Ian Hutchinson (motorcycle racer)
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Ian Hutchinson is an English
motorcycle
road racer
. Hutchinson raced for the Padgett's Honda
team in road races like the Isle of Man TT
and the North West 200
. Hutchinson also works as a motorcycle technician. Hutchinson holds the distinction of winning the most races in a single Isle of Man TT meeting, when he achieved a clean sweep of five solo wins in 2010
.
, winning the Newcomers race on a 600cc Honda, beating the 750cc Suzukis of Jonathan Ralph and Alex Donaldson.
The 2004 North West 200 was a nightmare for Hutchinson, as within yards of starting his first practice lap of the circuit, he injured his leg and put himself out of the meeting. Hutchinson made his Isle of Man TT debut in 2004, competing in four races all onboard a Suzuki
. Despite recording the eighth fastest lap in the final Junior TT
practice session, Hutchinson would only take one top ten finish in the Formula One TT
, edging out Manx rider Gary Carswell by 2.3 seconds after 150 miles racing. He also competed in selected races of the British Superstock Championship. He returned to the Isle of Man in , but this time campaigned Hondas throughout the races. After making the top five in Superstock practice, Hutchinson ended the week with three top tens and an eleventh place finish. He also made his debut at the Ulster Grand Prix
in 2005 and continued with selected British Superstock races.
moved from McAdoo Racing to TAS Suzuki
, Hutchinson was signed up by McAdoo to ride their Kawasaki
in 2006. The partnership had immediate success, with Hutchinson winning the 600cc Supersport Race at the North West 200, edging out Rob Frost and Bruce Anstey
with the top three split by just under two seconds. He also recorded the fastest Supersport lap in the history of the event, recording a lap of 116.881 mph. He then enjoyed his best ever TT meeting, with two seconds and a third, although one of the runner-up positions was stripped from him, due to his Kawasaki ZX-6
being deemed to be illegal due to a 0.2mm (0.02 cm) difference in cam dimensions. He repeated this performance at the Ulster Grand Prix, losing out to Guy Martin
in both Supersport races.
He also continued in Superstock, with a best finish of second twice at Oulton Park
. He pulled out of the championship after his second Oulton second, and would finish sixth overall having been second after Oulton with 100 points. He moved up into the British Supersport Championship
replacing the injured Pere Riba on the MSS Discovery Kawasaki in the final four rounds. He finished fifteenth in the championship, on 42 points.
including his first TT win during the Supersport Junior TT, beating John McGuinness
by just 2.84 seconds. He also took his first win at the Ulster Grand Prix, with a win in the Superbike race. He also competed in the British Supersport Championship, finishing eighth overall including a win at Oulton Park for Bike Animal Honda.
Hutchinson moved to his third different team in three years, signing with Alastair Flanagan's AIM Racing for the 2008 season. Things did not go as planned, and with him lying tenth in the British Supersport Championship, Hutchinson and AIM parted company. He did record two more podiums at the 2008 Isle of Man TT
.
, with two sixth places being his best results. However, the 2009 Isle of Man TT
has been a different story, with Hutchinson claiming two of the three solo races so far. After a fourth in the rain-delayed opening race on Monday, Hutchinson won both the first race of the Supersport Junior TT and the TT Superstock, setting a lap record in the latter.
The Senior TT
brought disappointment to Hutchinson, who was heading for a podium finish until sliding off his bike due to oil on the track at Quarterbridge
. The crash meant that he lost the chance to win the £10,000 prize money for the most successful rider of the week, which was won by Steve Plater
. Hutchinson ended up second in the championship standings with 74 points; ten points behind Plater.
The TT results saw him given an opportunity by Padgetts in the British Supersport Championship, joining the series at round five. Despite missing the first four rounds, by round eight he was already up to eighth in the championship after four successive top seven finishes, the highlight being third at Mallory Park
.
The success continued at the Ulster Grand Prix in August where he won the Superstock race, also smashing the lap record. He also claimed second in the first Supersport race, losing out to race winner Ryan Farquhar
by just 0.001 seconds. Hutchinson also finished second and third in the two Superbike races and sixth in the second Supersport race. He also lapped the Dundrod Circuit
at more than 133 mph (214 km/h) during the first Superbike race, the fastest lap in the history of the Ulster Grand Prix, with only Conor Cummins
recording a quicker lap, when competing at the Dundrod 150.
as part of a two-bike team for Padgetts Motorcycles in the British Supersport Championship
, riding a Honda CBR600RR
alongside team-mate Glen Richards
. Hutchinson went to the Isle of Man TT meeting in June looking to increase his win tally from three and after a decent showing at the North West 200
, taking victory in the second Supersport race as well as taking two runner-up placings in the other Supersport race, and also the Superstock race finishing behind Alastair Seeley
and Keith Amor respectively.
Hutchinson improved his tally to six victories by taking victories in the first three solo races; the Superbike, Supersport and Superstock TTs, becoming one of the select riders to have achieved three victories in a week at the meeting. In the second Supersport race, Hutchinson equalled the 1996
record of Phillip McCallen
by winning his fourth race of the week, edging out Michael Dunlop
by 1.5 seconds. He broke the record after completing the clean sweep in a re-run, shortened Senior TT
. Hutchinson was running fourth in the first attempt to run the race but was curtailed due to an incident involving Guy Martin
. With many of his rivals retiring early on in the re-run, Hutchinson won the race by 37 seconds from Ryan Farquhar
.
The next major meeting for Hutchinson was the Ulster Grand Prix
at Dundrod
. After retiring from the Superbike race at the Dundrod 150 meeting held a few days before the main meeting, Hutchinson was lacking race mileage on his Superbike machine. This did not hinder him as he won the first Superbike race, as well as the first Supersport race and the Superstock race. Hutchinson's final road racing meeting of the season was at the Scarborough Gold Cup meeting at Oliver's Mount
, where he won the prestigious Gold Cup race, breaking Guy Martin
's streak of winning the race each year since 2003. He also won the David Jefferies
Cup for 600cc motorcycles, winning each leg of the race.
One week later, Hutchinson's 2010 season came to an abrupt halt during a British Supersport Championship race at Silverstone
. On the first lap of the race held in wet conditions, several riders, including Hutchinson, fell due to the circuit conditions. Hutchinson was then struck by another rider as he lay on the track and suffered compound fractures to his tibia and fibula in his left leg. The injuries ruled him out of the remaining British championship round – despite this, he finished tenth in the championship standings – and also the Macau Grand Prix
meeting. Hutchinson had said that he was determined to be fit for the start of the 2011 short circuit season. However, after 16 operations and skin grafts, the injury forced him to miss the start of the season, and ultimately withdrew from both the North West 200
and the Isle of Man TT
.
Hutchinson signed a two-year deal with Swan Yamaha for the 2011 season.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
motorcycle
Motorcycle
A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...
road racer
Road racing
Road racing is a general term for most forms of motor racing held on paved, purpose-built race tracks , as opposed to oval tracks and off-road racing...
. Hutchinson raced for the Padgett's Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...
team in road races like the Isle of Man TT
Isle of Man TT
The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...
and the North West 200
North West 200
The North West 200 is a motorcycle race meeting held each May in Northern Ireland. The course, made up of public roads running between the towns of Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush is one of the fastest in the world, with speeds in excess of . It is one of around fifteen events run on public...
. Hutchinson also works as a motorcycle technician. Hutchinson holds the distinction of winning the most races in a single Isle of Man TT meeting, when he achieved a clean sweep of five solo wins in 2010
2010 Isle of Man TT
The 2010 Isle of Man TT Festival was held between Saturday 29 May and Friday 11 June on the 37.733-mile Mountain Course in the Isle of Man. The 2010 races again included a second 600 cc Supersport Junior TT race...
.
2003–05
Hutchinson made his debut on the Island at the 2003 Manx Grand PrixManx Grand Prix
The Manx Grand Prix motorcycle races are held on the Isle of Man TT Course every year for a two-week period usually spanning the end of August and early September. The 'MGP' or 'Manx' is considered to be the amateur riders' alternative to the Isle of Man TT Races held in May and June...
, winning the Newcomers race on a 600cc Honda, beating the 750cc Suzukis of Jonathan Ralph and Alex Donaldson.
The 2004 North West 200 was a nightmare for Hutchinson, as within yards of starting his first practice lap of the circuit, he injured his leg and put himself out of the meeting. Hutchinson made his Isle of Man TT debut in 2004, competing in four races all onboard a Suzuki
Suzuki
is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...
. Despite recording the eighth fastest lap in the final Junior TT
Junior TT
The Junior TT is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June...
practice session, Hutchinson would only take one top ten finish in the Formula One TT
Formula TT
The Formula TT was a racing class for motorcycles from 1977 to 1989 as the official World Cup under the umbrella of International Motorcycling Federation...
, edging out Manx rider Gary Carswell by 2.3 seconds after 150 miles racing. He also competed in selected races of the British Superstock Championship. He returned to the Isle of Man in , but this time campaigned Hondas throughout the races. After making the top five in Superstock practice, Hutchinson ended the week with three top tens and an eleventh place finish. He also made his debut at the Ulster Grand Prix
Ulster Grand Prix
The Ulster Grand Prix is a motorcycle road race that takes place on the Dundrod Circuit near Belfast, Northern Ireland. The first races took place in 1922 and in 1935 and 1948 the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme gave it the title Grand Prix d'Europe...
in 2005 and continued with selected British Superstock races.
2006
After Ryan FarquharRyan Farquhar
Ryan Farquhar is a motorcycle racer who has primarily competed in road racing, having won the Dukes road race rankings 4 times. He has also won five races at the Cookstown 100 in one day and is the only person to do both...
moved from McAdoo Racing to TAS Suzuki
Relentless Suzuki
Relentless Suzuki by TAS Racing is an International road racing team based in Moneymore, County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The team is the former TAS Suzuki, and from the 2007 season onwards Relentless energy drinks, a product of Coca-Cola, has teamed up with TAS...
, Hutchinson was signed up by McAdoo to ride their Kawasaki
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....
in 2006. The partnership had immediate success, with Hutchinson winning the 600cc Supersport Race at the North West 200, edging out Rob Frost and Bruce Anstey
Bruce Anstey
Bruce Anstey is a professional motorcycle road racer. He is now signed to race for Padgett's Honda, having previously ridden for Relentless Suzuki which is based in Ireland. He made his Isle of Man TT debut in 1999, he completed his first race in the Lightweight 250 class, finishing 7th...
with the top three split by just under two seconds. He also recorded the fastest Supersport lap in the history of the event, recording a lap of 116.881 mph. He then enjoyed his best ever TT meeting, with two seconds and a third, although one of the runner-up positions was stripped from him, due to his Kawasaki ZX-6
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R
The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R is a Kawasaki 600 class sport motorcycle.It was introduced in 1995, and has been constantly updated throughout the years in response to new products from Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha...
being deemed to be illegal due to a 0.2mm (0.02 cm) difference in cam dimensions. He repeated this performance at the Ulster Grand Prix, losing out to Guy Martin
Guy Martin
Guy Martin is a British motorcycle racer and mechanic. He has primarily competed in road racing events.-Early career:...
in both Supersport races.
He also continued in Superstock, with a best finish of second twice at Oulton Park
Oulton Park
Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was...
. He pulled out of the championship after his second Oulton second, and would finish sixth overall having been second after Oulton with 100 points. He moved up into the British Supersport Championship
British Supersport Championship
British Supersport Championship is a support series to the British Superbike Championship , British Supersport runs one round a weekend at each BSB event. The BSS championship is seen as a stepping stone for the younger talent to go up to the British Superbike Championship...
replacing the injured Pere Riba on the MSS Discovery Kawasaki in the final four rounds. He finished fifteenth in the championship, on 42 points.
2007–08
Hutchinson moved to HM Plant Honda for the 2007 road racing season, and achieved four podiums at the 2007 Isle of Man TT2007 Isle of Man TT
The 2007 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the Centenary event which ran between 26 May and 8 June 2007. The first event was held on Tuesday 28 May 1907 and was called the International Auto-Cycle Tourist Trophy run by the Auto-Cycle Club on the St...
including his first TT win during the Supersport Junior TT, beating John McGuinness
John McGuinness (motorcycle racer)
John McGuinness is an English professional motorcycle racer. McGuinness races for the HM Plant Honda team in road races like the Isle of Man TT and the North West 200, and on the short tracks in the British Superstock 1000 series.-2006:TT 2006 proved to be the best ever for McGuinness...
by just 2.84 seconds. He also took his first win at the Ulster Grand Prix, with a win in the Superbike race. He also competed in the British Supersport Championship, finishing eighth overall including a win at Oulton Park for Bike Animal Honda.
Hutchinson moved to his third different team in three years, signing with Alastair Flanagan's AIM Racing for the 2008 season. Things did not go as planned, and with him lying tenth in the British Supersport Championship, Hutchinson and AIM parted company. He did record two more podiums at the 2008 Isle of Man TT
2008 Isle of Man TT
2008 Isle of Man TT Festival was held between Saturday 24 May and Saturday 7 June on the 37.733-mile Snaefell Mountain Course and was the 89th Isle of Man TT Race...
.
2009
After an extended off-season, Hutchinson signed for Padgett's Honda for the 2009 season. Hutchinson suffered a disappointing 2009 North West 200 Races2009 North West 200 Races
The 2009 North West 200 Races took place on Saturday 16 May 2009 at the 8.966 mile circuit, dubbed "The Triangle", based around the towns of Coleraine, Portrush and Portstewart, in Northern Ireland...
, with two sixth places being his best results. However, the 2009 Isle of Man TT
2009 Isle of Man TT
The 2009 Isle of Man TT Festival was held between Saturday 30 May and Friday 12 June on the Mountain Course. The 2009 TT races again include a second 600 cc Supersport Junior TT race and the Lightweight TT and Ultra-Lightweight TT races held on the Billown Circuit in the Isle of Man...
has been a different story, with Hutchinson claiming two of the three solo races so far. After a fourth in the rain-delayed opening race on Monday, Hutchinson won both the first race of the Supersport Junior TT and the TT Superstock, setting a lap record in the latter.
The Senior TT
Senior TT
The Senior Tourist Trophy is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. The Senior TT is the Blue Riband event of the festival and takes place on the Friday of race week. The Marquis de Mouzilly St. Mars...
brought disappointment to Hutchinson, who was heading for a podium finish until sliding off his bike due to oil on the track at Quarterbridge
Quarterbridge, Isle of Man
Quarterbridge is situated between the 1st Milestone and 2nd Milestone road-side marker on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT Races on the junction of the primary A1 Douglas to Peel road, A2 Douglas to Ramsey and the A5 Douglas to Port Erin road which forms the boundary...
. The crash meant that he lost the chance to win the £10,000 prize money for the most successful rider of the week, which was won by Steve Plater
Steve Plater
Steve Plater is an English motorcycle road racer. He was the 2009 British Supersport champion, and also finished as runner-up in the series twice in the late 1990s. In the British Superbike Championship he has 4 wins and 17 further podiums. He has also had success in Endurance and road racing...
. Hutchinson ended up second in the championship standings with 74 points; ten points behind Plater.
The TT results saw him given an opportunity by Padgetts in the British Supersport Championship, joining the series at round five. Despite missing the first four rounds, by round eight he was already up to eighth in the championship after four successive top seven finishes, the highlight being third at Mallory Park
Mallory Park
Mallory Park is a motor racing circuit situated in the village of Kirkby Mallory, just off the A47, between Leicester and Hinckley. With the full car circuit measuring only 1.35 miles it is amongst the shortest permanent race circuits in the UK...
.
The success continued at the Ulster Grand Prix in August where he won the Superstock race, also smashing the lap record. He also claimed second in the first Supersport race, losing out to race winner Ryan Farquhar
Ryan Farquhar
Ryan Farquhar is a motorcycle racer who has primarily competed in road racing, having won the Dukes road race rankings 4 times. He has also won five races at the Cookstown 100 in one day and is the only person to do both...
by just 0.001 seconds. Hutchinson also finished second and third in the two Superbike races and sixth in the second Supersport race. He also lapped the Dundrod Circuit
Dundrod Circuit
Dundrod Circuit is a motorsport race track based on public roads used for the RAC Tourist Trophy for sports cars between 1950 and 1955 and for the motorcycle Ulster Grand Prix from 1953 onwards. It is situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland...
at more than 133 mph (214 km/h) during the first Superbike race, the fastest lap in the history of the Ulster Grand Prix, with only Conor Cummins
Conor Cummins
Conor Cummins is a British motorcycle racer. Conor rides extensively on the British Road Racing Circuit competing in the British Superstock Championship as well as his home event the Isle of Man TT.-Early career:...
recording a quicker lap, when competing at the Dundrod 150.
2010
Hutchinson started the 2010 season2010 British Supersport Championship season
The 2010 Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship season was the 23rd running of the British Supersport Championship. The championship was contested over twelve rounds, beginning on 5 April at Brands Hatch, and finishing on 10 October at Oulton Park....
as part of a two-bike team for Padgetts Motorcycles in the British Supersport Championship
British Supersport Championship
British Supersport Championship is a support series to the British Superbike Championship , British Supersport runs one round a weekend at each BSB event. The BSS championship is seen as a stepping stone for the younger talent to go up to the British Superbike Championship...
, riding a Honda CBR600RR
Honda CBR600RR
The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...
alongside team-mate Glen Richards
Glen Richards
Glen Richards is an Australian superbike rider born in Adelaide but now lives in Hinckley, Leicestershire. He has won the British Supersport and Superstock championships, and has been a regular front-runner in the primary British Superbike class....
. Hutchinson went to the Isle of Man TT meeting in June looking to increase his win tally from three and after a decent showing at the North West 200
2010 North West 200 Races
The 2010 North West 200 Races, the 71st running of the event, was held on Saturday 15 May 2010 at the circuit, dubbed "The Triangle", based around the towns of Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush, in Northern Ireland....
, taking victory in the second Supersport race as well as taking two runner-up placings in the other Supersport race, and also the Superstock race finishing behind Alastair Seeley
Alastair Seeley
Alastair Seeley is a motorcycle road racer, currently competing in the British Superbike Championship. He was the 2009 British Superstock champion, and also has a strong record in road racing...
and Keith Amor respectively.
Hutchinson improved his tally to six victories by taking victories in the first three solo races; the Superbike, Supersport and Superstock TTs, becoming one of the select riders to have achieved three victories in a week at the meeting. In the second Supersport race, Hutchinson equalled the 1996
1996 Isle of Man TT
This was the year where Phillip McCallen of Honda achieved 4 wins in a week – a record not beaten until 2010. He won all of the main races with Jim Moodie and Joey Dunlop picking up the smaller bike wins....
record of Phillip McCallen
Phillip McCallen
Phillip McCallen is a Northern Ireland born former motorcycle racer, now turned to dealer in his retirement from road racing....
by winning his fourth race of the week, edging out Michael Dunlop
Michael Dunlop
Michael Dunlop is a Northern Irish motorcycle racer, brother of William and the son of the late Robert.He made his TT debut in 2007, where his best finish was 25th in the Superbike TT. He made the decision to ride in the 2008 races at the last minute after the death of his father at the North West...
by 1.5 seconds. He broke the record after completing the clean sweep in a re-run, shortened Senior TT
Senior TT
The Senior Tourist Trophy is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. The Senior TT is the Blue Riband event of the festival and takes place on the Friday of race week. The Marquis de Mouzilly St. Mars...
. Hutchinson was running fourth in the first attempt to run the race but was curtailed due to an incident involving Guy Martin
Guy Martin
Guy Martin is a British motorcycle racer and mechanic. He has primarily competed in road racing events.-Early career:...
. With many of his rivals retiring early on in the re-run, Hutchinson won the race by 37 seconds from Ryan Farquhar
Ryan Farquhar
Ryan Farquhar is a motorcycle racer who has primarily competed in road racing, having won the Dukes road race rankings 4 times. He has also won five races at the Cookstown 100 in one day and is the only person to do both...
.
The next major meeting for Hutchinson was the Ulster Grand Prix
2010 Ulster Grand Prix
2010 Ulster Grand Prix races were held on the Dundrod Circuit between 9–14 August 2010 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.-Practice Times & Leaderboard UGP Superbike Class:-Race 1; 2010 1000cc Superstock race final standings:...
at Dundrod
Dundrod Circuit
Dundrod Circuit is a motorsport race track based on public roads used for the RAC Tourist Trophy for sports cars between 1950 and 1955 and for the motorcycle Ulster Grand Prix from 1953 onwards. It is situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland...
. After retiring from the Superbike race at the Dundrod 150 meeting held a few days before the main meeting, Hutchinson was lacking race mileage on his Superbike machine. This did not hinder him as he won the first Superbike race, as well as the first Supersport race and the Superstock race. Hutchinson's final road racing meeting of the season was at the Scarborough Gold Cup meeting at Oliver's Mount
Oliver's Mount
Oliver's Mount is an area of high ground overlooking Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. It offers impressive views of the town, a tribute monument to the war dead, camping and caravanning at selected times of the year and a cafe but may be primarily known for its motorcycle races...
, where he won the prestigious Gold Cup race, breaking Guy Martin
Guy Martin
Guy Martin is a British motorcycle racer and mechanic. He has primarily competed in road racing events.-Early career:...
's streak of winning the race each year since 2003. He also won the David Jefferies
David Jefferies
Allan David Jefferies was a British motorcycle racer.-Early life:The son of Tony Jefferies, also a former Isle of Man TT winner in 1971, David Jefferies was born in Shipley, West Yorkshire, England. His uncle was fellow TT winner Nick Jeffries...
Cup for 600cc motorcycles, winning each leg of the race.
One week later, Hutchinson's 2010 season came to an abrupt halt during a British Supersport Championship race at Silverstone
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...
. On the first lap of the race held in wet conditions, several riders, including Hutchinson, fell due to the circuit conditions. Hutchinson was then struck by another rider as he lay on the track and suffered compound fractures to his tibia and fibula in his left leg. The injuries ruled him out of the remaining British championship round – despite this, he finished tenth in the championship standings – and also the Macau Grand Prix
Macau Grand Prix
The Macau Grand Prix is a motor-racing event held annually in Macau, one of China's Special Administrative Regions. It is known for being the only street circuit racing event in which both car and motorcycle races are held...
meeting. Hutchinson had said that he was determined to be fit for the start of the 2011 short circuit season. However, after 16 operations and skin grafts, the injury forced him to miss the start of the season, and ultimately withdrew from both the North West 200
2011 North West 200 Races
The 2011 Relentless International North West 200 was the 72nd running of the famous road racing event and took place on Saturday 21 May 2011 at the circuit, dubbed "The Triangle", based around the towns of Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush, in Northern Ireland. As with 2010, the event featured...
and the Isle of Man TT
2011 Isle of Man TT
The 2011 Isle of Man TT Festival were held between Monday 30 May and Friday 10 June 2011 on the 37.733-mile Mountain Course in the Isle of Man...
.
Hutchinson signed a two-year deal with Swan Yamaha for the 2011 season.