Peter John Hickman (born 8 April 1987 in

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) is an English professional

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and business owner for preparation of racing machines. For 2021, he competed in the

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class aboard a BMW M1000RR, initially with superbike teammate Xavi Forés for new team FHO Racing, formed from some elements of Hickman's old team Smiths Racing, which closed at the end of the 2020 season. He continued with the same team during 2022, and again into 2023 with a teammate,

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. Hickman started TT racing in

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. He won two in

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, three in

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, followed by four in

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and 2023, following the resumption of TT racing after two years of no Isle of Man TT events during

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travel restrictions. The tally of four wins in one week of racing has only been achieved by two other riders, Phillip McCallen and Michael Dunlop, and Ian Hutchinson who scored five in 2010. Hickman has 14 TT victories in total, which puts him in 6th on the all-time winners list. Hickman currently holds the all-time lap record at the

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, set in 2023 during the Superstock TT race 2, with an average of over the 37.73 mi (60.72 km) long race circuit. Flameon

Racing background

Short circuit

Hickman took his first BSB race win at Cadwell Park in

. After starting the season without a ride he rode for Tsingtao WK Kawasaki for a single round before joining the RAF Reserves Honda team for the rest of the season at Knockhill. Hickman took a career best championship position of 4th in

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. He finished the 2019 British Superbike Championship season in sixth place, the 2020 season in 14th,

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in fifth place,

in ninth, and

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in 12th. In 2022, Peter Hickman was announced as a wild card for the

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event, riding his usual British Superbike BMW M1000RR, with suitable alterations including a World Superbike specification CPU.WSB: Peter Hickman set for Donington wildcard with FHO Racing BMW
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'', 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022 He later replaced Michael van der Mark at the factory

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team for the

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round, taking his first points with a 14th-place result in race 2.

Isle of Man TT races

In his debut year (2014) he reached the record as the fastest-ever newcomer at the

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, with a fastest average lap speed of , and a race-average speed of . In 2022, the record was surpassed by Glenn Irwin, who reached . He prepared for his TT race debut by travelling to the Isle of Man and driving 70 laps of the near-38 mile course in a hire car, and by watching videos. Hickman's father Dave was a

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Crash.net, 3 July 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2016. Hickman clinched his first victory at the

in a close race from Michael Dunlop and Dean Harrison, breaking Ian Hutchinson's lap record twice in the 2018 Superstock event. Hickman won the

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, raising the absolute lap record to on the final lap, winning from Dean Harrison with Manxman

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in third. Hickman won three TTs in

, and four in

and

. In

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he won one, bringing his all-time total to 14.

Other UK road races

Hickman achieved his first international road race win at the 2015

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, winning the feature race ahead of

Macau Grand Prix

Hickman won the last race of the 2015 season in November, the

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, riding a Briggs Equipment/RAF Reserves

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. In November 2016, he retained his Macau Grand Prix title, after he worked his way through from fourth position, winning by just 0.533 seconds from eight-time winner

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. In the 2017 event, Hickman was placed second, in front of event team-mate

, both riding Bathams BMWs. In 2018 Hickman won the Macau event for a third time, riding his BMW S1000RR prepared by Smiths Racing for Aspire Ho, ahead of Rutter (Bathams Aspire Ho Honda RC213V-S) and Martin Jessop ( PBM Ducati). In 2019, Hickman was again the man to beat, taking pole in front of Rutter. The race was a controversial affair, as it was stopped by two red flags due to accidents, with insufficient laps completed to declare a result. It was initially declared null and void, before Michael Rutter was declared the winner as he was leading the last completed lap, even though Hickman was leading the field when both red flags were deployed. The race was not held in 2020 and 2021, and Hickman, like most top British riders, did not take part in 2022 due to travel restrictions. Hickman took a comfortable fourth win in 2023, 28 seconds in front of Davey Todd and the first win for FHO BMW.

Career statistics

By class

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- NC, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup,

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British Superbike Championship

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Superbike World Championship

Races by year

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Isle of Man TT

TT race victories

TT career summary

Last updated in June 2024

References

External links

Official Website

2016 MCE Insurance BSB Championship Profile
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