Jakub Smrž (born April 7, 1983 in České Budějovice, Czech Republic) is a professional motorcycle road racer currently competing in the Superbike World Championship.
He first entered the 125cc World Championship in 2000. He was 17th overall in 2001, then divided his time between 125cc and the 250cc championships in 2002. He remained in the 250cc World Championship until 2006, finishing 12th overall with a best of 7th that year.
For 2007 he was the surprise choice to replace Roberto Rolfo at the formerly race-winning SC Caracchi Ducati team in the Superbike World Championship. On a customer Ducati 999 F05 he frequently troubled the top 16 in qualifying.
He finished the season 14th with a best race result of 8th. For 2008 he is riding a customer Ducati 1098 RS 08 for the Guandalini Racing by Grifo's team. Jakub Smrž lives in Jílovice. |