22 Alex Lowes

AlexLowes

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Alex Lowes has become the de facto team leader at the Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK following Jonathan Rea’s departure to Yamaha, with Axel Bassani joining him at KRT. A two-time race winner in WorldSBK, including with Kawasaki in Australia in 2020, Lowes will look for a return to the top step for the first time in four years. Beginning his career in the 125cc World Championship, Lowes - twin brother to WorldSBK rider Sam Lowes - then went on to compete in BSB for four seasons, becoming the series’ youngest ever champion in 2013.

Making a full-time debut in 2014 and taking a podium, the Brit took a top ten overall in the Championship in 2015 before he and the full Crescent Racing team switched to Yamaha machinery for 2016. After that first transitional season (with a Suzuka 8 Hours crown picked up along the way), the English rider began to thrive in 2017, finishing the year fifth in the standings with four podiums. 2018 was a similar year for the Englishman, with one peak moment – his first WorldSBK race win, taken in phenomenal fashion at Brno.

2019 became a true breakout year for Lowes, as he claimed third position in the standings, beaten only by Jonathan Rea and Álvaro Bautista. The 29-year-old picked up nine podiums along the way, earning him a move to one of the most solicited yet challenging seats in WorldSBK: the second factory ZX-10RR alongside Rea. A first win for Kawasaki in Race 2 at Phillip Island in 2020 remains his only win for the Japanese manufacturer, something he looks to correct for 2022.

 

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Stats

All time
Category Poles Races Podiums Wins P2 P3 Best Race Lap
WorldSBK   2   320   46   4   11   31   9
WorldSSP   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
Years
Year Cat. Poles Races Podiums Wins P2 P3 Best Race Lap Pos.
2024 Superbike   1   35   12   2   3   7   1 4
2023 Superbike   0   30   1   0   0   1   0 11
2022 Superbike   0   35   4   0   0   4   2 6
2021 Superbike   0   30   5   0   2   3   0 8
2020 Superbike   0   24   4   1   2   1   1 6
2019 Superbike   0   37   9   0   1   8   2 3
2018 Superbike   1   25   4   1   0   3   0 6
2017 Superbike   0   26   4   0   2   2   0 5
2016 Superbike   0   24   0   0   0   0   1 12
2015 Superbike   0   26   1   0   0   1   0 10
2014 Superbike   0   24   2   0   1   1   2 11
2011 Superbike   0   4   0   0   0   0   0 33
2010 Supersport   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 0
2009 Superstock 1000   0   9   0   0   0   0   0 26
2008 Superstock 600   0   9   1   0   1   0   0 16