Eugène Laverty knew he was living the very last part of his career within a Bonovo BMW team that he could not convince of a lease renewal with his current results. The Irishman thus had all the trappings of a driver in the hot seat, like many of his colleagues in the paddocks. But he showed them the way to bounce back by becoming one of the bosses of his team!
Of course, for that, the structure in place of the said stable must make a little room for this professional reconversion and the team Bonov who is the ally of BMW en WSBK made all of this possible. Eugene Laverty, currently a teammate of Loris Baz on the M1000RR, commented: “ I feel really good with them. My plan was always to stop competing before the age of 40. What else could I accomplish in the next three years? The time has come. And it doesn't happen often that you get an offer like the one I got ».
Currently aged 36 years old, suffering from an arm injury, Eugene Laverty arrived in WSBK in 2011 with Yamaha , after three seasons in WorldSSP, and he achieved 35 podiums and 13 victories in 238 races before Race 1 at Autodrom Most. His last podium came at Misano in 2018 when he finished third in Race 1 on Aprilia, while his last victory was at Phillip Island in Race 1 in 2014, on Suzuki. He also has four pole positions to his name, including one for BMW.
Eugene Laverty: “ it will be a completely different path of my career«
In 2023, he will go from pilot to co-owner from the BMW satellite team. The team will thus be able to benefit from the vast experience of Laverty as a pilot as he takes on the role of pilot trainer for BonovoAction BMW. " I wanted to finish strong with decent results, but obviously after the last few rounds I had to change my thinking a bit, because I have some difficulties » he admits. “ I really enjoy being part of this team, because it's probably the best team I've ever ridden in in my career. They were looking for fresh blood for the future of the team, but also someone with experience ».
« It will be a completely different path in my career. This will be a very interesting new challenge for me, and I will have a lot to learn. At a time, I would like to thank BMW Motorrad Motorsport for their trust over the past three years. We will remain closely linked through my new role also in the future " finished Eugene Laverty whose successor could be a certain Garrett gerloff.
