Troy Bayliss

Bayliss emerged from retirement to for a 4 race return to World Superbikes at 45 years of age after a seven year hiatus on the Aruba.it Racing Ducati Superbike Team Ducati Panigale of the injured Davide Giugliano. He added 15 hard fought points to his resume and now turns his attention to the five AMAPro Flat Track Grand National miles.

Bayliss competed in 28 World Superbike races, with 11 wins, 19 podiums and 8 fastest laps. He won both the series championship and the manufacturer’s championship for Ducati. At the end of the season he retired from professional competition.

Bayliss competed in 24 World Superbike races, with 7 wins, 13 podiums and 4 fastest laps. He finished 4th in the series championship

Bayliss returned to World Superbike and Ducati once again and won both the series championship (his second) and Ducati won the manufacturer’s championship. 12 wins, 16 podiums and 10 fastest laps allowed him to cinch the championship and get offered a one race appearance by Ducati Corse in MotoGP in the season finale. Bayliss qualified second and won the race, his only MotoGP career win and a true fairy tale ending to a perfect season.

Bayliss remained in MotoGP with only 11 starts for Honda, because of a broken wrist

Bayliss, made 16 starts on the Ducati in MotoGP with 1 podium

Bayliss joined the Ducati Corse MotoGP team for a full season of 16 starts and 3 podiums.

This season Bayliss finished second in the championship but many consider this his finest season. With a remarkable 22 podiums in 26 races he won 14 times and posted 9 fastest laps. His battles with eventual champion Colin Edwards came down to an epic battle in the season finale which is still considered among the best fights in the series history.

Bayliss won his first World Superbike Championship. 24 races, 6 wins, 15 podiums and 3 fastest laps gave him a 36 point lead on 2nd and he brought home the manufacturer’s championship to Ducati as well.

This was Bayliss first full year in WSBK. Two wins, 9 podiums and one fastest lap. He also made his first Daytona 200 start from pole position. He was contracted to race in the USA but an injury to the top Ducati team rider created an opening early in the season and he moved to the world series where he remained.

His only year in the British Superbike series, he won the Championship on the GSE Ducati

Bayliss spent this year in the British Superbike series with 4 appearances in the WSBK series as a wild card at Donington and Brands Hatch

Bayliss raced the Australian Superbike Championship again, finishing second in the series. He also raced twice in the WSBK series on a Suzuki GSX-R 750 at Phillip Island as a wild card entry. He gained International acclaim that year in a wildcard start on a 250cc Suzuki in the Australian Grand Prix where he finished 6th in the highly competitive class on an underpowered machine.

Bayliss moved up to the Australian Superbike Championship, and finished third in the championship

Runner-up in the Australian Supersport Championship