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Rider Profiles

Name: Chris Vermeulen

Series: Motogp

Team: Team Suzuki Motogp

The Facts

Place of Birth: Brisbane, Australia

Date of Birth: Jul 19th 1982

Nationality: Australian

Home Town: Yandina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Marital Status: Single

Eyes: Hazel

Car: 1954 Ford F150 Hot Rod & 1933 Ford Coupe Hot Rod

Motorcycle: Suzuki GSV-R

Favourite Food: Italian, Pizza and Pasta

Favourite Drink: Ice Break Iced Coffee

Favourite Film: American Grafiti

Favourite Music: Hot Rod Lincoln by Comander Cody, Metallica, Rammstein

Ideal Holiday: Sunshine Coast Australia Home

First Race: 1988, Motocross

Racing hero: Wayne Rainey and Mick Doohan

Favourite Sports: Motorsports, Training & Surfing

Career Highlights

2007: Sixth in MotoGP World Championship. First ever MotoGP victory. Three podiums and one pole position.

2006: 11th place overall in first full MotoGP season. First MotoGP podium (second in Australia). Two MotoGP pole positions (Turkey and USA). Eight top 10 finishes

2005: MotoGP race at Phillip Island, Australia

2005: World Superbike Championship runner-up

2004: World Superbike Championship. Forth place. Four victories

2003: World Supersport Champion. Four victories, four runners-up places, three pole-position. Youngest ever WSS Champion

2002: World Supersport Championship. Seventh overall. Two pole-positions. Two podium finishes

2001: World Supersport Championship. 17th place. Three top-ten finishes

2000: World Supersport debut. Best finish sixth

2000: European Superstock debut. One win

2000: British Supersport and Superstock Championships. First Supersport win. Five Superstock race wins.

1999: Australian Superbike Championship. Privateer Champion

1998: Began Road racing. Two race wins on 250cc GP machine

1993-1997: Dirt Track racing. 10 State titles. National runner-up three times