Tommy Bridewell
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| Tommy Bridewell | |
|---|---|
 Bridewell wearing Milwaukee Yamaha colours acknowledging spectators' plaudits for his overall Championship third-place at Brands Hatch Showdown podium, end of BSB 2014 season | |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 9 August 1988 Etchilhampton, Wiltshire, England, UK |
| Current team | Honda Racing UK |
| Bike number | 46 |
Thomas George Bridewell (born 8 August 1988 in Etchilhampton, Wiltshire) will race for Honda Racing UK in the British Championship during 2024.
Bridewell is a Superbike Champion in the 2023 British Superbike Championship aboard a Ducati Panigale V4 R. After several seasons with Oxford Products in the British Superbike Championship, for 2023 he switched to Paul Bird Racing on a factory-supported Ducati.[1]
During the 2018 season, while competing on a Suzuki GSX-R1000R, his contract was terminated abruptly by his team during practice for the Snetterton Circuit round in June.[2] However in July, after missing two rounds, Bridewell was able to step into the vacant Ducati Panigale seat at Moto Rapido Racing, caused by Taylor Mackenzie leaving earlier by mutual agreement.[3]
For the remainder of 2018 Bridewell returned the team's best results in the Superbike class, scoring four podium finishes, narrowly missing out on a Showdown place and achieving the Riders' Cup at the season finale. Bridewell was retained from 2019 to 2022 with the same team under a new sponsor name.[4][5]
Prior to winning the 2023 British Superbike Championship, his best season-result was finishing second in the 2021 BSB series, behind winner Tarran Mackenzie.
Earlier in his racing career he had also been a runner-up in the Yamaha R6 Cup of 2005.[6]
Tommy is the younger brother of Ollie Bridewell, who was a prominent up-and-coming motorcycle racer when he died in 2007 during the Mallory Park round of the Superbike Championship.
Biography[edit]
Ollie's death[edit]
For the 2007 season, Tommy and his older brother Ollie joined forces for the British Superbike Championship in team NB Suzuki. Ollie died after crashing during a practice session at the Mallory Park round in 2007. He was pronounced dead at the scene.[7] Bridewell left the Championship at that round.
European Superstock 600[edit]
Bridewell restarted his racing career in Italy during 2008, moving on to the European Superstock 600 class in 2009, riding the Lorenzini Yamaha.[8] Bridewell started off with a 13th place in the first round at Valencia but would fail to score any more points finishes, and left the team mid-season.
Return to British Superbike Championship[edit]
2009[edit]
After departing the European scene, Bridewell returned to the British Superbike Championship during the 2009 season, competing in the Privateers' Cup on a Team NB Suzuki, winning the Cup class in 7 of the 26 races. Following this success, he was signed by Quay Garage Honda to compete in the main British Superbike Championship for the 2010 season.[9]
2010[edit]
Bridewell had a mixed start to the season, crashing twice in the first round at Brands Hatch Indy circuit, then failing to start the next round at Thruxton. He recovered from this to score a career best fourth-place finish during the fourth round at Cadwell Park.[10] Bridewell finished the season in 11th place on 105 points, his best finish in the Championship.
2011[edit]
For 2011 Bridewell remained with the Quay Garage team, rebranded under the Tyco Racing banner. His season started strongly with a podium in the first race at Brands Hatch Indy. However, he crashed heavily in practice at Thruxton, leading to the amputation of his little finger.[11] He took a fourth place in race 2 at Cadwell Park,[12] having injured himself in practice for the second round at Oulton Park, and never showed in the top 10 again. On the Wednesday before the Snetterton round, Bridewell and Tyco Honda parted company.[13] Bridewell was signed up to replace James Westmoreland at Motorpoint Yamaha for the last four rounds of the 2011 championship season.[14]
British Superbikes[edit]
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Bridewell rode with Shaun Muir Racing as a temporary replacement rider for part of 2013, followed by a full season in 2014. For 2015 he joined Tyco BMW.
2024[edit]
After winning the 2023 BSB championship, in late December 2023 Bridewell confirmed he would leave PBM racing to join Honda Racing UK, a factory supported team based in Louth, Lincolnshire, England which will run Honda Fireblades along with two other riders, Andrew Irwin and Dean Harrison.[15]
Endurance racing[edit]
Bridewell participated in the 2018 Suzuka 8 Hours solo motorcycle endurance race riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000R for Japanese team S-Pulse Dream Racing IAI. With two other riders, the team finished fourth.[16]
World Superbikes[edit]
Bridewell was drafted in to replace injured rider Eugene Laverty on the Go Eleven Ducati in May 2019 for the races at Imola, Italy, on a similar bike to his BSB machine. He finished 12th in Race 1, scoring 4 World Championship points, and 11th in the sprint-distance Superpole Race, just outside of the points. Race 2 was cancelled due to heavy rain.[17] In late May, it was confirmed Bridewell would again replace Laverty, at the Jerez, Spain event in June,[18] when he again finished in the points from both full-length races.
Career statistics[edit]
Stats correct as of 15 October 2023
| Colour | Result |
|---|---|
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Non-classified finish (NC) | |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Withdrew (WD) | |
| Race cancelled (C) | |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Did not arrive (DNA) | |
| Excluded (EX) |
By championship[edit]
British Superbike Championship[edit]
Superbike World Championship[edit]
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | ||||
| 2019 | Ducati | AUS | AUS | AUS | THA | THA | THA | SPA | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | NED | ITA 12 |
ITA 11 |
ITA C |
SPA 14 |
SPA 12 |
SPA 10 |
ITA |
ITA |
ITA |
GBR |
GBR |
GBR |
USA |
USA |
USA |
POR |
POR |
POR |
FRA |
FRA |
FRA |
ARG |
ARG |
ARG |
QAT |
QAT |
QAT |
22nd | 12 |
References[edit]
- ^ PBM Ducati announce Tommy Bridewell for 2023 ducati.com. Retrieved 18 January 2023
- ^ BSB: Bridewell dropped by Halsall Racing Motorcycle News, 16 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018
- ^ BSB: Mackenzie and MotoRapido Ducati announce split Motorcycle News, 7 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018
- ^ BSB: Bridewell back with MotoRapido Ducati Motorcycle News, 7 July 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019
- ^ Tommy Bridewell and Moto Rapido Ducati team up again in 2019 as Oxford Racing Ducati Ducatiracinguk.com, 14 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018
- ^ "Tommy Bridewell will ride at Donington". Visordown. Magicalia Ltd. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ "Bridewell to pay tribute to brother Ollie". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ Pryde, Kenny (19 December 2008). "Tommy Bridewell for Lorenzo in Euro Superstock". Superbike. IPC Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ "Tommy Bridewell Signs For Quay Garage Honda For 2010". British Superbike News. Buzzin' Fly Limited. 15 December 2009. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ BSB Cadwell: Best ever fourth place for Bridewell at Cadwell | Bikeracenews.com Archived 11 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tasker, Nigel (17 April 2010). "BSB Thruxton: Tommy Bridewell to miss round two through injury". bikeracenews.com. Bike Race News. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ "Bridewell secures best BSB finish at Cadwell". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ "Tyco Honda and Bridewell part company". www.motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ Bridewell in at Motorpoint, Westmoreland out | BSB News | Aug 2011 | Crash.Net
- ^ 2024 BSB rider line-up so far: The confirmed, the movers and the shaky... bikesportnews, 20 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023
- ^ 2018 Suzuka 8 Hours Race Result Cycle News, 29 July 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019
- ^ World Superbike 2019 Imola results motorsport.com Retrieved 18 May 2019
- ^ Bridewell to stand in again for Laverty at Jerez WorldSBK Bikesportnews, 29 May 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019
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