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Race report Moto GP 2025. Wet n’ Wild weekend had by Wilson Racing at Silverstone supporting Moto GP! Last weekend saw the Wilson Racing team head down to Silverstone to compete alongside the British Moto GP round. With mixed weather conditions throughout the weekend lots of thrills and a few spills were had over the course of the 3-day event! Overall, it was another positive weekend for the riders with valuable experience gained and lots learnt from their time as part of the Moto GP circus. After unloading and setting up on Thursday it was then only 1 more sleep until the riders got a chance to head out onto the iconic Silverstone circuit at 13:00 on Friday. With Ben and Sam having rode here last season it was a completely new experience for Jensen, Lewis and Lilly as they rumbled down pit lane for the first time and headed out for their first experience of the world-renowned track. The session started off...

Race report Donington Park Round 1 British Talent Cup. Season opener at Donington Park led to success for riders in the Wilson Racing team! A brilliant weekend had by the Wilson Racing team at Donington Park last weekend. The team headed to the 2.489 Mile Derby circuit to compete in the opening round of the British Talent Cup and the riders didn’t fail to impress. With points taken by everyone of the team that raced it was great to see how the riders have progressed from pre-season testing to now! Friday was a strange day as the on-track action for our class didn’t commence until quarter to 6 due to riders having GCSE exams in the morning, however when riding did start the riders didn’t fail to impress. Although Jensen took a fall at Coppice after 10 laps and was taken to the med centre for checks he was deemed fit to ride and was ready for Saturday. With Ben finishing the session...

Wilson Racing are pleased to be able to announce a 5 rider British Talent Cup line up for the 2025 season, as well as 2 riders for our ESBK Moto 3 team! As the team enters its 40th season, team owner Gary Wilson is happy to announce his British Talent Cup and ESBK riders ahead of the teams 2025 campaigns. Our British riders for this season are as follows; Ben Jolliffe, Samuel Munson, Lilly Rhodes, Lewis Mullen and Jensen Bishop. And for ESBK our rider line up is Sam Gardner and Lewis Mullen. The team has seen many successes over the 40 years from Scott Ogden to the likes of Max Cook, Tj Toms and Charlie Atkins. Commenting on the upcoming season Gary has said, “Our goal is always to bring on and develop young riders. All of our riders this season come with impressive racing histories, and I am looking forward to continuing to help develop the next generation of...

Thursday and no riding today here at CIRCUITO DE JEREZ (oficial) for Sam. With the rain being as bad as it has been for the past few days and this morning, then even after it stopped this afternoon there were still rivers running across the track, so the team decision was made to wait until tomorrow for our official timed FP1. Friday FP1 - 15th FP2 - 17th Struggling today but we will go again tomorrow morning for qualifying at 10:20. Saturday Qualifying - 18th Race 1- 20th An absolutely brilliant race 2 from Sam, he finished 13th after a hard fought race, crossing the line leading the group. Lots learned and now we look towards winter testing and next season....

Thursday and not the end of the day we were hoping for, the last corner of the last lap Sam had a highside. Rider is ok and we will regroup and go again tomorrow. Day 2 Not the best of days rain stopped play earlier on which led to no FP1 for Sam. Later this afternoon we had FP2, it was once again wet but the heavy rain had slowed to a drizzle. Unfortunately Sam slid off at turn 3 on the out lap on the super slippery track. Luckily there was not much damage to the bike and Sam was ok, we quickly managed to get Sam back out to finish the session. Qualifying is tomorrow between 12:05-12:30 and Race 1 is at 17:30. Wet qualifying complete. Sam will be starting 15th. Time to race at 17:30. Race 1 wet, started 15th finished 13th Race 2 dry, started 15th finished 13th A great weekend for Sam at Circuito de Navarra with some close battles in...

A weekend of mixed weather conditions led to some interesting and wild racing at Oulton Park last weekend for the penultimate round of the season for the Wilson Racing riders. With points scored by both Harrison and Ollie, Iwan and Ben fell just short of scoring any of the lucrative points this round but as ever they are all rearing and ready to go for Donington Park in only a weeks’ time. This is Ollies first weekend running with the team however it won’t be his last as you will see him back out flying the Wilson Racing banner at Donington Park! Friday and it was time for FP1 and FP2. The weather managed to stay dry however temperatures weren’t to increase above 15 degrees all day which would lead to cooler free practice sessions for all. As the riders went out, they were all reminding themselves of the track as well as for Ollie it was a session to get...

I returned to Estoril for round 5 of the Moto4 championship. I had a fairly big crash on the previous visit which cut my weekend short when I was on for a really fast round. The weather proved challenging this time across the weekend with some crazy winds and cooler temperatures. Thursday was spent just getting used to the bike again after a 5 week break, getting re-acquainted with the track and adapting to the very windy conditions. On Friday, the bike was fitted with a new engine and clutch. It was another windy day so the lap times didn't quite get up to the same pace as the front runners, and was not where I was hoping to be. Qualifying on Saturday morning was reasonable, sitting in 10th for the last part of the session but I was just pipped in the end to qualify 11th. Race 1. I had a bad start and went straight to the back of the pack. I...

A warm weekend followed by 2 exciting races led to Harrison and Ben walking away from the weekend with more points to their names, whilst Iwan had 2 disappointing DNF’s, and our wildcard Greg gained more valuable experience of the Moto 3 machine and managed to finish just outside of the points after some brilliant racing battles were had by him. Friday morning and it was time for FP1, the weather wasn’t as had been predicted and wasn’t as warm as we had all hoped for, but the riders all headed out on the 2.3560-mile circuit to begin their weekend! As the session progressed on all of the riders began to show significant improvements with Harrison and Ben quickly climbing the timing sheets. As the session came to a close Harrison crossed the line with a best time that would place him 7th, Ben finished in 11th, Iwan in 25th and Greg following not to far behind in 27th. A few...

An exhilarating weekend of action-packed racing was had last weekend as the Wilson Racing team headed to Moto GP to race along side the biggest stars in the world on Silverstone’s 3.666-mile circuit. With lots of thrills had by all it was surly a weekend that won’t be forgotten any time soon by all involved. The weekend started out on Friday with a slight change to our normal running schedule, with Friday set to host FP1, FP2 and qualifying, it would be a busy day for the whole team! FP1 came around with all of the riders feeling confident after their track walk the night before with the team rider coach Ian. For Samuel Munson it would be his first ever time on the full GP circuit which would mean that this session was a learning one and he was going to focus on learning the track. As the session commenced Harrison headed out strong quickly topping the speed charts as...

Wednesday was spent repairing the bike following the crash at Estoril as the bike remains in Spain between rounds. It has been mid-late 30s all week so not only has Sam had to get to grips with another new track, he has had to adjust to riding in extreme heat on 55+ degree track temperatures. Sam's preparation ahead of the round was tested on a track walk on Wednesday night, allowing for a fast transition to competitive times within the first session on Thursday morning. Following the two 30 minute sessions on the technical Montmelo track on Thursday, the bike setup changes continued as we went into timed practice on Friday. Sam progressed through qualifying, working on his own until the last run where he joined a pack and resulted in an improved time on a 2.05.2 which placed him in 11th on the starting grid, and 5th in the speed trap. Due to the extreme heat, the officials reduced the number of laps...