Peter Hickman, riding an Aspire-Ho by Bathams Racing BMW, won the 52nd Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix Saturday afternoon for the third time in five visits to Macau in a race that was shortened to eight laps after two riders came off their bikes.
Hickman started on pole position with team mate and compatriot Macau Grand Prix veteran and eight-time champion Michael Rutter on an Aspire-Ho by Bathams Racing Honda RC213V second on the grid.
At the green light at the start of the race, Rutter flew from the blocks on the Guia Circuit ahead of Hickman and took the early lead with Hickman close behind. Rutter led for three laps and on the fourth Hickman reeled him in and took the lead until the red flags came out and the race was suspended and not restarted on the eighth of 12 laps.
Michael Rutter (from left to right), Aspire-Ho’s owner Faye Ho, Peter Hickman and an unidentified team member of Aspire-Ho pose in the press room of the Macau Grand Prix Building after Saturday’s press conference. Photo Lesley Wells
