Keith Farmer

Keith Farmer.
Born	(1987-02-05)5 February 1987 Clogher, Northern Ireland
Died	10 November 2022(2022-11-10) (aged 35)[1] Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Occupation	Motorcycle racer

Keith Farmer (2 February 1987 – 10 November 2022) was a Northern Irish motorcycle racer. A four-time national champion, he was described as "one of Northern Ireland's most successful motorcyclists".^[2]

Farmer retired in 2021 after receiving injuries in accidents.^{[3][4][5][6][2]} He died suddenly on 10 November 2022, at the age of 35.^[1][7]

Personal life

Farmer was born on 5 February 1987 in Clogher, County Tyrone.^[8][7]

On 4 November 2022, Farmer was found unresponsive and was taken to the Cumberland Infirmary where he died on 10 November.^[7]

Racing background

Farmer became 2011 National Superstock 600 champion and National Superstock 1000 champion in 2012 and 2018.^[9] He also won 2017 British Supersport Championship.^[10] Farmer was a member of prominent BSB teams, including the Paul Bird Motorsport team, Buildbase Suzuki and TAS Racing.

Career statistics

National Superstock 600 Championship

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pos	Pts
2011	Yamaha	BRH 16	OUL 1	CRO 1	THR 1	KNO 1	SNE 7	OUL C	BRH 4	CAD 2	DON 1	DON 6	SIL 1	BRH	1st	202

British Superbike Championship

By year

Year	Make	1		2		3			4		5		6			7			8			9			10		11		12			Pos	Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3
2012	Kawasaki	BHI	BHI C	THR	THR	OUL	OUL	OUL	SNE	SNE	KNO	KNO	OUL Ret	OUL DNS	OUL 20	BHGP	BHGP		CAD	CAD		DON	DON		ASS	ASS	SIL	SIL	BHGP	BHGP	BHGP	NC	0

Year	Make	1			2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12			Pos	Pts
		R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
2013	Kawasaki	BHI 6	BHI 10		THR Ret	THR 6		OUL Ret	OUL 8		KNO 4	KNO 13		SNE DNS	SNE DNS		BHGP 8	BHGP 10		OUL 11	OUL 8	OUL 7	CAD 9	CAD DNS		DON DNS	DON DNS		ASS	ASS		SIL	SIL		BHGP	BHGP	BHGP	14th	93
2014	Kawasaki	BHI 19	BHI 19		OUL Ret	OUL Ret		SNE 14	SNE DNS		KNO 15	KNO 14		BHGP Ret	BHGP 3		THR 14	THR DNS		OUL 17	OUL 13	OUL Ret	CAD DNS	CAD DNS		DON	DON		ASS	ASS		SIL	SIL		BHGP	BHGP	BHGP	23rd	26

Year	Bike	1		2		3			4		5		6		7		8		9			10		11		12			Pos	Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3
2019	BMW	SIL 15	SIL 12	OUL 7	OUL 8	DON 8	DON 10	DON Ret	BRH 6	BRH 8	KNO DNS	KNO DNS	SNE	SNE	THR	THR	CAD	CAD	OUL	OUL	OUL	ASS	ASS	DON	DON	BHGP	BHGP	BHGP	18th	54

Year	Bike	1			2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			Pos	Pts
		R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
2020	Suzuki	DON DNS	DON DNS	DON DNS	SNE	SNE	SNE	SIL	SIL	SIL	OUL 15	OUL Ret	OUL 18	DON 13	DON 11	DON 15	BHGP	BHGP	BHGP																19th	10
2021	BMW	OUL	OUL	OUL	KNO	KNO	KNO	BHGP	BHGP	BHGP	THR	THR	THR	DON	DON	DON	CAD	CAD	CAD	SNE	SNE	SNE	SIL Ret	SIL DNS	SIL DNS	OUL	OUL	OUL	DON	DON	DON	BHGP	BHGP	BHGP	NC	0

British Supersport Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Pos	Pts
2015	MV Agusta	DON	DON	BRH	BRH	OUL	OUL	SNE	SNE	KNO	KNO	BRH	BRH	THR 15	THR 18	CAD Ret	CAD 13	OUL 15	OUL 8	ASS Ret	ASS 25	SIL	SIL	BRH	BRH	23th	13

References

1. "Keith Farmer dead aged 35: Ex-British champion has passed away". crash.net. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
2. "Keith Farmer: Northern Ireland's four-time British motorcycling champion dies aged 35". BBC. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
3. Keith Farmer undergoes surgery on leg injuries following crash at Knockhill Belfast Newsletter, 2 July 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2022
4. Keith Farmer: Lockdown helped me recover from broken legs to challenge for British Superbike honours Belfast Telegraph, 19 June 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2022
5. Four-time British champion Keith Farmer announces retirement Belfast Newsletter, 13 September 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2022
6. "Voormalig BSB-coureur Keith Farmer (35) plotseling overleden". racesport.nl (in Dutch). 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
7. "Inquest opens into death of four-time British motorcycling champion Keith Farmer". ITV News. ITV. 24 November 2022.
8. Keith Farmer, motorsportstats.com
9. Farmer wins British Superstock title at Brands Hatch BBC Sport, 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2022
10. BSB: Farmer finally claims British Supersport crown Motorcycle News, 15 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2022