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Eugene Laverty (born 3 June 1986 in Ballymena Northern Ireland) is a professional motorcycle road racer, the brother of Michael and John. In 2008 he has competed in both the 250cc World Championship and the World Supersport series. Laverty was runner up in the 2004 British 125cc Championship. He had a successful year in 2006 aboard the Dunlop shod Red Bull Honda CBR600RR.
For 2007, he raced in the 250cc Grand Prix World Championship for LCR Honda.
For 2008 it was expected that he would go back to Britain and further his career in Supersports or Superbikes, but he was signed by Blusens Aprilia on December 18th to continue to race in 250cc with privateer motorcycles. He scored points in China and Portugal, but at Le Mans he crashed at the one remaining wet corner as the circuit dried.
He then joined the factory Yamaha team in World Supersport as a temporary replacement for the injured Fabien Foret. Despite riding injured following a crash at the 2008 Indianapolis Motorcycle Grand Prix a week earlier, he moved up from an early 7th to battle championship leader Andrew Pitt and team-mate Broc Parkes for 2nd. Parkes got the better of him, but he finished on the podium after surviving contact with Pitt which eliminated the Honda rider. He decided before this race to end his 250cc season, and focus on a fulltime WSS ride for 2009. On November 3rd, 2008 the young Ulsterman signed with the Parkalgar Honda World Supersport team for the 2009 season. On March 14th, 2009 Laverty won his first Supersport World Championship race at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar, narrowly beating Ten Kate Racing's Andrew Pitt to the chequered flag. His win was also the first for the Parkalgar Honda team.
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