Peter Hickman dominated the 2023 Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix aboard the BMW M 1000 RR giving Team Principal, Faye Ho and the FHO Racing team sponsored by MGM, its first Macau Grand Prix win in their debut appearance.
In Faye’s hometown, throughout all sessions Hicky topped the times and started today’s 12-lap race from pole position. Hickman then went on to win the race by 27 seconds ahead of fellow BMW rival Davey Todd who finished second, whilst Josh Brookes debuted with a strong fourth place finish.
Hickman said: “We’ve had a fantastic result today, we’re at Faye’s home event and it’s her proper home track, you know it’s her City and it’s just fantastic to be first in every single session and winning the race, so I couldn’t really ask for more than that – I’m super happy.
“The boys have worked absolutely mega, the BMW has been superb to be honest, the track was a little harder, but probably as we’ve had a few years away and it’s a bit bumpier than it used to be, which makes it hard to ride. But honestly the FHO Racing team have got the bike pretty much bang on, nothing is ever perfect but it wasn’t far away and I felt really comfortable.
“Davey obviously gave us a bit of a push to start with, but we could really keep the pace and he couldn’t, so we managed to break away and disappeared up the road and just managed it from there.”
Faye Ho, Team Principal commented: “Well, what can I say! This week all my dreams have come true! Coming back to Macau, my home with my own team, leading every session and then taking the win – it doesn’t get much better than that. Pete has ridden fantastically all week and a huge thanks to the team for all their hard work in making this possible.
“It was such a shame that Michael experienced the issue he did, as I think without that we could have seen a FHO Racing 1-2 on the podium, but this year it wasn’t meant to be. Josh has really impressed everyone with his attitude to the race and how he’s progressed, I think with a little more track experience he could have pushed for the podium. It’s been an amazing week and I’m so proud of the FHO Racing team – 2023 Macau GP winners!”