James Westmoreland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetJames Westmoreland
British motorcycle racer
Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1988
Place of Birth: Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom
Profession: motorcycle racer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About James Westmoreland
- James Westmoreland, (born 24 June 1988 at Wyton, East Yorkshire), also known as 'Westy', from Hedon, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, is an English motorcycle racer.
- In the 2019-2020 season, he will ride a Suzuki GSXR 1000 in the World Endurance Championship.Westmoreland competed in the British 125 cc and the British Superbike Championship.
- After finishing twice runner up in the competitive British 125GP field he moved into Supersport for 2007, where he claimed the Cup Championship in his debut season.
- A move into the main supersport class for 2008 saw him spend several seasons running at the front, taking fourteen podiums and four wins with a best Championship standing of second (just behind eventual World Supersport Champion Sam Lowes). In 2012, he competed in the British Superbike Championship with Team WFR and achieved the riders cup for that season, finishing 7th in the Championship and narrowly missing out on the Showdown. In 2016, he competed in the British Supersport Championship aboard a Yamaha YZF-R6.In 2018, he finished 3rd in the British Supersport Championship with Gearlink Kawasaki, with several podium finishes including a win at the final round at Brands Hatch.
- James rejoined Gearlink Kawasaki for the remainder of the 2019 British Supersport Championship. For 2019-2020 World Endurance Championshiphe will join Team 50 Motors Events aboard the Suzuki GSXR 1000 alongside French teammates Johan Nigon and Adrien Ganfornina under team manager Phillipe Dobe.
- The trio took victory at the 24 hours Le Mans in April 2019, finishing first in the Superstock class and 7th overall..
- The team also finished a strong third in the Bol D'or 24 hour.
- For 2020 James will ride for Gearlink Kawasaki in the British Supersport Championship.
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