Hawk Racing

Hawk Racing

2025 name	MasterMac Honda
Base	Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Team principal/s	Steve Hicken
Race riders	British Superbike Championship: 17. John McPhee 86. Charlie Nesbitt British Superstock Championship: 2. Dan Brooks
Motorcycle	Honda CBR1000RR
Tyres	Pirelli
Riders' Championships	0 BSB

Hawk Racing is a motorcycle racing team headquartered in Leicestershire, UK. Founded by Stuart Hicken in 1996, ^[1] the team is currently headed by Steve Hicken, Stuart's son. The team currently primarily races modified Honda Fireblade superbikes. ^[2]

Road Racing

Hawk Racing works closely with Michael Dunlop, a champion Superbike racer from Northern Ireland. ^[3] Riding a Hawk Racing-modified Honda, Dunlop won the RST Superbike TT event in 2023. ^[4] The relationship between the Hicken family and the Dunlop family goes back several years to when Stuart and Hawk first became associated with Michael's family of racing champions. ^[5]

British Championships

Besides collaborating with Dunlop during the Isle of Man TT, Hawk Racing backs two racers, John McPhee and Charlie Nesbitt, who compete on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship and EU Superbike circuit under the Hawk Racing banner. ^[6]

In October 2024, Hawk Racing announced that MasterMac Surfacing would be sponsoring the team for the third consecutive year on the British Superbike circuit. ^[7]

British Superbike Championship

Year	Entrant	Bike	Pos.	Rider	DON		BRH		OUL		SNE		KNO		BRH		THR		CAD		OUL			ASS		SIL		BRH			Pts
					R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3
The Championship Showdown
BSB Riders Cup
2015	Buildbase BMW	BMW S1000RR
			16 (8)	Richard Cooper
																			8	7	7	8	7	6	4	12	6	DNS	DNS	DNS	80 (156)
			14	Lee Jackson	13	13	18	23	15	10	Ret	19	11	11	12	11	DNS	9	12	11	8	11	13	12	17	11	9	5	6	Ret	101
			20	Ryuichi Kiyonari	14	Ret	4	4	5	Ret	21	Ret	Ret	4	16	18	17	17	14	Ret	15	12	9			Ret	16				66

Year	Entrant	Bike	Pos.	Rider	SIL		OUL		BRH		KNO		SNE		THR		BRH		CAD		OUL			DON		ASS		BRH			Pts
					R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3
The Championship Showdown
BSB Riders Cup
2016	Buildbase BMW	BMW S1000RR
			10	Richard Cooper	12	11	9	1	4	2	6	7	Ret	11	8	Ret	8	5	8	Ret	6	12	6	6	5	8	10	Ret	Ret	15	193
			13	Lee Jackson	8	7	14	13	15	12	13	15	10	15	Ret	10	5	6	Ret	11	10	Ret	8	12	11	15	13	8	13	Ret	108
	Michael Dunlop	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS																							0

Year	Entrant	Bike	Pos.	Rider	DON		BRH		OUL		KNO		SNE		BRH		THR		CAD		SIL			OUL		ASS		BRH			Pts
					R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3
The Championship Showdown
BSB Riders Cup
2017	Buildbase Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R 1000 R
	11		Bradley Ray	Ret	14	12	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	9	11	10	8	8	Ret	14	11	10	6	6	7	3	6	10	9	Ret	9	140
	Bennetts Suzuki		13	Sylvain Guintoli	Ret	7	Ret	10	Ret	11	8	14	10	9	Ret	17	10	8	18	10	13	4	Ret	Ret	11	4	1	DNS	12	11	131
	19		Taylor Mackenzie	Ret	Ret	15	14	18	15	5	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	13	DNS	15	15	7	Ret	DNS			DNS	DNS				35
Buildbase Suzuki		Michael Dunlop	16	17			19	Ret							Ret	DNS													0

Year	Entrant	Bike	Pos.	Rider	DON		BRH		OUL		SNE		KNO		BRH		THR		CAD		SIL			OUL		ASS		BRH			Pts
					R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3
The Championship Showdown
2018	Buildbase Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R 1000 R
			6	Bradley Ray	1	1	2	7	4	7	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	13	16	Ret	12	2	2	Ret	14	7	11	Ret	17	7	11	8	11	551
			BSB Riders Cup
			12	Richard Cooper	16	13	Ret	Ret	10	9	10	7	9	7	7	Ret	Ret	14	11	9	Ret	10	8	13	Ret	12	5	Ret	4	1	140

Year	Entrant	Bike	Pos.	Rider	SIL		OUL		DON			BRH		KNO		SNE		THR		CAD		OUL			ASS		DON		BRH			Pts
					R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3
The Championship Showdown
2019	Buildbase Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R 1000 R
			11	Bradley Ray	16	10	14	12	17	13	9	17	Ret	6	Ret	13	13	12	13	Ret	Ret	2	4	2	9	10	Ret	6	15	14	14	126
			13	Luke Stapleford	7	5	19	16	12	15	10	13	17	9	Ret	Ret	15	14	12	11	8	14	12	12	4	5	13	14	14	16	17	102
31	Richard Cooper																					13	Ret						3

Year	Entrant	Bike	Pos.	Rider	DON			SNE			SIL			OUL			DON			BRH			Pts
					R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
2020	Buildbase Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R 1000 R
			9	Kyle Ryde	Ret	4	7	10	6	10	2	1	1	Ret	13	13	8	Ret	14	14	11	Ret	137
			12	Gino Rea																			85 (89)
								11	12	13	Ret	12	14	10	12	12	6	4	5	10	9	10
19	Keith Farmer	DNS	DNS	DNS							15	Ret	18	13	11	15				10

Year	Entrant	Bike	Pos.	Rider	OUL			KNO			BRH			THR			DON			CAD			SNE			SIL			OUL			DON			BRH			Pts
					R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
The Championship Showdown
2021	Buildbase Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R 1000 R
			11	Gino Rea	11	13	11	13	10	11	Ret	10	DNS	8	10	11	15	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	5	4	6	6	Ret	Ret	10	9	1	4	1	12	8	10	202
			18	Danny Kent	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	10	Ret	10	6	9	3	16	Ret	DNS																			49
			23	Luke Stapleford																			17	19	14	10	14	DNS										10
			25	Tim Neave																15	11	15																7
27	Naomichi Uramoto																												Ret	13	13				6
31	Michael Dunlop																									19	14	17							2
	Leon Jeacock																															20	18	19	0

Year	Entrant	Bike	Pos.	Rider	SIL			OUL			DON			KNO			BRH			THR			CAD			SNE			OUL			DON			BRH			Pts
					R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
The Championship Showdown
2022	Buildbase Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R 1000 R
			15	Christian Iddon	8	10	11	7	7	14	6	7	6	Ret	DNS	DNS	10	Ret	11	12	11	11	18	12	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	7	DNS	DNS				Ret	7	9	135
			16	Danny Kent	17	18	15	21	19	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	19	14	Ret	12	9	Ret	Ret	22	15	15	16	14	10	Ret	12	12	12	10	17	14	9	8	6	8	77
21	Charlie Nesbitt																												19	13	13	11	8	12	23

Year	Entrant	Bike	Pos.	Rider	SIL			OUL			DON			KNO			SNE			BRH			THR			CAD			OUL			DON			BRH			Pts
					R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
2023		Honda CBR1000RR-R
	MasterMac by Hawk Racing Honda		11	Charlie Nesbitt	12	Ret	17	11	Ret	14	10	6	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	12	11	11	11	9	2	3	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	12	12	20	7	4	Ret	11	10	174.5
	Crendon Honda by Hawk Racing		26	Josh Owens	24	15	16	16	Ret	DNS	Ret	14	DSQ	13	Ret	Ret	18	15	14	15	Ret	Ret	WD	WD	WD													9.5
Hawk Racing (Rd 2) & Crendon Honda by Hawk Racing		Michael Dunlop				Ret	Ret	DNS																			19	Ret	Ret	21	Ret	Ret				0

Year	Entrant	Bike	Pos.	Rider	NAV		OUL			DON			KNO			SNE			BRH			THR			CAD			OUL			DON			BRH			Pts
					R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
2024	MasterMac Honda	Honda CBR1000RR-R	7	Lee Jackson	14	12	14	11	11	7	12	8	8	9	10	DNS	12	11	8	7	6	7	11	7	2	3	3	3	7	7	8	7	9	13	12	Ret	251
			11	Charlie Nesbitt	9	9	11	13	13	9	7	11	9	5	8	Ret	9	10	Ret	10	9	Ret	12	5	3	4	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	5	7	Ret	9	8	223

Video game

Following a Trend in the early 2000s the team had a Sports Video Game Title as Hawk Kawasaki Racing / Hawk Superbike Racing on the PlayStation 2 with Peter Hickman on the signature green Kawasaki racing motorcycle on the cover.

References

1. "MasterMac-Honda".
2. "New era for Hawk Racing in 2023 Bennetts BSB with new manufacturer and new sponsors". www.britishsuperbike.com. 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
3. "Michael Dunlop with Hawk Racing again at TT 2024". Manx Radio.
4. Duncan, Lewis (2023-06-05). "Dunlop delighted to prove Isle of Man TT Superbike doubters wrong". www.motorsport.com.
5. "NW200: Michael Dunlop unveils Hawk Racing Honda Superbike on eve of opening practice". 7 May 2024.
6. "BSB: Lee Jackson returns to Hawk Racing alongside Charlie Nesbitt". www.motorcyclenews.com.
7. "BS: Hawk Racing Extend Partnership". 6 October 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Team Facebook Page
• Team Page-Bennetts British Superbikes Archived 2024-07-22 at the Wayback Machine