Isle of Man TT & North West 200: How is the rider and team line-up for 2025 shaping up?

Peter Hickman and Davey Todd were successful flag-bearers for German manufacturer BMW in 2024 as they racked up a series of wins between them at the international road races.

Hickman took his tally of TT wins to 14 with a success in the Superbike event for FHO Racing, while Todd excelled in the Milwaukee by TAS Racing colours by taking victory in the Senior and Superstock races, just weeks after he secured a treble on BMW and Ducati machinery at the NW200.

For 2025, the English riders will be team-mates in the FHO stable for the Superbike and Superstock classes at the TT and North West 200 as they target more triumphs.

Faye Ho’s team was absent from the North West paddock last year after withdrawing from the meeting the previous year, although Hickman rode under his own PHR Racing banner.

The announcement that they will return to the Triangle circuit for the next running of the event represents a major boost for organisers and fans alike.

John McGuinness will continue his long association with Honda Racing as he takes in the two major internationals in the big bike classes. The Morecambe rider claimed his first NW200 podium since 2012 by finishing third in a Superstock race in May.

Three-time TT winner Dean Harrison joins him in the Honda awning for a second year, aiming to build on the progress he made in his first campaign with the Japanese marque.

Elsewhere, Dominic Herbertson comes in to partner James Hillier under the WTF (We’re The Future) Racing Honda banner and Manxman Conor Cummins has signed to compete for the Northern Ireland-based Burrows Engineering/RK Racing outfit on a BMW Superbike, taking up the berth previously occupied by Herbertson.

Australian David Johnson will again be the official Kawasaki rider on machinery prepared by Lee Hardy Racing.