Tommy Bridewell

Tommy Bridewell
Bridewell wearing Milwaukee Yamaha colours acknowledging spectators' plaudits for his overall Championship third-place at Brands Hatch Showdown podium, end of BSB 2014 season
Nationality	British
Born	(1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 (age 28) Etchilhampton, Wiltshire
Current team	Team WD-40 Kawasaki
Bike number	46

Tommy Bridewell (Thomas George Bridewell, born 8 August 1988 in Etchilhampton, Wiltshire) is an English motorcycle racer, competing in the 2017 British Superbike Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R.

His best championship standing to date was when he finished third in the British Superbike 2014 season, behind Ryuichi Kiyonari and winner Shane Byrne. He was a runner-up in the Yamaha R6 Cup of 2005.

Tommy is the younger brother of Ollie Bridewell, who was a prominent up-and-coming motorcycle racer when he died in 2007 during the Mallory Park round of the Superbike Championship.

For the 2007 season, Tommy and his older brother Ollie joined forces for the British Superbike Championship in team NB Suzuki. Ollie died after crashing during a practice session at the Mallory Park round in 2007. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Bridewell left the Championship at that round.

Bridewell restarted his racing career in Italy during 2008, moving on to the European Superstock 600 class in 2009, riding the Lorenzini Yamaha. Bridewell started off with a 13th place in the first round at Valencia but would fail to score any more points finishes, and left the team mid-season.

After departing the European scene, Bridewell returned to the British Superbike Championship during the 2009 season, competing in the Privateers' Cup on a Team NB Suzuki, winning the Cup class in 7 of the 26 races. Following this success, he was signed by Quay Garage Honda to compete in the main British Superbike Championship for the 2010 season.