The ex-Peter Hickman, Isle of Man Senior TT and Macao Grand Prix-winning, 2018 BMW S1000RR Superbike

● Used by Peter Hickman throughout the 2018 season

● Purchased by the current vendor immediately after the Macao Grand Prix

Currently the undisputed master of public roads racing, Peter Hickman first grabbed the headlines in 2014 when he set a record for the 'fastest newcomer' at the Isle of Man TT races with a lap at an average speed of 129.104mph. He progressed steadily, and in 2017 finished on the podium in all five TTs he contested, a quite remarkable achievement. Twelve months later he scored his first Isle of Man TT win, in the 2018 Superstock event, beating Michael Dunlop (BMW, 2nd) and Dean Harrison (Kawasaki, 3rd).

Hickman's 2018 campaign had got off to a bad start when he was forced to retire the Smiths Racing BMW S1000RR from the opening Superbike TT with an engine issue. He bounced back to take the Superstock race and bagged 3rd and 2nd places respectively in the two Supersport races on the Triumph. The stage was set for an epic encounter with rivals Michael Dunlop and Dean Harrison in the prestigious Senior TT. Harrison led from the start and after the first refuelling stop was 8.2 seconds ahead of Hickman. Exploiting his superiority over the mountain, Hickman steadily closed the gap and took the lead on the final lap, crossing the line a mere two seconds ahead of the Kawasaki rider and smashing the existing lap record in the process with an average speed of 135.452mph, a record that still stands. Since then Lincolnshire-based Hickman has not looked back and now has nine TT victories to his credit.

For many years British riders have closed out the racing season with a trip to the Macao Grand Prix, a spectacular public roads event run around the city centre. Peter Hickman had already won twice, in 2015 and 2016, when he lined up for the 2018 event. For Macao, Hickman's TT-winning BMW Superbike was sponsored by UK property company Aspire-Ho and Bathams Brewery. Bathams had been sponsoring Michael Rutter in UK races and he would be Hickman's team-mate and chief rival at Macao, riding the Honda RC213V. Hickman got past Rutter on lap three and proceeded to run away with the race, which was red-flagged after 12 out of the intended 15 laps had been completed.

"It's fantastic for me and the team, and to give our sponsors Aspire-Ho a win here is absolutely brilliant," he said after the race. Victory at Macao capped a stellar season for Hickman, who had also won at the North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix, and made it into the British Superbike Championship Showdown.

The BMW S1000RR Spuperbike offered here is one of those used by Peter Hickman during the 2018 season, including at the Isle of Man TT, North West 200, and Ulster Grand Prix, but at time of cataloguing it had not been possible to link it with specific race results.

Immediately after the Macao Grand Prix in 2018, Hickman's winning BMW was sold to our vendor. Photographs taken at the time of purchase are on file together with others of Peter Hickman and the machine, and of its being ridden on the Isle of Man TT parade lap in 2019. The vendor, a retired businessman and enthusiast, has been an avid collector of various motorcycles over the years, including a number of historic racing machines, in particular those ridden by Peter Hickman.