victory at Jerez in 2020) to help secure a fifth-place finish in the 500 championship.[4][5] 2001 was ruined by a broken wrist sustained at the French Grand Prix, and 2002 was not a huge success either, resulting in him joining Kawasaki's factory team. This was hugely disappointing; McCoy only scored points three times, and he and teammates Andrew Pitt and Alex Hofmann rarely qualified in the top 15.

For 2004 he joined NCR Ducati in the Superbike World Championship,[6] winning at Philip Island[7] and finishing 6th overall. He raced for Carl Fogarty's Foggy Petronas team in 2005, as the team attempted to make its 900 cc 3 cylinder bike competitive. After 9 rounds his best finish was 12th, and he has qualified for Superpole and a top-16 starting spot 4 times. Results did not improve, and he had no road racing ride for 2006, instead contesting some Supercross.[8]

McCoy worked as a test rider for Ilmor's 2007 Ilmor X3 800 cc MotoGP prototype, competing in the final two rounds of the 2006 MotoGP season as a wildcard.[9] [1] He was expected to ride for Ilmor in 2007, but Andrew Pitt and an injured, 42-year-old Jeremy McWilliams were chosen instead.[10]

In 2008 McCoy joined Triumph's new Supersport World Championship campaign on the Daytona 675 bike. He failed to finish the first race in Losail due to a mechanical failure.[11] He finished 6th in the Philip Island race and retired from the Valencia race. A huge crash at Brno when he struck the slowing bike of one-time teammate Andrew Pitt threatened to end his season[12]

In 2009 at the Donington circuit McCoy scored the first podium for Triumph with 3rd place. He was back on the podium with another third at the WSS final round for 2009 in Portimao, Portugal, finishing the season 8th overall.

Initial expectations were that McCoy would continue with the team for the 2010 season, however he was not a part of the four-rider lineup. The team stated that he had left by 'mutual consent', however McCoy denied this and claimed that the departure was news to him[13]

In 2010 McCoy was set to make his return to MotoGP with the FB Corse Team with a two-year deal that would have marked his 18 years in competition. However the team failed to get its three-cylinder 800cc project into competitive shape and on 7 June 2010 McCoy announced their contract had been terminated by mutual consent.

Career statistics

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Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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All stats according to MotoGP.com[14]

By season

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Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
1992 125cc Honda RS125 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1993 125cc Honda RS125 12 0 0 0 0 25 19th
1994 125cc Aprilia RS125 10 0 2 0 0 56 13th
1995 125cc Honda RS125 4 1 1 0 0 16 13th
1996 125cc Aprilia RS125 15 1 2 0 0 87 12th
1997 125cc Aprilia RS125 15 0 2 1 0 109 7th
1998 500cc Honda NSR500 Shell Advance Racing 10 0 0 0 0 23 17th
1999 500cc Yamaha YZR500 Red Bull Yamaha WCM 10 0 1 0 0 65 14th
2000 500cc Yamaha YZR500 Red Bull Yamaha WCM 16 3 6 1 1 161 5th
2001 500cc Yamaha YZR500 Red Bull Yamaha WCM 11 0 3 0 0 88 12th
2002 MotoGP Yamaha YZR500 Red Bull Yamaha WCM 12 0 0 0 0 33 20th
2003 MotoGP Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR Kawasaki Racing Team 16 0 0 0 0 11 22nd
2004 MotoGP Aprilia RS Cube MS Aprilia Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2006 MotoGP Ilmor X3 Ilmor SRT 2 0 0 0 0 2 22nd
Total 139 5 17 2 1 676

Races by year

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

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Pts
1992 125cc Honda JPN
 AUS
Ret 		MAL
Ret 		ESP
 ITA
 EUR
 GER
 NED
Ret 		HUN
 FRA
 GBR
 BRA
 RSA
 NC 0
1993 125cc Honda AUS
10 		MAL
Ret 		JPN
Ret 		ESP
 AUT
 GER
22 		NED
16 		EUR
Ret 		RSM
16 		GBR
14 		CZE
14 		ITA
16 		USA
7 		FIM
10 		19th 25
1994 125cc Aprilia AUS
3 		MAL
12 		JPN
9 		ESP
11 		AUT
3 		GER
DNS 		NED
8 		ITA
Ret 		FRA
17 		GBR
Ret 		CZE
16 		USA
 ARG
 EUR
 13th 156
1995 125cc Honda AUS
Ret 		MAL
1 		JPN
Ret 		ESP
14 		GER
 ITA
 NED
 FRA
 GBR
 CZE
 BRA
 ARG
 EUR
 22nd 16
1996 125cc Aprilia MAL
12 		INA
Ret 		JPN
Ret 		ESP
Ret 		ITA
20 		FRA
9 		NED
18 		GER
Ret 		GBR
14 		AUT
Ret 		CZE
11 		IMO
4 		CAT
2 		BRA
5 		AUS
1 		12th 87
1997 125cc Aprilia MAL
Ret 		JPN
7 		ESP
Ret 		ITA
3 		AUT
4 		FRA
3 		NED
Ret 		IMO
4 		GER
Ret 		BRA
13 		GBR
4 		CZE
11 		CAT
9 		INA
9 		AUS
9 		7th 109
1998 500cc Honda JPN
Ret 		MAL
10 		ESP
15 		ITA
13 		FRA
17 		MAD
11 		NED
11 		GBR
13 		GER
Ret 		CZE
 IMO
 CAT
 AUS
Ret 		ARG
 17th 23
1999 500cc Yamaha MAL
 JPN
 ESP
 FRA
 ITA
 CAT
 NED
15 		GBR
Ret 		GER
11 		CZE
8 		IMO
9 		VAL
3 		AUS
7 		RSA
8 		BRA
8 		ARG
13 		14th 65
2000 500cc Yamaha RSA
1 		MAL
3 		JPN
9 		ESP
Ret 		FRA
4 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
16 		NED
15 		GBR
17 		GER
10 		CZE
3 		POR
1 		VAL
1 		BRA
3 		PAC
Ret 		AUS
5 		5th 161
2001 500cc Yamaha JPN
2 		RSA
Ret 		SPA
9 		FRA
DNS 		ITA
 CAT
DNS 		NED
DNS 		GBR
 GER
11 		CZE
6 		POR
3 		VAL
12 		PAC
12 		AUS
Ret 		MAL
3 		BRA
10 		12th 88
2002 MotoGP Yamaha JPN
Ret 		RSA
10 		SPA
15 		FRA
 ITA
 CAT
 NED
 GBR
12 		GER
9 		CZE
13 		POR
11 		BRA
10 		PAC
17 		MAL
15 		AUS
18 		VAL
Ret 		20th 33
2003 MotoGP Kawasaki JPN
16 		RSA
17 		SPA
18 		FRA
9 		ITA
15 		CAT
17 		NED
18 		GBR
16 		GER
16 		CZE
18 		POR
Ret 		BRA
Ret 		PAC
Ret 		MAL
19 		AUS
13 		VAL
19 		22nd 11
2004 MotoGP Aprilia RSA
 SPA
 FRA
 ITA
 CAT
 NED
 BRA
 GER
 GBR
 CZE
 POR
 JPN
 QAT
 MAL
16 		AUS
Ret 		VAL
16 		NC 0
2006 MotoGP Ilmor X3 SPA QAT TUR CHN FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER USA CZE MAL AUS JPN POR
15 		VAL
15 		22nd 2

Superbike World Championship

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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 Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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 R1 R2
2004 Ducati SPA
7 		SPA
6 		AUS
5 		AUS
1 		SMR
Ret 		SMR
17 		ITA
3 		ITA
3 		GER
9 		GER
4 		GBR
4 		GBR
8 		USA
7 		USA
7 		GBR
Ret 		GBR
7 		NED
8 		NED
Ret 		ITA
5 		ITA
5 		FRA
9 		FRA
9 		6th 199
2005 Petronas QAT
17 		QAT
16 		AUS
Ret 		AUS
Ret 		SPA
Ret 		SPA
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		ITA
21 		EUR
Ret 		EUR
13 		SMR
Ret 		SMR
Ret 		CZE
Ret 		CZE
DNS 		GBR
18 		GBR
Ret 		NED
13 		NED
12 		GER
11 		GER
Ret 		ITA
DNS 		ITA
C 		FRA
 FRA
 22nd 15

Supersport World Championship

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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 Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Pts
2008 Triumph QAT
Ret 		AUS
6 		ESP
Ret 		NED
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		GER
 SMR
Ret 		CZE
DNS 		GBR
 EUR
 ITA
 FRA
 POR
13 		26th 13
2009 Triumph AUS
14 		QAT
7 		SPA
Ret 		NED
15 		ITA
8 		RSA
7 		USA
6 		SMR
Ret 		GBR
3 		CZE
8 		GER
8 		ITA
5 		FRA
Ret 		POR
3 		8th 98

References

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  1. ^ "Garry McCoy". Moto-rider.net. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Gary McCoy Sliding The Ninja ZX-RR. – AOL Video". Video.aol.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Motorcycle News from Australia". Dropbears.com. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  4. ^ "BBC SPORT | MOTORSPORT | McCoy triumphs in Valencia". News.bbc.co.uk. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  5. ^ "BBC SPORT | MOTORSPORT | McCoy wins in Portugal". News.bbc.co.uk. 3 September 2000. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  6. ^ "McCoy slides to World Superbikes. | MOTOGP Features | Crash.Net". Crash.net. 15 December 2003. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  7. ^ "WSB: Laconi and McCoy win - MotorcycleUSA.com". Motorcycle-usa.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  8. ^ "Motorcycling Australia | Garry McCoy to race in 2006 Supermoto World Championship". Ma.org.au. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  9. ^ Ilmor confirms McCoy, Michelin Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine article from Crash.net, Retrieved 18 December 2006
  10. ^ Ilmor Announce Team Manager Archived 16 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine official press release, Retrieved 18 December 2006
  11. ^ "Qatar World Supersport: Broc Parkes wins in dramatic fashion while Craig Jones gets podium spot – Motorcycle Sport". Motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  12. ^ "Latest News". 16 August 2020.
  13. ^ McCoy shocked by Triumph reversal
  14. ^ "Garry McCoy". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
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