Daniel Falzon


Daniel Falzon is a professional motorcycle racer from Adelaide, Australia. He competes in the Australian Superbike Championship, aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1. He is the 2013 and 2014 Australian Supersport Champion, and the 2012 Australian Superstock 600 Champion.
In 2012, Falzon won the ASBK Superstock championship by 72.5 points and secured the lap record at 3 of the 4 tracks visited. The same year, he was also a contestant on the One HD TV program, The Ultimate Rider. In 2013, he moved up to the highly contested Supersport category with hopes of finishing in the top 5. As the rookie in the class, he surprised everyone by leading every round and eventually winning the Supersport Championship. One of the youngest riders to have ever done so.
In 2014, Falzon competed in the Australian Superbike Championship in the Supersport class which he won to become the first person to win the Australian Supersport Championship back to back. In addition, he competed in the high exposure Phillip Island Championship which is run in conjunction with the Australian rounds of the World Superbike and MotoGP Championships. At the Australian round of the MotoGP Championship, he won all 3 races to secure his 5th National Title in 6 years.

Motorcycle Racing results

YearChampionship / ClassLevelGradeMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleF/LapPointsPlaced
2008MRRDA - CBR150NationalJuniorHonda CBR150Jon Daniels Racing1500001537th
2009MRRDA - Junior 4-StrokeNationalJuniorHonda CBR150Jon Daniels Racing1538042891st
2009Hartwell - 125GPStateOutrightHonda RS125Jon Daniels Racing15N/AN/AN/AN/A2591st
2010AFXC Nationals - FX600NationalOutrightHonda CBR600RRJon Daniels Racing1502002044th
2010AFXC Championship - FX600NationalOutrightHonda CBR600RRJon Daniels Racing1500001975th
2011ASBK - Superstock 600NationalOutrightYamaha YZF-R6Jon Daniels Racing1428002662nd
2012Cafe Racer Club SeriesStateOutrightYamaha YZF-R6Jon Daniels Racing968661941st
2012ASBK - Superstock 600NationalOutrightYamaha YZF-R6Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing1410131483051st
2013ASBK - Supersport 600NationalOutrightYamaha YZF-R6Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing1249432471st
2014P.I. Championship - Supersport 600NationalOutrightYamaha YZF-R6Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing545531171st
2014ASC - Supersport 600NationalOutrightYamaha YZF-R6Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing83554190†2nd†
2014ASBK - Supersport 600NationalOutrightYamaha YZF-R6Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing43323931st
2015ASBK - Superbike 1000NationalOutrightYamaha YZF-R1Caterpillar / Jon Daniels Racing1005011632nd
Total151356636322677

†Result at the point at which the championship was abandoned
Asterisk symbol denotes a season that is still in progress

Notable Achievements

2008- Collingrove Hillclimb Junior - 1st Place


2009- Collingrove Hillclimb Junior - 1st Place


2009- George Carrick Open Championship - 2nd Place


2009- Phillip Island 6Hr Endurance Race - 1st Place


2011- Nominated as South Australian Male Youth Athlete of the Year


2012- Was one of 7 contestants on the Channel One HD reality TV series, The Ultimate Rider.


2013- Finalist for South Australian Athlete of the Year.

Current Lap Records

Daniel holds official lap records at the following tracks in the listed classes.
Hidden Valley Raceway - Superstock 600 - 1:11.891
Queensland Raceway - Superstock 600 - 1:12.833
Mallala [Motor Sport Park] - Superstock 600 - 1:09.791
Hidden Valley Raceway - Supersport 600 - 1:09.458
Barbagallo Raceway - Superbike 1000 - 55.446
Mallala Motor Sport Park - Superbike 1000 - 1:05.767

TV Appearance

In October 2012, Falzon was selected as one of seven contestants to take part in the first season of a new reality TV series called, The Ultimate Rider. The show is based around several challenges which each rider completes and scores points for in the hope to win the prize of A$20,000 and a contract with Honda Factory Racing. The program was broadcast on Channel One HD in October 2012 and repeated in March 2013.

Moto2 Replacement Ride

In October 2013, the Jon Daniels Racing Team were contacted by the Technomag-CarXpert Moto2 Team to have Falzon replace injured rider, Randy Krummenacher in the Australian round of the 2013 MotoGP Championship. Although the offer was accepted, the opportunity was lost when the Moto2 bike was damaged beyond repair in a large accident during the Malaysian MotoGP race just one week prior to the Australian round.

Seasons in Detail

2014

†Results when championship was abandoned

2015

Asterisk symbol denotes a season that is still in progress