25 Facts About Danny Kent

Danny Ray Kent was born on 25 November 1993 and is an English motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2015 Moto3 World Championship.

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.

For 2024, Danny Kent moved to the Mar-Train team with McAMS their title sponsor, and has resigned for the 2025 season.

Danny Kent won his first British superbike race at the final round of the 2024 season.

Danny Kent contested a wild card ride at Silverstone in 2010 aboard a 125cc Honda, earning him a late ride with Lambretta in the 125cc Grand Prix world championship that year.

Danny Kent took a best qualifying position of 10th at the Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril and a best and only race finish of 21st at Phillip island during the Australian Grand Prix.

For 2011, Danny Kent switched to the Red Bull Ajo Aprilia team to compete in his first full season in the 125cc world championship.

Danny Kent enjoyed a successful first season scoring 82 points with a best finish of fourth place, on the way to 11th in the championship standings.

Danny Kent remained with the Red Bull Ajo team however the team switched to running KTM motorcycles spearheading the factory's assault on the title.

Danny Kent earned his first podium at Assen in the Dutch TT, and he took his first win at the Japanese Grand Prix at Twin Ring Motegi with a great last lap result.

Danny Kent followed up in similar fashion just four rounds later at the final Grand Prix of the season in Valencia with a brave last corner overtake on Cortese earning him his second Grand Prix victory.

For 2013, Danny Kent raced with Tech 3 in the Moto2 category alongside fellow Moto3 graduate Louis Rossi.

Danny Kent's season started with a run to 18th place in Qatar, he scored his first points at round six with a 13th-place finish in Catalunya.

Danny Kent scored points on four more occasions with a best of 12th at both the Czech and Malaysian races, and had a strong end to season with three consecutive point-scoring finishes before breaking his collarbone in the warm-up for the Japanese Grand Prix, ruling him out for the rest of the season.

For 2015, Danny Kent moved to the Leopard sponsored Kiefer Racing squad, running Hondas.

Danny Kent's season started off well, reaching the podium at the first race in Qatar and taking his first win for Leopard in the following race at the Circuit of the Americas.

Danny Kent added further victories in Catalunya, the Sachsenring and his home event at Silverstone.

Danny Kent led the championship by twenty-four points ahead of Miguel Oliveira, with one race remaining.

On 27 September 2015, it was announced that Danny Kent would be moving up to the Moto2 class for the 2016 season, with his Leopard Racing team.

Danny Kent was joined in the team by his Moto3 championship rival Miguel Oliveira.

Danny Kent walked out on his team after just three races into the season, and was without a ride for much of the remainder, with a wildcard ride in Moto3 and acting as an occasional replacement for injured riders in Moto2, before signing with a new team Speed Up Racing in Moto2 for the 2018 season.

Danny Kent was sacked by Speed Up in late September 2018, with five races remaining, due to poor performances and refusing to follow team orders.

Danny Kent secured an entry riding Halsall Racing's Suzuki GSX-R1000 for the Brands Hatch final round of the 2018 British Superbike Championship in October after a successful test.

Danny Kent failed to finish in two races, but finished in position 12 from 15 finishers in race three.

In late May 2019, it was announced that Danny Kent would ride in British Superbikes on an ex-Leon Camier 2016 MV Agusta F4, starting from the July event at Snetterton.