2008 |
World Supersport Champion
The Ten Kate squad expands to five riders as reigning World Supersport champion, Kenan Sofuoglu, moves up to contest the World Superbike championship alongside MotoGP winner, Carlos Checa, and two-time British Superbike champion Ryuichi Kiyonari. After some impressive guest rides during the 2007 season, Andrew Pitt joins the Supersport team on a full-time basis and is accompanied by British rider, Jonathan Rea. Some new faces but familiar results as Andrew Pitt wins the team’s seventh successive World Supersport title, Rea making it a dominant Ten Kate one-two in the series.
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2007 |
World Superbike and Supersport Champion
The most successful year for the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda team so far as James Toseland secures the team’s first World Superbike Title. After a firm lead in the standings throughout most of the season, Toseland lost his safe barrier of points and had to battle it out fiercely in an exhilarating last round at Magny Cours where he grabs his second World title. After his victory Toseland announces his retirement of the Superbike World Championship in order to focus on a career in MotoGP. Teammate Kenan Sofuoglu dominates the Supersport Championship and secures the teams’ 6th World title in succession with no less then 3 rounds to go before the end of the season. |
2006 |
World Supersport Champion
Sebastian Carperntier successfully defends his Worlsd Supersport Title after grabbing the title in the last race of the season in front of his home audience at Magny Cours. The fifth World Supersport title is a fact. Teammate Kenan Sofuoglu claimes 3rd place in the Championships standings. |
2005 |
World Supersport Champion
A year of successes for the Winston Ten Kate Honda Team. The Team conquered a first, a second and a third final position overall: Sebastien Charpentier clinched the Supersport World Title thanks to an incredible season in which he conquered six victories and three second places, Chris Vermuelen concluded second in the Superbike World Championship finishing with 6 victories in the last seven races while Fujiwara concluded third in the Supersport World Championship. |
2004 |
World Supersport Champion
It’s a hat-trick of World Supersport titles for the team as Karl Muggeridge dominates the series, taking overall victory with eight pole positions and nine wins from the 12 races. Fellow Australian, Broc Parkes, makes it a Ten Kate one-two in the championship with six podium placings. Ten Kate Honda also makes its debut in the World Superbike championship as Chris Vermeulen competes with the brand new 2004 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade. Astonishingly, the young Australian underlines the machine’s and the team’s racing pedigree by taking four victories and overall fourth place in the revitalized series. |
2003 |
World Supersport Champion
The team’s winning pedigree is underlined as Ten Kate Honda secures back-to-back championships, taking the title with Chris Vermeulen, who lands four race wins and four second places on the all-new Honda CBR600RR. Karl Muggeridge returns to the team and finishes fourth in the championship with three wins at the end of the season. |
2002 |
World Supersport Champion
Ten Kate Honda finally clinches the World Supersport championship crown with Fabien Foret winning four races. Iain MacPherson finishes ninth in the final standings. |
2001 |
Ten Kate Honda receives support from Honda Europe Motorcycles and establishes itself as one of the top World Supersport teams. Frenchman Fabien Foret takes two wins on his way to championship eighth place, with Spaniard Pere Riba taking one victory and a second place on his way to sixth overall. |
2000 |
Muggeridge stays with Ten Kate Honda in the World Supersport Championship taking three pole positions and four podium finishes, including his and the team’s first World Supersport win at Brands Hatch. Muggeridge finishes fifth overall in the championship. |
1999 |
Team Ten Kate returns the World Supersport Championship with Spanish rider David de Gea, who leaves the team during the season for a GP ride with Kenny Roberts. Karl Muggeridge is drafted in as substitute rider and delivers some strong rides in the final three races of the season. |
1998 |
A return to Dutch racing sees Ten Kate Racing secure the Dutch Supersport championship with rider Torleif Hartelman. |
1997 |
Team Ten Kate enters the World Supersport series with Australian rider Fred Bayens finishing 27th overall. |
1996 |
Team Ten Kate enters the prestigious Thunderbike Trophy, taking one win at the Austrian GP and fifth place overall with British rider Iain MacPherson. |
1995 |
The Ten Kate Motorcycles racing team competes a full season in both the Dutch and European Supersport championships with Harry van Beek and Frank Heidger. |
1994 |
Ten Kate Motorcycles funds its own race-team in the Dutch Supersport championship, again with Harry van Beek. As well as racing in Holland, the team also debuts in selected European Supersport championship races. |
1993 |
Ten Kate Motorcycles – a successful motorcycle dealership owned by Gerrit ten Kate – begins its participation in road racing by sponsoring a team in the Dutch Supersport championship with rider Harry van Beek. At the end of the season, Gerrit ten Kate increases his involvement by repairing and improving the gearboxes on the team's Honda CBR600s. |
