Brands Hatch GP Race 1 | 12 Oct 24 | |||||
Donington Park GP Race 3 | 29 Sep 24 | |||||
Oulton Park International Race 2 | 15 Sep 24 | |||||
Thruxton Full Race 2 | 11 Aug 24 | |||||
Thruxton Full Race 3 | 11 Aug 24 | |||||
Danny Kent (born 25 November 1993) is an English motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2015 Moto3 World Championship. In doing so he became Great Britain's first Grand Prix solo motorcycle world champion since Barry Sheene in 1977, as well as the first British lightweight class champion since Dave Simmonds in 1969.
During 2020 he competed in the British National Superstock 1000 Championship, aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R, and for 2021 aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000R in the British Superbike Championship.
Born in Chippenham, Wiltshire, Kent like many others started out in Minimoto, before moving into the FAB-Racing MiniGP50 and MiniGP70 British Championships. Kent progressed through the Aprilia Superteens Championship earning success before being selected for the Red Bull MotoGP Academy and racing in Spain in the Spanish 125GP Championship.