Quick Facts
Biography
Jakub 'Kuba' Smrž (born 7 April 1983 in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia) is a professional motorcycle road racer. For 2017 he will ride a BMW S1000RR in the British Superbike Championship. For 2015 Smrž was contracted to ride Lloyds British Moto Rapido Ducati Panigale in the British Superbike Championship, but after a crash and injury in the fourth round at Snetterton, was replaced mid-season by John Hopkins. For the last three races of 2015, Smrž was drafted-in by Shaun Muir Racing to compete aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1.
Race career
He first entered the 125cc World Championship in 2000. He was 17th overall in 2001, then divided his time between 125cc and the 250cc championships in 2002. He remained in the 250cc World Championship until 2006, finishing 12th overall with a best of 7th that year.
For 2007 he was the surprise choice to replace Roberto Rolfo at the formerly race-winning SC Caracchi Ducati team in the Superbike World Championship. On a customer Ducati 999 F05 he frequently troubled the top sixteen in qualifying. He finished the season 14th with a best race result of 8th.
For 2008 he rode a customer Ducati 1098 RS 08 for the Guandalini Racing by Grifo's team. He finished the 2008 season in 13th place in the championship.
For 2009 Smrž continued with the Guandalini Racing Team, gaining his first podium finish (3rd) in the fourth round of the season at Assen and first pole position in the eighth round at Misano Adriatico. This time he finished 10th overall.
Smrž remained with the team in 2010, running under the B&G moniker after a partnership deal with the former Sterilgarda Ducati team. After a string of mechanical failures midseason, the team switched to an Aprilia bike, marking the first time Smrž had ridden anything other than a Ducati in the class. He was the fastest Aprilia in qualifying at Silverstone.
Smrž lives in Zlín.
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
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| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 125 cc | Honda | JPN | MAL | SPA | ITA | FRA | MAD | NED | GBR | GER | CZE Ret | IMO | CAT | AUS | ARG | NC | 0 | ||
| 1999 | 125 cc | Honda | MAL | JPN | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | CZE 21 | IMO | VAL | AUS | RSA | BRA | ARG | NC | 0 |
| 2000 | 125 cc | Honda | RSA | MAL | JPN | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER 18 | CZE 11 | POR | VAL | BRA | PAC | AUS | 28th | 5 |
| 2001 | 125 cc | Honda | JPN 21 | RSA Ret | SPA 15 | FRA 18 | ITA Ret | CAT 19 | NED 5 | GBR 13 | GER 9 | CZE 6 | POR 6 | VAL 21 | PAC Ret | AUS 19 | MAL Ret | BRA 8 | 17th | 50 |
| 2002 | 125 cc | Honda | JPN Ret | RSA Ret | SPA 13 | FRA Ret | ITA Ret | CAT 16 | NED 22 | GBR | GER | CZE | POR | 32nd | 3 | |||||
| 250 cc | Honda | BRA 15 | PAC 24 | MAL 16 | AUS 17 | VAL Ret | 36th | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | 250 cc | Honda | JPN 15 | RSA Ret | SPA 17 | FRA 19 | ITA 14 | CAT Ret | NED 12 | GBR 14 | GER 13 | CZE Ret | POR Ret | BRA | PAC 18 | MAL | AUS | VAL 14 | 24th | 14 |
| 2004 | 250 cc | Honda | RSA 21 | SPA Ret | FRA 11 | ITA Ret | CAT 15 | NED Ret | BRA Ret | GER 15 | GBR 15 | CZE 14 | POR 14 | JPN Ret | QAT 17 | MAL 14 | AUS 13 | VAL 13 | 20th | 20 |
| 2005 | 250 cc | Honda | SPA Ret | POR 12 | CHN 14 | FRA 16 | ITA Ret | CAT Ret | NED 16 | GBR 16 | GER 16 | CZE 11 | JPN Ret | MAL 19 | QAT Ret | AUS 13 | TUR 15 | VAL 12 | 20th | 19 |
| 2006 | 250 cc | Aprilia | SPA Ret | QAT 10 | TUR 7 | CHN 10 | FRA 10 | ITA Ret | CAT Ret | NED Ret | GBR 11 | GER 14 | CZE 10 | MAL Ret | AUS 8 | JPN Ret | POR 11 | VAL 11 | 12th | 58 |
Superbike World Championship
(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 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 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 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2007 | Ducati | QAT 14 | QAT 16 | AUS 14 | AUS 11 | EUR 10 | EUR 8 | ESP 14 | ESP 17 | NED 11 | NED 9 | ITA 15 | ITA 10 | GBR Ret | GBR C | SMR 10 | SMR 13 | CZE Ret | CZE 13 | GBR 14 | GBR Ret | GER 13 | GER 16 | ITA 11 | ITA Ret | FRA Ret | FRA Ret | 14th | 66 | ||
| 2008 | Ducati | QAT 10 | QAT 9 | AUS Ret | AUS 18 | ESP 14 | ESP 14 | NED 6 | NED 8 | ITA 10 | ITA Ret | USA 6 | USA DSQ | GER 11 | GER Ret | SMR 7 | SMR 9 | CZE Ret | CZE 11 | GBR 9 | GBR 9 | EUR 6 | EUR 12 | ITA 13 | ITA 11 | FRA Ret | FRA 13 | POR Ret | POR 12 | 13th | 120 |
| 2009 | Ducati | AUS 9 | AUS 7 | QAT Ret | QAT 17 | SPA Ret | SPA 14 | NED 6 | NED 3 | ITA 12 | ITA 8 | RSA 14 | RSA 10 | USA 8 | USA 6 | SMR 4 | SMR 4 | GBR 9 | GBR Ret | CZE 6 | CZE 9 | GER 13 | GER 11 | ITA 8 | ITA 9 | FRA 10 | FRA Ret | POR Ret | POR 8 | 10th | 169 |
| 2010 | Ducati | AUS 8 | AUS Ret | POR Ret | POR Ret | SPA 10 | SPA 10 | NED 7 | NED 7 | ITA 15 | ITA 8 | RSA 9 | RSA 9 | USA Ret | USA Ret | SMR Ret | SMR Ret | 13th | 110 | ||||||||||||
| Aprilia | CZE Ret | CZE Ret | GBR 13 | GBR 9 | GER Ret | GER 11 | ITA 4 | ITA Ret | FRA 5 | FRA 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Ducati | AUS 5 | AUS 11 | EUR 2 | EUR 8 | NED Ret | NED 9 | ITA 10 | ITA Ret | USA 2 | USA 8 | SMR Ret | SMR Ret | ESP Ret | ESP Ret | CZE 11 | CZE Ret | GBR Ret | GBR 11 | GER Ret | GER 3 | ITA 7 | ITA Ret | FRA Ret | FRA Ret | POR 10 | POR 13 | 14th | 127 | ||
| 2012 | Ducati | AUS 5 | AUS 11 | ITA 11 | ITA 7 | NED 7 | NED Ret | ITA C | ITA 9 | EUR 13 | EUR Ret | USA 6 | USA 9 | SMR 9 | SMR 9 | ESP Ret | ESP DNS | CZE 10 | CZE 13 | GBR 17 | GBR 3 | RUS | RUS | GER | GER | POR | POR | FRA | FRA | 15th | 92.5 |
British Superbike Championship
(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 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | ||||
| 2012 | Aprilia | BHI | BHI | THX | THX | OUP | OUP | DON | DON | SNT | SNT | SIL | SIL | KNH | KNH | OUP | OUP | OUP | BHGP | BHGP | CDP | CDP | DON | DON | ASS Ret | ASS 15 | SIL Ret | SIL 12 | BHGP 15 | BHGP 14 | BHGP 16 | 29th | 8 |
| 2013 | Honda | BHI 13 | BHI 18 | THX 10 | THX 12 | OUP 12 | OUP 13 | KNH 13 | KNH Ret | SNT 8 | SNT Ret | BHGP 11 | BHGP Ret | OUP 16 | OUP 17 | OUP 14 | CDP 15 | CDP 19 | DON 8 | DON 10 | ASS 6 | ASS Ret | SIL 15 | SIL 10 | BHGP 16 | BHGP 9 | BHGP 11 | 15th | 82 | ||||