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 where he finished third.[3]
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]
