Hawk Racing

Last updated
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hawk Racing
2025 nameMasterMac Honda
Base Leicestershire, East Midlands, Flag of England.svg England
Team principal/s Steve Hicken
Race riders British Superbike Championship:
17. Flag of Scotland.svg John McPhee 86. Flag of England.svg Charlie Nesbitt

British Superstock Championship:
2. Flag of England.svg 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]

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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]

Statistics

Road Races

Isle of Man TT

Circuit Racing

British Superbike Championship

YearEntrantBikePos.Rider DON
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BRH
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OUL
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SNE
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KNO
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BRH
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THR
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CAD
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OUL
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ASS
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SIL
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BRH
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Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3
The Championship Showdown
BSB Riders Cup
2015 Buildbase BMW BMW S1000RR
16 (8) Flag of England.svg Richard Cooper
8778764126DNSDNSDNS80 (156)
14 Flag of England.svg Lee Jackson 131318231510Ret1911111211DNS9121181113121711956Ret101
20 Flag of Japan.svg Ryuichi Kiyonari 14Ret445Ret21RetRet41618171714Ret15129Ret1666
YearEntrantBikePos.Rider SIL
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
KNO
Flag of Scotland.svg
SNE
Flag of England.svg
THR
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
CAD
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
DON
Flag of England.svg
ASS
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3
The Championship Showdown
BSB Riders Cup
2016 Buildbase BMW BMW S1000RR
10 Flag of England.svg Richard Cooper 1211914267Ret118Ret858Ret612665810RetRet15193
13 Flag of England.svg Lee Jackson 871413151213151015Ret1056Ret1110Ret812111513813Ret108
Ulster Banner.svg Michael Dunlop RetRetRetDNS0
YearEntrantBikePos.Rider DON
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
KNO
Flag of Scotland.svg
SNE
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
THR
Flag of England.svg
CAD
Flag of England.svg
SIL
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
ASS
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3
The Championship Showdown
BSB Riders Cup
2017 Buildbase Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R 1000 R
11 Flag of England.svg Bradley Ray Ret14128RetRetRet129111088Ret14111066736109Ret9140
Bennetts Suzuki13 Flag of France.svg Sylvain Guintoli Ret7Ret10Ret11814109Ret171081810134RetRet1141DNS1211131
19 Flag of Scotland.svg Taylor Mackenzie RetRet15141815511RetRetRet1513DNS15157RetDNSDNSDNS35
Buildbase Suzuki Ulster Banner.svg Michael Dunlop 161719RetRetDNS0
YearEntrantBikePos.Rider DON
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
SNE
Flag of England.svg
KNO
Flag of Scotland.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
THR
Flag of England.svg
CAD
Flag of England.svg
SIL
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
ASS
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3
The Championship Showdown
2018 Buildbase Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R 1000 R
6 Flag of England.svg Bradley Ray 112747RetRet5Ret1316Ret1222Ret14711Ret17711811551
BSB Riders Cup
12 Flag of England.svg Richard Cooper 1613RetRet109107977RetRet14119Ret10813Ret125Ret41140
YearEntrantBikePos.Rider SIL
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
DON
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
KNO
Flag of Scotland.svg
SNE
Flag of England.svg
THR
Flag of England.svg
CAD
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
ASS
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
DON
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3
The Championship Showdown
2019 Buildbase Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R 1000 R
11 Flag of England.svg Bradley Ray 161014121713917Ret6Ret13131213RetRet242910Ret6151414126
13 Flag of England.svg Luke Stapleford 75191612151013179RetRet151412118141212451314141617102
31 Flag of England.svg Richard Cooper 13Ret3
YearEntrantBikePos.Rider DON
Flag of England.svg
SNE
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SIL
Flag of England.svg
OUL
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DON
Flag of England.svg
BRH
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Pts
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
2020 Buildbase Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R 1000 R
9 Flag of England.svg Kyle Ryde Ret4710610211Ret13138Ret141411Ret137
12 Flag of England.svg Gino Rea 85 (89)
111213Ret121410121264510910
19 Ulster Banner.svg Keith Farmer DNSDNSDNS15Ret1813111510
YearEntrantBikePos.Rider OUL
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KNO
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BRH
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THR
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DON
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CAD
Flag of England.svg
SNE
Flag of England.svg
SIL
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
DON
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
Pts
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
The Championship Showdown
2021 Buildbase Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R 1000 R
11 Flag of England.svg Gino Rea 111311131011Ret10DNS8101115Ret10RetRet11Ret5466RetRet10914112810202
18 Flag of England.svg Danny Kent Ret14RetRetRet1410Ret1069316RetDNS49
23 Flag of England.svg Luke Stapleford 1719141014DNS10
25 Flag of England.svg Tim Neave 1511157
27 Flag of Japan.svg Naomichi Uramoto Ret13136
31 Ulster Banner.svg Michael Dunlop 1914172
Flag of England.svg Leon Jeacock 2018190
YearEntrantBikePos.Rider SIL
Flag of England.svg
OUL
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DON
Flag of England.svg
KNO
Flag of Scotland.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
THR
Flag of England.svg
CAD
Flag of England.svg
SNE
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
DON
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
Pts
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
The Championship Showdown
2022 Buildbase Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R 1000 R
15 Flag of England.svg Christian Iddon 810117714676RetDNSDNS10Ret111211111812Ret4RetRet7DNSDNSRet79135
16 Flag of England.svg Danny Kent 1718152119RetDNSDNSDNS1914Ret129RetRet221515161410Ret121212101714986877
21 Flag of England.svg Charlie Nesbitt 1913131181223
YearEntrantBikePos.Rider SIL
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
DON
Flag of England.svg
KNO
Flag of Scotland.svg
SNE
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
THR
Flag of England.svg
CAD
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
DON
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
Pts
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
2023 Honda CBR1000RR-R
MasterMac by Hawk Racing Honda11 Flag of England.svg Charlie Nesbitt 12Ret1711Ret141069RetRetRet9121111119233RetRetRet1012122074Ret1110174.5
Crendon Honda by Hawk Racing26 Flag of England.svg Josh Owens 24151616RetDNSRet14DSQ13RetRet18151415RetRetWDWDWD9.5
Hawk Racing (Rd 2) & Crendon Honda by Hawk Racing Ulster Banner.svg Michael Dunlop RetRetDNS19RetRet21RetRet0
YearEntrantBikePos.Rider NAV

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OUL

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DON

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KNO

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SNE

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BRH

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THR

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CAD

Flag of England.svg

OUL

Flag of England.svg

DON

Flag of England.svg

BRH

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Pts
R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
2024 MasterMac Honda Honda CBR1000RR-R7 Flag of England.svg Lee Jackson 141214111171288910DNS121187671172333778791312Ret251
11 Flag of England.svg Charlie Nesbitt 991113139711958Ret910Ret109Ret125344RetRetRet657Ret98223

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.