For the ninth consecutive season, John McPhee will compete in the Moto3 World Championship. For me, it’s really important to continue with the same crew, people that I know and where I’m feeling comfortable on and off track. In 2017 he also took his first top ten championship finish, after racking up 131 points. McPhee raced his KRP Honda chassis with the Honda NSF250R engine fitted. © 2016 Dorna Sports SL. He also gave the team their first victory at the French GP last year. John McPhee put himself back into championship contention with a supremely timed and managed race in the Moto3 San Marino Grand Prix at Misano.The Petronas … John McPhee rounds out 2020 Moto3 season with top-ten #PortugueseGP finish An intense battle in the closing laps of the Grande Prémio de Portugal ended with John McPhee taking ninth at the final Moto3 race of 2020. However the Scot had several good results in wet conditions; 7th in Argentina, 6th in Germany. The 2020 Moto3 World Championship will come to a close this weekend for PETRONAS Sprinta Racing in Portugal, as they take on the challenge of Algarve International Circuit, a new addition to the calendar. I want to say a big thank you to the team and partners for all the support they have given me. For 2012, McPhee entered three rounds (5, 6 and 12) as a wildcard rider with the Racing Steps Foundation KRP Honda. John McPhee rounds out 2020 Moto3 season with top-ten #PortugueseGP finish November 22, 2020 John looking forward to raceday fight after difficult Portimao qualifying The Scottish rider, who joined the Malaysian squad in 2019, knows what it takes to win in the ultra-competitive Moto3™ category and has consistently proven himself to be a strong championship contender. John McPhee (born 14 July 1994) is a Scottish Grand Prix motorcycle racer. John McPhee is an intelligent and rapid rider and KIP is back to Moto3, where he has previously achieved great results. The PETRONAS Sprinta Moto3 riders will be back out on the 4.4km long Jerez circuit on Friday for Free Practice. For Round 14 onwards he raced with Caretta Technology replacing Alexis Masbou who broke his leg in a testing accident. PETRONAS Sprinta Racing riders John McPhee and Khairul Idham Pawi will be in action at the Circuit de Jerez-Angel Nieto this weekend. It is important for the team that we take this step to continue with John and have the strongest Moto3™ line-up that we’ve ever had.". PETRONAS Sprinta Racing’s Moto3 riders were able to enjoy sunnier and drier conditions than last week at Circuit Ricardo Tormo with John McPhee and Khairul Idham Pawi ending the opening day of the Valencia GP 21st and 26th respectively. John McPhee will do another Moto3 season in 2021 staying with the Petronas Sepang Racing Team. ""In 2021, we will have a very strong team with him and Darryn [Binder], both of whom are strong riders and will perform on a high level. 26 year old John McPhee will race for the Petronas SRT Moto3 team in 2021, the season will be his 10th full season in the lightweight class. John McPhee will remain on the Moto3 World Championship grid in 2021 after agreeing terms to remain with the Petronas Sprinta Racing team. PETRONAS Sprinta Racing comes equipped with a super-strong rider line-up for 2021, with Scottish rider John McPhee remaining with the squad, joined by fellow Moto3 race-winner Darryn Binder. Petronas Sprinta Racing has announced it has re-signed John McPhee for the 2021 Moto3 World Championship, a deal that will see him lining up on its grid for a ninth season in succession. The provisional 2021 Moto3 World Championship entry list has been announced. We still have a few races now to finish off this season and we’re in a great position to continue fighting for the championship. McPhee has shown strong in his two seasons with PETRONAS Sprinta Racing, giving the team their first win at the French Grand Prix in 2019 and … McPhee had a successful 2017 riding for the new British Talent Team, which included 3 podium finishes and a pole position in Argentina. John McPhee made the best of the difficult wet track conditions to take pole position for the European Moto3 Grand Prix as the title contenders … All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. John McPhee and Khairul Idham Pawi all ready tackle the Moto3 season finale in Portugal this weekend. McPhee will be back in action this weekend for the second of two back-to-back races at MotorLand Aragón: the Gran Premio de Teruel. Petronas Sprinta Racing Team Director Johann Stigefel was also delighted to have been able to work out a deal. Making hsi debut in 2010 - when it was still classified as the 125cc category - before making ythe full-time move in 2013, Scotsman McPhee has accumulated an extraordinary amount of experience in the entry-level category with 2021 to become … He is also a … MISANO ADRIATICO (): John McPhee fired himself back into contention in the Moto3 championship on Sunday after winning the San Marino Grand Prix … Team Moto3 He has been with us now for nearly two years and we can see that we are growing and progressing very well together. John McPhee rounds out 2020 Moto3 season with top-ten #PortugueseGP finish November 22, 2020 John looking forward to raceday fight after difficult Portimao qualifying John McPhee returns to the Petronas SRT camp for his third consecutive year in 2021, and despite the disappointment of losing out on his much-anticipated promotion to Moto2, his eye remains firmly on the Moto3 title. John McPhee came from 17th on the grid to win a dramatic Moto3 San Marino Grand Prix to get back into championship contention after points leader Albert Arenas crashed. María Herrera has moved to AGR Team, who decided to field one bike in Moto3. Later in the year in Australia, McPhee was running in third place when he lost the front at Lukey Heights on lap 6, and was run over by Andrea Migno and Enea Bastianini who were running right behind him. The race was red flagged and John was taken to hospital in Melbourne, where he was diagnosed with concussion, a broken thumb and a punctured lung. John has been a championship contender from the very start of this year, so to be continuing with him is great news for the team. PETRONAS Sprinta Racing comes equipped with a super-strong rider line-up for 2021, with Scottish rider John McPhee remaining with the squad, joined … John McPhee had made no secret of his desire to move to Moto2 in 2020, but ultimately 'couldn't turn down' a concrete offer to stay with Petronas for one more season of Moto3. "I’m really happy to re-sign with the team for 2021! McPhee had looked likely to switch to the MV Agusta middleweight team for 2021 but Petronas have dispensed with the services of Khairul Idham Pawi which means the Scotsman will team with new boy Darryn Binder. We still have four races to go in this season and I’m sure we can achieve more successful results and fight until the final lap of the last race. John McPhee and Khairul […] John McPhee to continue in Moto3™ for the 2021 season The Scot, who sits fifth in the current Championship Standings, has signed an extension with Petronas Sprinta Racing Team. John, who started the Portuguese GP 19th, lost one [...] "I'm really pleased to continue with John in 2021. John McPhee came from 17th on the grid to win a dramatic Moto3 San Marino Grand Prix to get back into championship contention after points leader Albert Arenas crashed. Britain’s John McPhee faces a further battle for Portimão qualifying as he heads to … I think we definitely have good team-mates that will help each other. To date, McPhee has racked up 14 podiums with three race wins in the category: half have been achieved with the team, with four of those podiums and one win coming from the 11 GPs raced so far this year. With the chance for Moto2 to escape him so far, he aims to continue to be one of the protagonists in what will be the third campaign for Petronas Sprinta Racing, before reaching the long-awaited promotion.… Tags MotoGP, 2020, John Mcphee It may not be a country built for World Championship motorcycle racing, but John McPhee is striving to change all that in the Moto3™ World Championship. Moto3 is where it all began and is the class where the team took their first victory in 2019. A delayed schedule to allow for warmer conditions didn’t translate to smooth sailing for John McPhee at Aragon today as yellow flags and Moto3 traffic disrupted the Petronas Sprinta rider’s progress in both the final practice and qualifying sessions. PETRONAS Sprinta Racing is pleased to complete its Moto3™ line-up for 2021, with Scot John McPhee staying for another year to fight for the title in the lightweight class, alongside the new signing of fellow Moto3™ race-winner Darryn Binder. John McPhee and Khairul Idham Pawi tackle twelfth round of 2020 at the Spanish track. Petronas Sprinta Racing’s John McPhee remains the fastest man in Moto3™ at the Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina after going three tenths clear of the chasing pack during FP3. In 2013 he became a full-time Moto3 World Championship rider, taking his first podium at Indianapolis in 2015 and repeating the feat at least once in every season since. Tags Moto3 … Every practice session, qualifying battle and race, exclusive interviews, historic races and so much more fantastic content: this is. Then in the Czech Republic he took the lead when championship leader Brad Binder crashed out, and despite a big moment on the penultimate lap held on for his first ever Grand Prix victory. The injuries meant McPhee spent nearly 2 months in Australia before he was able to fly home to Scotland. John McPhee (born 14 July 1994) is a Scottish Grand Prix motorcycle racer. John McPhee will not move into Moto2 next season after signing a new deal with his current Petronas team to stay in Moto3. John McPhee fired himself back into contention in the Moto3 championship on Sunday after winning the San Marino Grand Prix and closing in on … In the 150th Moto3™ Grand Prix, John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) produced the ride of his life to emerge victorious from another magnificent and dramatic Moto3™ barnstormer. All rights reserved. Now let’s see what we can do in these final races of the 2020 season.". He and the team have built a solid relationship over the past two seasons, so 2021 will allow him to mount another title bid with very familiar surroundings and machinery – the Honda NSF250RW. He currently sits fifth in the Moto3™ World Standing with 109 points, 35-points shy of the leader with four races to go. Grand Prix racing’s entry class, the small capacity machines regularly leads to fast and frantic racing where victory is often decided by mere thousandths of a second. John McPhee moved to a brand new UK-based team backed by Dorna, GB Team with Jakub Kornfeil replacing him at Peugeot MC Saxoprint. The duo has hopes to not repeat the same mistakes as last week […] "I’m really looking forward to the year ahead, but let’s focus on this season and get that completed first! This weekend will see PETRONAS Sprinta Racing’s Moto3 riders take to the MotorLand Aragón circuit for a second week running, as John McPhee, who has just extended his contract with the team, and Khairul Idham Pawi take part in the Gran Premio de Teruel. McPhee signed for Racing Team Germany for the 2013 season, replacing the Moto2 bound Louis Rossi. He ultimately finished the season 7th in the standings. MotoGP Aragon: Chaotic qualifying leaves McPhee on fourth row 17.10.2020 | Christina Bulpett | MotoGP Picture: GeeBee Images. Britain’s John McPhee has won the BSN Moto3 Rider of the Year vote by a landslide. (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_McPhee_(motorcyclist)&oldid=1001114511, Pages using small with an empty input parameter, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 18 January 2021, at 09:02. McPhee finished 19th and 13th in his first two seasons with the team. The aim for next year will be to again be consistently in the top three and fighting for the championship," said the Scottish rider. He is also a former competitor of the British 125GP Championship, and the Spanish 125GP/Moto3 Championship. 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