Jeremy McWilliams to race KTM superbike

Former MotoGP rider Jeremy McWilliams has clinched a deal to ride a KTM RC8R in the final two rounds of the German Superbike championship.

The KTM-Akrapovic Team will contest a third RC8R for the veteran British racer in Assen on August 23 and Hockenheim on September 13.

The 45-year-old enjoyed the best moment of his career at the Assen circuit when he won the Dutch 250GP in 2001 and he was one of the Britian’s longest serving Grand Prix riders.

He claimed two podium finishes in MotoGP for Aprilia in 2000 but his premier class career was ended by the withdrawal of the ill-fated Ilmor squad after just one race in 2007.

Recently McWilliams has undertaken a test and development role on several projects, including BMW’s foray into the superbike arena with the S1000RR.