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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 1993 Chippenham, Wiltshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | McAMS Mar-Train | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | dannykent52.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Danny Ray Kent (born 25 November 1993) is an English motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2015 Moto3 World Championship. In doing so he became Great Britain's first Grand Prix solo motorcycle world champion since Barry Sheene in 1977,[1] as well as the first British lightweight class champion since Dave Simmonds in 1969.[2]
During 2020 he competed in the British National Superstock 1000 Championship, aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R, and for 2021 aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000R in the British Superbike Championship,[3] until a crash caused a dislocated and broken hip in August 2021.[4][5]
For 2022, Kent continued with Buildbase Suzuki but for 2023 he joined, as sole rider, a new BSB team established by his personal sponsor using a Honda.[6][7]
For 2024, Kent moved to the Mar-Train team with McAMS their title sponsor, and has resigned for the 2025 season. He won his first British superbike race at the final round of the 2024 season.[8]
- ^ "Oliveira wins race but Kent takes Moto3 title". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ Lewis, Lisa (8 November 2015). "Oliveira wins the race, Kent takes the title". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ BSB: Danny Kent joins Gino Rea at Buildbase Suzuki for 2021 Motorcycle News, 3 February 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021
- ^ Tim Neave lands BSB debut as Danny Kent faces injury timeout visordown, 19 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021
- ^ BSB Donington: Danny Kent to undergo surgery on fractured hip Motorcycle News, 16 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021
- ^ Kent brothers team up for 2023 BSB and SSTK Bennetts Bike Social, 20 November 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2023
- ^ Danny Kent scores a hit on solo BSB debut with own team BikeSportNews, 11 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023
- ^ and Mar-Train join forces for 2024 Bennetts British Superbike Championship BritishSuperbike, 01 November 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2024