Josh Brookes: 3rd
Peter Hickman: 7th
Josh Brookes: 7th
Peter Hickman: 5th
Josh Brookes: 5th
Peter Hickman: 8th
Josh Brookes: 6th
Peter Hickman: 11th
The 2024 Bennetts British Superbike Championship drew to a close over the weekend with Brands Hatch once again providing the backdrop for the final round, where the FHO Racing BMW Motorrad team enjoyed a solid end to the year with Josh Brookes and Peter Hickman in the top 10 across the weekend aboard the BMW M 1000 RR.
It has been a rollercoaster of a season for Faye Ho’s squad who have battled with issues due to changes in the championship rules, but despite the struggles and challenges across the year, the team has never lost faith and worked hard to improve the package for both Josh and Hicky.
By mid-season the teams’ fortunes turned, and Josh and Peter were back at the sharp end mixing with the front runners, although the team never secured a BSB podium or a win this season, they were certainly close at times.
The final round saw further progress, with Josh once again securing a front row start in Saturday’s Qualifying session. Across the weekend he scored a hat trick of top 10 finishes, wrapping up his season with a seventh, fifth and sixth place in the final race aboard the M 1000 RR.
Teammate Peter secured his best result of the season finishing fifth in the opening race of the weekend. In the Sprint race it was another top 10 in eighth place and the final race saw him just outside the top 10 in 11th.
The FHO Racing BMW Motorrad team finished the season as the highest placed BMW team in the overall championship standings, with Josh securing eighth place with 249 points.
“The weekend rounded up quite sweet really with the sixth in the final race. I gave it everything I had; I was in a battle for pretty much most of the race, so that was a nice feeling to race with the others, and obviously keep it on two wheels right to the end whilst fighting for positions. I’m kind of in a position where I would have wanted more, even in that last race there was a position or more I would have liked to have reached to feel a bit more satisfied, but that’s like the trending pattern of the year; even when we’ve had a good weekend we go away feeling we’ve missed something. But I am pleased with how we all worked this year and moved forward, which was slightly visible form the outside, we had been making improvements and we just kept pushing even when we were at adversary. I’m pleased with my crew, the team for everyone keeping positive and keeping pushing all the way to the end, I’m just disappointed that we didn’t get more out of the season.”
Josh Brookes
#25
“We finished the weekend a bit more positive than the rest of the year. I took my best result of the season, and we’ve again been a lot closer to the front group, so we’ve really continued making progress from previous rounds. We found a setting for the bike meaning I can ride it in the rain, which is something we’ve not been able to do for the last two years. When it was raining before it was very uncomfortable and I wasn’t fast, but this weekend we were in the top five, so I’m feeling comfortable again. We made a step forward this season, sadly it was a little late as we’re now at the end of the year, but the guys worked so hard to make improvements, which started to show as the season progressed. It’s been a super tough year at times, but now we look forward to seeing what the winter brings and of course the Macau Grand Prix, which is our main focus now.”
Peter Hickman
#60
