Ryan Villopoto
| Ryan Villopoto | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality | American |
| Born |
August 13, 1988 Poulsbo, Washington |
| Current team | Retired |
| Bike number | # 2 |
Ryan Villopoto (born August 13, 1988 in Poulsbo, Washington) is a motocross and supercross racer.[1]
Villopoto competed in the AMA Supercross series and the AMA Lucas Oil Motocross series. The four-time supercross and three-time motocross champion resides in Poulsbo, Washington and raced for Monster Energy Kawasaki in the supercross and outdoor motocross series. His retirement from supercross was announced on January 3, 2015 on the opening day of the 2015 Monster Energy Supercross season.[2] He retired from professional racing after finding out injuries sustained from a crash at the MXGP of Trentino were worse than they initially realized.
While leading the Main of Round 14 at St Louis, Villopoto came up short on a triple jump and leaped from his bike landing hard. His bike dived into the face of the third jump and flipped over several times. Medical workers arrived on the scene and cut Villopoto's racing boot off his foot. Villopoto had to be carried off the track. Further examination revealed a broken right tibia and fibula and surgery was performed to stabilize it.[3] Due to the extent of his injury, he was unable to complete the season.
He retired from the 2010 series after his Round 14 injury with 266 championship points, leaving him in 4th place by the season's end.
| Round | Date | Place | Finished | Total Points | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 8 | Anaheim | 1st | 25 | 1st |
| 2 | January 15 | Phoenix | 2nd | 47 | 1st |
| 3 | January 22 | Dodger Stadium | 1st | 72 | 1st |
| 4 | January 29 | Oakland | 4th | 90 | 2nd |
| 5 | February 5 | Anaheim II | 2nd | 112 | 2nd |
| 6 | February 12 | Houston | 3rd | 132 | 1st |
| 7 | February 19 | San Diego | 7th | 146 | 1st |
| 8 | February 26 | Atlanta | 1st | 171 | 1st |
| 9 | March 5 | Daytona | 1st | 196 | 1st |
| 10 | March 12 | Indianapolis | 1st | 221 | 1st |
| 11 | March 19 | Jacksonville | DNQ | 221 | 1st |
| 12 | March 26 | Toronto | 9th | 233 | 2nd |
| 13 | April 2 | Arlington | 2nd | 255 | 1st |
| 14 | April 9 | St Louis | 3rd | 275 | 1st |
| 15 | April 16 | Seattle | 4th | 293 | 1st |
| 16 | April 30 | Salt Lake City | 1st | 318 | 1st |
| 17 | May 7 | Las Vegas | 3rd | 338 | 1st |
- 2014
On March 8, 2014, Villopoto won the 450cc Final at Daytona International Speedway. It was his 4th career win at Daytona moving him within one win of Ricky Carmichael's all-time record of five Daytona wins.[5] He had previously won races in Phoenix and Oakland during the Supercross season. On April 5, 2014, Villopoto won the 450cc Main Event at Houston's Reliant Stadium, bringing his total career Supercross All-Time Wins number to 38, making him 5th place overall behind Chad Reed. On April 26, 2014 Villopoto dominated the highly competitive Supercross race at round 16 in New York, Metlife stadium collecting his 6th win of the season (40th of career). He wrapped up his 4th straight Monster Energy Supercross championship with one round remaining in the series.
- 2015
Villopoto will race in the FIM Motocross World Championship.[6] In July, Ryan announced his retirement on his official website.[7]
Total career AMA wins
- 11 Wins in 125/250 AMA Supercross (Regional) 1-2006 7-2007 3-2008
- 20 Wins in 125/250 AMA Motocross 6-2006 5-2007 9-2008
- 41 Wins in 250/450 AMA Supercross 2-2009 7-2010 6-2011 9-2012 10-2013 7-2014
- 12 Wins in 250/450 AMA Motocross 1-2009 3-2011 8-2013
- 73 Total AMA Wins 6-2006 5-2007 9-2008 3-2009 7-2010 9-2011 9-2012 18-2013 7-2014
- 1 Win in MXGP 1-2015
References
- ↑ Ryan Villopoto wins AMA Supercross title. Usatoday.Com (2011-05-08). Retrieved on 2011-12-05.
- ↑ DiZinno, Tony (July 9, 2015). "Motocross/Supercross legend Ryan Villopoto announces retirement". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Ryan Villopoto Injury Update". Kawasaki.com. April 19, 2010. Archived from the original on May 8, 2010. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ AMA Supercross Results Archive. Results.amasupercross.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-05.
- ↑ Kelly, Godwin (March 8, 2014). "Villopoto captures 4th of last 5 Daytona Supercross events". News-JournalOnline.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ Smith, Shawn (October 1, 2014). "Ryan Villopoto leaving American motocross, will race MXGP series for 'final year of racing'". motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ Villopoto, Ryan (July 9, 2015). "Farewell: Motocross and Supercross legend, Ryan Villopoto Announces Retirement". rv2.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.