Former Moto3 rider and race winner John McPhee will make his British Superbike debut in 2025 after signing for the Hawk Racing-run MasterMac Honda squad.
The 30-year-old raced full-time within the Moto3 World Championship from 2013 to 2022, scoring 4 race wins in his tenure.
His maiden victory within the 2016 Czech GP aboard a Peugeot-badged Mahindra noticed him develop into Scotland’s first grand prix winner since Bob McIntyre in 1962.
McPhee’s final win got here in Malaysia in 2022 with the Max Racing squad earlier than he moved to World Supersport in 2023, scoring a podium in his debut in Australia.
That proved to be the excessive level for McPhee in WSS, nonetheless, with the Scot now set to make his Superbike debut in BSB subsequent 12 months as Charlie Nesbitt’s team-mate.
“I’ve had the privilege of racing at world degree for a very long time, and Bennetts BSB presents a brand new and thrilling problem for me,” McPhee mentioned.
“This championship has every little thing you need as a rider, with the standard of the racing, the number of circuits and nice assist from the followers.
“I’m delighted to be becoming a member of probably the most skilled and profitable groups on the grid, and may’t wait to get began.”
Nesbitt, a four-time podium finisher at BSB degree, will contest his third full season subsequent 12 months and hopes to construct on the momentum he felt he had within the latter levels of 2024.
“With the expertise of two full seasons on the Superbike and an excellent crew round me I’m very optimistic about what we are able to obtain in 2025,” he mentioned.
“We hit a very good rhythm within the second half of final season and I felt increasingly more at dwelling competing close to the entrance for the rostrum locations.
“Hopefully we’ll proceed the momentum into the brand new season and make it our greatest collectively thus far.”
Hawk Racing crew boss Steve Hicken added: “It’s certain to be a aggressive championship as at all times, and I’m very pleased to have two excessive calibre riders on board.
“John brings a lot worthwhile expertise and skill, though in some methods he’ll be on a steep studying curve too, whereas Charlie simply must maintain working exhausting to push himself in direction of the highest of the chief board extra persistently.
“With because of MasterMac, our different sponsors and the broader crew, we’ll have a aggressive package deal and purpose to trigger a number of surprises.”
