Thomas Strudwick (born 17 October 2001) is a British motorcycle road racer from West Sussex. During 2024, he raced in both the UK BMW F900 Cup national-level series winning the championship, and the inaugural National Sportbike Championship on a Triumph 765 where he finished third.

Racing history

In 2015, Strudwick competed in the KTM British Junior Cup for MTS Racing. He became the youngest-ever winner of a British championship motorcycle race at the age of 13 years and 247 days on 21 June 2015, replacing the former accolade-holder

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. Strudwick raced in the Moto3 Standard support class to the

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, where he achieved three wins finishing in third-place of the 2017 championship. He was selected as one of 22 riders chosen to compete in the inaugural 2018 British Talent Cup, a controlled-formula series, and he also rode in the Motostar British Championship for superbike team Moto Rapido Moto3. On 1 April 2018, Strudwick won the inaugural British Talent Cup race at

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. The championship was conceived during 2017 by the

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'', 28 February 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2018 More recently in 2019, Strudwick competed in the British Supersport Championship in the GP2 class, alongside the Case FTR Moto team. In 2020, Strudwick raced in the Open600 class of the Campeonato de España de Superbike (ESBK) for the Team Edge RST Racing Team.

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British Supersport Championship
{{DEFAULTSORT:Strudwick, Thomas 2001 births Living people English motorcycle racers Sportspeople from West Sussex 21st-century English sportsmen