Nicky Hayden

Nicholas Patrick Hayden ( born July 30, 1981 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is an American professional motorcycle racer.

The 1.73 m wide Hayden starts with the number 69 in the MotoGP class, where she won the Repsol Honda team in the 2006 FIM Motorcycle World Championship. His nicknames are "Kentucky Kid" and " Trick Daddy ".

2.1 MotoGP
2.2 AMA Superbike
2.3 AMA Supersport
2.4 AMA Superstock
2.5 AMA Formula Extreme

4.1 In the World Motorcycle Championship

Career

In his youth, Nicky Hayden rode against already twice as old rivals in the Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association ( CMRA ). Here He started from the end of the field with the help of a family or team member which held his bike upright because he was too small due to his young age in order to reach the ground with their feet.

In 2002 he won the Honda American Superbike Championship as well as the Daytona 200

MotoGP class

In his first MotoGP 2003 Hayden was elected to the side of the reigning World Champion Valentino Rossi fifth in the overall standings and the Rookie of the Year. He was able to increase steadily after initial conversion difficulties and succeeded in the very first season, his first podium finishes.

In the 2004 season, Hayden was total rollercoaster. After the departure of Rossi's he got to the Brazilian Alex Barros a new teammate in the Repsol Honda team. After good results in winter testing he went with high ambitions in his second season. However, the season would have developed differently than expected. Among his achievements were inconstant.

2005 Nicky Hayden third in the MotoGP World Championship. Even for its third season, he got with Max Biaggi a new teammates. After the 2004 regular season, he was under significant pressure, although he received a new two-year contract from Honda. After decent performances in winter testing season began rather moderate, although he was constantly constant. His first MotoGP victory came finally on 10 July 2005 at his home Grand Prix at the Laguna Seca Raceway. This was followed by his first pole position and more podium finishes that eventually secured him third place in the overall standings. He struck his clear started as one of the favorites in the World Cup team-mate Max Biaggi.

For the 2006 season, Nicky Hayden got again a new teammate, the reigning 250cc World Champion Dani Pedrosa, who was regarded as the greatest Spanish talent. Hayden was from the beginning always at the forefront, took the podium in series and won the Dutch TT at Assen and Laguna Seca two races that season. In the second half of the season, it did not go so well and he lost piece by piece his lead over Valentino Rossi. Low point was the penultimate race of the season, the Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril, Hayden was shot by teammate Pedrosa and lost the championship lead to Rossi. At the last race, the Grand Prix of Valencia, Nicky Hayden took after falling from Rossi finished third after all still his first world title in the MotoGP class with 252 points.

In the 2007 season, the MotoGP class has been completely revamped with the launch of the 800 - cc engines. For Hayden, it was a difficult season with a few podiums and no victory. The reason was that his Honda RC212V of the Ducati Desmosedici GP7 and also at times the Yamaha YZR -M1 was inferior. In addition, the Honda was clearly tailored to the much smaller and lighter teammate Pedrosa, what did not make it easier Hayden. Ultimately, he ended the season after only three podium finishes in eighth place.

Also for the 2008 season, it was not easy for Hayden, as the 2008 Honda was again built for the much smaller Pedrosa. After only two podiums and a short break due to injury, he was WM- sixth. Early became apparent that Hayden does not want to continue in the shade of Pedrosa and eventually signed a contract with Ducati on the side of the world champion of 2007, Casey Stoner of Australia for 2009 season.

Hayden in 2009 had until then only Stoner got along from the beginning problems with difficult to control, Ducati, with the. He also did it very difficult beginning, and only came to his home Grand Prix in Indianapolis to his first podium for Ducati. Finally, in the last third of the season he was able to score constant, which nevertheless ultimately meant only 13th place, his worst finishing position at all.

Prior to the 2010 season Hayden showed in winter testing significantly better performances than the previous year. He started the season with three fourth places in the first four races. Also in the rest of the season he was constantly moving on to place in the top seven, but only one podium finish, but at least the seventh World Cup ranking came out of it.

For the 2011 season he was with Valentino Rossi at Ducati a new "old" teammates. The winter tests were very mixed, then what was also confirmed at the first race. In the second race, Hayden could then enter the first and only podium of 2011. He finished the season in eighth place overall.

In the 2012 season, he went again to the side of Valentino Rossi at the start. Without a podium finish, he finished the season in ninth place.

In the 2013 season, he raced for the factory Ducati team. Andrea Dovizioso replaced Valentino Rossi as his new teammates. This year he finished one more time without the podium and in ninth place overall.

In the 2014 season, Nicky Hayden starts after five years at Ducati in the Aspar Racing Team. There he piloted a Honda RCV1000R in the newly established open-format. His teammate Hiroshi Aoyama.

Racing history

MotoGP

Team ( s ): Repsol Honda, Honda Racing Corporation ( HRC), Ducati Marlboro Team Aspar Racing Team
Motorcycles: Honda RC211V, Honda RC212V, Ducati Desmosedici GP9, GP10, GP11, GP12 & GP13, Honda RCV1000R
First MotoGP race: April 6, 2003, Suzuka, 7th place
First MotoGP victory: July 10, 2005 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
First MotoGP Podium: October 5, 2003 Motegi, 3rd place
Number of MotoGP races: 185
Number of MotoGP Wins: 3
Number of MotoGP Podiums: 28 ( with wins )
Number of MotoGP pole positions: 5
Number of MotoGP Fastest laps: 7
Highest championship position: First (2006)

AMA Superbike

Team ( s ): American Honda, Honda Racing Corporation ( HRC)
Motorcycles: Honda RC51, Honda VFR750 ( RC45 )
First Superbike race: April 18, 1999 Willow Springs International Raceway, 12th place
First Superbike victory: June 11, 2000 Road America
First Superbike podium: September 19, 1999 Pikes Peak International Raceway, 3rd place
Number of Superbike Wins: 17
Number of Superbike Podiums: 13 (excluding wins)
Highest AMA Superbike placement: First (2002)

AMA Supersport

Team ( s ): American Honda, Erion Honda, Hyper Cycle Suzuki
Motorcycles: Honda CBR 600 F3, Suzuki GSX -R600
First Supersport win: April 26, 1998 Willow Springs International Raceway
Number of Supersport Wins: 6
Highest AMA Supersport placement: First (1999)

AMA Superstock

Team ( s ): Hyper Cycle Suzuki
Motorcycles: Suzuki GSX -R 750
First Supersport win: April 19, 1998 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Number of Supersport Wins: 5
Highest AMA Superstock Placement: Fourth ( 1998)

AMA Formula Extreme

Team ( s ): Erion Honda
Motorcycle: Honda CBR 900 RR
First Formula Extreme Victory: April 17, 1998, Willow Springs International Raceway
Number of Formula Extreme Wins: 7
Highest AMA Formula Extreme Placement: Second (1999)

Trivia

Hayden has two brothers Tommy and Roger Lee, both professional racers in the AMA, and two sisters named Jenny and Kathleen.
Hayden called Bubba Shobert, Will Davis, and Lance Armstrong as his biggest idols.
His race number, which is the same as that used his father 69. His father jokes that he chose the number because it can be read upside down, so even when the motorcycle overturns.

Statistics

In the World Motorcycle Championship

(As GP of Qatar, March 23, 2014)

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