Hickman, Todd and 8TEN Racing return
Peter Hickman and Davey Todd will return with 8TEN Racing for a second season in 2026, with the official BMW Motorrad team to compete in both the British Superbike Championship and International road races.
Co-owned by Hickman and Todd, the team was formed at the 11th hour in 2025, with bikes still being built on the eve of the races. Improvements and changes to the BMW M 1000 RR continually happened throughout the year. With sponsors also joining on a regular basis, it meant their campaigns on both the short circuits and road races proved to be a mixed and challenging affair.
Peter Hickman
“I’m really excited about 2026! 2025 was a complete rush for us, especially at the start of the season, but I showed a lot of promise straightaway almost doing a PB at Oulton Park and then equalling my PB at Donington Park despite never having sat on the bike prior to round one. That gave us plenty to build on but I obviously ended up injuring myself quite heavily at the TT, which was a real shame, for many different reasons of course, as I felt the best I’d felt in a long time on a Superbike during practice week.
“The team worked superbly all season and whilst BSB in particular, is obviously really hard, I’m really looking forward to having a good crack in 2026 with a lot of testing on the bike before we even get to the first round. My fitness is getting better all the time so it’s great to have the support of BMW again and being the official team for BSB, the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT is obviously perfect for us.”
Davey Todd
“It was a great first season for 8TEN Racing! With the team coming together so late and Pete getting injured, unfortunately, it wasn’t without its ups and downs but all round the team did a great job and I’m super proud of everybody involved in the team for the work they put in to make it happen. Everything we’ve done this year will stand us in good stead for 2026 especially as we already have a full winter testing programme planned.
“The roads have been great, taking wins at the NW200, TT, Southern 100 and Macau GP and we couldn’t have asked for much more really – our reliability record was faultless! BSB was more challenging for us, especially with not having my teammate for most of the year sadly, but we’re really working hard to move forward and be much more competitive in 2026. I can’t wait to be back trackside with all the 8TEN Racing team soon and we’re only going to be stronger in 2026.”
After scoring points at the first two rounds of the BSB Championship, a heavy crash in practice for the Isle of Man TT Races, caused by a component failure, meant Hickman spent a large proportion of the season on the sidelines, leaving Todd to fly the flag single-handedly for most of the team’s BSB campaign.
The double Pirelli National Superstock Champion scored points at several rounds, with his best performances coming at the penultimate round at Oulton Park. Hickman, meanwhile, rejoined the series at Assen in September and, despite being far from fit, scored his best result of the season at the final round at Brands Hatch.
The International road races proved to be a considerable contrast, with the two riders enjoying great success, starting at the North West 200, where Todd won two Superbike races, including the main event, as well as one of the Superstock encounters. Hickman took three podiums at the Northern Ireland even,t which set them up perfectly for the TT.
Hickman’s crash unfortunately ruled him out of proceedings, with several injuries sustained, but Todd won the Superbike race before taking a brace of second-place finishes behind Dean Harrison in the two Superstock races. The 29-year-old then went on to win at both the Southern 100 and the Macau Grand Prix, Hickman taking second at the latter as he made his return to road courses.
Darren Jones – 8TEN Racing Team Manager
“We’re really excited and looking forward to 2026 after an extremely busy 2025. We had numerous ups and downs, but overall, building a team from scratch in a short space of time and making it to the first BSB round was an achievement in itself. The BSB season was certainly challenging with Pete sadly missing for much of the campaign and Davey having his first full season in the class, but he got increasingly comfortable and made improvements throughout. With a full season of winter testing planned and more support from BMW, I’m sure we’ll hit the ground running and be in a better position this time around.
“On the roads, we took wins and podiums at every meeting we entered last year which was testament to the whole team. We’ve already started building the Superbike and Superstock machines for the road races, which will stand us in good stead and put us in a great position. We couldn’t have got through 2025 without our loyal sponsors and suppliers so a big thanks to them, especially BMW Motorrad for their continued trust and support and having our back all the way.”
