In what might almost have been a re-run of yesterday morning’s 53rd Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix’s free practice session, Britain’s Peter Hickman topped the timesheets in the afternoon qualifying by more than a second from fellow Briton Michael Rutter, and upped the stakes once more.
From the moment the MGM by Bathams BMW S1000RR completed its first flying lap of the 6.2-km Guia Circuit, Hickman went to the top of the leaderboard and stayed there until the chequered flag dropped, with a final lap time of 2:25.10 that was more or less untouchable.
At one point his margin over the rest of the field was well over two seconds, but once again Rutter produced a late flyer to put the MGM by Bathams Honda RC213V into second place – but still 1.7 seconds adrift of the flying Hickman.
Britain’s Peter Hickman, who is on his 6th visit to Macau, rides to the top of the 35rd Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix yesterday. Photo: MGPOC
