# Ian Lowry

Ian Lowry (born 22 September 1986 in Moira, County Down, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish motorcycle racer.

## Biography
### Moving to racing

A former chef, Lowry started off in the British Supersport class in 2006. He raced there for 3 seasons, finishing 9th in this first season, 2nd in 2007 and 3rd in the 2008 championship.

### British Superbike Championship

He then made the step to the British Superbike Championship in 2009 with the Relentless TAS Suzuki. He worked on his fitness in a university study pre-season. Lowry was a consistent points-scorer, racking up enough points for 5th overall despite failing to take a podium finish. He rounded off the season by competing in the Sunflower Trophy at Bishopscourt.

### Spanish Moto 2, World and British Superbike Championships

TAS signed Michael Laverty and Alastair Seeley for 2010, leaving Lowry without a ride. He signed to race in the Spanish Moto2 championship, in a team ran by former Grand Prix winner Jeremy McWilliams, however the deal fell through. He also tested a BSB Motorpoint Yamaha in April 2010, as a potential short-term replacement for the injured Neil Hodgson. With Hodgson announcing his retirement on 22 April 2010, Lowry was confirmed as his replacement. However, two rounds later Lowry was replaced by Andrew Pitt. He made a BSB return for the Kawasaki SRT team in their one-off entry to the Brands Hatch bank holiday triple-header, and this continued into the Nurburgring World Superbike meeting, his debut in this class. For 2011 Lowry signed for the Buildbase team who had moved from Kawasaki machinery to the new BMW S1000RR. The team struggled with the new bike, meaning that Lowry and team mate John Laverty struggled to score points, Lowry's best finish being a ninth in the second race at Snetterton. At the Cadwell park round after Lowry's bike blew up in a free practice session he was so upset with the team's lack of form that he decided to go home missing the Cadwell Park weekend.

## Career statistics

Stats correct as of 9 July 2012

### All time

| Series | Series | Years Active | Races | Poles | Podiums | Wins | 2nd place | 3rd place | Fast Laps | Titles |
| British Supersport (BSS) | British Supersport (BSS) | $^{2006–2008}$ | 34 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| British Superbike (BSB) | British Superbike (BSB) | $^{2009–}$ | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| World Supersport (WSS) | World Supersport (WSS) | $^{2010}$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| World Superbike (SBK) | World Superbike (SBK) | $^{2010–2011}$ | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 107 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |

### By championship
#### British Supersport Championship

| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts |
| 2006 | Suzuki | BHI 10 | DON | THR 16 | OUL 6 | MON C | MAL 12 | SNE 15 | KNO 3 | OUL 5 | CRO 10 | CAD 11 | SIL | BHGP Ret | 9th | 59 |
| 2007 | Suzuki | BHGP 3 | THR | SIL 2 | OUL 2 | SNE 1 | MOP 3 | KNO 5 | OUL 11 | MAL 2 | CRO 3 | CAD | DON 2 | BHI 6 | 2nd | 179 |
| 2008 | Suzuki | THR 5 | OUL 3 | BHGP 16 | DON 1 | SNE 5 | MAL 3 | OUL 3 | KNO 1 | CAD 8 | CRO Ret | SIL 6 | BHI 8 | | 3rd | 146 |

#### British Superbike Championship

| Year | Make | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
| Year | Make | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
| 2009 | Suzuki | BHI 13 | BHI 19 | OUL 7 | OUL 6 | DON 8 | DON 6 | | THR 19 | THR 8 | SNE 5 | SNE 7 | KNO 6 | KNO Ret | | MAL 8 | MAL 20 | BHGP 12 | BHGP 12 | BHGP 9 | CAD 4 | CAD Ret | | CRO 5 | CRO 7 | SIL 8 | SIL 9 | OUL 8 | OUL Ret | OUL 4 | 5th | 170 | |
| 2010 | Yamaha | BHI | BHI | THR | THR | OUL Ret | OUL Ret | | CAD 11 | CAD 12 | MAL | MAL | KNO | KNO | | SNE | SNE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21st | 25 | |
| 2010 | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BHGP 10 | BHGP 11 | BHGP 11 | CAD | CAD | | CRO | CRO | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | OUL | 21st | 25 | |
| 2011 | BMW | BHI Ret | BHI Ret | OUL 18 | OUL 18 | CRO 18 | CRO 14 | | THR 16 | THR 22 | KNO DNS | KNO DNS | SNE 19 | SNE 9 | | OUL Ret | OUL C | BHGP 11 | BHGP Ret | BHGP Ret | CAD WD | CAD WD | CAD WD | | | | | | | | 22nd | 27 | |
| 2011 | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DON 12 | DON Ret | SIL 11 | SIL 15 | BHGP 13 | BHGP Ret | BHGP Ret | 22nd | 27 | |
| 2012 | Honda | BHI 4 | BHI C | THR 1 | THR 5 | OUL Ret | OUL 21 | OUL 13 | SNE 8 | SNE 4 | KNO Ret | KNO 10 | OUL Ret | OUL 6 | OUL 7 | BHGP | BHGP | CAD | CAD | | DON | DON | | ASS | ASS | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | 7th* | 98* | |
* * Season still in progress

#### World Supersport Championship

| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
| 2010 | Yamaha | AUS | POR | SPA | NED | ITA | RSA | USA | SMR | CZE | GBR 20 | GER | ITA | FRA | NC | 0 | |

#### World Superbike Championship

| Year | Make | 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 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
| Year | Make | 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 |
| 2010 | Yamaha | AUS | AUS | POR | POR | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | RSA | RSA | USA | USA | SMR | SMR | CZE | CZE | GBR | GBR | GER 12 | GER Ret | ITA 17 | ITA 16 | FRA 14 | FRA 13 | 21st | 9 | |