31 Facts About Chaz Davies

Chaz Richard Page Davies was born on 10 February 1987 and is a British motorcycle racer from Knighton, Wales, primarily known for his career in the Superbike World Championship, where he finished three times as runner-up.

In 2024, Davies was confirmed as a rider in the MotoE World Championship, an electrically powered race series.

Chaz Davies was the 2011 World Supersport champion and the 2011 BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year.

Chaz Davies started racing in the British Mini Moto championship in 1995, moving up to Junior Road racing in 1999.

Chaz Davies finished 6th overall, and was the only rider to finish every race in a points scoring position.

Chaz Davies set a new lap record at Donington Park National circuit, and was awarded 'Superteen of the Year'.

Chaz Davies stayed with the series for a second year, and was runner up in the championship.

In 2001 Chaz Davies moved to the British 125 Championship, placing seventh after completing 8 of 13 rounds.

Chaz Davies contested all rounds of the Spanish National 125 Championship with the Telefonica Movistar team under the management of Alberto Puig.

Chaz Davies became the youngest rider to compete in a full season of GP Motorcycle racing.

From 2003, Chaz Davies rode for Aprilia Germany on the back of the consistent performance in his 125cc 'Rookie' season.

Chaz Davies finished 2004 with a series of outstanding results on what was a customer kit level of bike, far inferior to those of the factory teams.

Chaz Davies finished 9th in Malaysia, 6th in Australia and then backed it up with 5th at the final race in Valencia.

Chaz Davies again signed for Aprilia Germany for 2005 in hope that Aprilia would provide him with factory material after his strong end to 2004.

Chaz Davies then rode a 600 cc Yamaha in the AMA Championship at Mid-Ohio; then finished out the season with a 250 cc ride at the closing Grand Prix of the year at Cheste, near Valencia.

In 2007, Chaz Davies raced in the AMA Supersport Championship and Formula X-Treme Championship, racing a Yamaha for the Celtic Racing team.

In early December 2007 Chaz Davies set the fastest times in two classes while testing at Daytona for the upcoming opening race of the 2008 AMA season.

Chaz Davies was named winner of the 2008 Daytona 200 after original race winner, Josh Hayes, was disqualified for an illegal crankshaft.

Chaz Davies becomes the first racer from the United Kingdom to win the prestigious race.

For 2009 Chaz Davies signed with KWS Aprilia to run in the all-new AMA Daytona Sportbike series, finishing the season with moderate success.

Already there for the supporting AMA round, Chaz Davies took over on an unfamiliar bike and track.

On 28 September 2007 it was announced that Chaz Davies would replace Alex Hoffmann at the D'Antin squad for the final three rounds of the 2007 season.

Chaz Davies was offered a full-time testing role with Ducati for 2008, but he turned it down in favour of a return to AMA.

Chaz Davies made a switch to World Supersport late in the 2009 season for Triumph, remaining with them for 2010.

Chaz Davies was consistently their fastest rider, scoring podium finishes at Valencia, Kyalami and Brno.

In 2012 Chaz Davies moved to the World Superbike championship to join ParkinGO MTC Racing Aprilia.

Chaz Davies announced his retirement from regular competition in September 2021.

From 2022, Chaz Davies was a rider-coach working with Ducati and Feel Racing, mentoring Alvaro Bautista and Michael Ruben Rinaldi in World Superbikes and Nicolo Bulega in Ducati's inaugural World Supersport season, riding the Panigale V-twin.

Chaz Davies intended to compete in the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race but was ill.

Chaz Davies entered the 2023 event on an ERC Endurance Ducati with David Checa and Philipp Ottl, finishing fifth.

In 2024, Chaz Davies was confirmed as a rider in the MotoE World Championship, an electrically powered race series using Ducati series-specified machines.