# Loris Baz

Loris Baz (born 1 February 1993) is a French motorcycle racer. He is competing for the War Horse Ducati team in the 2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.
Baz has previously competed in World Superbikes for Ten Kate Racing, the MotoGP series, the FIM Superstock 1000 Championship, the British Superbike Championship and the European Superstock 600 Championship, where he won in 2008.

## Career
### Superbike World Championship (2012–2014)

Kawasaki Racing Team confirmed Baz for the 2013 Superbike World Championship season.

### MotoGP World Championship (2015–2018)

On 4 October 2014, it was announced that Baz would move into MotoGP, with Forward Racing. At Misano in September, Baz achieved his best result with 4th place in changeable conditions. Baz finished his début season with 28 points, and was 17th in the final championship standings.
For the 2016 and 2017 seasons, Baz rode with the Avintia Racing team.
He made a one-off appearance at the 2018 British GP, replacing the injured Pol Espargaró in the factory KTM team. However, the race was cancelled due to dangerous track conditions following heavy rain and resurfacing.

### Return to Superbike (2018–2020)

For the 2018 season Baz returned to the Superbike World Championship riding for the Gulf Althea BMW Racing team.

### MotoAmerica Superbike Championship (2021)

On 2 February 2021, American racing series MotoAmerica announced Baz would join the HSBK Racing Ducati team to compete in the United States during 2021, riding a Ducati Panigale V4 R. Baz finished the season in fourth place.

### Superbike World Championship (2021–2023)

Baz acted as a replacement for the injured rider Chaz Davies, finishing 6th in race one and 9th in race two at Jerez, Spain in September. After a rider death in World Supersport, there were two main Superbike races only, with no Sprint (short distance) race.

### Endurance World Championship

Whilst in Europe and following-on from riding World Superbikes, Baz rode as part of a three-man Moto Ain team on a Yamaha YZF-R1 in the last round of the 2021 FIM Endurance World Championship at Most, in the Czech Republic. Together with Randy De Puniet and Corentin Perolari, the team finished last (21st position) after progress was delayed by mid-race damage to the bike when being ridden by Perolari.

## Career statistics

2008 - 1st, European Superstock 600 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R6 2009 - 8th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Yamaha YZF-R1 2010 - 8th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Yamaha YZF-R1 2011 - 19th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Honda CBR1000RR 2012 - 14th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Kawasaki ZX-10R

### FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
#### 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 | Pos | Pts |
| 2009 | Yamaha | SPA Ret | NED 6 | ITA 10 | SMR 9 | GBR 6 | CZE Ret | GER 14 | ITA 10 | FRA 6 | POR 6 | 8th | 61 |
| 2010 | Yamaha | POR 3 | SPA 5 | NED Ret | ITA Ret | SMR 6 | CZE 9 | GBR 6 | GER 5 | ITA | FRA Ret | 8th | 65 |
| 2011 | Honda | NED | ITA | SMR | SPA | CZE | GBR | GER | ITA | FRA Ret | POR 7 | 19th | 9 |
| 2012 | Kawasaki | ITA 2 | NED 6 | ITA Ret | SMR | SPA | CZE | GBR | GER | POR | FRA | 14th | 30 |

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

(key)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
| Year | Bike | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pos | Pts |
| 2010 | Yamaha | BHI | BHI | THR | THR | OUL | OUL | CAD | CAD | MAL | MAL | KNO | KNO | SNE | SNE | SNE | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | CAD | CAD | | CRO 7 | CRO Ret | SIL 11 | SIL Ret | OUL 10 | OUL 9 | OUL 6 | 20th | 37 |
| 2011 | Yamaha | BHI 7 | BHI 13 | OUL 8 | OUL 9 | CRO 4 | CRO 5 | THR 25 | THR 11 | KNO 9 | KNO Ret | SNE 9 | SNE 7 | OUL 7 | OUL C | | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | CAD | CAD | CAD | DON | DON | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | 14th | 88 |

### Superbike World Championship
#### By season

| Season | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
| 2012 | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R | Kawasaki Racing Team | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 13th |
| 2013 | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R | Kawasaki Racing Team | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 8th |
| 2014 | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R | Kawasaki Racing Team | 24 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 311 | 5th |
| 2018 | BMW S1000RR | Gulf Althea BMW Racing Team | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 11th |
| 2019 | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Ten Kate Racing – Yamaha | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 10th |
| 2020 | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Ten Kate Racing Yamaha | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 8th |
| 2021 | Ducati Panigale V4 R | Team GoEleven | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 14th |
| 2022 | BMW M1000RR | Bonovo Action BMW | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 12th |
| 2023 | BMW M1000RR | Bonovo Action BMW | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 16th |
| Total | | | 205 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1268 | |

#### 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 |
| 2012 | Kawasaki | AUS | AUS | ITA | ITA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | EUR 16 | EUR 8 | USA 15 | USA 14 | SMR Ret | SMR 8 | SPA Ret | SPA 20 | CZE 3 | CZE 8 | GBR 1 | GBR 2 | RUS 11 | RUS 9 | GER Ret | GER 8 | POR 7 | POR 7 | FRA 10 | FRA Ret | 13th | 122 |
| 2013 | Kawasaki | AUS 6 | AUS Ret | SPA 5 | SPA 6 | NED 5 | NED 3 | ITA 7 | ITA 8 | GBR 5 | GBR 7 | POR 5 | POR 4 | ITA 9 | ITA 6 | RUS 8 | RUS C | GBR 5 | GBR 1 | GER DNS | GER DNS | TUR | TUR | USA | USA | FRA | FRA | SPA | SPA | 8th | 180 |
| 2014 | Kawasaki | AUS 5 | AUS 2 | SPA 2 | SPA 2 | NED 4 | NED 7 | ITA 4 | ITA 4 | GBR 2 | GBR 2 | MAL Ret | MAL 5 | SMR 2 | SMR 2 | POR 3 | POR 6 | USA 9 | USA 6 | SPA Ret | SPA 7 | FRA 5 | FRA 7 | QAT 2 | QAT 7 | | | | | 5th | 311 |
| 2018 | BMW | AUS 11 | AUS 9 | THA 11 | THA 12 | SPA 11 | SPA 15 | NED 7 | NED 8 | ITA 13 | ITA 11 | GBR 7 | GBR 10 | CZE 18 | CZE 11 | USA 15 | USA 10 | ITA Ret | ITA 9 | POR 6 | POR 9 | FRA 10 | FRA 10 | ARG 9 | ARG 11 | QAT 6 | QAT C | | | 11th | 137 |
| 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 | Yamaha | AUS | AUS | AUS | THA | THA | THA | SPA | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | ITA | SPA 12 | SPA Ret | SPA 9 | ITA 4 | ITA 12 | ITA 12 | GBR 4 | GBR 5 | GBR 6 | USA 8 | USA 7 | USA 7 | POR 16 | POR 9 | POR 6 | FRA 4 | FRA 7 | FRA 5 | ARG DNS | ARG Ret | ARG 12 | QAT 7 | QAT 7 | QAT 8 | 10th | 138 |
| 2020 | Yamaha | AUS 7 | AUS 7 | AUS 8 | SPA 5 | SPA 4 | SPA 17 | POR 6 | POR 3 | POR Ret | SPA 7 | SPA 9 | SPA Ret | SPA 12 | SPA 11 | SPA 8 | SPA 14 | SPA 3 | SPA 10 | FRA 2 | FRA 6 | FRA 2 | POR 9 | POR Ret | POR Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | 142 |
| 2021 | Ducati | SPA | SPA | SPA | POR | POR | POR | ITA | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | GBR | NED | NED | NED | CZE | CZE | CZE | SPA | SPA | SPA | FRA | FRA | FRA | SPA | SPA | SPA | SPA 6 | SPA C | SPA 9 | POR 3 | POR 3 | POR 4 | ARG | ARG | ARG | INA | INA | INA | 15th | 53 |
| 2022 | BMW | SPA 11 | SPA 13 | SPA 7 | NED 6 | NED 6 | NED Ret | POR 10 | POR Ret | POR 12 | ITA 15 | ITA Ret | ITA 10 | GBR 9 | GBR 9 | GBR 9 | CZE 11 | CZE 11 | CZE Ret | FRA 14 | FRA 9 | FRA 9 | SPA 11 | SPA 9 | SPA 9 | POR 9 | POR 9 | POR 10 | ARG 16 | ARG 9 | ARG 17 | INA 10 | INA 12 | INA 13 | AUS 9 | AUS 10 | AUS 10 | | | | 12th | 125 |
| 2023 | BMW | AUS 18 | AUS 13 | AUS 15 | INA 11 | INA Ret | INA DNS | NED 17 | NED Ret | NED Ret | SPA 13 | SPA 18 | SPA 16 | EMI 17 | EMI 13 | EMI 12 | GBR Ret | GBR 23 | GBR Ret | ITA 8 | ITA 10 | ITA 7 | CZE 10 | CZE 12 | CZE 10 | FRA 13 | FRA 7 | FRA 12 | SPA 14 | SPA Ret | SPA 13 | POR 18 | POR 12 | POR Ret | JER 13 | JER 14 | JER 18 | | | | 16th | 60 |
$^*$ Season still in progress.

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

| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
| 2015 | MotoGP | Yamaha Forward | Forward Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17th |
| 2016 | MotoGP | Ducati | Avintia Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 20th |
| 2017 | MotoGP | Ducati | Reale Avintia Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 18th |
| 2018 | MotoGP | KTM | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Total | | | | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | |

#### By class

| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
| MotoGP | 2015–2018 | 2015 Qatar | | | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| Total | 2015–2018 | | | | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 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 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Pos | Pts |
| 2015 | MotoGP | Yamaha Forward | QAT 22 | AME 17 | ARG 14 | SPA Ret | FRA 12 | ITA 12 | CAT 13 | NED 15 | GER 19 | IND | CZE 15 | GBR 16 | RSM 4 | ARA 17 | JPN Ret | AUS 18 | MAL Ret | VAL 19 | | 17th | 28 |
| 2016 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT Ret | ARG Ret | AME 15 | SPA 13 | FRA 12 | ITA Ret | CAT | NED | GER 17 | AUT 13 | CZE 4 | GBR DNS | RSM | ARA 18 | JPN 16 | AUS Ret | MAL 5 | VAL 18 | | 20th | 35 |
| 2017 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT 12 | ARG 11 | AME Ret | SPA 13 | FRA 9 | ITA 18 | CAT 12 | NED 8 | GER 19 | CZE Ret | AUT 9 | GBR 15 | RSM 16 | ARA 21 | JPN 10 | AUS 18 | MAL Ret | VAL 16 | | 18th | 45 |
| 2018 | MotoGP | KTM | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR C | RSM | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 |

### FIM Endurance World Championship
#### By team

| Year | Team | Bike | Rider | TC |
| 2019–20 | Yamaha Austria Racing Team | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Marvin Fritz Niccoló Canepa Broc Parkes Karel Hanika Loris Baz | 2nd |

### MotoAmerica SuperBike Championship
#### Results

| Year | Class | Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | Pos | Pts |
| Year | Class | Team | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | Pos | Pts |
| 2024 | SuperBike | Ducati | ATL 6 | ATL 7 | ALA 5 | ALA 4 | ALA 18 | RAM 3 | RAM 4 | BRA 3 | BRA 4 | RID | RID | MON | MON | OHI | OHI | TEX | TEX | TEX | NJR | NJR | 5th* | 101* |