Spies emerged to prominence in his native USA partly thanks to his spectacular riding style but also his results which saw a third AMA Superbike Championship claimed in 2008, being only the fourth individual in the history of the series to win the title three consecutive times.

The young Texan preceded his hat trick of AMA Championship wins with a 2nd place in the standings in 2005, winning the AMA Superbike race at California Speedway and adding no less than 13 podium finishes to his tally for the year. Prior to this he raced for three years in the AMA Supersport Championship, with some notable successes, including winning the Infineon Speedway round of the 2004 championship along with a further two podiums that year.

Ben is no stranger to MotoGP. He replaced the injured Loris Capirossi at the 2008 British GP and secured a 14th place finish. He went on to sample three more wild-card rides, scoring a brilliant eighth place finish at Laguna Seca and an even more impressive 6th at Indianapolis. His final outing before joining his current crew (and first with the M1) took place in Sterilgarda colours when he carved through the pack at the 2009 season-closer at Valencia for 7th spot.

In 2009 as Yamaha's first ever World Superbike Champion Spies made an indelible impression in his first year in Europe, not only proving his ability and level of dedication but also an uncanny talent for mastering unseen tracks and demonstrating the potency of the YZF-R1. With a historic maiden WSB attempt Spies put himself into contention to become just the second American MotoGP champion this century, joining Yamaha Monster Energy Tech 3 for his premiership debut in 2010.

The 2010 season saw Ben Spies continue his journey within the Yamaha family. A hugely successful first year in MotoGP with the Tech3 Yamaha Team delivered the well earned Rookie of the Year title. Spies ended the season as not just the highest placed rookie rider, but the highest placed satellite rider with sixth in the standings. He continued to display the form that won him the 2009 World Superbike Championship, adapting quickly to unknown tracks and scoring an impressive pole position start for his home race at Indianapolis along with two podium finishes over the year.

For 2011 the young Texan stepped up to partner the 2010 World Champion Jorge Lorenzo, riding together for Yamaha’s Factory Racing Team. 2011 proved to be a challenging season for Spies with two serious crashes, the first in atrocious weather conditions during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the second at Phillip Island during the Grand Prix of Australia. Despite these setbacks the year also witnessed the American’s first Grand Prix victory, taken in style at Assen whilst running Yamaha’s special red and white 50th anniversary of Grand Prix racing livery. The final race of the season at Valencia saw his second potential race win snatched away at the finish line, conceded by a mere 0.015 seconds to 2011 World Champion Casey Stoner. Spies wrapped up 2011 in fifth position with a total of four podiums.

Spies will continue to partner Jorge Lorenzo for the 2012 season, the Yamaha Factory riders embarking on the new 1000cc MotoGP era together. 

When he's not racing Ben is likely to be found a long way from the hustle and noise of the racetrack, chilling out with some fishing time and getting some peace and quiet! He has a residence near Lake Como in Italy. He launched his own cycling team in 2011 which raises money for charity while they race.