James Toseland

Personal details

Nationality: British
Place of birth: Doncaster (UK)
Date of birth: 5 October 1980
Age: 30
Height: 177cm
Weight: 70 kg
Residence: Isle of Man (UK)
Marital status: Single
Hobbies: Motocross, playing the piano and training
First race: 1995 Three Sisters, Cagiva 80
MotoGP debut: 2008 Qatar

Unfortunately 2009 didn't start well for James, suffering from two serious pre-season crashes as he struggled to find a comfortable set-up on the bike. His confidence was knocked and despite battling hard, James was unable to improve upon his impressive debut MotoGP season.

However, Yamaha aware of his obvious talents were keen to retain the Isle of Man resident for 2010. Sadly it was another year of injuries and bad luck for James after going into the season with high hopes and expectations. The Yorkshireman ended his campaign in 9th place overall and has since agreed to part company with the Yamaha family.

So for 2011, the 30-year-old will form part of the factory-backed BMW Motorrad Italia Team and compete for the WSBK title on the ever-evolving BMW S 1000 RR. James will be reunited with many of the old team members from his championship-winning year in 2004, with the aim of similar success in 2011.