Tom Booth-Amos secures home victories for Triumph – but they are parting ways

There has been no sign of friendship between Tom Booth-Amos and team boss Simon Buckmaster for some time now. The rider says he has to constantly push the Triumph Street Triple 765 to the limit to be competitive, which is why he crashes so often. His boss reckons he isn’t concentrated or focused enough.

Despite the behind-the-scenes squabbles, we witnessed a show of strength from Booth-Amos, Triumph and the PTR team at Donington Park. A home victory for a British rider on a British bike and for a British team – something that hasn’t happened in a Motorcycle World Championship for many decades.

‘TBA’ qualified in third place on the grid but was demoted six places for dawdling during Superpole. Tom raced through the field with effortless ease and immediately pulled clear into the lead. When the chequered flag fell, he was 2.4 seconds ahead of the runner-up, World Championship leader Albert Arenas (AS Yamaha).

Having set the fastest lap of the race, Booth-Amos started from pole for Race 2 – and won again in commanding fashion, this time 1.5 seconds ahead of Arenas. The jubilation within the PTR team and at Triumph knew no bounds, whilst British fans celebrated their hero!

Tom Booth-Amos feirte ausgelassen mit den Fans

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Unprecedented cheers for Booth-Amos

“Hearing the fans was really cool,” said the 30-year-old in an exclusive interview with SPEEDWEEK.com, having moved up to fifth in the World Championship standings thanks to his two victories. “I’ve never heard people cheering for me like that before. But I don’t have a home advantage at Donington; I’ve only been racing there since I joined the SBK paddock – I used to race at Jerez much more often. I don’t know why, but this weekend I had more in the tank and was able to pull away from the pack. I felt good; the bike felt good. And my riding style suits this track with its flowing, fast corners and aggressive braking – I was confident. It came at the right time; I need to keep doing a good job.”

Success counts for more than anything else in racing, but these victories won’t be enough to mend the relationship between the Englishman and his team. Booth-Amos is firmly convinced that he’ll be joining another top team for 2027.