Peter Hickman

Peter Hickman
Hickman at Snetterton in 2009
Nationality	English
Born	8 April 1987 Burton-upon-Trent, England
Current team	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
Bike number	60
Website	Hickey 60
Motorcycle racing career statistics British Superbike Championship Active years 2006–2007, 2009–present Manufacturers BMW, Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha Championships 0 2013 championship position 11th Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 183 1 2 0 0 540 Isle of Man TT career TTs contested 2, 2014 and 2015 TT wins 0 Podiums 0

Peter John Hickman (born 8 April 1987 in Burton-upon-Trent) is an English professional motorcycle racer. He will compete in the 2016 British Superbike Championship for JG Speedfit Kawasaki on a ZX-10R.

Racing background

Hickman with his BMW S1000RR at the Isle of Man TT races in 2015

Hickman took his first BSB race win at Cadwell Park in 2014. During the season he rode for both Tsingtao WK Kawasaki and RAF Reserves Honda.^[1]

He currently holds the record as the fastest ever newcomer at the Isle of Man TT,^[2] with a fastest average lap speed of 129.104 mph (207.773 km/h),^[1] and a race-average speed of 125.38 mph (201.78 km/h).^[3] He prepared for his TT race debut by travelling to the Island and driving 70 laps of the near-38 mile course in a hire car, and by watching videos. Hickman's father Dave was a Manx Grand Prix winner and entered two TTs.^[1][4]

Peter Hickman achieved his first international road race win at the 2015 Ulster Grand Prix, winning the feature race ahead of Conor Cummins.^[5]

Hickman won the last race of the 2015 season in November, the Macau Grand Prix, riding a Briggs Equipment/RAF Reserves BMW S1000RR.^[6] In November 2016, Hickman retained his Macau Grand Prix title, after he worked his way through from fourth position. He won by just 0.533 seconds from eight-time winner Michael Rutter.^[7]

Career statistics

British Superbike Championship

Year	Make	1		2		3			4		5		6			7			8			9			10		11		12			13		Pos	Pts	Ref
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2
2006	Kawasaki	BHI 21	BHI 17	DON Ret	DON 16	THR 18	THR Ret		OUL 19	OUL 20	MON C	MON C	MAL 14	MAL 19		SNE 14	SNE 10		KNO 17	KNO 16		OUL 14	OUL 16		CRO 14	CRO 8	CAD 14	CAD 15	SIL 10	SIL 15		BHGP 16	BHGP 11	18th	37	[8]
2007	Kawasaki	BHGP 15	BHGP 12	THR 12	THR 12	SIL 19	SIL 18		OUL Ret	OUL Ret	SNE 17	SNE Ret	MON 17	MON 14		KNO 23	KNO Ret		OUL 13	OUL 13		MAL 14	MAL 16		CRO	CRO	CAD	CAD	DON	DON		BHI	BHI	22nd	23	[9]
2009	Yamaha	BHI 21	BHI 23	OUL 18	OUL 15	DON 16	DON 14		THR 16	THR 15	SNE 17	SNE 15	KNO 12	KNO 14		MAL 12	MAL 14		BHGP Ret	BHGP 20	BHGP 20	CAD 14	CAD 11		CRO 11	CRO 15	SIL 15	SIL 13	OUL 14	OUL Ret	OUL DNS			22nd	35	[10]
2010	Yamaha	BHI 15	BHI Ret	THR 11	THR 13	OUL 12	OUL 17		CAD 13	CAD 13	MAL 24	MAL 15	KNO Ret	KNO C		SNE 15	SNE 24	SNE 11	BHGP 19	BHGP 13	BHGP 14	CAD Ret	CAD 16		CRO 12	CRO 16	SIL 20	SIL 10	OUL 14	OUL 25	OUL Ret			19th	43	[11]
2011	Honda	BHI 13	BHI 9	OUL 13	OUL 8	CRO 7	CRO 9		THR 5	THR 2	KNO 13	KNO 8	SNE 10	SNE DNS		OUL Ret	OUL C		BHGP 25	BHGP 10	BHGP 9	CAD 8	CAD 5	CAD 5	DON 7	DON Ret	SIL Ret	SIL 7	BHGP Ret	BHGP 14	BHGP 9			9th	155	[12]
2012	Kawasaki	BHI 16	BHI C	THR Ret	THR 12	OUL 16	OUL 11	OUL Ret	SNE	SNE																								17th	65	[13]
	BMW										KNO Ret	KNO 13	OUL 8	OUL 13	OUL 12	BHGP Ret	BHGP Ret		CAD 10	CAD 8		DON 18	DON 15		ASS Ret	ASS 16	SIL 14	SIL 10	BHGP Ret	BHGP 10	BHGP 7
2013	Honda	BHI 12	BHI 13	THR 11	THR 10	OUL 6	OUL Ret		KNO 10	KNO 9	SNE 13	SNE 13	BHGP 13	BHGP 13		OUL 12	OUL 12	OUL 13	CAD 8	CAD 7		DON 11	DON 13		ASS 12	ASS 7	SIL 7	SIL Ret	BHGP 15	BHGP Ret	BHGP 12			11th	113	[14]
2014	Kawasaki	BHI	BHI	OUL	OUL	SNE 19	SNE Ret																											11th	120
	Honda								KNO 14	KNO 13	BHGP 12	BHGP 13	THR 12	THR 10		OUL 7	OUL Ret	OUL 13	CAD 6	CAD 1		DON 7	DON 7		ASS 12	ASS Ret	SIL 9	SIL 9	BHGP 13	BHGP 11	BHGP 9

• * Season still in progress

References

1. Peter Hickman - Q&A Crash.net, 3 July 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
2. Hickman: I could have gone faster Bike Social, 7 June 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016
3. TT 2014 PokerStars Senior TT Results IoM TT.com, Retrieved 11 March 2016
4. Dave Hickman, Competitor profile, IoM TT.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016
5. Johnston the hat-trick hero at the 2015 Metzeler Ulster Grand Prix Ulster Grand Prix, 12 August 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016
6. 2015 Macau GP: Peter Hickman blasts to maiden victory Bike Sport News, 21 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015
7. "Macau Grand Prix 2016: Peter Hickman retains title as Glenn Irwin retires". BBC.com. 16 November 2016.
8. "BSB 2006 – British Superbike Championship Points after Round 24". TSL Sports Timing. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
9. "BSB 2007 – British Superbike Championship Points after Final Round". TSL Sports Timing. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
10. "Round 12 – Standings: Oulton Park, 9–11 October 2009" (PDF). British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
11. "Round 12 – Standings: Oulton Park, 8–10 October 2010" (PDF). British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
12. "Round 12 – Standings: Brands Hatch GP, 7–9 October 2011" (PDF). British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
13. "Round 12 – Standings: Brands Hatch GP, 12–14 October 2012" (PDF). British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
14. "Round 12 – Standings: Brands Hatch GP, 18–20 October 2013" (PDF). British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

External links

• Official Website
• 2016 MCE Insurance BSB Championship Profile