Fast Facts
- Birthdate: June 19, 1982, Brisbane, Australia
- Residence: Yandina, Australia
- Ht./Wt.: /150
- Team: Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
- Rider Web Site: www.chrisvermeulen.com
MotoGP CAREER:
2007
·Team: Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
·Starts: 18
·Wins: 1 (France)
·Poles: 1 (Netherlands)
·Points: 179 (Sixth)
2006
·Team: Rizla Suzuki
·Starts: 17
·Best finish: Second (Australia)
·Poles: 2 (Turkey, United States)
·Points: 98 (11th)
2005
·Team: Camel Honda (two races)
·Starts: 2
·Best finish: 11th (Australia, Turkey)
·Best start: 11th (Turkey)
·Points: 10 (21st)
OTHER CAREER:
2004
·Finished fourth in the World Superbike Championship riding for Ten Kate Honda … Earned four wins.
2003
·World Supersport Champion riding for Ten Kate Honda … Earned four wins and three poles.
2002
·Finished seventh in the World Supersport Championship with Van Zon Honda, earned two poles and two podium finishes.
2001
·Finished 17th in the World Supersport Championship with Castrol Honda, earned three top-10 finishes.
2000
·Competed with the Sanyo Honda in the British Supersport (one win) and British Superstock (five wins) series … Debuted in World Supersport with Castrol Honda, and earned one win in the European Superstock series.
1999
·Earned the privateer championship in the Australian Superbike Championship.
1998
·Starting his road racing career, earning two wins on a 250cc Grand Prix machine in Australia.
1993-97
·Competed in dirt track racing, finishing as Australian national runner-up three times and earning 10 state titles.
PERSONAL:
·Favorite food: Italian, pizza, pasta.
·Favorite movie: "American Graffiti."
·Enjoys motocross, training, surfing, running, mountain biking, old cars, cattle farming, driving tractors.
·Owns 1954 Ford F150 hot rod, 1928 Hopmobile hot rod, 1957 Buick.