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Good to see the Isle of Man's Santon rider Michael Evans in the top 10 finishers at Macau. Also well done to Davey Todd in 2nd place for his first ride in Macau. Full race results below.
Macau Grand Prix, Guia Circuit - RACE Results
2023 Macau Grand Prix - RACE Results
Pos. Rider Nat. Team Motorcycle Gap
1 Peter Hickman 🇬🇧 FHO Racing BMW Motorrad BMW M 1000 RR 12 Laps
2 Davey Todd 🇬🇧 Burrows Engineering/RK Racing BMW M 1000 RR +28.969
3 David Datzer 🇩🇪 MTP-Racing by ZERO UP Penz 13 BMW M 1000 RR +30.809
4 Josh Brookes 🇦🇺 FHO Racing BMW Motorrad BMW M 1000 RR +33.120
5 Rob Hodson 🇬🇧 SMT Racing Honda CBR1000RR-R +41.583
6 Lukas Maurer 🇨🇭 --- Kawasaki ZX-10R +1m 03.249
7 Paul Jordan 🇬🇧 ZERO UP Racing Team by Penz 13 BMW S 1000 RR +1m 08.319
8 Dominic Herbertson 🇬🇧 Dafabet Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R +1m 23.955
9 Michael Evans 🇬🇧 --- Suzuki GSX-R1000 +1m 29.187
10 Sam West 🇬🇧 moto-hub.co.uk BMW S 1000 RR +1m 53.487
11 Joe Thompson 🇬🇧 Seventy Four Racing LTD by Genertech Yamaha R1 +1m 54.058
12 Timothee Monot 🇨🇵 --- Yamaha R1 +2m 10.708
13 Paul Williams 🇬🇧 --- Suzuki GSX-R1000 +2m 15.588
14 Mark Goodings 🇬🇧 --- Kawasaki ZX-10 +2m 41.684
15 Oliver Lupberger 🇨🇭 Team Swiss Lupi by Heidger Motorsport Kawasaki ZX-10RR +1 Lap
DNF Kamil Holan 🇨🇿 Blue Garage Kawasaki ZX-10R
DNF Erno Kostamo 🇫🇮 ZERO UP Racing Team by Penz 13 BMW S 1000 RR
DNF Philip Crowe 🇬🇧 --- BMW M 1000 RR
DNF David Johnson 🇦🇺 Dafabet Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR
DNF Michael Rutter 🇬🇧 FHO Racing BMW Motorrad BMW M 1000 RR
DNS Brian McCormack 🇮🇪 Roadhouse Macau FHO Racing BMW M 1000 RR
DNS Julian Trummer 🇦🇹 WH Racing powered by Dynobike Honda CBR1000RR-R
DNS Nadieh Schoots 🇳🇱 Basomba Racing Yamaha R1
Peter Hickman ran a lights-to-flag finish to win the 55th edition of the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix. Starting from pole position he powered into the lead and from that moment never looked back. He had Davey Todd behind him for the opening four laps, but once he pulled away there was no catching the MGM FHO Racing BMW rider.
“All went to plan,” said Hickman on his fourth Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix victory. “The tyre was fantastic, everything worked to perfection. Davey (Todd) was pushing early on which was good for me as once I pulled away from him, I then started making mistakes. I had a little talk to myself and by lap ten I was focussed again. I’m delighted for Faye Ho and all of the team who’ve worked tirelessly to achieve this win.”
The 12-lap race had to be restarted after an incident involving Brian McCormack who fell and suffered an ankle injury. In trying to avoid McCormack’s motorcycle, Nadieh Schoots also tumbled. Both were taken to hospital where they were treated for minor injuries.
That happened on the opening lap which was minus Davey Todd who pulled off the grid at the start and it seemed as if he’d missed his chance. Thankfully for him the red flag meant he could start again and was rewarded with a second position finish and a place on the podium, his first at Macao.
“It was Peter Hickman who told me I might have a problem,” said Todd. “He saw little puffs of smoke coming from the bike on the warm-up and it turned out to be a split oil pipe. I felt as if my world had come apart walking back down pit lane. However the team was great, they kept going just in case there was a red flag, which there was, so we could join in the restart. A massive thanks to Phil Crowe, he gave us a replacement pipe as we didn’t have one without which we couldn't have gone back out.”
Starting from the head of the second row of the grid, David Datzer suffered a poor start to the race, losing a number of positions off the line. He then set about working his way up through the field, eventually passing Macao debutant Josh Brookes for third, which he held all the way to the chequered flag.
“I was so disappointed with my start,” admitted the German rider. “However, I’m blessed to have a great bike which has been prepared by a great team. I worked my way through and to be on the podium again at Macao is a great way to end the event.”
“I’m happy with the final result,” said Josh Brookes, who marked his debut at Macao with a fourth place finish.
Fifth place went to Rob Hodson. “My plan was to go faster,” said the SMT Racing Honda rider, “and that’s exactly what we did. To finish in fifth is great plus we’re the highest placed non-BMW.”
Michael Rutter was an early retirement with technical issues. “It’s a real shame as the bike has just been improving all week,” said the nine-time Macau Grand Prix winner. “I’ve been around long enough to realise it’s one of those things.”
Erno Kostamo, who won last year’s Macau Grand Prix, was in third place in the first half of the race but he had to pull over due to an electrical issue with the bike.