# Leon Camier

Leon Stuart Camier (born 4 August 1986) is an English former solo motorcycle racer.
After working as a race team manager, from 2024 he is a rider-coach for Sam Lowes and Elf Marc VDS Racing, a long-established team in Moto2, having a new entry to the Superbike World Championship using a Ducati Panigale 955.
For the 2021 season, Camier was announced as team manager for Honda World Superbike team, run under Honda Racing Corporation. After a long career in solo motorcycle racing he struggled with injuries and finally decided to end his competitive riding.
After difficult 2018 and 2019 seasons with Honda satellite team Moriwaki Althea and suffering from injuries, for 2020 he was contracted to ride for Barni Ducati in WSBK, but continued to have shoulder injury problems and was unable to start the season and parted ways with Barni Ducati.

## Career
### Early career

After beginning Grasstrack racing aged 6 and winning five British championships, Camier became British Junior 80 cc Road Racing champion in 1998. He won the British 125 cc title in 2001 and the British Supersport crown in 2005. This period built a working relationship with Honda which included contesting the 2005 Suzuka 8 Hours race in 2005 at the age of 18 (unusually young for a non-Japanese rider).
He was the 2005 British Supersport and 2009 British Superbike Champion. 2010 was his first full season in the World Superbike series.

### British Superbike Championship (2007–2009)

2007 was his first season in the British Superbike Championship on a Bike Animal Honda. He led the first corners of his very first race and was on the podium in the first three races. A crash in race 6 at Silverstone and two eighth places at Oulton Park damaged his momentum however. At Snetterton, a bike failure in qualifying saw him start 29th but he moved up to 6th in both races amidst Honda dominance. His season ended with a huge crash at Cadwell Park causing a broken left femur and right pelvis.
For 2008 he joined the GSE Racing Airwaves Ducati team alongside former champion Shane 'Shaky' Byrne. He finished fifth overall, taking his first three wins.
For 2009 GSE switched to Yamahas and James Ellison joined as him teammate. Camier quickly dominated the series, winning even more races than Byrne had in 2008. He clinched the title with four races to go fittingly by overtaking closest rival Ellison on the penultimate lap of race 1 at Silverstone. Immediately on returning to the pits he was greeted by Niall Mackenzie (the last man to win the BSB title on a Yamaha) decked out in his original 1998 Rob Mac Cadbury's Boost leathers. Camier ultimately won a record-breaking 18 races despite only leading out of the first corner twice. His success led to the organisers of the series to adopt the "Showdown Rule" for 2010. This revised the points system to the split-season format popularly used by saloon-car series in the United States.

### Superbike World Championship (2009–2020)

After winning the title, Camier was invited to join the Aprilia squad in the Superbike World Championship for the final two races of the season, replacing the injured Shinya Nakano. His first meeting at Magny-Cours saw him qualify 16th improving to set the fourth fastest warm-up time. Unfortunately, two technical problems meant he took no points. However, in the last meeting of the season at Portimao, Camier finished 6th and 7th.
Camier raced full-time with Aprilia in World Superbike in 2010. He finished second to teammate Max Biaggi in race two at Miller Motorsport Park, giving Aprilia their first 1–2 in the series. At his home round at Silverstone, Camier started 16th but fought back to finish sixth and third in the two races.
In late 2017, he signed to compete in the 2018 Superbike World Championship series aboard a Honda Fireblade SP2 for Ten Kate Racing as teammate to Jake Gagne. Camier continued with Honda into 2019, for the first time a full factory-backed team, with teammate Ryuichi Kiyonari.
For the 2020 season he was contracted to ride for Barni Ducati, but continuing shoulder injury problems prevented a start the season and he parted ways with Barni.
Previously he competed since 2015 for MV Agusta Reparto Corse in World Superbikes aboard an MV Agusta F4.

## Career statistics
### All-time statistics

| Series | Series | Years Active | Races | Poles | Podiums | Wins | 2nd place | 3rd place | Fastest Laps | Titles |
| British Supersport Championship | British Supersport Championship | $^{2004–2006}$ | 37 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Supersport World Championship | Supersport World Championship | $^{2006}$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| British Superbike Championship | British Superbike Championship | $^{2007–2009}$ | 70 | 9 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 1 |
| Superbike World Championship | Superbike World Championship | $^{2009−}$ | 162 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 270 | 9 | 55 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 2 |

### British Supersport Championship
#### Races by year

(key)
| Year | Class | Bike | SIL | BHI | SNE | OUL | MON | SNE | BHGP | KNO | MAL | CRO | CAD | OUL | DON | Pos | Pts | Ref |
| 2004 | BSS | Honda | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 8 | 2 | Ret | | 3 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 15 | 7th | 99 | |
| Year | Class | Bike | BHI | THR | MAL | OUL | MON | CRO | KNO | SNE | SIL | CAD | OUL | DON | BHGP | Pos | Pts | Ref |
| 2005 | BSS | Honda | 4 | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1st | 202 | |
| Year | Class | Bike | BHI | DON | THR | OUL | MON | MAL | SNE | KNO | OUL | CRO | CAD | SIL | BHGP | Pos | Pts | Ref |
| 2006 | BSS | Honda | 5 | Ret | 4 | Ret | | 2 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 4th | 112 | |

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

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | BHGP | BHGP | THR | THR | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | SNE | SNE | MOP | MOP | KNO | KNO | OUL | OUL | MAL | MAL | CRO | CRO | CAD | CAD | DON | DON | BHI | BHI | Pos | Pts | Ref |
| Year | Class | 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 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
| 2007 | BSB | Honda | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | Ret | Ret | | | | | 8th | 199 | |
| Year | Class | Bike | THR | THR | OUL | OUL | BHGP | BHGP | DON | DON | SNE | SNE | MAL | MAL | OUL | OUL | KNO | KNO | CAD | CAD | CRO | CRO | SIL | SIL | BHI | BHI | Pos | Pts | Ref |
| Year | Class | 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 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
| 2008 | BSB | Ducati | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 8 | DNS | DNS | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5th | 306 | |
| Year | Class | Bike | BHI | BHI | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | THR | THR | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | MAL | MAL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | CAD | CAD | CRO | CRO | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | OUL | Pos | Pts | Ref |
| Year | Class | Bike | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
| 2009 | BSB | Yamaha | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | DSQ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1st | 549.5 | |

### Supersport World Championship
#### Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
| 2006 | Honda | QAT | AUS | SPA | ITA | EUR | SMR | CZE | GBR 10 | NED | GER | ITA | FRA | 32nd | 6 |

### 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 |
| 2009 | Yamaha | AUS | AUS | QAT | QAT | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | RSA | RSA | USA | USA | SMR | SMR | GBR 13 | GBR 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 20th | 32 |
| 2009 | Aprilia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CZE | CZE | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | FRA Ret | FRA Ret | POR 6 | POR 7 | 20th | 32 |
| 2010 | Aprilia | AUS 11 | AUS 11 | POR 5 | POR 5 | SPA Ret | SPA Ret | NED 3 | NED Ret | ITA 5 | ITA 4 | RSA 6 | RSA Ret | USA 4 | USA 2 | SMR 6 | SMR 11 | CZE Ret | CZE 8 | GBR 6 | GBR 3 | GER DNS | GER DNS | ITA | ITA | FRA | FRA | | | 12th | 164 |
| 2011 | Aprilia | AUS 13 | AUS 6 | EUR 8 | EUR 3 | NED Ret | NED 4 | ITA 8 | ITA Ret | USA 4 | USA 2 | SMR 6 | SMR Ret | SPA 3 | SPA 8 | CZE 7 | CZE Ret | GBR 15 | GBR 5 | GER 8 | GER Ret | ITA 15 | ITA 3 | FRA 4 | FRA 6 | POR 12 | POR 6 | | | 7th | 208 |
| 2012 | Suzuki | AUS 17 | AUS 12 | ITA Ret | ITA 8 | NED Ret | NED 14 | ITA C | ITA 15 | EUR 9 | EUR 4 | USA 13 | USA 11 | SMR 10 | SMR 15 | SPA 9 | SPA Ret | CZE 14 | CZE 9 | GBR Ret | GBR Ret | RUS 15 | RUS 5 | GER 5 | GER 3 | POR 11 | POR Ret | FRA Ret | FRA 10 | 14th | 115.5 |
| 2013 | Suzuki | AUS 9 | AUS 9 | SPA DNS | SPA DNS | NED 9 | NED 7 | ITA 9 | ITA 7 | GBR Ret | GBR 13 | POR 4 | POR Ret | ITA 7 | ITA 7 | RUS 9 | RUS C | GBR 3 | GBR 5 | GER Ret | GER DNS | TUR DNS | TUR DNS | USA | USA | FRA | FRA | SPA 8 | SPA 6 | 11th | 132 |
| 2014 | BMW | AUS | AUS | SPA 12 | SPA 12 | NED 13 | NED Ret | ITA 11 | ITA 12 | GBR DNS | GBR DNS | MAL 10 | MAL 12 | ITA | ITA | POR | POR | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16th | 37 |
| 2014 | MV Agusta | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | USA 15 | USA 10 | SPA | SPA | FRA | FRA | QAT | QAT | | | | | 16th | 37 |
| 2015 | MV Agusta | AUS 10 | AUS 8 | THA Ret | THA Ret | SPA 10 | SPA 15 | NED 10 | NED 10 | ITA Ret | ITA Ret | GBR 9 | GBR Ret | POR Ret | POR Ret | ITA 13 | ITA 16 | USA 10 | USA 10 | MAL 13 | MAL 12 | SPA 9 | SPA 8 | FRA 5 | FRA 15 | QAT Ret | QAT Ret | | | 13th | 89 |
| 2016 | MV Agusta | AUS 7 | AUS Ret | THA 11 | THA 11 | SPA Ret | SPA 16 | NED 4 | NED 9 | ITA 6 | ITA 5 | MAL 10 | MAL 9 | GBR 4 | GBR 5 | ITA 8 | ITA Ret | USA 11 | USA DNS | GER 5 | GER 4 | FRA 7 | FRA 4 | SPA 7 | SPA Ret | QAT 18 | QAT 13 | | | 8th | 168 |
| 2017 | MV Agusta | AUS 5 | AUS 8 | THA 8 | THA Ret | SPA 11 | SPA 10 | NED 10 | NED 6 | ITA 6 | ITA Ret | GBR 6 | GBR 6 | ITA 11 | ITA Ret | USA 6 | USA Ret | GER 5 | GER 6 | POR 4 | POR Ret | FRA 4 | FRA Ret | SPA 12 | SPA 12 | QAT 9 | QAT 9 | | | 8th | 168 |
| 2018 | Honda | AUS 7 | AUS 6 | THA 4 | THA 6 | SPA Ret | SPA DNS | NED | NED | ITA WD | ITA WD | GBR 10 | GBR 8 | CZE 9 | CZE 7 | USA Ret | USA 13 | ITA 9 | ITA 10 | POR Ret | POR 14 | FRA 11 | FRA 9 | ARG 10 | ARG Ret | QAT Ret | QAT C | | | 12th | 108 |
| Year | Bike | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | Pos | Pts |
| Year | Bike | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | Pos | Pts |
| 2019 | Kawasaki | AUS Ret | AUS 13 | AUS 10 | THA 13 | THA NC | THA DNS | SPA 11 | SPA 12 | SPA 13 | NED 11 | NED C | NED 12 | ITA DNS | ITA DNS | ITA C | SPA | SPA | SPA | ITA | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | GBR | USA | USA | USA | POR | POR | POR | FRA 7 | FRA 16 | FRA 9 | ARG DNS | ARG 12 | ARG 13 | QAT 10 | QAT 13 | QAT 16 | 17th | 51 |
| 2020 | Ducati | AUS DNS | AUS DNS | AUS DNS | SPA | SPA | SPA | POR | POR | POR | SPA | SPA | SPA | SPA | SPA | SPA | SPA | SPA | SPA | FRA | FRA | FRA | POR | POR | POR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |

### Grand Prix motorcycle racing
#### By season

| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
| 2002 | 125cc | Italjet | Italjet Racing Service | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2003 | 125cc | Honda | Metasystem Racing Service | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2014 | MotoGP | Honda | Drive M7 Aspar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27th |
| Total | | | | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |

#### 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 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Pts |
| 2002 | 125cc | Italjet | JPN | RSA | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT 24 | NED 28 | GBR 24 | GER | CZE | POR | BRA | PAC | MAL | AUS | VAL | | | NC | 0 |
| 2003 | 125cc | Honda | JPN 26 | RSA Ret | SPA 30 | FRA 24 | ITA 30 | CAT 27 | NED Ret | GBR Ret | GER 23 | CZE | POR | BRA | PAC | MAL | AUS | VAL | | | NC | 0 |
| 2014 | MotoGP | Honda | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | INP Ret | CZE 15 | GBR 16 | RSM 16 | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 27th | 1 |