Ten Kate Racing history
Following a career in motocross, Gerrit ten Kate was able to develop the passion of his youth into a successful business. He later worked with his cousin Ronald, switching from motocross to road racing and selling bikes. The international team began in 1993 when Gerrit prepared a bike for a local rider in the European Superstock Championship. He started his own team the following season and, with Scottish rider Ian MacPherson, took his debut international victory in 1997. The first world championship race win followed with Australian Karl Muggeridge in the 2000 World Supersport series and two years later Fabien Foret secured the team’s first World Supersport championship. Ten Kate Racing won the following six consecutive World Supersport titles and claimed victory in 68% of all Supersport races between 2003 and 2008. The 2007 season was particularly special as the Dutch squad became the only team to complete a World Superbike and World Supersport ‘double’ with Britain’s James Toseland and Turkish phenomenon Kenan Sofuoğlu. Ten Kate Racing’s 9th and most recent World Supersport championship was won by Dutchman Michael van der Mark in 2014.
“Some pictures of our first years as Ten Kate Racing with Harry van Beek (6), Ian MacPherson (14), Torleif Hartelman (62) and Frank Heidger (12).”
2000
- First World Supersport victory with Karl Muggerigde at Brands Hatch
- Four World Supersport podiums with Karl Muggeridge
- Karl Muggeridge ended fifth in the World Supersport championship
2001
- Three World Supersport victories with Pere Riba and Fabien Foret
- Pere Riba ended sixth in the World Supersport championship
- Fabien Foret ended eight in the World Supersport championship
2002
- First World Supersport title with Fabien Foret
- Great 1-2 with Fabien Foret and Ian MacPherson during our home race in Assen
- Four wins with Fabien Foret
- Ian MacPherson ended ninth in the championship
2003
- Second World Supersport title with Chris Vermeulen
- Last three races of the season a 1-2 with Karl Muggerigde and Chris Vermeulen
- Ten Kate Racing won seven of the eleven races in World Supersport
- Karl Muggeridge ended fourth in the championship
2004
- Third World Supersport title with Karl Muggeridge
- Karl Muggerigde won seven of ten World Supersport races
- Broc Parkes ended as vice-champion
- Debut season of Ten Kate Racing in World Superbike with Chris Vermeulen
- Chris Vermeulen won the first World Superbike race of Ten Kate Racing at Silverstone (13 June)
- Four victories and a fourth place in the World Superbike championship with Chris Vermeulen
2005
- Second place in the World Superbike championship with Chris Vermeulen
- Double World Superbike win with Chris Vermeulen in Assen
- Fourth World Supersport title with Sebastien Charpentier
- Sebastien Charpentier ended first or second in every World Supersport race
2006
- Fifth World Supersport title with Sebastien Charpentier with six victories
- Kenan Sofuoglu ended third in the World Supersport championship
- Eight World Supersport victories – 6 wins of Sebastien Charpentier and 2 wins of Kenan Sofuoglu
- Second place in the World Superbike championship with James Toseland
2007
- Unique double to take the World Superbike and World Supersport title
- First World Superbike title with James Toseland
- Sixth World Supersport title with Kenan Sofuoglu
- Kenan Sofuoglu won eight of the thirteen World Supersport races
2008
- Seventh World Supersport title with Andrew Pitt
- Jonathan Rea ended as vice champion in World Supersport
- Andrew Pitt and Jonathan Rea together won eight World Supersport races
- Carlos Checa ended fourth in the World Superbike championship
- Ryuichi Kiyonari took a World Superbike win at Brands Hatch
2009
- Kenan Sofuoglu ended third in the World Supersport championship
- Jonathan Rea ended fifth in the championship in his debut season in World Superbike
- Jonathan Rea won two World Superbike races and Kenan Sofuoglu won three World Supersport races
2010
- Eight World Supersport title with Kenan Sofuoglu
- Kenan Sofuoglu ended all the races on the podium
- Jonathan Rea took the double in World Superbike at Assen
- Jonathan Rea ended fourth in the World Superbike championship
2011
- Two World Superbike victories by Jonathan Rea (also a lot of injuries)
- Fabien Foret ended third in the World Supersport championship with one victory
- Florian Marino ended eight in the World Supersport championship
2012
- Jonathan Rea ended fifth in the World Superbike championship
- Michael van der Mark won the European Superstock 600 championship with six wins
- Broc Parkes ended fifth in the World Supersport championship
2013
- One win and four podium with Jonathan Rea in World Superbike
- Fourth and fifth in the World Supersport championship with Michael van der Mark and Lorenzo Zanetti
- Three World Supersport podiums with our Dutch rider Michael van der Mark
2014
- Ninth World Supersport title with Michael van der Mark
- The tenth world title of Ten Kate Racing in total
- Besides one DNF, Michael van der Mark ended first or second in every race
- Lorenzo Zanetti took a World Supersport win during his home race in Imola
- Jonathan Rea ended third in the World Superbike championship
- Leon Haslam ended seventh in the World Superbike championship
2015
- Michael van der Mark took three podiums as a World Superbike rookie
- Sylvain Guintoli ended sixth in the World Superbike championship
- Kyle Smith won the last World Supersport race in Qatar
- Kyle Smith ended fifth in the World Supersport championship
2016
- Michael van der Mark ended fourth in the World Superbike championship
- Nicky Hayden won a World Superbike race at Sepang
- Michael van der Mark scored six World Superbike podiums
- Nicky Hayden ended fifth in the World Superbike championship
- PJ Jacobsen ended fourth in the World Supersport championship with three podiums
2017
- R.I.P. Nicky Hayden – Always in our hearts
2018
- Leon Camier ended twelth in the World Superbike championship
- Jake Gagne ended seventeenth in the World Superbike championship
2019
- First year as a Yamaha team in WorldSBK starting at the sixth round at Jerez
- A lot of times the first independent team with Loris Baz
- Three times fourth in a World Superbike race with Loris Baz
2020
- Four World Superbike podiums with Loris Baz
- Loris Baz ended eight in the World Superbike championship
- Ten Kate Racing Yamaha ended third in the Independent championship
