Joshua Hook
| Joshua Hook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |
 Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
9 January 1993 Taree, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Team WD-40 Kawasaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.hookracing.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua Frederick Hook[1] (born 9 January 1993) is a motorcycle racer from Australia. He currently races in the British Superbike Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R.
Career
Born in Taree, New South Wales, Hook started riding at the age of 14 months. He started dirt track riding in 2005, then moved to road racing in 2008, where he ranked 3rd in the MRRDA series nationally. Hook was selected to compete in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in Europe in 2009 and 2010, finishing the seasons 19th and 12th respectively. He returned to Australia in 2011 and won the Australia 125GP championship on his Aprilia 125 GP machine. Hook showed his diversity by also ranking 3rd nationally on a Honda CBR600, in the FX 600 Championship. In the 2012 season, he rode for Team Honda Australia in the Australia Supersport 600 category, finishing second. Hook also competed in the Petronas Asia Dream Cup throughout Asia, finishing third.[1] His first season on a Superbike in 2013 saw him finish 5th in ASBK and 5th again in 2014 in ASC. He moved to the MFJ All Japan Road Race JSB1000 Championship for the 2015 season and finished 11th overall on his Honda CBR1000RR; he also finished second alongside Dominique Aegerter and Kyle Smith in the 2015 Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race. He also participated in Moto2 replacing an injured Aegerter for the last four races of the season, with a best result of 20th on home soil at Phillip Island.
Superbike World Championship
Hook joined the Grillini Racing Team for the 2016 season, partnering Dominic Schmitter in the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R-equipped team.[2] However, Hook missed the start of the season due to a pre-season injury.[3]
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Starts | Wins | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Placed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 125cc | Aprilia | Hook Racing.com | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2011 | 125cc | Aprilia | Hook Racing.com | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | Technomag Racing Interwetten | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Races by year
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT | SPA | FRA | ITA | GBR | NED | CAT | GER | CZE | IND | RSM | ARA | JPN | MAL | AUS 18 |
POR | VAL | NC | 0 | |
| 2011 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT | SPA | POR | FRA | CAT | GBR | NED | ITA | GER | CZE | IND | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS 26 |
MAL | VAL | NC | 0 | |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN Ret |
AUS 20 |
MAL 23 |
VAL 26 |
NC | 0 |
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
(key)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Honda | AUS 17 |
SPA | NED | ITA | GBR | POR | ITA | RUS | GBR | GER | TUR | FRA | SPA | NC | 0 |
Superbike World Championship
Races by year
| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| 2016 | Kawasaki | AUS | AUS | THA | THA | SPA Ret |
SPA Ret |
NED 16 |
NED DNS |
ITA 17 |
ITA Ret |
MAL 15 |
MAL 15 |
GBR | GBR | ITA | ITA | USA | USA | GER | GER | FRA | FRA | SPA | SPA | QAT | QAT | 31st | 2 |
Suzuka 8 Hours results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Bike | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  F.C.C. TSR |
 Dominique Aegerter Kyle Smith |
Honda CBR1000RR | 2nd |
References
- 1 2 "Petronas Asia Road Racing Championship 2012 – Overall championship standings – Asia Dream Cup". asiaroadracing.com. Asia Road Racing. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ↑ "Josh Hook joins Grillini Racing Team". Superbike World Championship. Dorna Sports. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ↑ "Hook Replacement Toprak Razgatlioglu Also Injured". Superbike World Championship. Dorna Sports. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
