A WINNING PEDIGREE

1993
Ten Kate Motorcycles - a successful motorcycle dealership owned by Gerrit ten Kate - begins its participation in road racing, 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.

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.

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.

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.

1997
Team Ten Kate enters the World Supersport series with Australian rider Fred Bayens finishing 27th overall.

1998
A return to Dutch racing sees Ten Kate Racing secure the Dutch Supersport championship with rider Torleif Hartelman.

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.

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.

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.

2002 - World Supersport champions
Ten Kate Honda finally clinches the World Supersport championship crown with Fabien Foret winning four races. Iain MacPherson finishes ninth in the final standings.

2003 - World Supersport champions
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.

2004 - World Supersport champions
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.

2005 - World Supersport champions
A year of successes for the Winston Ten Kate Honda Team. The Team conquered a first, a second and a third final position overall: Sébastien Charpentier clinched the Supersport world title thanks to an incredible season in which he delivered six victories and three second places, Chris Vermeulen finished second in the Superbike World Championship taking six victories in the last seven races while Fujiwara was third in the World Supersport championship.

2006 - World Supersport champions
Sébastien Charpentier successfully defends his World Supersport championship, grabbing the title in the very last race of the season in front of his home crown at Magny-Cours in France. It is the team's fifth World Supersport title as Charpentier's team-mate Kenan Sofuoglu claims third place in the championship standings.

2007 - World Superbike and World Supersport champions
The most successful year for the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda team to date as James Toseland wins the team's first World Superbike title. After a firm lead in the standings during most of the season, Toseland battles it out fiercely in an exhilarating last round at Magny-Cours to secure the championship. Team-mate Kenan Sofuoglu dominates the World Supersport championship on the new Honda CBR600RR and secures the team's sixth successive title at Brands Hatch with three rounds to spare.

2008 - World Supersport champions
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, with Rea making it a dominant Ten Kate one-two in the series.

2009
After a magnificent seven straight World Supersport titles, the Ten Kate team reluctantly has to release its hold on the championship for the first time since 2002. It's a difficult pill to swallow as set-up issues during the season prevent yet another repeat performance. Kenan Sofuoglu places third in World Supersport, while outgoing champion Andrew Pitt could manage only sixth place. Superbike debutant Jonathan Rea, meanwhile, impresses many in the paddock and beyond with a dazzling rookie year, which sees two race wins and a further six podium finishes for fifth place overall. The whole team begins work again as soon as the season is over, and starts to plan a recapture of at least one world championship crown in 2010.