Tommy Bridewell

Thomas George Bridewell (born 8 August 1988 in Etchilhampton, Wiltshire) races for Honda Racing UK in the British Superbike Championship.

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.

During the 2018 season, while competing on a Suzuki GSX-R1000R, Bridewell's contract was terminated abruptly by his team during practice for the Snetterton Circuit round in June. 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.

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.

Prior to winning the 2023 British Superbike Championship, Bridewell's best season-result was finishing second in the 2021 BSB series, behind winner Tarran Mackenzie.

Earlier in his racing career, Bridewell had also been a runner-up in the Yamaha R6 Cup of 2005.

Bridewell 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

Ollie's death For the 2007 season, Bridewell 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. Bridewell left the Championship at that round.

European Superstock 600 Bridewell restarted his racing career in Italy during 2008, moving on to the European Superstock 600 class in 2009, riding the Lorenzini Yamaha. 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

2009 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 seven 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.

2010 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. Bridewell finished the season in 11th place on 105 points, his best finish in the Championship.

2011 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. He took a fourth place in race 2 at Cadwell Park, having injured himself in practice for the second round at Oulton Park, and never showed in the top-ten again. On the Wednesday before the Snetterton round, Bridewell and Tyco Honda parted company. Bridewell was signed up to replace James Westmoreland at Motorpoint Yamaha for the last four rounds of the 2011 championship season.

British Superbikes

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 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.

Endurance racing 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.

World Superbikes 2019 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 four World Championship points, and 11th in the sprint-distance Superpole Race, just outside of the points. Race 2 was cancelled due to heavy rain. In late May, it was confirmed Bridewell would again replace Laverty, at the Jerez, Spain event in June, when he again finished in the points from both full-length races.

2024 Bridewell was entered as a wildcard in the last round of the 2024 season at Jerez, Spain, on his BSB-based Honda Fireblade, crashing in both full-length races, and finishing the shorter Superpole event in 20th place.

Career statistics Stats correct as of 27 October 2024

By class 2009 – 34th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Yamaha YZF-R1 2010 – NC, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Honda CBR1000RR

By championship FIM Superstock 1000 Cup Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Pts 2009 Yamaha VAL13 NED20 MNZ19 SMR DON BRN NŰR IMO MAG ALG 34th 3 2010 Honda ALG VAL NED MNZ SMR BRN SIL NŰR IMO MAGDNS NC 0

British Superbike Championship Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts Ref R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 Suzuki BHGP BHGP THR THR SIL SIL OUL OUL SNE SNE MON MON KNO KNO OUL OUL MAL MAL CRO CRO CAD CAD DON DON BHI BHI 19th 28 Suzuki BHI BHI OUL OUL DON DON THR THR SNE15 SNE20 KNO9 KNO9 MAL11 MALDNS BHGPRet BHGPRet BHGPDNS CAD13 CAD10 CRO12 CRO14 SIL12 SIL12 OUL15 OUL11 OUL9 18th 56 Honda BHIRet BHIRet THRDNS THRDNS OUL10 OUL7 CAD4 CAD6 MAL11 MAL9 KNORet KNOC SNE10 SNE6 SNERet BHGP12 BHGPRet BHGP12 CADDSQ CAD8 CRORet CRO7 SILRet SIL12 OUL6 OULDNS OULDNS 11th 105 Honda BHI3 BHIRet OULWD OULWD CRO10 CRO10 THRRet THR17 KNO11 KNORet SNE SNE OUL OUL BHGP BHGP BHGP 17th 76 Yamaha CADDNS CADRet CAD11 DON14 DON11 SIL10 SIL9 BHGP11 BHGP7 BHGP12 BMW BHI6 BHIC THR6 THR16 OUL5 OUL7 OUL5 SNE6 SNERet KNO5 KNO6 OUL6 OUL7 OUL8 BHGP5 BHGP7 CAD9 CAD5 DON9 DON4 ASS6 ASS5 SIL6 SIL4 BHGP7 BHGP5 BHGP4 6th 577 Honda BHI5 BHIRet THRRet THRRet OUL5 OUL5 KNO11 KNODNS SNERet SNE12 BHGP BHGP 8th 197 Kawasaki OUL5 OUL4 OUL5 CAD4 CAD2 DONRet DON3 Yamaha ASS3 ASSRet SIL3 SIL3 BHGP6 BHGPRet BHGP4 Yamaha BHI7 BHI9 OUL4 OUL5 SNE4 SNE3 KNO6 KNO7 BHGPRet BHGP4 THR5 THRRet OUL4 OUL7 OUL8 CAD1 CAD3 DON3 DONRet ASS9 ASS3 SIL10 SIL4 BHGP5 BHGP6 BHGP3 3rd 587 BMW DON6 DON8 BHIRet BHI6 OUL1 OULRet SNE4 SNE5 KNO7 KNORet BHGP4 BHGPRet THRRet THR4 CAD4 CAD3 OULRet OULRet OUL3 ASS8 ASSRet SIL9 SIL7 BHGP11 BHGP11 BHGP12 6th 545 Suzuki SIL10 SIL16 OUL15 OUL14 BHI3 BHI4 KNO12 KNO8 SNE8 SNE10 THR4 THR8 BHGPRet BHGPRet CAD4 CAD5 OULRet OUL6 OUL3 DONRet DON6 ASS17 ASS16 BHGP5 BHGP8 BHGP8 11th 172 Kawasaki DON12 DON11 BHI11 BHI12 OUL11 OUL8 KNO11 KNO15 SNE14 SNE14 BHGP14 BHGP12 THR16 THR14 CAD9 CAD6 SILRet SIL11 SILRet OULRet OULRet ASS15 ASS18 BHGP11 BHGP11 BHGP15 17th 83 Suzuki DONRet DON14 BHI9 BHI8 OUL8 OUL10 SNE SNE KNO KNO 7th 178 Ducati BHGP12 BHGP7 THR11 THR7 CAD5 CADRet SIL10 SIL6 SIL9 OUL2 OUL3 ASS6 ASSRet BHGPRet BHGP2 BHGP2 Ducati SIL5 SIL4 OUL2 OUL2 DON4 DON3 DON3 BHGP3 BHGP2 KNO5 KNO3 SNERet SNE3 THR8 THR5 CAD3 CAD2 OULRet OUL3 OUL1 ASSRet ASS2 DON2 DON3 BHGP2 BHGP3 BHGP2 3rd 636 Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts Ref R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Ducati DON5 DON9 DON1 SNE3 SNE3 SNE2 SIL10 SIL6 SIL5 OUL14 OUL11 OUL11 DON15 DON5 DONRet BHGP9 BHGP10 BHGP7 7th 168 Ducati OUL3 OULRet OUL3 KNO8 KNO5 KNO7 BHGP2 BHGP2 BHGPRet THR10 THR12 THRRet DON5 DON5 DON1 CAD3 CAD3 CAD3 SNE2 SNE3 SNE2 SIL3 SIL5 SIL5 OUL6 OUL1 OUL1 DONRet DON7 DON4 BHGP2 BHGP2 BHGP2 2nd 1166 Ducati SIL7 SIL8 SIL7 OUL6 OULRet OUL2 DON8 DONRet DONRet KNO8 KNO5 KNO5 BRH3 BRH3 BRH5 THR10 THR10 THR7 CAD5 CAD3 CAD3 SNE19 SNE3 SNE7 OUL2 OUL2 OUL1 DON8 DON6 DON4 BRH4 BRH5 BRH4 3rd 1141 Ducati SIL2 SIL2 SIL3 OUL5 OUL1 OUL4 DON2 DONRet DON2 KNO4 KNO2 KNO2 SNE1 SNE1 SNE1 BRH11 BRH1 BRH1 THR14 THR14 THR15 CAD5 CAD5 CAD1 OUL4 OUL6 OUL1 DON24 DONRet DON9 BRH3 BRH2 BRH2 1st 455 Honda NAV7 NAVRet OUL4 OUL2 OUL6 DON2 DON3 DON2 KNO1 KNO3 KNO2 SNERet SNE2 SNE2 BRH2 BRH2 BRH4 THR4 THR7 THR6 CAD4 CAD1 CAD2 OULRet OUL4 OUL2 DON2 DON2 DON5 BRH3 BRH1 BRH2 2nd 486 Honda OUL OUL OUL DON DON DON SNE SNE SNE KNO KNO KNO BRH BRH BRH THR THR THR CAD CAD CAD DON DON DON DON ASS ASS ASS OUL OUL OUL BRH BRH BRH 5th 317

Superbike World Championship

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 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 Ducati AUS AUS AUS THA THA THA SPA SPA SPA NED NED NED ITA ITA ITA SPA SPA SPA ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR USA USA USA POR POR POR FRA FRA FRA ARG ARG ARG QAT QAT QAT 22nd 12 Honda AUS AUS AUS SPA SPA SPA NED NED NED ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR CZE CZE CZE POR POR POR FRA FRA FRA ITA ITA ITA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 35th 0 Honda AUS AUS AUS POR POR POR NED NED NED ITA ITA ITA CZE CZE CZE EMI EMI EMI GBR GBR GBR HUN HUN HUN FRA FRA FRA ARA ARA ARA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 33rd 0

FIM Endurance World Championship By team Year Team Bike Rider 2014 Yamaha Austria Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 Broc Parkes Michael Laverty Igor Jerman Sheridan Morais Ricky Olson Wayne Maxwell Tommy Bridewell 6th