Full Name: Troy Corser
Date of Birth: 27th November 1971
Place of Birth: Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 67kg
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Brown
First Race: 1981
World Superbike Debut: 1992
Grand Prix Debut: 1992

 

Troy Corser is an Australian professional motorcycle racer. Born on the 27th November 1971 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Troy is only one of three World Superbike Champions who are still active today. In 2005 he took his second WSB Championship, nine years after his first.

 

Troy rode first in 1981 in local endurance races. In 1986 he moved into national motocross and dirt track racing competing in 80cc, 125cc and 250cc categories.

 

His first road race was with Honda on a CR125 in 1989 and was the State 250cc Production Champion and C Grade Champion both of these riding a Susuki RGV250. He was the Australian MCN prize rider on a Yamaha TZ250 the same year.

 

In 1990 Troy was the Australian 250cc Champion riding a Suzuki RGV250. In this year he was also the NSW Lightweight Superstreet Champion and the youngest rider to be promoted to A Grade. This year was his Superbike debut, finishing in 11th placein the Australia GP support race.

 

Troy finished in 6th place in the Australian Grand Prix Championship in 1991 with Peter Jackson. He rode a Yamaha TZ250B. He also finished in 3rd place in the Malaysian round of the Pan Pacific Championship in this year.

 

In 1992 Troy made his debut in the Ausralian Superbike Championship finishing in 4th place with Peter Jackson on a Yamaha OW01. He rode his Yamaha in two of the Australian rounds scoring 14 points from three of the four races.

 

1993 saw Troy becoming the Australian Superbike Champion riding a Winfield Honda RC30, before leaving for America and the AMA Superbike series.

 

Onto 1994 and Troy was the AMA Superbike Champion, the first foreigner to win the title. He also scored 90 points in the World Superbike Championship resulting in a final position of 11th place.

 

Moving full time to the World Superbike Championship in 1995, Troy gained three podium places in the first five races. Riding for Ducati, Troy scored five pole positions on his 916 plus fifteen top three finishes which included four victories. His score at the end of the season was 339 which put him in 2nd place behind Carl Fogarty.

 

In his second year in the World Superbike Championship in 1996, Troy took the title scoring 369 points.

 

1997 saw Troy moving with his team into 500cc Grand Prix and he was paired with Luca Cadalora on the YZR 500. Unfortunately, problems with sponsorships meant that the team collapsed and had to be rescued by Red Bull and WCM. Only competing in seven races and scoring eleven points resulted in Troy finishing in 23rd place in the Championship.

 

Returning to the World Superbike Championship in 1998, Troy was back in contention for the Championship. During the warm up in the final round, Troy crashed and missed two vital races with the result that he finished in 3rd place with 328 1/2 points.

 

1999 saw Troy in a tight competition for 2nd place with Colin Edwards. He managed three wins in thirteen podium visits and finished with 361 points. Unfortunately, it was exactly the same score as Colin and because the American had won five times previously, Troy was demoted to 3rd place which resulted in him losing his Ducati ride.

 

Moving to the Aprilia Axo Team in 2000, Troy rode the RSV1000. Aprilia had never finished in the championship top ten. He finished in the top spot five times with sixteen other top eight finishes. Scoring 310 points he finished in 3rd place overall.

 

Troy started the 2001 season really well but the RSV was no match for the works Ducati and Honda bikes which resulted in a score of 284 points and 4th place overall.

 

Leaving Aprilia, Troy signed up to lead Carl Fogarty's new team on the three cylinder FP1 for the 2002 season. Plans for the bike did not materialise so Troy was restricted to development riding.

 

2003 was the FP1's first year and it proved to be a hard one. Troy could only manage a 5th place at home and a 6th place at Assen. Persevering, he scored 107 points and finished in 12th place overall on a brand new bike that lacked big factory backing.

 

Troy continued to ride for the Foggy Petronas Racing team as team leader in the 2004 season. The bike was now called the Petronas FP1. Steady progress during the season saw Troy finishing with 146 points and advancing to 9th place overall.

 

In 2005 Troy joined the Alstare team to ride the Suzuki GSX-R1000. Fast right from the start, Troy was on the podium eighteen times and won six out of his first seven starts. Gaining 433 points Troy was a deserving champion which marked Suzuki's first ever Championship win in the class.

 

Troy continued to ride for Suzuki for the 2006 season and he started the season with two wins. Unfortunately, he didn't win again and with accidents and bad luck he failed to score in seven races ending the season in 4th place overall. The result of this was that he lost his ride to Max Biaggi but was taken up by Yamaha Italia for the 2007 season at the expense of Andrew Pitt.

 

Partnered with Haga for 2007 Corser provided a consistent rider for the Yamaha team. Although he was unable to claim a win he did take nine podiums throughout the season, helping to ensure that Yamaha won the manufacturer's title. Both Corser and Haga were retained by Yamaha for 2008. 

 

2007 5th - World Superbike Championship
2006 4th - World Superbike Championship
2005 1st - World Superbike Championship
2004 9th - World Superbike Championship
2003 12th - World Superbike Championship
2002 Development for Foggy Petronas Racing
2001 4th - World Superbike Championship
2000 3rd - World Superbike Championship
1999 3rd - World Superbike Championship
1998 3rd - World Superbike Championship
1997 23rd - 500cc Grand Prix Championship
1996 1st - World Superbike Championship
1995 2nd - World Superbike Championship
1994 1st - AMA Superbike Championship
11th - World Superbike Championship
1993 1st - Australian Superbike Championship
1992 4th - Australian Superbike Championship
1991 6th - Australian Road Racing Championship
1990 1st - Australian 250 Championship
1st - NSW Lightweight Superstreet Championship