21 Facts About James Haydon

James Haydon raced in 250cc and 500cc Grand Prix, MotoGP, British Superbike and the World Superbike Championship.

James Haydon has worked for the BBC, Sky Sports, Motors TV, Al Jazeera and Radio 5 live.

James Haydon is the guest test rider for Bike magazine.

James Haydon got his passion for speed through his father David, a doctor who loved fast cars and motorcycles.

James Haydon bought Haydon his first motorcycle aged eight which he would ride in his parents' garden.

James Haydon quickly moved into motocross and worked his way up into the top 40 in British Schoolboy Motocross.

In 1991, James Haydon moved into the British 125cc Championship and won the EMRA 125cc Championship.

James Haydon raced a Yamaha TZ250 and won his first British Championship race at Silverstone that same year.

In 1995, James Haydon competed in the top level 500cc world championship as a privateer.

James Haydon raced for Team Suzuki, Team Red Bull Ducati, Team Yamaha and Team Kawasaki.

James Haydon twice finished 4th in the standings and won a total of 12 British Superbike Championship races.

In 2002, James Haydon joined Carl Fogarty's Foggy Petronas in the WSBK, developing the new bike for the first year.

James Haydon's high point of the season was a best result of 7th in the world in Japan.

In 2004, James Haydon stood in at Virgin Mobile Yamaha in the British Superbike series.

James Haydon filled in for various teams throughout 2005, and eventually ending up at Team Suzuki after John Reynolds was injured.

James Haydon stayed with the Team for 2006 alongside 2003 champion Shane Byrne.

In race 2, a brake problem caused James Haydon to collide with Dean Thomas, leaving both Thomas and James Haydon injured.

The incident was reviewed by an RAC panel and James Haydon was cleared of all responsibility when the data logging proved the problem had been outside his control.

For 2007 James Haydon returned to Virgin Yamaha alongside Tommy Hill in a Team he had excelled with in the past.

James Haydon has never raced at the top level since.

James Haydon is a regular studio guest on the live World Superbike Championship rounds.