# Jakub Smrž

Jakub 'Kuba' Smrž (born 7 April 1983 in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia) is a professional motorcycle road racer. He currently competes in the Superbike World Championship, aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1. For 2017 and 2018 he rode a BMW S1000RR in the British Superbike Championship, but in June 2018 he suffered a serious shoulder injury when guest-riding for Czech BMW team Mercury Racing in the Oschersleben eight-hour event in Germany. Luke Hedger rode Smrž' machine in his absence.
For 2015 Smrž was contracted to ride a Ducati Panigale in the British Superbike Championship for Moto Rapido Racing, but after a crash and injury in the fourth round at Snetterton, was replaced mid-season by John Hopkins. For the last three races of 2015, Smrž was drafted-in by Shaun Muir Racing to compete aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1.

## Career

He first entered the 125cc World Championship in 2000. He was 17th overall in 2001, then divided his time between 125cc and the 250cc championships in 2002. He remained in the 250cc World Championship until 2006, finishing 12th overall with a best of 7th that year.
For 2007 he was the surprise choice to replace Roberto Rolfo at the formerly race-winning SC Caracchi Ducati team in the Superbike World Championship. On a customer Ducati 999 F05 he frequently troubled the top sixteen in qualifying. He finished the season 14th with a best race result of 8th.
For 2008 he rode a customer Ducati 1098 RS 08 for the Guandalini Racing by Grifo's team. He finished the 2008 season in 13th place in the championship.
For 2009 Smrž continued with the Guandalini Racing Team, gaining his first podium finish (3rd) in the fourth round of the season at Assen and first pole position in the eighth round at Misano Adriatico. This time he finished 10th overall.
Smrž remained with the team in 2010, running under the B&G moniker after a partnership deal with the former Sterilgarda Ducati team. After a string of mechanical failures midseason, the team switched to an Aprilia bike, marking the first time Smrž had ridden anything other than a Ducati in the class. He was the fastest Aprilia in qualifying at Silverstone.
Smrž lives in Zlín.

## Career statistics
### Grand Prix motorcycle racing
#### By season

| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
| 1998 | 125cc | Honda | Wernberger - Team Hanusch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1999 | 125cc | Honda | Budweiser budvar elit hanush | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2000 | 125cc | Honda | Budweiser Budvar Elit Team Hanusch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28th |
| 2001 | 125cc | Honda | Budweiser Budvar Hanusch | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 17th |
| 2002 | 125cc | Honda | Elit Grand Prix | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32nd |
| 2002 | 250cc | Honda | DeGraaf Grand Prix Team | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36th |
| 2003 | 250cc | Honda | Elit Grand Prix | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24th |
| 2004 | 250cc | Honda | Molenaar Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20th |
| 2005 | 250cc | Honda | Arie Molenaar Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20th |
| 2006 | 250cc | Aprilia | Cardion AB Motoracing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 12th |
| Total | | | | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | |

#### By class

| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
| 125cc | 1998–2002 | 1998 Czech Republic | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 250cc | 2002–2006 | 2002 Rio de Janeiro | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 0 |
| Total | 1998–2006 | | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 0 |

#### Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Pts |
| 1998 | 125cc | Honda | JPN | MAL | SPA | ITA | FRA | MAD | NED | GBR | GER | CZE Ret | IMO | CAT | AUS | ARG | | | NC | 0 |
| 1999 | 125cc | Honda | MAL | JPN | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | CZE 21 | IMO | VAL | AUS | RSA | BRA | ARG | NC | 0 |
| 2000 | 125cc | Honda | RSA | MAL | JPN | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER 18 | CZE 11 | POR | VAL | BRA | PAC | AUS | 28th | 5 |
| 2001 | 125cc | Honda | JPN 21 | RSA Ret | SPA 15 | FRA 18 | ITA Ret | CAT 19 | NED 5 | GBR 13 | GER 9 | CZE 6 | POR 6 | VAL 21 | PAC Ret | AUS 19 | MAL Ret | BRA 8 | 17th | 50 |
| 2002 | 125cc | Honda | JPN Ret | RSA Ret | SPA 13 | FRA Ret | ITA Ret | CAT 16 | NED 22 | GBR | GER | CZE | POR | | | | | | 32nd | 3 |
| 2002 | 250cc | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | BRA 15 | PAC 24 | MAL 16 | AUS 17 | VAL Ret | 36th | 1 |
| 2003 | 250cc | Honda | JPN 15 | RSA Ret | SPA 17 | FRA 19 | ITA 14 | CAT Ret | NED 12 | GBR 14 | GER 13 | CZE Ret | POR Ret | BRA | PAC 18 | MAL | AUS | VAL 14 | 24th | 14 |
| 2004 | 250cc | Honda | RSA 21 | SPA Ret | FRA 11 | ITA Ret | CAT 15 | NED Ret | BRA Ret | GER 15 | GBR 15 | CZE 14 | POR 14 | JPN Ret | QAT 17 | MAL 14 | AUS 13 | VAL 13 | 20th | 20 |
| 2005 | 250cc | Honda | SPA Ret | POR 12 | CHN 14 | FRA 16 | ITA Ret | CAT Ret | NED 16 | GBR 16 | GER 16 | CZE 11 | JPN Ret | MAL 19 | QAT Ret | AUS 13 | TUR 15 | VAL 12 | 20th | 19 |
| 2006 | 250cc | Aprilia | SPA Ret | QAT 10 | TUR 7 | CHN 10 | FRA 10 | ITA Ret | CAT Ret | NED Ret | GBR 11 | GER 14 | CZE 10 | MAL Ret | AUS 8 | JPN Ret | POR 11 | VAL 11 | 12th | 58 |

### Superbike World Championship
#### Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | Pos | Pts |
| Year | Bike | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pos | Pts |
| 2007 | Ducati | QAT 14 | QAT 16 | AUS 14 | AUS 11 | EUR 10 | EUR 8 | SPA 14 | SPA 17 | NED 11 | NED 9 | ITA 15 | ITA 10 | GBR Ret | GBR C | SMR 10 | SMR 13 | CZE Ret | CZE 13 | GBR 14 | GBR Ret | GER 13 | GER 16 | ITA 11 | ITA Ret | FRA Ret | FRA Ret | | | 14th | 66 |
| 2008 | Ducati | QAT 10 | QAT 9 | AUS Ret | AUS 18 | SPA 14 | SPA 14 | NED 6 | NED 8 | ITA 10 | ITA Ret | USA 6 | USA DSQ | GER 11 | GER Ret | SMR 7 | SMR 9 | CZE Ret | CZE 11 | GBR 9 | GBR 9 | EUR 6 | EUR 12 | ITA 13 | ITA 11 | FRA Ret | FRA 13 | POR Ret | POR 12 | 13th | 120 |
| 2009 | Ducati | AUS 9 | AUS 7 | QAT Ret | QAT 17 | SPA Ret | SPA 14 | NED 6 | NED 3 | ITA 12 | ITA 8 | RSA 14 | RSA 10 | USA 8 | USA 6 | SMR 4 | SMR 4 | GBR 9 | GBR Ret | CZE 6 | CZE 9 | GER 13 | GER 11 | ITA 8 | ITA 9 | FRA 10 | FRA Ret | POR Ret | POR 8 | 10th | 169 |
| 2010 | Ducati | AUS 8 | AUS Ret | POR Ret | POR Ret | SPA 10 | SPA 10 | NED 7 | NED 7 | ITA 15 | ITA 8 | RSA 9 | RSA 9 | USA Ret | USA Ret | SMR Ret | SMR Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 110 |
| 2010 | Aprilia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CZE Ret | CZE Ret | GBR 13 | GBR 9 | GER Ret | GER 11 | ITA 4 | ITA Ret | FRA 5 | FRA 6 | | | 13th | 110 |
| 2011 | Ducati | AUS 5 | AUS 11 | EUR 2 | EUR 8 | NED Ret | NED 9 | ITA 10 | ITA Ret | USA 2 | USA 8 | SMR Ret | SMR Ret | SPA Ret | SPA Ret | CZE 11 | CZE Ret | GBR Ret | GBR 11 | GER Ret | GER 3 | ITA 7 | ITA Ret | FRA Ret | FRA Ret | POR 10 | POR 13 | | | 14th | 127 |
| 2012 | Ducati | AUS 5 | AUS 11 | ITA 11 | ITA 7 | NED 7 | NED Ret | ITA C | ITA 9 | EUR 13 | EUR Ret | USA 6 | USA 9 | SMR 9 | SMR 9 | SPA Ret | SPA DNS | CZE 10 | CZE 13 | GBR 17 | GBR 3 | RUS | RUS | GER | GER | POR | POR | FRA | FRA | 15th | 92.5 |
| 2017 | Yamaha | AUS | AUS | THA | THA | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | ITA | ITA | USA 18 | USA 16 | GER | GER | POR | POR | FRA | FRA | SPA | SPA | QAT | QAT | | | NC | 0 |
| 2018 | Yamaha | AUS | AUS | THA | THA | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | CZE | CZE | USA | USA | ITA | ITA | POR Ret | POR Ret | FRA Ret | FRA Ret | ARG Ret | ARG Ret | QAT DNS | QAT C | | | NC | 0 |

### British Superbike Championship
#### Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
| Year | Bike | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pos | Pts |
| 2012 | Aprilia | BHI | BHI | THR | THR | OUL | OUL | OUL | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | OUL | OUL | OUL | BHGP | BHGP | | CAD | CAD | DON | DON | | ASS Ret | ASS 15 | SIL Ret | SIL 12 | BHGP 15 | BHGP 14 | BHGP 16 | 29th | 8 |
| 2013 | Honda | BHI 13 | BHI 18 | THR 10 | THR 12 | OUL 12 | OUL 13 | | KNO 13 | KNO Ret | SNE 8 | SNE Ret | BHGP 11 | BHGP Ret | | OUL 16 | OUL 17 | OUL 14 | CAD 15 | CAD 19 | DON 8 | DON 10 | | ASS 6 | ASS Ret | SIL 15 | SIL 10 | BHGP 16 | BHGP 9 | BHGP 11 | 15th | 82 |
| 2014 | Ducati | BHI 9 | BHI Ret | OUL 10 | OUL 11 | SNE Ret | SNE 8 | | KNO 12 | KNO 12 | BHGP 7 | BHGP Ret | THR 6 | THR 13 | | OUL 11 | OUL 12 | OUL 10 | CAD DNS | CAD DNS | DON | DON | | ASS | ASS | SIL | SIL | BHGP 14 | BHGP 12 | BHGP 11 | 15th | 82 |
| 2015 | Ducati | DON Ret | DON 24 | BHI Ret | BHI 21 | OUL 20 | OUL 19 | | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | BHGP | BHGP | | THR | THR | | CAD | CAD | OUL | OUL | OUL | | | | | | | | 24th | 30 |
| 2015 | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ASS 16 | ASS 10 | SIL 10 | SIL 13 | BHGP 10 | BHGP 14 | BHGP 9 | 24th | 30 |
| 2016 | BMW | SIL 15 | SIL 15 | OUL 18 | OUL 15 | BHI DNS | BHI DNS | | KNO 16 | KNO Ret | SNE 11 | SNE Ret | THR 9 | THR 12 | | BHGP Ret | BHGP 14 | | CAD 16 | CAD 18 | OUL 18 | OUL 18 | OUL 19 | DON 11 | DON 12 | ASS 14 | ASS 11 | BHGP 10 | BHGP 11 | BHGP Ret | 18th | 48 |
| 2017 | BMW | DON 14 | DON 15 | BHI 14 | BHI 15 | OUL 13 | OUL 12 | | KNO 12 | KNO 16 | SNE Ret | SNE 12 | BHGP DNS | BHGP DNS | | THR 12 | THR 10 | | CAD 17 | CAD 14 | SIL 8 | SIL 13 | SIL 5 | OUL 13 | OUL 13 | ASS 18 | ASS Ret | BHGP 13 | BHGP 15 | BHGP 16 | 18th | 65 |
| 2018 | BMW | DON DNS | DON Ret | BHI 14 | BHI 16 | OUL 14 | OUL Ret | | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | BHGP | BHGP | | THR | THR | | CAD | CAD | SIL | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | ASS | ASS | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | 29th | 4 |