Sam Lowes


Samuel Deane "Sam" Lowes is a British motorcycle racer originally from Lincoln, Lincolnshire competing in the Moto2 World Championship for Kalex during 2020. He is the twin brother of World Superbike rider Alex Lowes.

Career

He won the Supersport World Championship 2013 riding a Yamaha YZF-R6 for Russian team Yakhnich Motorsport in the championship, as well as the 2010 British Supersport champion riding a Honda CBR600RR.
During his championship year in the British championship he scored five wins, including three consecutive wins and three pole positions, winning at Brands Hatch, Knockhill, Cadwell Park, Croft and Silverstone, along with five podium finishes. Afterward he moved to the Supersport World Championship full-time in 2011 signing for the Parkalgar Honda team. In his first complete year he scored six podiums, finishing 6th overall with 129 points. In 2012, he moved to Bogdanka PTR Honda, a sister team of the Parkalgar Honda, and earned two wins at the Donington Park and Aragón rounds. In 2013 he moved to Yakhnich Motorsport riding a semi-works Yamaha.
in 2013
Lowes claimed the World Supersport championship in 2013 with one round remaining at Magny-Cours, finishing 2nd in the race. He was scheduled to race in the World Superbike Championship in 2014 with Yakhnich, however, these plans fell through as the team decided to jump to the championship without Yamaha. Instead, he opted to join the Moto2 World Championship riding with the Speed Up team, signing a two-year deal with the team.
For 2016 onwards, Lowes signed a three-year contract backed by Aprilia, enabling him to continue in Moto2 for 2016 with the Gresini team and a change from Speed Up to Kalex chassis. As well as this, Lowes had the added benefit of being Aprilia's official MotoGP test rider, but an anticipated move to compete for Aprilia in the premier MotoGP class for the 2017 and 2018 seasons was cut short by Aprilia exercising an early-release option announced half-way through the 2017 season, replacing him with Scott Redding for 2018.
Lowes returned to Moto2 for the 2018 season, riding a KTM bike for the Swiss Innovative Investors team, partnering Iker Lecuona. He replaced Thomas Lüthi, who moved up to MotoGP with the EG 0,0 Marc VDS team. Lowes finished 16th in the riders' championship, scoring 49 points, and he failed to score a single fastest lap, podium, win, or pole position for the first time since he made his Moto2 début in 2014.
On 21 August 2018, it was announced that Lowes would rejoin Gresini Racing for the 2019 season, replacing Jorge Navarro who will move to Speed Up.
On 6 September 2019, it was announced Lowes would join Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS for 2020, partnering Alex Marquez.

Career statistics

British Supersport Championship

Races by year

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2009HondaBHI
10		OUL
Ret		DON
13		THR
19		SNE
13		KNO
10		MAL
9		BHGP
7		CAD
6		CRO
DSQ		SILOUL
10		14th50
2010HondaBHI
1		THR
Ret		OUL
2		CAD
3		MAL
2		KNO
1		SNE
2		BHGP
2		CAD
1		CRO
1		SIL
1		OUL
8		1st229

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

YearBike1234567891011121314PosPts
2009HondaAUSQATSPANEDITARSAUSASMRGBRCZE
18		GER
16		ITA
Ret		FRA
Ret		POR
Ret		NC0
2010HondaAUSPORSPANEDITARSAUSASMRCZEGBR
10		GERITAFRA25th6
2011HondaAUS
3		EUR
Ret		NED
Ret		ITA
5		SMR
3		SPA
2		CZE
6		GBR
Ret		GER
3		ITA
2		FRA
2		POR
Ret		6th129
2012HondaAUS
5		ITA
2		NED
Ret		ITA
2		EUR
1		SMR
18		SPA
1		CZE
4		GBR
2		RUS
12		GER
13		POR
5		FRA
2		3rd172
YamahaAUS
2		SPA
Ret		NED
1		ITA
1		GBR
1		POR
1		ITA
2		RUS
C		GBR
2		GER
1		TUR
2		FRA
2		SPA
1		1st250

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year

YearClassBike12345678910111213141516171819PosPts
2014Moto2Speed UpQAT
6		AME
16		ARG
8		SPA
Ret		FRA
9		ITA
8		CAT
Ret		NED
Ret		GER
20		IND
24		CZE
Ret		GBR
7		RSM
18		ARA
9		JPN
Ret		AUS
5		MAL
Ret		VAL
7		13th69
2015Moto2Speed UpQAT
Ret		AME
1		ARG
3		SPA
20		FRA
4		ITA
4		CAT
4		NED
3		GER
5		IND
Ret		CZE
5		GBR
6		RSM
Ret		ARA
3		JPN
8		AUS
2		MAL
13		VAL
5		4th186
2016Moto2KalexQAT
9		ARG
2		AME
2		SPA
1		FRA
6		ITA
3		CAT
6		NED
4		GER
Ret		AUT
Ret		CZE
3		GBR
21		RSM
Ret		ARA
1		JPN
Ret		AUS
Ret		MAL
Ret		VAL
4		5th175
MotoGPApriliaQAT
18		ARG
Ret		AME
Ret		SPA
16		FRA
14		ITA
19		CAT
19		NED
Ret		GER
Ret		CZE
18		AUT
20		GBR
Ret		RSM
Ret		ARA
22		JPN
13		AUS
19		MAL
Ret		VAL
Ret		25th5
2018Moto2KTMQAT
Ret		ARG
13		AME
24		SPA
8		FRA
13		ITA
Ret		CAT
9		NED
9		GER
5		CZE
9		AUT
Ret		GBR
C		RSM
Ret		ARA
20		THA
Ret		JPN
17		AUS
14		MAL
15		VAL
Ret		16th49
2019Moto2KalexQAT
6		ARG
Ret		AME
7		SPA
Ret		FRA
Ret		ITA
9		CAT
9		NED
Ret		GER
11		CZE
Ret		AUT
24		GBR
Ret		RSM
5		ARA
5		THA
Ret		JPN
Ret		AUS
20		MAL
Ret		VAL
10		16th66
2020Moto2KalexQAT
DNS		SPA
4		AND
4		CZE
AUT
STY
RSM
EMI
CAT
FRA
ARA
TER
EUR
VAL
THA
MAL
ARG
7th*26*

* Season still in progress.