Niall Mackenzie


Niall Macfarlane Mackenzie is a Scottish former professional motorcycle road racer.

Career

Mackenzie, who hails from Fankerton, near Denny, Stirlingshire; won the British Superbike Championship three times from 1996 to 1998 with the Rob McElnea-run Yamaha team, and the British 250cc and 350cc titles twice earlier in his career. He had a long career in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing circuit, debuting in 1984 in the 250cc class. He moved up to the 500cc class in 1986 on a Suzuki before spells on Honda and Yamaha motorcycles. He was 4th in the championship in 1990, and finished in the top 10 in the championship on five other occasions. His final racing season was the 2000 British Superbike series, although he did a farewell one-off at Knockhill in 2001 and stood in for the injured Yukio Kagayama at Donington Park in 2003.

Post-racing career

Mackenzie co-owns Mackenzie Hodgson Insurance, works in motorcycling media and instructs on track days around the UK and Europe.

Personal life

Mackenzie has two sons; Tarran, who competes in the British Superbike Championship, and Taylor, who competes in Superstock 1000, a support-class of BSB.

Grand Prix career statistics

Points system from 1969 to 1987:
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Points system from 1988 to 1991:
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Points system in 1992:
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Points system from 1993 onwards:
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YearClassTeamMachine123456789101112131415PointsRankWins
1984250ccArmstrong-RotaxCF250RSA
-
NAT
-
ESP
-
AUT
-
GER
-
FRA
-
YUG
-
NED
-
BEL
-
GBR
28
SWE
NC
RSM
-
00
1985250ccArmstrong-RotaxCF250RSA
24
ESP
NC
GER
NC
NAT
NC
AUT
14
YUG
16
NED
14
BEL
NC
FRA
14
GBR
NC
SWE
10
RSM
NC
128th0
1986250ccArmstrong-RotaxCF250ESP
-
NAT
-
GER
-
AUT
-
YUG
-
NED
12
BEL
8
FRA
21
GBR
10
SWE
11
RSM
NC
421st0
1986500ccSkoal Bandit-SuzukiRG500ESP
-
NAT
-
GER
-
AUT
-
YUG
-
NED
-
BEL
-
FRA
-
GBR
7
SWE
7
RSM
8
1110th0
1987500ccHB-HondaNSR500JPN
NC
ESP
4
GER
7
NAT
10
AUT
3
YUG
-
NED
NC
FRA
7
GBR
5
SWE
5
CZE
5
RSM
7
POR
6
BRA
8
ARG
7
615th0
1988500ccHB-HondaNSR500JPN
4
USA
3
ESP
5
EXP
7
NAT
11
GER
9
AUT
NC
NED
5
BEL
11
YUG
NC
FRA
NC
GBR
4
SWE
4
CZE
6
BRA
4
1256th0
1989500ccMarlboro YamahaYZR500JPN
6
AUS
NC
USA
5
ESP
3
NAT
DNS
GER
NC
AUT
-
YUG
12
NED
8
BEL
10
FRA
7
GBR
4
SWE
4
CZE
6
BRA
9
1037th0
1990250ccYamahaYZR250JPN
13
USA
14
ESP
-
NAT
-
GER
-
AUT
-
YUG
-
NED
-
BEL
-
FRA
-
GBR
-
SWE
-
CZE
-
HUN
-
AUS
-
533rd0
1990500ccLucky Strike-SuzukiRGV500JPN
-
USA
-
ESP
8
NAT
5
GER
3
AUT
5
YUG
3
NED
5
BEL
12
FRA
6
GBR
5
SWE
5
CZE
4
HUN
7
AUS
5
1404th0
1991500ccSonauto-YamahaYZR500JPN
-
AUS
-
USA
-
ESP
-
ITA
-
GER
-
AUT
-
EUR
-
NED
-
FRA
-
GBR
7
RSM
5
CZE
-
VDM
12
MAL
6
3417th0
1992500ccSonauto-YamahaYZR500JPN
7
AUS
NC
MAL
NC
ESP
3
ITA
9
EUR
7
GER
NC
NED
7
HUN
14
FRA
6
GBR
NC
BRA
9
RSA
8
3711th0
1993500ccValvoline-YamahaROCAUS
10
MAL
8
JPN
13
ESP
7
AUT
11
GER
9
NED
8
EUR
6
RSM
8
GBR
3
CZE
NC
ITA
9
USA
8
FIM
8
1039th0
1994500ccSlick 50-YamahaROCAUS
NC
MAL
11
JPN
19
ESP
8
AUT
9
GER
8
NED
NC
ITA
9
FRA
NC
GBR
8
CZE
9
USA
10
ARG
11
EUR
8
6910th0
1995250ccDocshop ApriliaRS250AUS
NC
MAL
NC
JPN
NC
ESP
11
GER
14
ITA
NC
NED
12
FRA
19
GBR
6
CZE
NC
BRA
19
ARG
11
EUR
NC
2618th0