Josh Waters


Joshua "Josh" Waters is an Australian motorcycle racer. He currently competes in the Australian Superbike Championship race aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000. He is a two-time Australian Superbike champion having won the 2009 and 2012 championship for Team Suzuki Australia, finishing 13.5 points ahead of Honda rider Wayne Maxwell in 2012. He has also competed in the Australian 125GP Championship, the Australian Supersport Championship, the British Superbike Championship and the Superbike World Championship.
His cousin is Supercars Championship racing driver Cameron Waters.

Career

Having started racing at the age of five, Waters had already won his first national championship by the age of six and begun his road racing career by the age 2000. Other accolades include coming 3rd at the Macau 125GP, wildcard entry into the Phillip Island round of World 125GP Championship, wildcard entry into the Phillip Island round of World 250GP Championship, 1st - Philip Island 8 hour Endurance with Team Suzuki Australia. Waters has also ridden for the Yoshimura Racing Team where he finished second in the 2011 Suzuka 8 Hours aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000 and represented them in three rounds of the Superbike World Championship.
In 2013 he moved across to the British Superbike Championship and initially raced for the Milwaukee Yamaha race team but was replaced by Tommy Bridewell for the final few rounds of the season. After having piloted a BMW S1000RR at the Le-Mans 24-hour race he joined the Halsall Race Team for the final two rounds of the British Superbike Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R. Waters ended the season in 13th position overall.
Following the 2013 British Superbike Championship Waters signed on with Tyco Suzuki and rode a Suzuki GSX-R1000 for the 2014 season. At Brands Hatch, in the fifth round of the season, he won his first race in the championship.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Races by year

YearClassBike12345678910111213141516Pts
2002125ccHondaJPNRSASPAFRAITACATNEDGBRGERCZEPORBRAPACMAL
Ret		AUS
25		VALNC0
2003125ccHondaJPNRSASPAFRAITACATNEDGBRGERCZEPORBRAPACMALAUS
Ret		VALNC0
2004250ccHondaRSASPAFRAITACATNEDBRAGERGBRCZEPORJPNQATMALAUS
18		VALNC0

Superbike World Championship

Races by year