Lee Johnston (racing driver)

Lee Johnston (born March 10, 1989 in Northern Ireland ) is a British motorcycle racer .

Career

Johnston began his career around the British Superbike Championship . Since his debut at the North West 200 in 2008 , however, he has been considered one of the most talented young drivers in road racing , which he impressively demonstrated with a triple victory at the Ulster Grand Prix in 2015 . At both the Macau Grand Prix and the Isle of Man TT he was able to achieve his first respectable results. Since the 2012 season, Lohnston has been competing for East Coast Racing , which is maintained by contractor Phil Reed, on BMW and Triumph .

Johnston lives in Maguiresbridge , Northern Ireland. Lee Johnston is committed to a British cancer society and wears their F13K CANCER logo on his helmet after his father was diagnosed with this disease. His goal is to raise £ 13,000 in donations.

At the TT 2017 he had an accident in training and injured his back, but returned to the racing circuit the following year.

Victory statistics

year	class	machine	run
2008	British champion	-	Superstock Junior
2014	Supertwin race 1	Kawasaki	North west 200
2014	Supertwin race 2	Kawasaki	North west 200
2015	Supersport race 1	triumph	Ulster Grand Prix
2015	Supersport race 2	triumph	Ulster Grand Prix
2015	Superstock	BMW	Ulster Grand Prix
2015	Superstock	BMW	North west 200
2019	Supersport race 1	Yamaha	Isle of Man TT

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Lee Johnston injured in qualifying incident. motorcyclenews.com, June 3, 2017, accessed June 6, 2017 .

personal data
SURNAME	Johnston, Lee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English motorcycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 10, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH	Northern Ireland

[1] Lee Johnston injured in qualifying incident. motorcyclenews.com, June 3, 2017, accessed June 6, 2017 .

**Lee Johnston**


Nation:	United Kingdom United Kingdom