John McPhee
McPhee in 2019
NationalityScottish
Born (1994-07-14) 14 July 1994
Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Current teamVince64 by Pucetti Racing
WebsiteJohn McPhee
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2021
ManufacturersKalex
Championships0
2021 championship position37th (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
1 0 0 0 0 0
Moto3 World Championship
Active years20122022
ManufacturersKRP Honda, FTR Honda, Honda, Peugeot, KTM, Husqvarna
Championships0
2022 championship position11th (102 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
179 4 16 5 4 917
125cc World Championship
Active years20102011
ManufacturersHonda, Aprilia
Championships0
2011 championship position31st (3 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
4 0 0 0 0 3
Supersport World Championship
Active years2023
ManufacturersKawasaki, Ducati
Championships0
2023 championship position16th (55 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
22 0 1 0 0 55

John McPhee (born 14 July 1994) is a Scottish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing for in the World Supersport Championship for Vince64 by Puccetti Racing.[1]

Previously he raced in the 2022 Moto3 World Championship for Max Biaggi's Sterilgarda Husqvarna team. McPhee is also a former competitor of the British 125GP Championship, and the Spanish 125GP/Moto3 Championship.

Career

Early life

McPhee was born in Oban, Scotland.

Moto3 World Championship

Caretta Technology (2012)

Making his Grand Prix debut in 2012, McPhee entered three rounds, Catalunya, Silverstone, and Brno, as a wildcard rider with the Racing Steps Foundation KRP Honda, fitted with a Honda NSF250R engine. For the final five races, he raced with Caretta Technology, replacing Alexis Masbou who broke his leg in a testing accident. McPhee scored one point in Brno, and earned himself a full-time ride for 2013.

Caretta Technology RTG (2013)

McPhee signed with Caretta Technology RTG for the 2013 season, replacing the Moto2 bound Louis Rossi. He partnered Jack Miller, and was outmatched throughout the whole year. Miller finished in 7th, McPhee finished in 19th, with five point scoring finishes, a season's best of 7th in Japan, and 24 points total.

SaxoPrint-RTG (2014–2015)

Staying with the re-branded SaxoPrint-RTG Honda team for the 2014 season, this time partnered by Efrén Vázquez, McPhee improved, and was a regular points finisher. He scored points in 11 of the 18 rounds that year, with a 4th place in Japan, and 5th in Australia on consecutive weekends being the highlight of the season. McPhee finished 13th in the rider's championship, with 77 points total.

In 2015, McPhee stayed with the Saxoprint RTG team, and was joined by Alexis Masbou. McPhee started the season well, with a 5th place in Qatar, and a 6th place in Austin. The real breakthrough came in round 10, when he took his first podium with a second place at Indianapolis: in a wet-to-dry race, McPhee pitted at the end of the formation lap for slick tyres, and finished almost 40 seconds behind race winner Livio Loi, who had started on slicks.[2]

Peugeot MC Saxoprint (2016)

In 2016 McPhee had a difficult year on the team's new Peugeot bike, which proved uncompetitive in the dry. However, the Scot had several good results in wet conditions: 7th in Argentina, and 6th in Germany, before the race in Brno, where he took the lead after championship leader Brad Binder had crashed out, and despite almost highsiding on the penultimate lap, held on for his first ever Grand Prix victory. 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 a concussion, a broken thumb, and a punctured lung. The injuries meant McPhee spent nearly 2 months in Australia before he was able to fly home to Scotland. He finished the season 22nd in the standings, with 48 total points.

British Talent Team (2017)

McPhee had a successful 2017 riding for the new British Talent Team, starting off with two straight 2nd places in Qatar and Argentina, where he also earned pole position. McPhee scored a 3rd place in Assen later in the year, and ultimately finished the season 7th in the standings, with 131 points.

CIP Green Power (2018)

Following the surprise withdrawal of the British Talent Team from the world championship to focus on junior racing, McPhee spent the 2018 season riding a KTM for the CIP Green Power team. Although he occasionally ran at the front of the pack, including a 4th in Barcelona, a 3rd in Germany, a 5th in Japan, and a 3rd in the season closer at Valencia, the team struggled with a lack of funds, and McPhee regressed back to 12th in the standings, collecting 78 points during the campaign.

Petronas Sprinta Racing (2019–2021)

For 2019 McPhee joined the Petronas Sprinta Racing team, and on a competitive bike, he rediscovered his 2017 form. His season high point came at the French Grand Prix, where from pole position he out duelled eventual world champion Lorenzo Dalla Porta to pick up his second career win. McPhee also had a 2nd place in San Marino, and a 3rd place in Austria, ending the season in a career best 5th place in the championship.

Despite some speculation about moving up to Moto2, he remained with the team for 2020. The season started well with a 2nd place in Qatar, a 2nd place in Jerez, a 3rd place in Austria, and coming back from 17th on the grid at Misano to claim his third career win, moving him into championship contention. However his form dipped in the second half of the season, and he wound up 7th in the final standings, with 131 points.

The 2021 campaign would start horribly for McPhee and Petronas Racing, as he retired from the first four races of the year, two unfortunate crashes which caught McPhee through no fault of his own, and two unforced individual errors from the Scot. He grabbed a 3rd place finish for his only podium of the year in Austin, but otherwise capped off a disappointing season, down in 13th in the standings, with only 77 points.

Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max (2022)

Following Petronas Racing leaving Moto3, McPhee moved to Max Biaggi's Sterilgarda Husqvarna team, replacing Romano Fenati, who moved up to Moto2. The season started well for McPhee, with a 5th place finish in Qatar.

Moto2 World Championship

Petronas Sprinta Racing (2021)

Franco Morbidelli was unable to ride in the 2021 British motorcycle Grand Prix due to injury, and Brit Jake Dixon was given the opportunity to move up to MotoGP for his home race. McPhee rode Jake Dixon's Moto2 machine at Aragon and finished 20th from the 21 riders that finished the race.[3]

Career statistics

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
2012 KRP Honda JER
3
NAV
3
ARA
9
CAT
Ret
ALB1
6
ALB2
5
VAL
Ret
7th 60
2014 Honda JER1
JER2
LMS
ARA
CAT1
CAT2
ALB
NAV
ALG
VAL1
Ret
VAL1
3
20th 16
2016 Peugeot VAL1
VAL2
LMS
ARA
CAT1
11
CAT2
9
ALB
ALG
JER1
JER2
VAL1
VAL2
23rd 12

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2010 125cc Honda KRP Bradley Smith Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2011 125cc Aprilia Racing Steps Foundation KRP 3 0 0 0 0 3 31st
2012 Moto3 KRP Honda Caretta Technology 8 0 0 0 0 1 37th
Racing Steps Foundation KRP
2013 Moto3 FTR Honda Caretta Technology RTG 17 0 0 0 0 24 19th
2014 Moto3 Honda SaxoPrint-RTG 18 0 0 0 1 77 13th
2015 Moto3 Honda SAXOPRINT-RTG 18 0 1 1 0 92 11th
2016 Moto3 Peugeot Peugeot MC Saxoprint 16 1 1 0 0 48 22nd
2017 Moto3 Honda British Talent Team 18 0 3 1 0 131 7th
2018 Moto3 KTM CIP Green Power 18 0 2 0 0 78 12th
2019 Moto3 Honda Petronas Sprinta Racing 19 1 3 2 1 156 5th
2020 Moto3 Honda Petronas Sprinta Racing 15 1 4 1 0 131 7th
2021 Moto3 Honda Petronas Sprinta Racing 17 0 1 0 0 77 13th
Moto2 Kalex 1 0 0 0 0 0 37th
2022 Moto3 Husqvarna Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max 15 1 1 0 2 102 11th
Total 184 4 16 5 4 920

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125cc 2010–2011 2010 Valencia 4 0 0 0 0 3 0
Moto3 2012–2022 2012 Catalunya 2015 Indianapolis 2016 Czech Republic 179 4 16 5 4 917 0
Moto2 2021 2021 Aragon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2010–2022 184 4 16 5 4 920 0

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Pts
2010 125cc Honda QAT SPA FRA ITA GBR NED CAT GER CZE INP RSM ARA JPN MAL AUS POR VAL
22
NC 0
2011 125cc Aprilia QAT SPA POR FRA CAT
26
GBR
15
NED ITA GER CZE INP RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
14
31st 3
2012 Moto3 KRP Honda QAT SPA POR FRA CAT
19
GBR
28
NED GER ITA INP CZE
15
RSM ARA
22
JPN
21
MAL
22
AUS
19
VAL
Ret
37th 1
2013 Moto3 FTR Honda QAT
Ret
AME
21
SPA
11
FRA
11
ITA
16
CAT
19
NED
21
GER
23
INP
20
CZE
13
GBR
14
RSM
20
ARA
23
MAL
17
AUS
17
JPN
7
VAL
Ret
19th 24
2014 Moto3 Honda QAT
11
AME
9
ARG
Ret
SPA
13
FRA
8
ITA
Ret
CAT
9
NED
10
GER
7
INP
Ret
CZE
Ret
GBR
11
RSM
13
ARA
Ret
JPN
4
AUS
5
MAL
Ret
VAL
17
13th 77
2015 Moto3 Honda QAT
5
AME
6
ARG
15
SPA
10
FRA
17
ITA
20
CAT
Ret
NED
10
GER
17
INP
2
CZE
10
GBR
6
RSM
19
ARA
17
JPN
9
AUS
Ret
MAL
10
VAL
7
11th 92
2016 Moto3 Peugeot QAT
27
ARG
7
AME
21
SPA
Ret
FRA
20
ITA
23
CAT
15
NED
16
GER
6
AUT
24
CZE
1
GBR
17
RSM
20
ARA
13
JPN
Ret
AUS
Ret
MAL VAL 22nd 48
2017 Moto3 Honda QAT
2
ARG
2
AME
7
SPA
Ret
FRA
12
ITA
6
CAT
12
NED
3
GER
Ret
CZE
6
AUT
Ret
GBR
13
RSM
Ret
ARA
6
JPN
10
AUS
Ret
MAL
5
VAL
8
7th 131
2018 Moto3 KTM QAT
Ret
ARG
17
AME
14
SPA
Ret
FRA
12
ITA
12
CAT
4
NED
Ret
GER
3
CZE
Ret
AUT
12
GBR
C
RSM
Ret
ARA
10
THA
Ret
JPN
5
AUS
14
MAL
Ret
VAL
3
12th 78
2019 Moto3 Honda QAT
13
ARG
21
AME
14
SPA
12
FRA
1
ITA
6
CAT
13
NED
5
GER
6
CZE
Ret
AUT
3
GBR
7
RSM
2
ARA
4
THA
Ret
JPN
6
AUS
5
MAL
7
VAL
Ret
5th 156
2020 Moto3 Honda QAT
2
SPA
Ret
ANC
2
CZE
5
AUT
3
STY
Ret
RSM
1
EMI
10
CAT
Ret
FRA
Ret
ARA
5
TER
6
EUR
Ret
VAL
11
POR
9
7th 131
2021 Moto3 Honda QAT
Ret
DOH
Ret
POR
23
SPA
Ret
FRA
4
ITA
7
CAT
Ret
GER
11
NED
6
STY
13
AUT
7
GBR
12
RSM
13
AME
3
EMI
Ret
ALR
Ret
VAL
11
13th 77
Moto2 Kalex ARA
20
37th 0
2022 Moto3 Husqvarna QAT
5
INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA
12
ITA
Ret
CAT
7
GER
19
NED
Ret
GBR
7
AUT
9
RSM
9
ARA
10
JPN
7
THA
Ret
AUS
6
MAL
1
VAL
11
11th 102

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Pts
2023 Kawasaki AUS
3
AUS
12
INA
10
INA
11
NED
Ret
NED
17
SPA
19
SPA
Ret
EMI
19
EMI
19
GBR
20
GBR
18
ITA
Ret
ITA
14
CZE
19
CZE
4
FRA
15
FRA
19
SPA
SPA
POR
POR
ARG
ARG
16th 55
Ducati AUS
AUS
INA
INA
NED
NED
SPA
SPA
EMI
EMI
GBR
GBR
ITA
ITA
CZE
CZE
FRA
FRA
SPA
Ret
SPA
13
POR
13
POR
14
JER
JER

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. John signs with Vince64 by Puccetti Racing for World Supersport in 2023 johnmcphee.co.uk, 31 December 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023
  2. "Loi takes maiden Moto3 victory". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. Moto2 2021 Aragon motorsport.com Retrieved 14 September 2021
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