# Niall Mackenzie

Niall Macfarlane Mackenzie (born 19 July 1961) is a Scottish former professional motorcycle road racer.

## Career

Mackenzie, who hails from Fankerton, near Denny, Stirlingshire; won the British Superbike Championship three times from 1996 to 1998 with the Rob McElnea-run Yamaha team, and the British 250cc and 350cc titles twice earlier in his career. He had a long career in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing circuit, debuting in 1984 in the 250cc class. He moved up to the 500cc class in 1986 on a Suzuki before spells on Honda and Yamaha motorcycles. He was 4th in the championship in 1990, and finished in the top 10 in the championship on five other occasions. His final racing season was the 2000 British Superbike series, although he did a farewell one-off at Knockhill in 2001 and stood in for the injured Yukio Kagayama at Donington Park in 2003.

### Honda CRX Challenge

In 1991, he briefly tried his luck in car racing, driving the #1 Celebrity car at Knockhill in that year's Honda CRX Challenge. In a rain-affected race, he was punted off at the first corner and his comeback drive was halted when he slid off at the last corner and slammed into the tyre barrier.

## Post-racing career

Mackenzie co-owns Mackenzie Hodgson Insurance, works in motorcycling media and instructs on track days around the UK and Europe.

## Personal life

Mackenzie has two sons; Tarran, who competes in the World Superbike Championship, and Taylor, who competed in Superstock 1000 before his retirement from competition after the 2021 season. Taylor won the British Superstock 1000cc Championship in 2016. Tarran won the British Supersport Championship in 2016 and the British Superbike Championship in 2021.

## Grand Prix career statistics

Points system from 1969 to 1987:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system from 1988 to 1991:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system in 1992:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system from 1993 onwards:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Team | Machine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points | Rank | Wins |
| 1984 | 250cc | Armstrong-Rotax | CF250 | RSA - | NAT - | ESP - | AUT - | GER - | FRA - | YUG - | NED - | BEL - | GBR 28 | SWE NC | RSM - | | | | 0 | – | 0 |
| 1985 | 250cc | Armstrong-Rotax | CF250 | RSA 24 | ESP NC | GER NC | NAT NC | AUT 14 | YUG 16 | NED 14 | BEL NC | FRA 14 | GBR NC | SWE 10 | RSM NC | | | | 1 | 28th | 0 |
| 1986 | 250cc | Armstrong-Rotax | CF250 | ESP - | NAT - | GER - | AUT - | YUG - | NED 12 | BEL 8 | FRA 21 | GBR 10 | SWE 11 | RSM NC | | | | | 4 | 21st | 0 |
| 1986 | 500cc | Skoal Bandit-Suzuki | RG500 | ESP - | NAT - | GER - | AUT - | YUG - | NED - | BEL - | FRA - | GBR 7 | SWE 7 | RSM 8 | | | | | 11 | 10th | 0 |
| 1987 | 500cc | HB-Honda | NSR500 | JPN NC | ESP 4 | GER 7 | NAT 10 | AUT 3 | YUG - | NED NC | FRA 7 | GBR 5 | SWE 5 | CZE 5 | RSM 7 | POR 6 | BRA 8 | ARG 7 | 61 | 5th | 0 |
| 1988 | 500cc | HB-Honda | NSR500 | JPN 4 | USA 3 | ESP 5 | EXP 7 | NAT 11 | GER 9 | AUT NC | NED 5 | BEL 11 | YUG NC | FRA NC | GBR 4 | SWE 4 | CZE 6 | BRA 4 | 125 | 6th | 0 |
| 1989 | 500cc | Marlboro Yamaha | YZR500 | JPN 6 | AUS NC | USA 5 | ESP 3 | NAT DNS | GER NC | AUT - | YUG 12 | NED 8 | BEL 10 | FRA 7 | GBR 4 | SWE 4 | CZE 6 | BRA 9 | 103 | 7th | 0 |
| 1990 | 250cc | Yamaha | YZR250 | JPN 13 | USA 14 | ESP - | NAT - | GER - | AUT - | YUG - | NED - | BEL - | FRA - | GBR - | SWE - | CZE - | HUN - | AUS - | 5 | 33rd | 0 |
| 1990 | 500cc | Lucky Strike-Suzuki | RGV500 | JPN - | USA - | ESP 8 | NAT 5 | GER 3 | AUT 5 | YUG 3 | NED 5 | BEL 12 | FRA 6 | GBR 5 | SWE 5 | CZE 4 | HUN 7 | AUS 5 | 140 | 4th | 0 |
| 1991 | 500cc | Sonauto-Yamaha | YZR500 | JPN - | AUS - | USA - | ESP - | ITA - | GER - | AUT - | EUR - | NED - | FRA - | GBR 7 | RSM 5 | CZE - | VDM 12 | MAL 6 | 34 | 17th | 0 |
| 1992 | 500cc | Sonauto-Yamaha | YZR500 | JPN 7 | AUS NC | MAL NC | ESP 3 | ITA 9 | EUR 7 | GER NC | NED 7 | HUN 14 | FRA 6 | GBR NC | BRA 9 | RSA 8 | | | 37 | 11th | 0 |
| 1993 | 500cc | Valvoline-Yamaha | ROC | AUS 10 | MAL 8 | JPN 13 | ESP 7 | AUT 11 | GER 9 | NED 8 | EUR 6 | RSM 8 | GBR 3 | CZE NC | ITA 9 | USA 8 | FIM 8 | | 103 | 9th | 0 |
| 1994 | 500cc | Slick 50 WCM-Yamaha | ROC | AUS NC | MAL 11 | JPN 19 | ESP 8 | AUT 9 | GER 8 | NED NC | ITA 9 | FRA NC | GBR 8 | CZE 9 | USA 10 | ARG 11 | EUR 8 | | 69 | 10th | 0 |
| 1995 | 250cc | Docshop Aprilia | RS250 | AUS NC | MAL NC | JPN NC | ESP 11 | GER 14 | ITA NC | NED 12 | FRA 19 | GBR 6 | CZE NC | BRA 19 | ARG 11 | EUR NC | | | 26 | 18th | 0 |