Thomas Strudwick

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Thomas Strudwick
Thomas Strudwick Snetterton 2017 1.jpg
Strudwick riding for the Moto Rapido Moto3 team at Snetterton in 2017
NationalityBritish
Born (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 23)
West Sussex, England
Current teamCase Moto BMW F900 and TS Racing Triumph 765
Bike number25
Website Official website
Motorcycle racing career statistics
British Supersport Championship
Active years2019 British GP2 class
ManufacturersFTR Moto2
Championships 1
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
230800243

Thomas Strudwick (born 17 October 2001) [1] 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, [2] and the inaugural National Sportbike Championship on a Triumph 765 were he finished third. [3]

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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, [4] replacing the former accolade-holder Kyle Ryde.

Strudwick raced in the Moto3 Standard support class to the British Superbike Championship, where he achieved three wins finishing in third-place of the 2017 championship. [5]

He was selected as one of 22 riders chosen to compete in the inaugural 2018 British Talent Cup, a controlled-formula series, [6] [7] 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 Donington Park. [8] [9] The championship was conceived during 2017 by the MotoGP world championship organisers Dorna to promote young British riders. [10]

More recently in 2019, Strudwick competed in the British Supersport Championship in the GP2 class, alongside the Case FTR Moto team. [11]

In 2020, Strudwick raced in the Open600 class of the Campeonato de España de Superbike (ESBK) [12] for the Team Edge RST Racing Team. [13]

Career statistics

YearClassBikeRacesPodPoleFLapPtsPosition
2020ESBK Open600Yamaha R665--848th [14]
2019British Supersport ChampionshipFTR Moto2238--2435th [15]
2018British Talent Cup Honda NSF250R Moto3 [10] 108221681 [16]
2017Hel Performance Motostar British Standard class [17] Honda Moto32315403393rd [18]
2016Hel Performance Motostar British Standard class [19] Honda Moto3193012196th [20]
2015Santander Consumer Finance KTM British Junior Cup [21] KTM RC390 Cup Bike139212194th [22]
2014FAB-Racing British MiniGP70 ChampionshipMetrakit MiniGP702321--4441st [23]
2013FAB-Racing British MiniGP70 ChampionshipMetrakit MiniGP702421--4832nd [24]
2012FAB-Racing British MiniGP50 ChampionshipMetrakit MiniGP50189--2885th [25]
2011FAB-Racing Junior 4.2 Minimoto British ChampionshipPolini 4.2 MiniMoto181--1855th [26]
2009Ringwood Motocross Club Schoolboy JuniorKTM 50cc-----14th
2008Ringwood Motocross Club Schoolboy JuniorKTM 50cc-----21st
2007 Ringwood Motocross Club Schoolboy RookieKTM 50cc------
Total13879622177

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Records
Preceded by Youngest rider to win
a British Championship Race

13 years, 247 days
(2015 British Superbike Championship season)
Succeeded by
Preceded by Youngest novice rider to win
a British Championship Race

13 years, 247 days
(2015 British Superbike Championship season)
Succeeded by
Incumbent