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Kawasaki Racing Team
Kawasaki Racing
Manufacturer's name:
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Headquarters:
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Managing Director:
Yoshio Kawamura
First Year Racing:
Team Colors:
Black, White and Green
2007 Standings:
7th place (176 pts)
Riders:
13 - Anthony West - Australia
21 - John Hopkins - USA
MotoGP World Championships:
None
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The Kawasaki team is one of the most recently formed groups as just in 2007 the team emerged after a business relationship broke up with former partner Haral Eckl –KMGP.
For their debut season in 2007 Kawasaki introduced the 800cc Ninja ZX-RR which possessed new elements which helped the team get back on track.
For the 2008 season the Anglo-American John Hopkins joined the team as former Kawasaki rider Oliver announced his retirement; Hopkins’ career achievements include four podium positions in World Championships besides his early experience at Daytona Racing.
The supporting rider is Australian Anthony West who has been racing since 1994.
Team's Riders 2008 Stats
| Rider |
QAT |
SPA |
POR |
CHN |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
GBR |
NED |
GER |
| Hopkins |
12 |
7 |
5 |
14 |
Ret |
Ret |
10 |
Ret |
- |
- |
| West |
16 |
13 |
16 |
17 |
14 |
15 |
12 |
6 |
- |
6 |
| Rider |
USA |
CZE |
RSM |
INP |
JPN |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
Points |
| 17. Hopkins |
- |
5 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
| 18. West |
- |
11 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
36 |
| 20. Hacking* |
5 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
| Team's Total: |
80 (9th) |
*Jamie Hacking replaced injured John Hopkins at the USA GP.
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