Max Neukirchner
Max Neukirchner raced in the World Superbike Championship from 2005 to 2013, with a two-year interruption to compete in the Moto2 World Championship. In 2008 the 33-year-old German captured two victories and ten podiums in the World Superbike Championship and finished fifth, making him the most successful German Superbike-rider. In 2014 he started riding in the International German Superbike Championship (IDM) and finished the season as the runner-up, having won four times and finished 13 of 15 races on the podium. Now, for the third year in a row, the German rider will again focus on claiming the World Endurance trophy aboard the YZF-R1 for YART.
Personal Profile
| Date of birth: | 20-04-1983 |
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| Place of birth: | Stollberg, Germany |
| Nationality: | Germany |
| Height: | 179 cm |
| Weight (kg) | 70 kg |
| Marital state: | Married |
| Hobbies: | Cycling, motorcycle tours, meeting friends |
Career highlights
| 2016: | 6th FIM Endurance World Championship, YART Yamaha Official EWC Team |
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| 2015: | 10th, FIM World Endurance Championship |
| 2014: | 2nd IDM Superbike |
| 2013: | 14th Superbike World Championship |
| 2012: | 26th, Moto2 World Championship |
| 2011: | 20th, Moto2 World Championship |
| 2010: | 18th, World Superbike Championship |
| 2009: | 16th, World Superbike Championship |
| 2008: | 5th, World Superbike (1st & 2nd place in Monza, 1st place at Misano) |
| 2007: | 9th, World Superbike Championship |
| 2006: | 19th, World Superbike Championship |
| 2005: | 12th, World Superbike Championship |
| 2004: | 9th, Supersport World Championship |
| 2003: | 31st 250cc World Championship (one race), 3rd 250cc European Championship |
| 2002: | 250cc World Championship wildcard, 2nd 250cc German Championship |
| 2001: | 250cc World Championship wildcard, 5th 250cc German Championship |
| 2000: | 10th, 250cc German Championship |
