| Peter Hickman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Hickman with his BMW S1000RR at the Isle of Man TT races in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 1987 Burton-upon-Trent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | FHO Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Hicky 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter John Hickman (born 8 April 1987 in Burton-upon-Trent) is an English professional motorcycle racer and business owner for preparation of racing machines.[1]
For 2021, he competed in the British Superbike Championship 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.[2][3] He continued with the same team during 2022, and again into 2023 with a teammate, Josh Brookes.
Hickman started TT racing in 2014. He won two in 2018, three in 2019, followed by four in 2022 and 2023, following the resumption of TT racing after two years of no Isle of Man TT events during COVID-19 travel restrictions.[4] The tally of four wins in one week of racing has only been achieved by two other riders, Phillip McCallen and Michael Dunlop,[5] and Ian Hutchinson who scored five in 2010.[6] Hickman has 14 TT victories in total, which puts him in 6th on the all-time winners list.[7]
Hickman currently holds the all-time lap record at the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course, set in 2023 during the Superstock TT race 2, with an average of 136.358 mph (219.447 km/h) over the 37.73 mi (60.72 km) long race circuit.[8]
- ^ Hickman to launch bike building and tuning business bikesportnews, 26 May 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2021
- ^ Peter Hickman to race under FHO Racing banner in 2021 BSB series and international road races BBC Sport Northern Ireland, 4 November 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021
- ^ Smiths Racing to call time on motorcycle racing after Brands Hatch BSB round BBC Sport Northern Ireland, 14 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021
- ^ Peter Hickman TT race results iomtt.com database Retrieved 13 June 2022
- ^ Isle of Man TT: Peter Hickman scores his fourth win of the week in Senior BBC Sport, 11 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022
- ^ Retro Rewind: Ian Hutchinson's famous five at 2010 Isle of Man TT Belfast Newsletter, 8 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2022
- ^ "Most Isle of Man TT wins: Complete list of every winner". Crash. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Hickman smashes outright TT lap record to win Superstock Race 2". Manx Radio. Retrieved 20 November 2023.