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Showdown place on the line for Brookes this weekend

2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship
Round 8 – Silverstone National

The Bennetts British Superbike Championship will be decided between eight riders when the Showdown gets underway later this month, but with four Title Fighters confirmed, there are still four places to be claimed at Silverstone this weekend (September 10/11/12).

The McAMS Yamaha pairing of Jason O’Halloran and Tarran Mackenzie were the first riders confirmed with Title Fighter status, and after sharing the victories at Snetterton, the teammates will be eager to carry the momentum into this weekend. However, they will be conscious of not letting history repeat itself too much; Silverstone was previously the scene in 2019 where they dramatically clashed in their fight for the win.

Tommy Bridewell secured his place last time out at Snetterton; the Oxford Products Racing Ducati rider has been gathering pace in his quest for a first title, celebrating podium finishes in the past seven races and is determined to halt the boys in blue’s winning streak.

VisionTrack Ducati’s Christian Iddon is the final rider currently to have his Title Fighter status locked in ahead of the Showdown. A double race winner so far in 2021, he is looking to turn around a challenging run at recent events to fire himself back into podium contention.

Conversely, Iddon’s team-mate and defending champion Josh Brookes is only now starting to find his true form after a poor season which has yet to see him stand on the podium. The Bedfordshire-based Aussie has put together a consistent run over the past couple of meetings, including a hat-trick of fourth place finishes to give him a fighting chance of claiming one of the final four Showdown places.

Brookes is just 13 points behind Lee Jackson who occupies the eighth and final Showdown place but having outscored virtually all his rivals over the past seven races, is well poised to continue his run. But without any Podium Points which have been accrued by riders finishing on the podium all season, Josh needs to start racking up some silverware if he’s to harbour any hopes of hanging onto his title.

Josh Brookes

Without putting too fine a point on it, I’ve been dreading Silverstone coming round as it’s a circuit which hasn’t been too kind to us over my time on the PBM Ducati there. My favoured SC0 tyre is the only option available for this weekend so maybe that puts me in a stronger position as I used it all weekend at Snetterton when others were using the SCX option. So, I’m hoping there may be a silver lining and with it being a pivotal round as it’s my last chance of getting into the Showdown, which I’ve done every year I’ve raced in BSB, I’ll do my best.

Another rider determined to cement his position in the opening race at Silverstone, is FHO Racing BMW’s Peter Hickman. He missed out on securing his place by a single point at Snetterton last weekend and if Bradley Ray doesn’t win the opening race at Silverstone, his place is confirmed.

Peter Hickman – FHO Racing BMW

Heading to Silverstone, I think it’s going to be a good weekend – I can feel it already! We only need a point to secure our Title Fighter position in the Showdown in the first race, so for me, it shouldn’t go down to the final race of the weekend like it has in the past! I feel that we are in a good place ahead of the races this weekend, and after a really unusual Snetterton, we want to come to Silverstone to try and beat our rivals for the Podium Points for a leg up ahead of the Showdown.”

Danny Buchan is clawing back the ground lost after he missed Cadwell Park; the SYNETIQ BMW rider holds sixth place in the standings ahead of the three Silverstone races, and needs a consistent weekend to continue his bid for a debut title.

Glenn Irwin was the fastest rider in the pre-season test at Silverstone and the Honda Racing rider arrives at Silverstone holding seventh in the standings. He needs to bounce back from his difficult weekend at Snetterton and defend from the chasing pack, who all want to steal his coveted place in the top eight.

Lee Jackson holds eighth in the standings ahead of the Silverstone decider. It is crucial that the FS-3 Racing Kawasaki rider scores consistently this weekend, as he is only five points ahead of Bradley Ray, who remains the first rider bidding to snatch a position at the final stage of the Main Season. Ryan Vickers, Rory Skinner, Andrew Irwin and Gino Rea can all still mathematically make the cut to become a Title Fighter after the decisive three races at Silverstone this weekend.


Bennetts British Superbike  Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Jason O’HALLORAN (Yamaha) 399
2 Tarran MACKENZIE (Yamaha) 293
3 Tommy BRIDEWELL (Ducati) 261
4 Christian IDDON (Ducati) 239
5 Peter HICKMAN (BMW) 224
6 Danny BUCHAN (BMW) 174
7 Glenn IRWIN (Honda) 161
8 Lee JACKSON (Kawasaki) 154
9 Bradley RAY (BMW) 149
10 Josh BROOKES (Ducati) 141
11 Ryan VICKERS (Kawasaki) 136
12 Rory SKINNER (Kawasaki) 127
13 Andrew IRWIN (BMW) 104
14 Gino REA (Suzuki) 88
15 Kyle RYDE (BMW) 60
16 Dan LINFOOT (Honda) 59
17 Danny KENT (Suzuki) 49
18 Xavi FORÉS (BMW) 43
19 Storm STACEY (Kawasaki) 30
20 Dean HARRISON (Kawasaki) 17
21 Joe FRANCIS (BMW) 12
22 Tim NEAVE (Suzuki) 7
23 Ryo MIZUNO (Honda) 4
24 Takumi TAKAHASHI (Honda) 3
25 Luke HOPKINS (Honda) 2
26 Luke STAPLEFORD (Suzuki) 2
27 Bjorn ESTMENT (Suzuki) 1
28 Joe SHELDON-SHAW (Kawasaki) 1

Quattro Group British Supersport Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Jack KENNEDY (Kawasaki) 223
2 Ben CURRIE (Kawasaki) 216
3 Bradley PERIE (Yamaha) 190
4 Kyle SMITH (Triumph) 181
5 Lee JOHNSTON (Yamaha) 179
6 Harry TRUELOVE (Yamaha) 147
7 Eunan McGLINCHEY (Kawasaki) 137
8 Brandon PAASCH (Triumph) 104
9 James HIND (Yamaha) 73
10 Jamie van SIKKELERUS (Yamaha) 72
11 Sam MUNRO (Yamaha) 65
12 Rhys IRWIN (Yamaha) 63
13 Phil WAKEFIELD (Yamaha) 55
14 Korie McGREEVY (Yamaha) 53
15 Scott SWANN (Yamaha) 38
16 Joe DUGGAN (Kawasaki) 30
17 Cederic BLOCH (Kawasaki) 20
18 Ben TOLLIDAY (Yamaha) 18
19 Pete WRIGHT (Kawasaki) 11
20 Joseph LOUGHLIN (Yamaha) 9
21 Stephen THOMAS (Triumph) 6
22 Dominic HERBERTSON (Kawasaki) 4
23 David KRAWIECKI (Yamaha) 4
24 Jody LEES (Kawasaki) 4
25 Charles HARDISTY (Yamaha) 4
26 Max WADSWORTH (Yamaha) 1

Quattro Group British GP2 Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Charlie NESBITT (Kalex) 335
2 Mason LAW (Spirit) 222
3 Cameron HORSMAN (Chassis Factory) 177
4 Jack SCOTT (Harris) 164
5 Cameron FRASER (Chassis Factory) 127
6 Dan JONES (Spirit) 112
7 Jamie PERRIN (Spirit) 103
8 Conor WHEELER (Harris) 103
9 Harry ROWLINGS (ABM Evo) 102
10 Jake ARCHER (Kalex) 100
11 Harvey CLARIDGE (Chassis Factory) 70
12 Aaron RIDEWOOD (TCR Yamaha) 37

Pirelli National Superstock Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Tom NEAVE (Honda) 163
2 Billy McCONNELL (BMW) 139
3 Alex OLSEN (BMW) 133
4 Taylor MACKENZIE (BMW) 132
5 Fraser ROGERS (Aprilia) 131
6 Luke MOSSEY (Kawasaki) 120
7 Chrissy ROUSE (Kawasaki) 105
8 Lewis ROLLO (Kawasaki) 91
9 Tim NEAVE (Suzuki) 54
10 Keith FARMER (Kawasaki) 47
11 Ian HUTCHINSON (Yamaha) 47
12 Luke STAPLEFORD (Suzuki) 46
13 Levi DAY (Suzuki) 46
14 Tom OLIVER (Suzuki) 42
15 Luke HEDGER (Suzuki) 40
16 Brayden ELLIOTT (Suzuki) 39
17 Tom WARD (Suzuki) 34
18 Richard KERR (Honda) 29
19 Damon REES (BMW) 20
20 Jordan WEAVING (Kawasaki) 20
21 Shane RICHARDSON (BMW) 18
22 David ALLINGHAM (BMW) 18
23 James EAST (Aprilia) 6
24 Brent HARRAN (Suzuki) 5
25 Joe SHELDON-SHAW (Suzuki) 5
26 Ashley BEECH (Suzuki) 3
27 Lee WILLIAMS (Kawasaki) 2
28 TJ TOMS (Kawasaki) 2
29 Callum GRIGOR (Kawasaki) 1
30 Matt TRUELOVE (BMW) 1
31 Davey TODD (Honda) 1

Pirelli National Junior Superstock Championship  Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Jack NIXON (Yamaha) 177
2 Joe TALBOT (Kawasaki) 174
3 Zak CORDEROY (Yamaha) 133
4 George STANLEY (Kawasaki) 131
5 Eugene McMANUS (Kawasaki) 85
6 Liam DELVES (Kawasaki) 84
7 Asher DURHAM (Kawasaki) 62
8 Max COOK (Kawasaki) 55
9 Louis VALLELEY (Yamaha) 55
10 Owen JENNER (Kawasaki) 48
11 Sam LAFFINS (Kawasaki) 45
12 Adam HARTGROVE (Yamaha) 42
13 Daniel BROOKS (Kawasaki) 36
14 James ALDERSON (Triumph) 35
15 Franco BOURNE (Kawasaki) 35
16 Charlie FARRER (Yamaha) 35
17 Aaron SILVESTER (Yamaha) 34
18 Kade VERWEY (Kawasaki) 34
19 Simon REID (Yamaha) 25
20 Caolan IRWIN (Yamaha) 18
21 Jack BEDNAREK (Yamaha) 13
22 Cameron HALL (Kawasaki) 13
23 Seth CRUMP (Kawasaki) 10
24 Matt BOWER (Kawasaki) 7
25 Harry FOWLE (Triumph) 5
26 Luke VERWEY (Kawasaki) 4
27 Kier ARMSTRONG (Kawasaki) 2
28 Adam McLEAN (Honda) 2
29 Lewis JONES (Kawasaki) 1


HEL Performance British Junior Supersport Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Cameron DAWSON (Kawasaki) 195
2 Ash BARNES (Yamaha) 152
3 Kam DIXON (Kawasaki) 144
4 Lucca ALLEN (Yamaha) 105
5 Adon DAVIE (Kawasaki) 96
6 Tom BOOTH-AMOS (Kawasaki) 95
7 Joseph THOMAS (Kawasaki) 83
8 Zak SHELTON (Kawasaki) 75
9 James McMANUS (Kawasaki) 69
10 Mikey HARDIE (Kawasaki) 50
11 Declan CONNELL (Kawasaki) 50
12 Joe FARRAGHER (Kawasaki) 46
13 Osian JONES (Kawasaki) 44
14 Chloe JONES (Yamaha) 28
15 Connor SELLORS (Kawasaki) 21
16 Lewis JONES (Kawasaki) 20
17 Harry COOK (Yamaha) 17
18 Finn SMART-WEEDEN (Kawasaki) 16
19 Cameron BROWN (Kawasaki) 14
20 Kieran SMITH (Kawasaki) 13
21 Annabel THOMAS (Kawasaki) 12
22 Elliot DUFTON (Kawasaki) 10
23 Jacob STEPHENSON (Yamaha) 9
24 Joe ELLIS (Kawasaki) 8
25 Jack FERRIS (Kawasaki) 7
26 Chris MOFFITT (Kawasaki) 7
27 Bradley WILSON (Kawasaki) 5
28 Christopher JOHNSON (Kawasaki) 5
29 Alessandro VALENTE (KTM) 2
30 Kieran KENT (Kawasaki) 2

Honda British Talent Cup Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Evan BELFORD (Honda) 220
2 Casey O’GORMAN (Honda) 210
3 Carter BROWN (Honda) 198
4 Johnny GARNESS (Honda) 179
5 Jamie LYONS (Honda) 158
6 James COOK (Honda) 129
7 Ollie WALKER (Honda) 106
8 Harrison CROSBY (Honda) 98
9 Cormac BUCHANAN (Honda) 84
10 Kiyano VEIJER (Honda) 83
11 Sullivan MOUNSEY (Honda) 74
12 Bailey STUART-CAMPBELL (Honda) 69
13 Rhys STEPHENSON (Honda) 47
14 Ryan HITCHCOCK (Honda) 44
15 Troy JEFFREY (Honda) 42
16 Corey TINKER (Honda) 39
17 Rossi BANHAM (Honda) 35
18 Mason JOHNSON (Honda) 26
19 Lucas BROWN (Honda) 25
20 Harley McCABE (Honda) 20
21 Luca HOPKINS (Honda) 18
22 Rossi DOBSON (Honda) 15
23 Harrison DESSOY (Honda) 10
24 Julian CORREA (Honda) 8
25 Harrison MACKAY (Honda) 7
26 Alexander ROWAN (Honda) 5
27 Lucas HILL (Honda) 4
28 JJ CUNNINGHAM (Honda) 4
29 Josh BANNISTER (Honda) 3

Ducati Performance TriOptions Cup Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Josh DAY (Ducati) 218
2 Chris WALKER (Ducati) 156
3 Elliott PINSON (Ducati) 154
4 David SHOUBRIDGE (Ducati) 112
5 John McGUINNESS (Ducati) 96
6 Edmund BEST (Ducati) 93
7 Craig NEVE (Ducati) 92
8 Carl STEVENS (Ducati) 68
9 Michael TUSTIN (Ducati) 65
10 Sam COX (Ducati) 59
11 David JONES (Ducati) 52
12 Alberto SOLERA (Ducati) 52
13 Daniel BOUCHER (Ducati) 30
14 Max LOFTHOUSE (Ducati) 22
15 Seb BULPIN (Ducati) 18
16 Jacque FOLEY (Ducati) 18
17 Luke JONES (Ducati) 16
18 Oliver SAVAGE (Ducati) 16
19 Matthew JONES (Ducati) 13
20 Dijon COMPTON (Ducati) 12
21 Lee DEVONPORT (Ducati) 8
22 Ben FALLA (Ducati) 7
23 Matt STEVENS (Ducati) 7
24 Ewan POTTER (Ducati) 6
25 Lee McLAUGHLIN (Ducati) 5
26 Richard SPENCER-FLEET (Ducati) 2
27 Craig KENNELLY (Ducati) 2
28 Peter HASLER (Ducati) 1

Source: MCNews.com.au

BSB support category round up from Snetteron

2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship
Round 7 – Snetterton

Images by Dave Yeomans


British Supersport & GP2 Race One

Lee Johnston took his first win of the year in the Quattro Group British Supersport class, taking victory in a thrilling Sprint race. The ten lap race was a nail biting affair with Johnston, Kyle Smith, Ben Currie and Jack Kennedy trading places throughout.

Kyle Smith, Ben Currie

Each rider took a turn at the front of the race, but taking the lead again on the penultimate lap, Johnston was able to edge away from the remaining trio to take victory. Currie eventually secured second place to close within two points of series leader Kennedy, who eventually finished third.

Charlie Nesbitt continued his dominant form in the GP2 class, taking another victory in the class ahead of Scott and Law.

Quattro Group British Supersport Championship, Snetterton, Sprint Race
1. Lee Johnston (Ashcourt Racing Yamaha)
2. Ben Currie (Gearlink Kawasaki) +0.682s
3. Jack Kennedy (HEL Performance/Bournemouth Kawasaki) +0.924s

British Supersport & GP2 Race One Results

Pos CL Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 SSP Lee JOHNSTON Yamaha 18m52.091
2 SSP Ben CURRIE Kawasaki +0.682
3 SSP Jack KENNEDY Kawasaki +0.924
4 SSP Kyle SMITH Triumph +0.979
5 SSP Bradley PERIE Yamaha +4.865
6 GP2 Charlie NESBITT Kalex  +6.554
7 SSP Rhys IRWIN Yamaha +6.953
8 GP2 Jack SCOTT Harris +7.053
9 GP2 Mason LAW Spirit +7.286
10 GP2 Jamie PERRIN Spirit +7.696
11 SSP Harry TRUELOVE Yamaha +10.227
12 SSP Sam MUNRO Yamaha +16.687
13 SSP Eunan McGLINCHEY Kawasaki +16.732
14 GP2 Cameron HORSMAN Chassis +17.061
15 GP2 Dan JONES Spirit  +22.192
16 GP2 Conor WHEELER Harris +27.743
17 SSP James HIND Yamaha +31.779
18 GP2 Harry ROWLINGS ABM Evo +37.931
19 GP2 Cameron FRASER Chassis Factory  +38.040
20 GP2 Jake ARCHER Kalex +45.503
21 GP2 Harvey CLARIDGE Chassis Factory +50.168
22 GP2 Aaron RIDEWOOD TCR Yamaha +1m03.662
23 SSP Joe DUGGAN Kawasaki +1m06.978
24 SSP Ben TOLLIDAY Yamaha +1m09.844
25 SSP Pete WRIGHT Kawasaki +1m32.525
Not Classified
DNF SSP Brandon PAASCH Triumph 6 Laps
DNF SSP Phil WAKEFIELD Yamaha 7 Laps

British Supersport & GP2 Race Two

Hel Performance/Bournemouth Kawasaki’s Jack Kennedy took victory in style at a scorching Snetterton after a race long battle with Ben Currie ended on the final lap, with Kyle Smith third.

It was Lee Johnston who grabbed the holeshot, but Ben Currie led the way after the opening lap ahead of Smith and Johnston. Championship battler Brad Perie crashed out on the opening lap after coming together with Harry Truelove.

Ben Currie leading

On lap four it was Dynavolt Triumph’s Kyle Smith who took over at the front from Currie, but as they began to battle both Lee Johnston and Jack Kennedy joined the leading two to make it a four man dice for the lead. Former Champion Kennedy then hit the front on half-race distance and began to move forward, posting the fastest lap of the race, pulling seventh tenths of a second lead, but Currie quickly began to close the gap with five laps remaining.

Currie then hit the front with three laps to go, but Kennedy wasn’t going down without a fight, with the pair battling it out until the final lap where Kennedy got the better of the Australian, with Smith taking third.

Quattro Group British Supersport Snetterton, feature race
1. Jack Kennedy (HEL Performance/Bournemouth Kawasaki)
2. Ben Currie (Gearlink Kawasaki) +0.419s
3. Kyle Smith (Dynavolt Triumph) +11.700s

British Supersport & GP2 Race Two Results

Pos CL Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 SSP Jack KENNEDY Kawasaki 28m14.085
2 SSP Ben CURRIE Kawasaki +0.419
3 SSP Kyle SMITH Triumph +11.700
4 GP2 Charlie NESBITT Kalex +13.046
5 GP2 Cameron HORSMAN Chassis Factory +17.361
6 GP2 Mason LAW Spirit +17.405
7 SSP Lee JOHNSTON Yamaha +19.432
8 SSP Eunan McGLINCHEY Kawasaki +35.289
9 SSP Sam MUNRO Yamaha +38.970
10 GP2 Conor WHEELER Harris +45.363
11 GP2 Cameron FRASER Chassis Factory +49.456
12 GP2 Harry ROWLINGS ABM Evo +58.588
13 GP2 Harvey CLARIDGE Chassis Factory +1m12.346
14 GP2 Jake ARCHER Kalex +1m12.393
15 SSP Phil WAKEFIELD Yamaha +1m12.681
16 GP2 Aaron RIDEWOOD TCR Yamaha +1m37.117
17 SSP Pete WRIGHT Kawasaki +1 Lap
Not Classified
DNF GP2 Dan JONES Spirit 6 Laps
DNF SSP James HIND Yamaha 7 Laps
DNF SSP Joe DUGGAN Kawasaki 9 Laps
DNF GP2 Jack SCOTT Harris 13 Laps
DNF SSP Harry TRUELOVE Yamaha 13 Laps
DNF SSP Ben TOLLIDAY Yamaha 14 Laps
DNF SSP Rhys IRWIN Yamaha /
DNF SSP Bradley PERIE Yamaha /

Quattro Group British Supersport Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Jack KENNEDY (Kawasaki) 223
2 Ben CURRIE (Kawasaki) 216
3 Bradley PERIE (Yamaha) 190
4 Kyle SMITH (Triumph) 181
5 Lee JOHNSTON (Yamaha) 179
6 Harry TRUELOVE (Yamaha) 147
7 Eunan McGLINCHEY (Kawasaki) 137
8 Brandon PAASCH (Triumph) 104
9 James HIND (Yamaha) 73
10 Jamie van SIKKELERUS (Yamaha) 72
11 Sam MUNRO (Yamaha) 65
12 Rhys IRWIN (Yamaha) 63
13 Phil WAKEFIELD (Yamaha) 55
14 Korie McGREEVY (Yamaha) 53
15 Scott SWANN (Yamaha) 38
16 Joe DUGGAN (Kawasaki) 30
17 Cederic BLOCH (Kawasaki) 20
18 Ben TOLLIDAY (Yamaha) 18
19 Pete WRIGHT (Kawasaki) 11
20 Joseph LOUGHLIN (Yamaha) 9
21 Stephen THOMAS (Triumph) 6
22 Dominic HERBERTSON (Kawasaki) 4
23 David KRAWIECKI (Yamaha) 4
24 Jody LEES (Kawasaki) 4
25 Charles HARDISTY (Yamaha) 4
26 Max WADSWORTH (Yamaha) 1

Quattro Group British GP2 Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Charlie NESBITT (Kalex) 335
2 Mason LAW (Spirit) 222
3 Cameron HORSMAN (Chassis Factory) 177
4 Jack SCOTT (Harris) 164
5 Cameron FRASER (Chassis Factory) 127
6 Dan JONES (Spirit) 112
7 Jamie PERRIN (Spirit) 103
8 Conor WHEELER (Harris) 103
9 Harry ROWLINGS (ABM Evo) 102
10 Jake ARCHER (Kalex) 100
11 Harvey CLARIDGE (Chassis Factory) 70
12 Aaron RIDEWOOD (TCR Yamaha) 37

Pirelli National Superstock

Honda Racing’s Tom Neave extended his Pirelli National Superstock Championship lead with his third win in a row at Snetterton, whilst grabbing a new lap record, with Taylor Mackenzie coming a close second and Billy McConnell third.

Superstock 1000

Pole man Neave grabbed the holeshot and led the battle from the front, holding three tenths of a second gap over Alex Olsen and Billy McConnell, with Taylor Mackenzie closely following in fourth after the opening lap. The Honda Racing man then began to pull a sizeable gap, posting the fastest lap of the race as he looked to pull away from the FHO Racing BMW.

Damon Rees eventually claimed seventh at the line

By half race distance it was Mackenzie who would be Neave’s nearest challenger after Olsen retired from the race, with McConnell third and Rees fourth, but the race leader had extended his gap over the chasing pack to over three seconds, setting a new lap record in the process. He would then maintain that gap to the flag to take his third win a row and extended his Championship lead.

Tom Neave

That was probably the best fun I’ve had on a bike all year, normally you only pull point-one of a second each lap, but as soon as I got that two second lead on lap four or five, I enjoyed riding the Fireblade and hitting my points. Everything was working great, and I just reminded myself why I love racing bikes and why I do this. We knew coming into the weekend we can be strong here, we won here last year and we’re on a winning streak at the moment. You do put pressure on yourself and my rivals have been with me all weekend, so I’ve had to be on my A-game, but to pull it off in that style is exactly how I wanted to win!”

Pirelli National Superstock Championship, Snetterton, race
1. Tom Neave (Honda Racing)
2. Taylor Mackenzie (Bathams Racing) +2.084s
3. Billy McConnell (Rich Energy OMG Racing) +3.693s

Pirelli National Superstock Race Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Tom NEAVE Honda 22m08.276
2 Taylor MACKENZIE BMW +2.084
3 Billy McCONNELL BMW +3.693
4 Tim NEAVE Suzuki +9.530
5 Fraser ROGERS Aprilia  +11.296
6 Chrissy ROUSE Kawasaki +11.696
7 Damon REES BMW +11.920
8 Luke MOSSEY Kawasaki +19.348
9 Levi DAY Suzuki +19.809
10 Shane RICHARDSON BMW +19.854
11 Lewis ROLLO Kawasaki +20.932
12 Richard KERR Honda +23.232
13 Jordan WEAVING Kawasaki +26.915
14 Tom OLIVER Suzuki +28.857
15 Davey TODD Honda +31.743
16 Brent HARRAN Suzuki  +35.703
17 David ALLINGHAM BMW +36.074
18 Leon JEACOCK Suzuki +37.953
19 Joe SHELDON-SHAW Suzuki +39.202
20 Ashley BEECH Suzuki +42.848
21 Shaun WINFIELD Honda +42.896
22 Connor CUMMINS Honda +52.520
23 Rob McNEALY BMW +54.700
24 Jenny TINMOUTH Honda +55.494
25 Richard WHITE BMW +59.649
26 David BROOK Honda +1m06.823
27 Josh WOOD Kawasaki +1m15.023
28 Anthony MOORE Suzuki +1m15.285
29 Dave SELLERS Suzuki +1m16.134
30 Max MORGAN Kawasaki +1m23.458
Not Classified
DNF Craig NEVE BMW  1 Lap
DNF Tom WARD Suzuki 2 Laps
DNF Alex OLSEN BMW 8 Laps
DNF Ian HUTCHINSON Yamaha 10 Laps
DNF Brayden ELLIOTT Suzuki 11 Laps
DNF Matt TRUELOVE BMW /
DNF TJ TOMS Kawasaki /
DNF Dave MACKAY Suzuki  /

Pirelli National Superstock Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Tom NEAVE (Honda) 163
2 Billy McCONNELL (BMW) 139
3 Alex OLSEN (BMW) 133
4 Taylor MACKENZIE (BMW) 132
5 Fraser ROGERS (Aprilia) 131
6 Luke MOSSEY (Kawasaki) 120
7 Chrissy ROUSE (Kawasaki) 105
8 Lewis ROLLO (Kawasaki) 91
9 Tim NEAVE (Suzuki) 54
10 Keith FARMER (Kawasaki) 47
11 Ian HUTCHINSON (Yamaha) 47
12 Luke STAPLEFORD (Suzuki) 46
13 Levi DAY (Suzuki) 46
14 Tom OLIVER (Suzuki) 42
15 Luke HEDGER (Suzuki) 40
16 Brayden ELLIOTT (Suzuki) 39
17 Tom WARD (Suzuki) 34
18 Richard KERR (Honda) 29
19 Damon REES (BMW) 20
20 Jordan WEAVING (Kawasaki) 20
21 Shane RICHARDSON (BMW) 18
22 David ALLINGHAM (BMW) 18
23 James EAST (Aprilia) 6
24 Brent HARRAN (Suzuki) 5
25 Joe SHELDON-SHAW (Suzuki) 5
26 Ashley BEECH (Suzuki) 3
27 Lee WILLIAMS (Kawasaki) 2
28 TJ TOMS (Kawasaki) 2
29 Callum GRIGOR (Kawasaki) 1
30 Matt TRUELOVE (BMW) 1
31 Davey TODD (Honda) 1

Pirelli National Junior Superstock Race One

Jack Nixon extended his championship lead over Joe Talbot in Junior Superstock.

Joe Talbot leading

Young Aussie Seth Crump carded a 17th place finish and just missed out on the points.

Seth Crump

Pirelli National Junior Superstock Race One Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Jack NIXON Yamaha /
2 Joe TALBOT Kawasaki +0.122
3 Max COOK Kawasaki +0.281
4 Eugene McMANUS Kawasaki  +0.531
5 Zak CORDEROY Yamaha +0.162
6 Asher DURHAM Kawasak +0.525
7 George STANLEY Kawasaki +2.428
8 Charlie FARRER Yamaha +4.697
9 Aaron SILVESTER Yamaha +0.414
10 Cameron HALL Kawasaki +0.144
11 Adam HARTGROVE Yamaha +0.685
12 Owen JENNER Kawasaki +1.604
13 Kade VERWEY Kawasaki +0.341
14 Adam McLEAN Honda +0.399
15 Franco BOURNE Kawasaki +3.243
16 Caolan IRWIN Yamaha +6.068
17 Seth CRUMP Kawasaki +5.276
18 Jack BEDNAREK Yamaha +4.353
19 Harry FOWLE Triumph +4.845
20 Harry LEIGH Kawasaki +4.169
21 Andrew SMYTH Kawasaki +0.390
22 Kier ARMSTRONG Kawasaki +0.933
23 Lewis JONES Kawasaki +1.482
24 Connor THOMSON Yamaha +5.488
25 Lynden LEATHERLAND Yamaha +17.019
26 Josh COWARD Kawasaki +6.392
27 Kevin COYNE Kawasaki +0.101
28 Jake CAMPBELL Kawasaki +6.010
Not Classified
DNF Matt BOWER Kawasaki 2 Laps
DNF Luke VERWEY Kawasaki 1 Lap
DNF Daniel BROOKS Kawasaki 2 Laps
DNF Louis VALLELEY Yamaha 4 Laps
DNF Jake HOPPER Yamaha 1 Lap
DNF Liam DELVES Kawasaki 1 Lap
DNF Simon REID Yamaha 2.902
DNF Ed BEST Yamaha /
DNF James BULL MV Agusta /
DNF Toby REYNOLDS Yamaha /

Pirelli National Junior Superstock Championship  Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Jack NIXON (Yamaha) 177
2 Joe TALBOT (Kawasaki) 174
3 Zak CORDEROY (Yamaha) 133
4 George STANLEY (Kawasaki) 131
5 Eugene McMANUS (Kawasaki) 85
6 Liam DELVES (Kawasaki) 84
7 Asher DURHAM (Kawasaki) 62
8 Max COOK (Kawasaki) 55
9 Louis VALLELEY (Yamaha) 55
10 Owen JENNER (Kawasaki) 48
11 Sam LAFFINS (Kawasaki) 45
12 Adam HARTGROVE (Yamaha) 42
13 Daniel BROOKS (Kawasaki) 36
14 James ALDERSON (Triumph) 35
15 Franco BOURNE (Kawasaki) 35
16 Charlie FARRER (Yamaha) 35
17 Aaron SILVESTER (Yamaha) 34
18 Kade VERWEY (Kawasaki) 34
19 Simon REID (Yamaha) 25
20 Caolan IRWIN (Yamaha) 18
21 Jack BEDNAREK (Yamaha) 13
22 Cameron HALL (Kawasaki) 13
23 Seth CRUMP (Kawasaki) 10
24 Matt BOWER (Kawasaki) 7
25 Harry FOWLE (Triumph) 5
26 Luke VERWEY (Kawasaki) 4
27 Kier ARMSTRONG (Kawasaki) 2
28 Adam McLEAN (Honda) 2
29 Lewis JONES (Kawasaki) 1


HEL Performance British Junior Supersport Race One

Cameron Dawson dominated the opening Hel Performance British Junior Supersport race, cruising to victory by over seven seconds. Launching off the line, he as unchallenged throughout the race, while Ash Barnes was second, narrowly beating Kam Dixon. Zak Shelton was fourth ahead of Joe Thomas and Lucca Allen.

Hel Performance British Junior Supersport, Snetterton, Race one
1. Cameron Dawson (MSS Performance Kawasaki)
2. Ash Barnes (Barney Racing Yamaha) +7.518s
3. Kam Dixon (Completely Motorbikes / Affinity Kawasaki) +7.726s

HEL Performance British Junior Supersport Race One Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Cameron DAWSON Kawasaki 19m03.704
2 Ash BARNES Yamaha +7.518
3 Kam DIXON Kawasaki +7.726
4 Zak SHELTON Kawasaki +8.473
5 Joseph THOMAS Kawasaki +18.517
6 Lucca ALLEN Yamaha +18.541
7 Osian JONES Kawasaki +18.598
8 Joe FARRAGHER Kawasaki +19.198
9 Adon DAVIE Kawasaki +25.697
10 Mikey HARDIE Kawasaki +40.174
11 Chloe JONES Yamaha +40.319
12 Cameron BROWN Kawasaki +44.662
13 Jacob STEPHENSON Yamaha +57.874
14 Finn SMART-WEEDEN Kawasaki +58.232
15 Kieran KENT Kawasaki +58.310
16 Mcauley LONGMORE Kawasaki +1m00.030
17 Kai DICKINSON Kawasaki +1m04.313
18 Calum BEACH Kawasaki +1:m04.590
19 Joe ELLIS Kawasaki +1m04.907
20 Charlotte MARCUZZO Kawasaki +1m07.253
21 Kieran SMITH Kawasaki +1m07.305
22 Christian SMITH Kawasaki  +1m08.485
23 Connor SELLORS Kawasaki +1m08.742
24 Christopher JOHNSON Kawasaki +1m13.055
25 Luke GILBY Yamaha +1m13.469
26 Lewis LAKEY Kawasaki  +1m15.989
27 Bradley WILSON Kawasaki +1m19.289
28 Oliver MORGAN-EDWARDS Kawasaki +1m31.245
29 Katie HAND Yamaha +1m51.806
Not Classified
DNF Annabel THOMAS Kawasaki 1 Lap
DNF Declan CONNELL Kawasaki 1 Lap
DNF James ROSE Kawasaki 2 Laps
DNF Lewis JONES Kawasaki 4 Laps
DNF Harry COOK Yamaha 5 Laps
DNF James McMANUS Kawasaki /

HEL Performance British Junior Supersport Race Two

Cameron Dawson did the Hel Performance British Junior Supersport double in dominant fashion at Snetterton, taking victory in race two by 0.423s ahead of Kam Dixon and Ash Barnes.

The first race winner made the best of starts from pole position and led from the opening lap, with Dixon and Barnes chasing him down hard. However, he rode a cool race, maintaining the gap to the chasing riders to take his fifth victory of the season, and his third in a row to extend his Championship lead.

HEL Performance British Junior Supersport Race Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Cameron DAWSON Kawasaki 19m02.479
2 Kam DIXON Kawasaki  +0.423
3 Ash BARNES Yamaha +6.622
4 Lucca ALLEN Yamaha +17.410
5 Joseph THOMAS Kawasaki +26.723
6 James McMANUS Kawasaki +27.404
7 Adon DAVIE Kawasaki +27.634
8 Joe FARRAGHER Kawasaki +27.776
9 Mikey HARDIE Kawasaki +27.937
10 Declan CONNELL Kawasaki  +48.028
11 Cameron BROWN Kawasaki +48.678
12 Lewis JONES Kawasaki +48.896
13 Annabel THOMAS Kawasaki +49.054
14 Chloe JONES Yamaha +49.643
15 Christopher JOHNSON Kawasaki +1m07.878
16 Finn SMART-WEEDEN Kawasaki +1m07.882
17 Kai DICKINSON Kawasaki +1m08.611
18 Joe ELLIS Kawasaki +1m08.720
19 Charlotte MARCUZZO Kawasaki +1m08.869
20 Jacob STEPHENSON Yamaha +1m09.023
21 Calum BEACH Kawasaki +1m09.153
22 Christian SMITH Kawasaki +1m09.414
23 Connor SELLORS Kawasaki +1m09.527
24 Mcauley LONGMORE Kawasaki +1m09.670
25 Bradley WILSON Kawasaki +1m10.470
26 Kieran SMITH Kawasaki +1m11.051
27 Luke GILBY Yamaha +1m19.775
28 Lewis LAKEY Kawasaki +1m32.132
29 Oliver MORGAN-EDWARDS Kawasaki +1m33.010
30 Kieran KENT Kawasaki +1m35.870
31 James ROSE Kawasaki +1m48.195
32 Katie HAND Yamaha +1m52.466
Not Classified
DNF Zak SHELTON Kawasaki 1 Lap
DNF Osian JONES Kawasaki 2 Laps
DNF Harry COOK Yamaha  4 Laps

HEL Performance British Junior Supersport Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Cameron DAWSON (Kawasaki) 195
2 Ash BARNES (Yamaha) 152
3 Kam DIXON (Kawasaki) 144
4 Lucca ALLEN (Yamaha) 105
5 Adon DAVIE (Kawasaki) 96
6 Tom BOOTH-AMOS (Kawasaki) 95
7 Joseph THOMAS (Kawasaki) 83
8 Zak SHELTON (Kawasaki) 75
9 James McMANUS (Kawasaki) 69
10 Mikey HARDIE (Kawasaki) 50
11 Declan CONNELL (Kawasaki) 50
12 Joe FARRAGHER (Kawasaki) 46
13 Osian JONES (Kawasaki) 44
14 Chloe JONES (Yamaha) 28
15 Connor SELLORS (Kawasaki) 21
16 Lewis JONES (Kawasaki) 20
17 Harry COOK (Yamaha) 17
18 Finn SMART-WEEDEN (Kawasaki) 16
19 Cameron BROWN (Kawasaki) 14
20 Kieran SMITH (Kawasaki) 13
21 Annabel THOMAS (Kawasaki) 12
22 Elliot DUFTON (Kawasaki) 10
23 Jacob STEPHENSON (Yamaha) 9
24 Joe ELLIS (Kawasaki) 8
25 Jack FERRIS (Kawasaki) 7
26 Chris MOFFITT (Kawasaki) 7
27 Bradley WILSON (Kawasaki) 5
28 Christopher JOHNSON (Kawasaki) 5
29 Alessandro VALENTE (KTM) 2
30 Kieran KENT (Kawasaki) 2

Honda British Talent Cup Race One

Casey O’Gorman’s (Microlise Cresswell Racing) stunning return from injury continued in Race 1 at Snetterton, the number 67 escaping in the lead with Johnny Garness (City Lifting by RS Racing) before a crash for the latter. From there, O’Gorman kept the hammer down to keep four seconds in hand over the duel for second, which saw Carter Brown (City Lifting by RS Racing) take on teammate Evan Belford and come out on top.

Off the line, Garness made his customary super start to take the holeshot from O’Gorman, with Belford keeping third to make it an as-you-were initially. But the top two were immediately starting to pull away and make a gap, setting the scene for a duel for the win.

Behind, Belford was locked in battle with Ollie Walker (Moto Rapido / SP125 Racing) and Brown, with the latter making a good gain from where he started. A couple of incidents then injected some drama for the frontrunners, one for Cormac Buchanan (Microlise Creswell Racing) as the Kiwi crashed out, and then one right at the front: a crash for Garness. The number 57 fell from the lead for the second time in three races, leaving O’Gorman alone in some fresh air.

From thereon out, the number 67 kept the hammer down to maintain the lead to the flag, crossing the line four and a half seconds clear. Behind him, the fight for third saw another big twist as Walker went for a 2-for-1 on both Belford and Brown, the 48 getting through and then losing it and sliding out. That left a vital duel for the points and podium, with Brown needing to make up the ground on Belford and getting it done as the number 74 moved through and kept it.

Harrison Crosby (Banks Racing) won a duel against an impressive step forward from Rhys Stephenson (Rocket Racing) for what became fourth, with James Cook (Wilson Racing) in a lonelier ride to sixth but some solid points after serious bad luck at Silverstone.

Jamie Lyons (C&M Motors Ltd / Tooltec Racing) took seventh in another lonelier ride, with Kiyano Veijer (Microlise Cresswell Racing) heading up a group fight for eighth ahead of Corey Tinker (CT Racing) and Harrison Dessoy (Thorneycroft56 Racing) completing the top ten; Dessoy with a best of the season by some distance. Mason Johnson (Johnson Racing) and JJ Cunningham (Thorneycroft56 JCRsupersport) were the final riders in that group.

Sullivan Mounsey (iForce Lloyd & Jones) made contact with Lucas Brown (Amphibian Scaffolding / SP125 Racing) and then suffered a DNF too, and Rossi Banham (MJL Racing) was another faller early on.

It’s now just 14 points from Belford back to O’Gorman, and after the show in Race 1 could that even change as soon as Sunday? Find out when the lights go out for Race 2 at 14:05 (GMT +1).

Honda British Talent Cup Race One Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Casey O’GORMAN Honda 25m08.280
2 Carter BROWN Honda +4.504
3 Evan BELFORD Honda +4.634
4 Harrison CROSBY Honda +10.570
5 Rhys STEPHENSON Honda  +10.744
6 James COOK Honda +16.982
7 Jamie LYONS Honda +22.921
8 Kiyano VEIJER Honda +28.079
9 Corey TINKER Honda +28.721
10 Harrison DESSOY Honda +29.183
11 Mason JOHNSON Honda +29.324
12 JJ CUNNINGHAM Honda +29.592
13 Julian CORREA Honda  +35.589
14 Josh BANNISTER Honda  +36.010
15 Alexander ROWAN Honda  +45.151
16 Harley McCABE Honda +53.523
17 Rhys COATES Honda +59.454
18 Rossi DOBSON Honda – +59.555
19 Anthony EAGLE Honda +1m00.029
20 Lucas HILL Honda +1m10.656
21 Peter WILLIS Honda +1m32.224
22 Holly HARRIS Honda +1m33.091
Not Classified
DNF Ollie WALKER Honda 1 Lap
DNF Lucas BROWN Honda 2 Laps
DNF Luca HOPKINS Honda 2 Laps
DNF Ted WILKINSON Honda 3 Laps
DNF Harrison MACKAY Honda 4 Laps
DNF Johnny GARNESS Honda 10 Laps
DNF Rossi BANHAM Honda 10 Laps
DNF Sullivan MOUNSEY Honda 10 Laps
DNF Cormac BUCHANAN Honda 11 Laps

Honda British Talent Cup Race Two

After his second crash in three races on Saturday, Johnny Garness (City Lifting by RS Racing) needed to bounce back and he did so in style in Race 2 at Snetterton. With a breakaway top six squabble coming down to the final corner and the drag to the line, the number 57 played his cards right to take a valuable second win of the season. Casey O’Gorman (Microlise Cresswell Racing) retains his record of finishing first or second in every race he’s contested, however, as he came home in P2, with points leader Evan Belford (City Lifting by RS Racing) completing the podium to mitigate the damage after another strong ride.

It was Garness who took the holeshot from pole, as he nearly always does when afforded the opportunity, but O’Gorman was quick to strike in Race 2. But the number 57 found an answer and what looked like an early advantage for the two was not so on Sunday, with a tight top six breaking away this time around – Garness, O’Gorman, Belford, Carter Brown (City Lifting by RS Racing), James Cook (Wilson Racing) and Harrison Crosby (Banks Racing).

There was some drama early on as Sullivan Mounsey (iForce Lloyd & Jones), Lucas Brown (Amphibian Scaffolding/SP125 Racing) and JJ Cunningham (Thorneycroft56/JCRsupersport) crashed out, as did Julian Correa (Microlise Cresswell Racing), but at the front Garness pushed on with O’Gorman as his shadow.

This time though, there was no real pace advantage to be found and the top six remained locked together, lap after lap. O’Gorman was just ahead as the final lap began, but it wasn’t until the final corner where it would all ultimately be decided. The number 67 and number 57 swapped and changed positions, but then Carter Brown made his move. The number 74 went for a 2-for-1 as O’Gorman went to pass Garness, and it was Garness who got the best cutback. He gassed it to the line and was able to hold onto it for his second victory of the season, with O’Gorman also holding onto second and Brown losing out as Belford got past his teammate to take third.

Cook took fifth just 0.017 behind Brown over the line, with Crosby taking sixth a few tenths off but in some comfortable space.

Behind, Cormac Buchanan (Microlise Creswell Racing) took a lonelier seventh, with Ollie Walker (Moto Rapido / SP125 Racing) winning a duel against Jamie Lyons (C&M Motors Ltd / Tooltec Racing) for eighth. Corey Tinker (CT Racing) also carved out some space to complete the top ten.

Honda British Talent Cup Race Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Casey O’GORMAN Honda 25m08.280
2 Carter BROWN Honda +4.504
3 Evan BELFORD Honda +4.634
4 Harrison CROSBY Honda +10.570
5 Rhys STEPHENSON Honda +10.744
6 James COOK Honda +16.982
7 Jamie LYONS Honda  +22.921
8 Kiyano VEIJER Honda +28.079
9 Corey TINKER Honda +28.721
10 Harrison DESSOY Honda +29.183
11 Mason JOHNSON Honda +29.324
12 JJ CUNNINGHAM Honda +29.592
13 Julian CORREA Honda +35.589
14 Josh BANNISTER Honda +36.010
15 Alexander ROWAN Honda +45.151
16 Harley McCABE Honda +53.523
17 Rhys COATES Honda +59.454
18 Rossi DOBSON Honda +59.555
19 Anthony EAGLE Honda +1m00.029
20 Lucas HILL Honda +1m10.656
21 Peter WILLIS Honda +1m32.224
22 Holly HARRIS Honda +1m33.091
Not Classifieds
DNF Ollie WALKER Honda 1 Lap
DNF Lucas BROWN Honda 2 Laps
DNF Luca HOPKINS Honda 2 Laps
DNF Ted WILKINSON Honda 3 Laps
DNF Harrison MACKAY Honda 4 Laps
DNF Johnny GARNESS Honda 10 Laps
DNF Rossi BANHAM Honda 10 Laps
DNF Sullivan MOUNSEY Honda 10 Laps
DNF Cormac BUCHANAN Honda 11 Laps

Honda British Talent Cup Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Evan BELFORD (Honda) 220
2 Casey O’GORMAN (Honda) 210
3 Carter BROWN (Honda) 198
4 Johnny GARNESS (Honda) 179
5 Jamie LYONS (Honda) 158
6 James COOK (Honda) 129
7 Ollie WALKER (Honda) 106
8 Harrison CROSBY (Honda) 98
9 Cormac BUCHANAN (Honda) 84
10 Kiyano VEIJER (Honda) 83
11 Sullivan MOUNSEY (Honda) 74
12 Bailey STUART-CAMPBELL (Honda) 69
13 Rhys STEPHENSON (Honda) 47
14 Ryan HITCHCOCK (Honda) 44
15 Troy JEFFREY (Honda) 42
16 Corey TINKER (Honda) 39
17 Rossi BANHAM (Honda) 35
18 Mason JOHNSON (Honda) 26
19 Lucas BROWN (Honda) 25
20 Harley McCABE (Honda) 20
21 Luca HOPKINS (Honda) 18
22 Rossi DOBSON (Honda) 15
23 Harrison DESSOY (Honda) 10
24 Julian CORREA (Honda) 8
25 Harrison MACKAY (Honda) 7
26 Alexander ROWAN (Honda) 5
27 Lucas HILL (Honda) 4
28 JJ CUNNINGHAM (Honda) 4
29 Josh BANNISTER (Honda) 3

Ducati Performance TriOptions Cup Race One

Josh Day continued his impressive form in the Ducati TriOptions Cup, however he was closely challenged by Elliot Pinson throughout the race. Launching off the line, Day led for the vast majority of the race, but a fast-charging Pinson was able to take the lead in the closing stages before Day took him back. Chris Walker completed the podium in third ahead of John McGuinness.

Ducati Performance TriOptions Cup Race One Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Josh DAY Ducati  19m02.216
2 Elliott PINSON Ducati  +0.173
3 Chris WALKER Ducati  +13.933
4 John McGUINNESS Ducati  +36.371
5 Sam COX Ducati  +42.405
6 Carl STEVENS Ducati  +42.532
7 Max LOFTHOUSE Ducati  +42.794
8 Oliver SAVAGE Ducati  +44.611
9 Michael TUSTIN Ducati  +51.608
10 Daniel BOUCHER Ducati  +55.557
11 David JONES Ducati  +58.417
12 Matt STEVENS Ducati  +1m04.662
13 Jacque FOLEY Ducati  +1m05.987
14 Craig KENNELLY Ducati  +1m11.607
15 Peter HASLER Ducati  +1m21.127
16 Lee DEVONPORT Ducati  +1m21.384
17 Matt BAINBRIDGE Ducati  +1m26.381
18 Stephen TAYLOR Ducati  +1m34.850
19 Matt VENN Ducati  +1m58.309
Not Classifieds
DNF Craig NEVE Ducati  1 Lap
DNF Andre COMPTON Ducati  1 Lap
DNF Mike LONG Ducati  2 Laps
DNF David SHOUBRIDGE Ducati  3 Laps
DNF Craig CURRIE Ducati  4 Laps
DNF Matthew JONES Ducati  5 Laps
DNF Tom STEVENS Ducati  6 Laps
DNF Ewan POTTER Ducati  8 Laps
DQ Alberto SOLERA Ducati  /

Ducati Performance TriOptions Cup Race Two

Josh Day doubled up on Ducati TriOptions Cup win at Snetterton, holding off a fast-charging Elliott Pinson by just 0.004s. Leading from the start, Day was able to pull a small lead over Pinson, but a string of fast laps at the end saw Pinson chase him down. David Shoubridge was third ahead of Neve and Walker.

Ducati Performance TriOptions Cup Race Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Josh DAY Ducati  18m56.500
2 Elliott PINSON Ducati +0.004
3 David SHOUBRIDGE Ducati +7.297
4 Craig NEVE Ducati +28.922
5 Chris WALKER Ducati +39.723
6 Max LOFTHOUSE Ducati +41.599
7 Michael TUSTIN Ducati +42.924
8 Carl STEVENS Ducati +43.896
9 Alberto SOLERA Ducati +45.563
10 John McGUINNESS Ducati +45.795
11 Jacque FOLEY Ducati +47.474
12 David JONES Ducati +49.827
13 Daniel BOUCHER Ducati +52.015
14 Oliver SAVAGE Ducati +54.395
15 Sam COX Ducati +59.976
16 Craig CURRIE Ducati +1m01.146
17 Ewan POTTER Ducati +1m12.225
18 Craig KENNELLY Ducati +1m12.572
19 Andre COMPTON Ducati +1m13.981
20 Matt STEVENS Ducati +1m16.329
21 Matt BAINBRIDGE Ducati +1m17.895
22 Lee DEVONPORT Ducati +1m17.979
23 Mike LONG Ducati +1m36.188
24 Tom STEVENS Ducati +1m36.242
25 Stephen TAYLOR Ducati +1m36.379
26 Peter HASLER Ducati +1m36.723
27 Matt VENN Ducati +1m57.543
Not Classifieds
DNF Matthew JONES Ducati 7 Laps

Ducati Performance TriOptions Cup Championship Standings

Pos Ryab Points
1 Josh DAY (Ducati) 218
2 Chris WALKER (Ducati) 156
3 Elliott PINSON (Ducati) 154
4 David SHOUBRIDGE (Ducati) 112
5 John McGUINNESS (Ducati) 96
6 Edmund BEST (Ducati) 93
7 Craig NEVE (Ducati) 92
8 Carl STEVENS (Ducati) 68
9 Michael TUSTIN (Ducati) 65
10 Sam COX (Ducati) 59
11 David JONES (Ducati) 52
12 Alberto SOLERA (Ducati) 52
13 Daniel BOUCHER (Ducati) 30
14 Max LOFTHOUSE (Ducati) 22
15 Seb BULPIN (Ducati) 18
16 Jacque FOLEY (Ducati) 18
17 Luke JONES (Ducati) 16
18 Oliver SAVAGE (Ducati) 16
19 Matthew JONES (Ducati) 13
20 Dijon COMPTON (Ducati) 12
21 Lee DEVONPORT (Ducati) 8
22 Ben FALLA (Ducati) 7
23 Matt STEVENS (Ducati) 7
24 Ewan POTTER (Ducati) 6
25 Lee McLAUGHLIN (Ducati) 5
26 Richard SPENCER-FLEET (Ducati) 2
27 Craig KENNELLY (Ducati) 2
28 Peter HASLER (Ducati) 1

Source: MCNews.com.au

Yamaha pair share the British Superbike wins at Snetterton

2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship
Round 7 – Snetterton

The battle for the Title Fighter position intensified in Norfolk as the pack concertinaed in the standings. Christian Iddon’s fifth place in race three made him the fourth rider to be confirmed for the final three-round Showdown, with Peter Hickman just missing out by a single point and ranking fifth in the championship standings as he prepares to cement his Showdown position at Silverstone next weekend.

Defending champion Josh Brookes scored his best results of the season but still has his work cut-out for him next weekend in order to sneak into that Showdown Eight.


Superbike Race One

2021 BSB Round Seven Snetterton Race One

Tarran Mackenzie celebrated his third victory of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship season, claiming Yamaha their first win at Snetterton since 2012, following an intense final lap in the opening BikeSocial Race 1. Just 0.866s covered an incredibly close top five after the 12-lap encounter.

At the start of the race, Glenn Irwin pulled an impressive move around the outside of Tarran Mackenzie to lead the pack out of Riches with Andrew Irwin holding third.

Christian Iddon crashed out of the action at Oggies on the opening lap unhurt, which now means he has lost two positions in the overall standings, dropping to fourth in the fight for the top-eight.

At the front, Glenn Irwin was desperately trying to break the pack as Jason O’Halloran carved his way through into second place by lap four. A lap later though and Glenn Irwin crashed out at Oggies as the Honda Fireblade cartwheeled out of contention.

That left O’Halloran leading the pack ahead of his McAMS Yamaha team-mate Mackenzie with Tommy Bridewell, Lee Jackson and Josh Brookes in the leading five positions.

On the eighth lap, Mackenzie made his move at Agostini to push his Australian rival back into second with Bridewell in close contention.

Mackenzie slipped past O’Halloran

Brookes meanwhile was embroiled in a fierce battle with Jackson as the pair traded positions throughout the closing stages.

Tarran Mackenzie – Race One winner

I am definitely happy with that! I was happy following Glenn at the start with Jason behind, because I knew we had good pace in practice, but the tyre was wearing a lot. When Jason came by, we had a gap to fourth place, so I sat behind him. Then when Glenn crashed, I was happy following Jason, but when the gap started to come down I wanted to take the lead in case something happened. There are a lot of passing opportunities here and I didn’t want to get involved in that. I got to the front and rode my own race, I didn’t set an outstanding pace, I was just comfortable and managing the tyre. On the last lap I wanted to push harder and bridged maybe one or two bike lengths, which was enough for them not to be able to come back on me. I made a mistake on the last corner, running wide on the entry and then had a big wheelie on the exit. I shut my eyes and got to the line to take another win, another double McAMS Yamaha podium. It’ll be tricky starting on the third row here tomorrow, but I’m quite strong in some areas, so if we can do some passing on the first few laps and then try not to use too much tyre. I prefer the longer races, so we’ll do some homework tonight and come out swinging tomorrow.

As the pack continued to close, Mackenzie was able to defend hard, but it was disappointment for O’Halloran as he got drafted to the chequered flag by Bridewell with just 0.026s separating them in second and third.

2021 BSB Round Seven Snetterton Race One
1. Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha)
2. Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +0.069s
3. Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +0.095s

Brookes equalled his best result of the season in fourth, but was just 0.559s adrift of the win – the closest he has been this season on the VisionTrack Ducati, with Jackson completing the top five for FS-3 Racing Kawasaki.

Josh Brookes – Race One P4

We had the pace to be better than fourth, but I got caught up in the incident of Andrew Irwin and Gino Rea and that lost me time to the leaders. I clawed it back but then lost the front going onto the back straight and ran wide although I was still only half a second adrift at the end. The most important thing about the weekend so far is that I’ve got my pace back and the longer races tomorrow should suit me better. I’m on the front row for the first race which is obviously good so the aim will be to make a good start to put me in a better situation and hopefully get back on the podium.”

Ryan Vickers held on to sixth place at his home round for the RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki team ahead of Peter Hickman as the pair broke away from Rory Skinner.

Bradley Ray and Danny Buchan completed the top ten with five races now remaining to decide the eight Title Fighters in the Showdown.

Superbike Race One Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Tarran MACKENZIE Yamaha  21m41.072
2 Tommy BRIDEWELL Ducati  0.069
3 Jason O’HALLORAN Yamaha  0.095
4 Josh BROOKES Ducati  0.559
5 Lee JACKSON Kawasaki  0.866
6 Ryan VICKERS Kawasaki 6.560
7 Peter HICKMAN BMW  6.855
8 Rory SKINNER Kawasaki 7.832
9 Bradley RAY BMW 9.696
10 Danny BUCHAN BMW 14.732
11 Dan LINFOOT Honda 17.276
12 Xavi FORÉS BMW 19.181
13 Storm STACEY Kawasaki 19.248
14 Takumi TAKAHASHI Honda 25.555
15 Joe FRANCIS BMW 28.237
16 Ryo MIZUNO Honda 33.878
17 Luke STAPLEFORD Suzuki 33.935
18 Dean HARRISON Kawasaki 34.244
19 Kyle RYDE BMW 35.548
20 Bjorn ESTMENT Suzuki 41.951
21 Brian McCORMACK BMW 1:13.149
Not Classified
DNF Glenn IRWIN Honda 8 Laps
DNF Andrew IRWIN BMW 8 Laps
DNF Gino REA Suzuki 8 Laps
DNF Christian IDDON Ducati  /

Superbike Race Two

The second race of the weekend was another three-way scrap at the front between the McAMS Yamaha pairing of Jason O’Halloran and Mackenzie, as Oxford Products Racing Ducati’s Bridewell again locked horns with the boys in blue.

O’Halloran upped the stakes after losing out to the pair yesterday, emerging ahead following an intense last lap battle with his two closest rivals.

Bridewell had managed to split the teammates by half race distance after O’Halloran ran wide at Wilson, but the championship leader was soon attacking the Oxford Products Racing Ducati contender to regain the position.

In the closing stages, O’Halloran had taken the lead on lap 13 with a decisive move at Wilson on Mackenzie, but the pair had Bridewell pushing them both until he had a moment at Coram when he caught his knee slider on the grass. He saved a crash, but just lost a few hundredths of a second to the leading pair ahead of the final two laps.

On the penultimate lap, Mackenzie held the lead, but O’Halloran fought back at Brundle to take the position. However, it wasn’t over and on the final lap, Mackenzie regained the advantage on the brakes into Agostini.

O’Halloran was piling on the pressure and made his move at the end of the Bentley Straight, then defended hard to take the chequered flag by 0.305s from Mackenzie, as Bridewell claimed a consistent third place.

Superbike Race Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Jason O’HALLORAN Yamaha 28m58.211
2 Tarran MACKENZIE Yamaha +0.305
3 Tommy BRIDEWELL Ducati +0.885
4 Josh BROOKES Ducati +2.046
5 Gino REA Suzuki +2.979
6 Lee JACKSON Kawasaki +3.033
7 Ryan VICKERS Kawasaki +6.422
8 Andrew IRWIN BMW +6.473
9 Rory SKINNER Kawasaki +8.972
10 Peter HICKMAN BMW +10.857
11 Christian IDDON Ducati +11.247
12 Bradley RAY BMW +11.268
13 Danny BUCHAN BMW +15.768
14 Glenn IRWIN Honda +24.091
15 Kyle RYDE BMW +24.319
16 Xavi FORÉS BMW +25.502
17 Dean HARRISON Kawasaki +36.854
18 Storm STACEY Kawasaki +41.770
19 Luke STAPLEFORD Suzuki +47.009
20 Bjorn ESTMENT Suzuki +50.811
21 Takumi TAKAHASHI Honda +1m00.191
22 Brian McCORMACK BMW +1m23.303
Not Classifieds
DNF Ryo MIZUNO Honda 7 Laps
DNF Dan LINFOOT Honda 10 Laps
DNF Joe FRANCIS BMW 12 Laps

Superbike Race Three

A dramatic race three eventually featured the same trio tussling for the podium positions, as Mackenzie dealt his rivals a winning blow in an intense five-lap dash following an earlier red flag, to secure the Pirelli Race of Aces trophy.

When the race got underway, Mackenzie launched to the front of the pack with a lightening start from pole position to lead Gino Rea and O’Halloran into Riches for the first time.

However, championship leader O’Halloran was back ahead of the pack by the end of the opening lap as Bridewell had also pushed Mackenzie down the order into third.

By lap five, Bridewell had seized the advantage at Riches with a decisive move on his McAMS Yamaha rival and he was able to fend off the teammates over the following laps before the race was red flagged on lap nine.

Danny Buchan’s SYNETIQ BMW suffered a technical problem at the end of the Bentley Straight and as a result of losing fluid, he crashed heavily with Lee Jackson and Andrew Irwin also caught up in the incident. Jackson was unable to make the five lap restart due to damage to his FS-3 Racing Kawasaki, which puts him in a precarious position as he remains in eighth overall in the standings.

The race restarted with a five-lap sprint to the chequered flag, but Mackenzie again got the lead off the start ahead of Rea, but the Buildbase Suzuki rider was soon under attack as Bridewell and O’Halloran both moved ahead.

On the second lap, Bridewell launched his bid for the win, taking the lead into Brundle to hold the McAMS Yamaha riders behind him.

Mackenzie was not defeated though; he made a move on Bridewell at Agostini on the penultimate lap to reclaim the lead with the pair going head-to-head on the final lap for the victory.

A mistake from Mackenzie at Nelson wasn’t enough to give Bridewell the opportunity he needed to take the win and just 0.048s separated the pair at the chequered flag with O’Halloran completing the podium line up.

Defending champion Josh Brookes equalled his best result of the season with a fourth and sixth place finish today as he bids to claw back the advantage, with 13-points now separating him from eighth in the standings.

Peter Hickman and Buchan hold fifth and sixth place in the standings after the pair both had a challenging weekend in Norfolk. ‘Hicky’ bounced back from tenth in race two and having to start from the back row of the grid following an issue on the grid in race three, to secure seventh for FHO Racing BMW.

Honda Racing’s Glenn Irwin also endured a difficult weekend, meaning he now has just a seven-point margin over Lee Jackson, with the pair holding the final two positions inside the top eight ahead of next weekend’s crucial three races at Silverstone.

Bradley Ray, Brookes, Ryan Vickers, Rory Skinner, Andrew Irwin and Gino Rea are all outside the coveted top eight, as the focus moves to Silverstone, where the final four riders who will fight for the 2021 crown will be decided next Sunday.

Tarran Mackenzie

It’s been an amazing weekend and I didn’t expect it after crashing at Cadwell Park. We started really strong in first free practice and the bike felt really nice all weekend and allowed me to ride it how I wanted. It was great to win yesterday, I felt like I could have done it again this morning but Jason just got the better of me and then I bounced back with another win in a five lap sprint. It was important to get a lot of podium points and to have a successful weekend with one round to go before the Showdown is key. We move on to Silverstone now which is a great track for me, I love it there and the way the bike is working at the moment I’m sure we’ll be up the sharp end and battling for wins and podiums.

Christian Iddon

“I was a bit disappointed with 11th in the first race today but, at the same time, I needed a finish after the run we’ve been on. I felt pretty racy up until about mid-race and I lost a bit of front end feel in the latter stages whilst the harder tyre didn’t quite work as I’d hoped. I switched to the softer tyre for the second race and refined both the electronics and chassis and that enabled me to be more aggressive in the first few laps. After the red flag, it was a five-lap dash which is always a bit hairy but the little changes we’d made helped the bike be better again and although a podium may have been possible, it wasn’t to be, and we took the fifth. It’s obviously not where I want to be finishing or need to be, but we’ll take what we can, and it’s stopped the rot a little bit, so we’ll build on this.”

Josh Brookes

It’s been a hectic weekend and I seem to be around all the on-track drama that’s happening at the moment. All the moments and crashes other riders are having seem to be happening all around me, so I’d like to be away from all that at the next round. Looking at the positives, I’ve been able to fight a lot more this weekend and am more at ease with the bike which is translating into good race pace so two fourths and a sixth is another step in the right direction. We had the potential to do better this weekend, but the results at least mean I’ve put myself in with a shout of the Showdown and having been in it every year, it would be nice to do so again.

Superbike Race Three Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Tarran MACKENZIE Yamaha 9:09.255
2 Tommy BRIDEWELL Ducati 0.048
3 Jason O’HALLORAN Yamaha 0.952
4 Gino REA  Suzuki 1.152
5 Christian IDDON Ducati 1.322
6 Josh BROOKES Ducati 1.515
7 Peter HICKMAN BMW  1.790
8 Dan LINFOOT Honda 2.516
9 Bradley RAY BMW 2.620
10 Kyle RYDE BMW 4.138
11 Glenn IRWIN Honda 5.317
12 Andrew IRWIN BMW 6.463
13 Ryan VICKERS Kawasaki 7.469
14 Luke STAPLEFORD  Suzuki 9.473
15 Rory SKINNER Kawasaki 9.871
16 Dean HARRISON Kawasaki 10.303
17 Takumi TAKAHASHI Honda 12.024
18 Bjorn ESTMENT Suzuki  16.162

Bennetts British Superbike  Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Jason O’HALLORAN (Yamaha) 399
2 Tarran MACKENZIE (Yamaha) 293
3 Tommy BRIDEWELL (Ducati) 261
4 Christian IDDON (Ducati) 239
5 Peter HICKMAN (BMW) 224
6 Danny BUCHAN (BMW) 174
7 Glenn IRWIN (Honda) 161
8 Lee JACKSON (Kawasaki) 154
9 Bradley RAY (BMW) 149
10 Josh BROOKES (Ducati) 141
11 Ryan VICKERS (Kawasaki) 136
12 Rory SKINNER (Kawasaki) 127
13 Andrew IRWIN (BMW) 104
14 Gino REA (Suzuki) 88
15 Kyle RYDE (BMW) 60
16 Dan LINFOOT (Honda) 59
17 Danny KENT (Suzuki) 49
18 Xavi FORÉS (BMW) 43
19 Storm STACEY (Kawasaki) 30
20 Dean HARRISON (Kawasaki) 17
21 Joe FRANCIS (BMW) 12
22 Tim NEAVE (Suzuki) 7
23 Ryo MIZUNO (Honda) 4
24 Takumi TAKAHASHI (Honda) 3
25 Luke HOPKINS (Honda) 2
26 Luke STAPLEFORD (Suzuki) 2
27 Bjorn ESTMENT (Suzuki) 1
28 Joe SHELDON-SHAW (Kawasaki) 1


Source: MCNews.com.au

It’s getting to make or break for Brookes to make it in to the Showdown eight

2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship
Round 7 – Snetterton


The Bennetts British Superbike Championship makes its annual visit to Norfolk’s Snetterton circuit, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this season, this weekend (3/4/5 September).

The circuit’s two-wheeled heritage will be commemorated at the event, as the country’s leading riders battle for Snetterton’s most prestigious two-wheeled title, the ‘Pirelli Race of Aces’. The overall prize will be awarded to the highest combined points scorer across the three races.

The stakes will be high at the East Anglian circuit, as the battle to be crowned 2021 Bennetts BSB champion at the Brands Hatch season finale in October intensifies. Just six races now remain to decide which eight riders will battle for the crown in the end of season Showdown.

Championship leader Jason O’Halloran has played his cards right so far this season to become the first and only competitor so far to confirm his Title Fighter status. The McAMS Yamaha rider claimed his ninth win of the season last time out at Cadwell Park, which cemented his position. The Australian is now continuing his focus on scoring vital Podium Points at the circuit where he claimed his first Bennetts BSB race win.

Jason O’Halloran – McAMS Yamaha

Cadwell Park was another really strong weekend for us. We had found a good direction, but Hicky had been doing an amazing job and he was super strong, so I pushed him as much as I could in the first two races. To win in the last one was the icing on the cake. I wanted to win there for many years so I was chuffed to bits. We confirmed our place in the Showdown and strengthened our position with the Podium Points, as they are what we need to build up before the final championship fight. I can’t wait to get back to Snetterton although it is a bit of a difficult one for me. On the Honda, I was really strong and I had my first win there, and had a lot of podium finishes. Since I have got on the Yamaha it has been a track that perhaps hasn’t been as strong as some other tracks for us. I am not sure why, but the last couple of years it hasn’t quite gone our way when we have been at Snetterton, but I am really confident ahead of this weekend. It’s a track that I love and I feel that the improvements that we have made will make the Yamaha stronger this year. I think we should be in a position to challenge for top positions. We have two rounds left now before the Showdown and we just need to keep scoring as many Podium Points as possible.”

Jason O’Halloran has amassed a huge championship lead

Christian Iddon and Tarran Mackenzie are joint second in the standings following a challenging weekend in Lincolnshire. The pair have both been race winners so far this season, and will be eager to return to the top this weekend to close the deficit to O’Halloran.

Iddon has fond memories of Snetterton; it was the track where he celebrated his first Bennetts BSB race win last season so he will be determined to strike again this weekend. Mackenzie meanwhile, is determined to make amends after sitting out the Sunday races at Cadwell Park with a finger injury.

Christian Iddon

It will be good to go back to Snetterton which has great memories for me as that’s where I won my maiden BSB race last season. We tested there earlier this year and although the weather disrupted the time we had on track, unlike places like Thruxton and Cadwell, I’m going there with a good base setting and have ridden the VisionTrack Ducati there before. The plan is to secure my place in the Showdown and get as many Podium Points as possible and hope to put an end to this run of bad luck I’ve been having.

Christian Iddon

Tommy Bridewell had a consistent weekend at Cadwell Park with a trio of top three finishes, with race two marking his 50th in the championship. The Oxford Products Racing Ducati rider is aiming to repeat the hat trick of podium finishes he delivered at Snetterton last year, with just a narrow five-point margin currently separating him from Peter Hickman.

Hickman had a weekend to remember at his home round, becoming the sixth different race winner of 2021 and securing FHO Racing BMW their first victory in the Superbike class in the team’s debut season. He will be hunting another podium haul this weekend in his bid to give the team its first Showdown appearance.

Danny Buchan was forced to miss the Cadwell Park races after his high-speed crash at Donington Park, which dropped the SYNETIQ BMW rider to sixth in the overall standings, but he returns ready to stack up the points again this weekend.

Glenn Irwin trails him in the standings by just 11 points ahead of the next three races, and the Honda Racing rider is bidding to replicate the form that took him to a victory and the ‘Race of Aces’ title last season.

Glenn Irwin

What we achieved at Donington Park and Cadwell, this weekend at Snetterton is only going to be better again, I think. We’re a few weeks down the line with the shoulder and I don’t think it’s going to be an issue this weekend. We’re making progress everywhere; I’ve had a good few weeks training and the boys have been hard at it in the workshop with the Fireblade. The Showdown is coming closer and we’re in a good position, I’m aware of the gap behind me, but I am conscious of Danny [Buchan] ahead by 11 points, so we need to strengthen that position while scoring some podium credits.”

Glenn Irwin

Lee Jackson meanwhile is the rider in a precarious position as the FS-3 Racing Kawasaki contender holds the final place inside the top eight of the standings and only by a narrow two-point margin from Bradley Ray with local contender Ryan Vickers also hoping to shuffle the Showdown pack.

A resurgent weekend could also yet see Knockhill podium finisher Rory Skinner, or reigning champion Josh Brookes, still make the cut in six races’ time at Silverstone if they finish the main season with a strong display. While defending champion Brookes has been coy and reticent to complain too much about his predicament this season, paddock gossip suggets that a big increase in engine performance for 2021 that has not been matched with improvements in the electronics or throttle connection is what has been holding the 38-year-old back.

Josh Brookes

The results at Cadwell were an improvement although we didn’t make big strides forward but I’m hoping the momentum will continue at Snetterton. We are making progress and the plan is to continue in that direction, but Snetterton is a very technical track which always proves a challenge and I’m not expecting it to be easy. But I remain positive and hope to continue this mini resurgence with results and getting on with putting up a decent fight towards the front.

Josh Brookes

Bennetts British Superbike  Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Jason O’HALLORAN (Yamaha) 342
2 Christian IDDON (Ducati) 223
3 Tarran MACKENZIE (Yamaha) 223
4 Tommy BRIDEWELL (Ducati) 205
5 Peter HICKMAN (BMW) 200
6 Danny BUCHAN (BMW) 165
7 Glenn IRWIN (Honda) 154
8 Lee JACKSON (Kawasaki) 133
9 Bradley RAY (BMW) 131
10 Ryan VICKERS (Kawasaki) 114
11 Rory SKINNER (Kawasaki) 111
12 Josh BROOKES (Ducati) 105
13 Andrew IRWIN (BMW) 92
14 Gino REA (Suzuki) 64
15 Kyle RYDE (BMW) 53
16 Danny KENT (Suzuki) 49
17 Dan LINFOOT (Honda) 46
18 Xavi FORÉS (BMW) 39
19 Storm STACEY (Kawasaki) 27
20 Dean HARRISON (Kawasaki) 17
21 Joe FRANCIS (BMW) 11
22 Tim NEAVE (Suzuki) 7
23 Ryo MIZUNO (Honda) 4
24 Luke HOPKINS (Honda) 2
25 Bjorn ESTMENT (Suzuki) 1
26 Takumi TAKAHASHI (Honda) 1
27 Joe SHELDON-SHAW (Kawasaki) 1

Quattro Group British Supersport Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Jack KENNEDY (Kawasaki) 182
2 Bradley PERIE (Yamaha) 179
3 Ben CURRIE (Kawasaki) 176
4 Kyle SMITH (Triumph) 152
5 Lee JOHNSTON (Yamaha) 141
6 Harry TRUELOVE (Yamaha) 138
7 Eunan McGLINCHEY (Kawasaki) 119
8 Brandon PAASCH (Triumph) 104
9 Jamie van SIKKELERUS (Yamaha) 72
10 James HIND (Yamaha) 67
11 Korie McGREEVY (Yamaha) 53
12 Rhys IRWIN (Yamaha) 53
13 Sam MUNRO (Yamaha) 47
14 Phil WAKEFIELD (Yamaha) 46
15 Scott SWANN (Yamaha) 38
16 Joe DUGGAN (Kawasaki) 25
17 Cederic BLOCH (Kawasaki) 20
18 Ben TOLLIDAY (Yamaha) 14
19 Joseph LOUGHLIN (Yamaha) 9
20 Stephen THOMAS (Triumph) 6
21 Dominic HERBERTSON (Kawasaki) 4
22 David KRAWIECKI (Yamaha) 4
23 Jody LEES (Kawasaki) 4
24 Charles HARDISTY (Yamaha) 4
25 Max WADSWORTH (Yamaha) 1

Quattro Group British GP2 Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Charlie NESBITT (Kalex) 285
2 Mason LAW (Spirit) 190
3 Cameron HORSMAN (Chassis Factory) 146
4 Jack SCOTT (Harris) 144
5 Cameron FRASER (Chassis Factory) 109
6 Dan JONES (Spirit) 102
7 Jamie PERRIN (Spirit) 90
8 Jake ARCHER (Kalex) 86
9 Harry ROWLINGS (ABM Evo) 84
10 Conor WHEELER (Harris) 81
11 Harvey CLARIDGE (Chassis Factory) 56
12 Aaron RIDEWOOD (TCR Yamaha) 26

Pirelli National Superstock Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Tom NEAVE (Honda) 138
2 Alex OLSEN (BMW) 133
3 Billy McCONNELL (BMW) 123
4 Fraser ROGERS (Aprilia) 120
5 Luke MOSSEY (Kawasaki) 112
6 Taylor MACKENZIE (BMW) 112
7 Chrissy ROUSE (Kawasaki) 95
8 Lewis ROLLO (Kawasaki) 86
9 Keith FARMER (Kawasaki) 47
10 Ian HUTCHINSON (Yamaha) 47
11 Luke STAPLEFORD (Suzuki) 46
12 Tim NEAVE (Suzuki) 41
13 Luke HEDGER (Suzuki) 40
14 Tom OLIVER (Suzuki) 40
15 Levi DAY (Suzuki) 39
16 Brayden ELLIOTT (Suzuki) 39
17 Tom WARD (Suzuki) 34
18 Richard KERR (Honda) 25
19 David ALLINGHAM (BMW) 18
20 Jordan WEAVING (Kawasaki) 17
21 Shane RICHARDSON (BMW) 12
22 Damon REES (BMW) 11
23 James EAST (Aprilia) 6
24 Brent HARRAN (Suzuki) 5
25 Joe SHELDON-SHAW (Suzuki) 5
26 Ashley BEECH (Suzuki) 3
27 Lee WILLIAMS (Kawasaki) 2
28 TJ TOMS (Kawasaki) 2
29 Callum GRIGOR (Kawasaki) 1
30 Matt TRUELOVE (BMW) 1

Pirelli National Junior Superstock Championship  Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Joe TALBOT (Kawasaki) 154
2 Jack NIXON (Yamaha) 152
3 Zak CORDEROY (Yamaha) 122
4 George STANLEY (Kawasaki) 122
5 Liam DELVES (Kawasaki) 84
6 Eugene McMANUS (Kawasaki) 72
7 Louis VALLELEY (Yamaha) 55
8 Asher DURHAM (Kawasaki) 52
9 Sam LAFFINS (Kawasaki) 45
10 Owen JENNER (Kawasaki) 44
11 Max COOK (Kawasaki) 39
12 Adam HARTGROVE (Yamaha) 37
13 Daniel BROOKS (Kawasaki) 36
14 James ALDERSON (Triumph) 35
15 Franco BOURNE (Kawasaki) 34
16 Kade VERWEY (Kawasaki) 31
17 Aaron SILVESTER (Yamaha) 27
18 Charlie FARRER (Yamaha) 27
19 Simon REID (Yamaha) 25
20 Caolan IRWIN (Yamaha) 18
21 Jack BEDNAREK (Yamaha) 13
22 Seth CRUMP (Kawasaki) 10
23 Matt BOWER (Kawasaki) 7
24 Cameron HALL (Kawasaki) 7
25 Harry FOWLE (Triumph) 5
26 Luke VERWEY (Kawasaki) 4
27 Kier ARMSTRONG (Kawasaki) 2
28 Lewis JONES (Kawasaki) 1


HEL Performance British Junior Supersport Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Cameron DAWSON (Kawasaki) 145
2 Ash BARNES (Yamaha) 116
3 Kam DIXON (Kawasaki) 108
4 Tom BOOTH-AMOS (Kawasaki) 95
5 Lucca ALLEN (Yamaha) 82
6 Adon DAVIE (Kawasaki) 80
7 Zak SHELTON (Kawasaki) 62
8 Joseph THOMAS (Kawasaki) 61
9 James McMANUS (Kawasaki) 59
10 Declan CONNELL (Kawasaki) 44
11 Mikey HARDIE (Kawasaki) 37
12 Osian JONES (Kawasaki) 35
13 Joe FARRAGHER (Kawasaki) 30
14 Connor SELLORS (Kawasaki) 21
15 Chloe JONES (Yamaha) 21
16 Harry COOK (Yamaha) 17
17 Lewis JONES (Kawasaki) 16
18 Finn SMART-WEEDEN (Kawasaki) 14
19 Kieran SMITH (Kawasaki) 13
20 Elliot DUFTON (Kawasaki) 10
21 Annabel THOMAS (Kawasaki) 9
22 Joe ELLIS (Kawasaki) 8
23 Jack  FERRIS (Kawasaki) 7
24 Chris MOFFITT (Kawasaki) 7
25 Jacob STEPHENSON (Yamaha) 6
26 Bradley WILSON (Kawasaki) 5
27 Cameron BROWN (Kawasaki) 5
28 Christopher JOHNSON (Kawasaki) 4
29 Alessandro VALENTE (KTM) 2
30 Kieran KENT (Kawasaki) 1

Honda British Talent Cup Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Evan BELFORD (Honda) 188
2 Casey O’GORMAN (Honda) 165
3 Carter BROWN (Honda) 165
4 Johnny GARNESS (Honda) 154
5 Jamie LYONS (Honda) 142
6 James COOK (Honda) 108
7 Ollie WALKER (Honda) 98
8 Cormac BUCHANAN (Honda) 75
9 Harrison CROSBY (Honda) 75
10 Kiyano VEIJER (Honda) 74
11 Sullivan MOUNSEY (Honda) 74
12 Bailey STUART-CAMPBELL (Honda) 69
13 Ryan HITCHCOCK (Honda) 44
14 Troy JEFFREY (Honda) 42
15 Rhys STEPHENSON (Honda) 36
16 Rossi BANHAM (Honda) 35
17 Corey TINKER (Honda) 26
18 Lucas BROWN (Honda) 25
19 Mason JOHNSON (Honda) 21
20 Luca HOPKINS (Honda) 16
21 Harley McCABE (Honda) 15
22 Rossi DOBSON (Honda) 15
23 Harrison MACKAY (Honda) 7
24 Julian CORREA (Honda) 5
25 Lucas HILL (Honda) 4
26 Josh BANNISTER (Honda) 1
27 Alexander ROWAN (Honda) 1

Ducati Performance TriOptions Cup Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Josh DAY (Ducati) 168
2 Chris WALKER (Ducati) 129
3 Elliott PINSON (Ducati) 114
4 David SHOUBRIDGE (Ducati) 96
5 Edmund BEST (Ducati) 93
6 Craig NEVE (Ducati) 79
7 John McGUINNESS (Ducati) 77
8 Carl STEVENS (Ducati) 50
9 Michael TUSTIN (Ducati) 49
10 Sam COX (Ducati) 47
11 Alberto SOLERA (Ducati) 45
12 David JONES (Ducati) 43
13 Daniel BOUCHER (Ducati) 21
14 Seb BULPIN (Ducati) 18
15 Luke JONES (Ducati) 16
16 Matthew JONES (Ducati) 13
17 Dijon COMPTON (Ducati) 12
18 Jacque FOLEY (Ducati) 10
19 Lee DEVONPORT (Ducati) 8
20 Ben FALLA (Ducati) 7
21 Ewan POTTER (Ducati) 6
22 Oliver SAVAGE (Ducati) 6
23 Lee McLAUGHLIN (Ducati) 5
24 Max LOFTHOUSE (Ducati) 3
25 Matt STEVENS (Ducati) 3
26 Richard SPENCER-FLEET (Ducati) 2

Source: MCNews.com.au

Support class wrap up from Donington BSB Round Five

2021 British Superbike Championship
Round Five Donington – Support Classes

Images by David Yeomans


British Supersport/GP2 Race 1

Charlie Nesbitt continued his impressive form in the GP2 class, taking the chequered flag while it was Bradley Perie who won the Quattro Group British Supersport class. The action-packed race saw twenty laps of battling, with seven riders all vying for the front spot.

Ben Currie leading Kenndy and Truelove

Jack Kennedy, Nesbitt, Ben Currie, Harry Truelove and Lee Johnston all took turns leading the race, but coming down to the final lap it was Nesbitt in front ahead of Kennedy and Perie, who was able to slice his way past Kennedy at the final chicane. Brandon Paasch took his best finish of the season, completing the Supersport podium in third place ahead of Currie and McGreevy.

Supersport Race One Podium – Perie, Kennedy, Paasch

British Supersport/GP2 Race 1 Results

Pos CL Rider Bike Time/GAP
1 GP2 Charlie NESBITT Kalex 23m06.040
2 SSP Bradley PERIE Yamaha +0.426
3 SSP Jack KENNEDY Kawasaki +0.603
4 SSP Brandon PAASCH Triumph +1.741
5 SSP Ben CURRIE Kawasaki +1.802
6 SSP Lee JOHNSTON Yamaha +3.072
7 SSP Korie McGREEVY Yamaha +3.091
8 SSP Harry TRUELOVE Yamaha +3.592
9 SSP Kyle SMITH Triumph +6.272
10 GP2 Mason LAW Spirit +8.684
11 SSP Jamie van SIKKELERUS Yamaha +15.454
12 SSP Eunan McGLINCHEY Kawasaki +18.040
13 GP2 Cameron HORSMAN Chassis Factory  +27.474
14 GP2 Jake ARCHER Kalex +27.726
15 SSP James HIND Yamaha +27.813
16 SSP Scott SWANN Yamaha +29.158
17 GP2 Dan JONES Spirit +29.809
18 GP2 Conor WHEELER Harris +33.933
19 GP2 Cameron FRASER Chassis Factory +41.924
20 SSP Sam MUNRO Yamaha +49.582
21 GP2 Harry ROWLINGS ABM Evo +52.063
22 SSP Phil WAKEFIELD Yamaha +53.537
23 SSP Max WADSWORTH Yamaha +58.836
24 SSP Stephen THOMAS Triumph +1m05.058
25 GP2 Aaron RIDEWOOD Yamaha +1 Lap
26 SSP Cedric BLOCH Kawasaki +1 Lap
27 SSP Joe DUGGAN Kawasaki +1 Lap
28 SSP Ben TOLLIDAY Yamaha +1 Lap
29 SSP Pete WRIGHT Kawasaki +1 Lap
30 GP2 Jack SCOTT Harris +1 Lap
Not Classified
DNF GP2 Harvey CLARIDGE Chassis Factory 9 Laps
DNF SSP Rhys IRWIN Yamaha /

British Supersport/GP2 Race 2

Harry Truelove took a thrilling victory in the Quattro Group British Supersport Feature race, taking the win by just 0.041s. The 24 lap race was a thrilling affair, with Currie holding the early race lead, but Lee Johnston also held the front for a short time.

Supersport Race Two start – Currie and Johnston neck and neck

After taking the win on the track yesterday, the GP2 machine of Charlie Nesbitt sliced his way through the field. With the safety car coming out on lap 15, it was an intense battle when the race resumed, with Truelove eventually taking the win ahead of Currie.

Lee Johnston leading Currie and Nesbitt

Nesbitt secured the GP2 win, finishing third on track, while it was Brandon Paasch who completed the Supersport podium in third.

Supersport Race Two Podium – Truelove, Currie, Paasch

British Supersport/GP2 Race 2 Results

Pos CL Rider ENTRY Time/Gap
1 SSP Harry TRUELOVE Yamaha 28m15.540
2 SSP Ben CURRIE Kawasaki +0.041
3 GP2 Charlie NESBITT Kalex +0.137
4 SSP Brandon PAASCH Triumph +0.371
5 GP2 Mason LAW Spirit +8.253
6 SSP Eunan McGLINCHEY Kawasaki +8.560
7 GP2 Jack SCOTT Harris +8.961
8 GP2 Cameron HORSMAN Chassis Factory +10.273
9 GP2 Dan JONES Spirit +10.374
10 SSP Kyle SMITH Triumph +10.408
11 SSP Jamie van SIKKELERUS Yamaha +10.558
12 SSP Sam MUNRO Yamaha +10.859
13 SSP James HIND Yamaha +10.968
14 SSP Scott SWANN Yamaha +15.042
15 GP2 Jake ARCHER Kalex +20.158
16 GP2 Cameron FRASER Chassis Factory +20.806
17 GP2 Conor WHEELER Harris +21.104
18 GP2 Harry ROWLINGS ABM Evo +27.528
19 GP2 Harvey CLARIDGE Chassis Factory +34.450
20 SSP Stephen THOMAS Triumph +38.827
21 SSP Ben TOLLIDAY Yamaha +1 Lap
22 SSP Charles HARDISTY Yamaha +1 Lap
Not Classifieds
DNF SSP Rhys IRWIN Yamaha 1 Lap
DNF SSP Korie McGREEVY Yamaha 3 Laps
DNF SSP Cedric BLOCH Kawasaki 4 Laps
DNF SSP Lee JOHNSTON Yamaha 5 Laps
DNF SSP Bradley PERIE Yamaha 5 Laps
DNF SSP Jack KENNEDY Kawasaki 5 Laps
DNF SSP Joe DUGGAN Kawasaki 5 Laps
DNF SSP Max WADSWORTH Yamaha 6 Laps
DNF SSP Pete WRIGHT Kawasaki 11 Laps
DNF SSP Phil WAKEFIELD Yamaha 12 Laps
DNF GP2 Aaron RIDEWOOD TCR Yamaha 23 Laps

British Supersport Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Bradley PERIE (Yamaha) 163
2 Jack KENNEDY (Kawasaki) 162
3 Ben CURRIE (Kawasaki) 140
4 Kyle SMITH (Triumph) 133
5 Lee JOHNSTON (Yamaha) 117
6 Eunan McGLINCHEY (Kawasaki) 109
7 Brandon PAASCH (Triumph) 91
8 Harry TRUELOVE (Yamaha) 88
9 Jamie van SIKKELERUS (Yamaha) 56
10 Korie McGREEVY (Yamaha) 53
11 Rhys IRWIN (Yamaha) 53
12 James HIND (Yamaha) 48
13 Sam MUNRO (Yamaha) 39
14 Phil WAKEFIELD (Yamaha) 35
15 Scott SWANN (Yamaha) 25
16 Cederic BLOCH (Kawasaki) 20
17 Joe DUGGAN (Kawasaki) 16
18 Joseph LOUGHLIN (Yamaha) 9
19 Ben TOLLIDAY (Yamaha) 7
20 Stephen THOMAS (Triumph) 6
21 Dominic HERBERTSON (Kawasaki) 4
22 David KRAWIECKI (Yamaha) 4
23 Jody LEES (Kawasaki) 4
24 Charles HARDISTY (Yamaha) 4
25 Max WADSWORTH (Yamaha) 1

British  GP2 Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Charlie NESBITT (Kalex) 240
2 Mason LAW (Spirit) 190
3 Jack SCOTT (Harris) 119
4 Cameron HORSMAN (Chassis Factory) 114
5 Jamie PERRIN (Spirit) 90
6 Cameron FRASER (Chassis Factory) 83
7 Dan JONES (Spirit) 82
8 Jake ARCHER (Kalex) 76
9 Harry ROWLINGS (ABM Evo) 75
10 Conor WHEELER (Harris) 70
11 Harvey CLARIDGE (Chassis Factory) 37
12 Aaron RIDEWOOD (TCR Yamaha) 19

Pirelli National Superstock Race 1

The opening Pirelli National Superstock race at Donington Park proved an action-packed event, and it was Luke Mossey who took the victory after Tom Neave was demoted one position for passing under a yellow flag.

Billy McConnell on the grid

With a wet circuit facing the riders at the start of the race, it was Fraser Rogers who took the early race lead, but Billy McConnell and Chrissy Rouse both took turns at the front. However, as the race entered the final third of the race Mossey was able to hit the front. A fast charging Tom Neave soon closed him down though and coming into the final lap the Honda rider edged his way through, not seeing the waved yellow flag resulting in him having to drop one position. Lewis Rollo completed the podium in third.

Australians Billy McConnell and Brayden Elliott finished in ninth and tenth respectively.

Pirelli National Superstock Race 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Luke MOSSEY Kawasak 19m18.083
2 Tom NEAVE Honda /
3 Lewis ROLLO Kawasaki +2.032
4 Taylor MACKENZIE BMW +4.890
5 Fraser ROGERS Aprilia +5.450
6 Tom OLIVER Suzuki +7.598
7 Tim NEAVE Suzuki +9.219
8 Chrissy ROUSE Kawasaki +10.251
9 Billy McCONNELL BMW +16.667
10 Brayden ELLIOTT Suzuki +18.530
11 David ALLINGHAM BMW +26.743
12 Richard KERR Honda  +32.022
13 Shane RICHARDSON BMW +37.017
14 Lee WILLIAMS Kawasaki +45.140
15 James EAST Aprilia +57.461
16 Shaun WINFIELD Honda +58.793
17 Jordan WEAVING Kawasaki +1m02.189
18 Levi DAY Suzuki +1m02.247
19 Damon REES BMW +1m03.588
20 Brent HARRAN Suzuki +1m03.896
21 Ashley BEECH Suzuki +1m04.455
22 Ian HUTCHINSON Yamaha +1m10.150
23 Tom TUNSTALL Suzuki +1m11.085
24 Leon JEACOCK Suzuki  +1m12.712
25 Ben LUXTON Kawasaki +1m12.786
26 Milo WARD Kawasaki +1m12.971
27 Sam HOLME Kawasaki 1 Lap
28 Alex OLSEN BMW 2 Laps
Not Classified
DNF Craig NEVE BMW 2 Laps
DNF Luke STAPLEFORD Suzuki 6 Laps
DNF Max STAINTON BMW 8 Laps
DNF Nathan HARRISON Honda 8 Laps
DNF Phil CROWE BMW 9 Laps
DNF Dave SELLERS Suzuki 14 Laps
DNF Tom WARD Suzuki /
DNF Matt TRUELOVE BMW /
DNF TJ TOMS Kawasaki /
DNF Sean NEARY Suzuki /
DNF Richard WHITE BMW /

Pirelli National Superstock Race 2

Tom Neave took victory in the second Pirelli National Superstock race, beating Luke Mossey by 2.678s. Leading from the start, Neave was able to control the race from the front, holding on to secure victory. Mossey had a lonely race in second, while Fraser Rogers was able to narrowly beat Taylor Mackenzie to complete the podium in third.

STK1000 gets underway

It was not a good day for the Aussies with Levi Day withdrawing from the race after suffering back and rib injuries earlier in the weekend. Countryman Billy McConnell also recorded a DNF in the second race which saw him lose ground in the championship chase.

Tom Neave celebrates STK1000 victory ahead of Mossey and Rogers

Pirelli National Superstock Race 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Tom NEAVE Honda – Honda Racing 22m40.438
2 Luke MOSSEY Kawasaki – Bournemouth Kawasaki/HEL Performan +2.678
3 Fraser ROGERS Aprilia – IN Competition Aprilia +4.428
4 Taylor MACKENZIE BMW – Bathams BMW Motorrad +4.608
5 Ian HUTCHINSON Yamaha – Edwards 1902 Yamaha +9.306
6 Tim NEAVE Suzuki – Buildbase Suzuki +9.805
7 Chrissy ROUSE Kawasaki – STAUFF Fluid Power Kawasaki +10.254
8 Alex OLSEN BMW – FHO Racing BMW +10.975
9 Lewis ROLLO Kawasaki – RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki +12.816
10 Luke STAPLEFORD Suzuki – Buildbase Suzuki +15.746
11 Damon REES BMW – Ashcourt Racing +17.946
12 Richard KERR Honda – AMD Motorsport +21.400
13 Shane RICHARDSON BMW – Astro-JJR +21.589
14 Tom OLIVER Suzuki – Hawk Racing +21.776
15 James EAST Aprilia – APTO Aprilia +24.874
16 TJ TOMS Kawasaki – G&S Racing +25.122
17 Brent HARRAN Suzuki – Jones Dorling Racing +32.039
18 Brayden ELLIOTT Suzuki – No Bull Racing CFS Filtration +37.591
19 Leon JEACOCK Suzuki – Specsavers Hull Racing +38.504
20 Tom TUNSTALL Suzuki – Tysers +39.800
21 Ben LUXTON Kawasaki – MSS Kawasaki +39.863
22 Phil CROWE BMW – Crowe Performance +42.677
23 Lee WILLIAMS Kawasaki – Team Willo Racing +47.683
24 Ashley BEECH Suzuki – Jones Dorling Racing +47.932
25 Nathan HARRISON Honda – Quayside Racing +50.983
26 David BROOK Honda – Brook Motorsport +51.565
27 Milo WARD Kawasaki – G&S Racing +53.846
28 Jenny TINMOUTH Honda – Two Wheel Racing +1m01.577
29 Sam HOLME Kawasaki – HIA Racing +1m08.394
30 Dave MACKAY Suzuki – True Heroes Racing +1 Lap
Not Classified
DNF Craig NEVE BMW – CN Racing 1m05.130
DNF Tom WARD Suzuki – Hawk Racing 2 Laps
DNF David ALLINGHAM BMW – Astro-JJR 4 Laps
DNF Max MORGAN Kawasaki – MSS Performance 5 Laps
DNF Shaun WINFIELD Honda – TAG Racing Honda 6 Laps
DNF Max STAINTON BMW – PHR Performance 10 Laps
DNF Billy McCONNELL BMW – RICH Energy OMG Racing 11 Laps
DNF Dave SELLERS Suzuki – True Heroes Racing 12 Laps
DNF Jordan WEAVING Kawasaki – Platform Hire Racing 14 Laps

Pirelli National Superstock Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Alex OLSEN (BMW) 113
2 Tom NEAVE (Honda) 113
3 Luke MOSSEY (Kawasaki) 112
4 Taylor MACKENZIE (BMW) 112
5 Fraser ROGERS (Aprilia) 107
6 Billy McCONNELL (BMW) 107
7 Chrissy ROUSE (Kawasaki) 84
8 Lewis ROLLO (Kawasaki) 78
9 Keith FARMER (Kawasaki) 47
10 Ian HUTCHINSON (Yamaha) 47
11 Luke STAPLEFORD (Suzuki) 46
12 Tim NEAVE (Suzuki) 41
13 Luke HEDGER (Suzuki) 40
14 Levi DAY (Suzuki) 39
15 Brayden ELLIOTT (Suzuki) 34
16 Tom OLIVER (Suzuki) 33
17 Tom WARD (Suzuki) 24
18 David ALLINGHAM (BMW) 18
19 Richard KERR (Honda) 16
20 Jordan WEAVING (Kawasaki) 13
21 Damon REES (BMW) 10
22 James EAST (Aprilia) 6
23 Shane RICHARDSON (BMW) 6
24 Brent HARRAN (Suzuki) 5
25 Joe SHELDON-SHAW (Suzuki) 5
26 Lee WILLIAMS (Kawasaki) 2
27 Callum GRIGOR (Kawasaki) 1
28 Matt TRUELOVE (BMW) 1

Pirelli National Junior Superstock Race

Jack Nixon cruised to victory in the Pirelli National Junior Superstock victory, taking the win by two seconds. Launching off the line, the Santander Salt Yamaha rider was unchallenged on his way to the victory, with Joe Talbot completing the podium ahead of Eugene McManus, Max Cook, Franco Bourne and Asher Durham.

Junior Superstock podium – Nixon, Talbot, McManus

Pirelli National Junior Superstock Race Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Jack NIXON Yamaha  23m30.534
2 Joe TALBOT Kawasaki +2.001
3 Eugene McMANUS Kawasaki +6.614
4 Max COOK Kawasaki +6.669
5 Franco BOURNE Kawasaki +6.847
6 Asher DURHAM Kawasaki +11.757
7 Daniel BROOKS Kawasaki +11.779
8 Sam LAFFINS Kawasaki +11.976
9 Adam HARTGROVE Yamaha +12.619
10 Louis VALLELEY Yamaha +14.420
11 Liam DELVES Kawasaki +14.996
12 Jack BEDNAREK Yamaha +17.078
13 Zak CORDEROY Yamaha +22.241
14 Seth CRUMP Kawasaki +25.636
15 Cameron HALL Kawasaki +25.861
16 Luke VERWEY Kawasaki +31.811
17 Caolan IRWIN Yamaha +33.436
18 Lewis JONES Kawasaki +44.527
19 Kier ARMSTRONG Kawasaki +47.822
20 George EDWARDS Yamaha +52.108
21 Michael OWENS Yamaha +53.096
22 James BULL MV Agusta +1m01.079
23 Lynden LEATHERLAND Yamaha +1m01.568
24 Andrew SMYTH Kawasaki +1m01.715
25 Jake HOPPER Yamaha +1m05.329
26 Thomas BENSTED Triumph +1 Lap
Not Classifieds
DNF Charlie FARRER Yamaha 2 Laps
DNF Harry LEIGH Kawasaki 2 Laps
DNF Matt BOWER Kawasaki 4 Laps
DNF Jake CAMPBELL Kawasaki 5 Laps
DNF Connor THOMSON Yamaha 8 Laps
DNF Harry FOWLE Triumph 9 Laps
DNF Nathan DRURY Kawasaki 13 Laps
DNF George STANLEY Kawasaki 14 Laps
DNF Kade VERWEY Kawasaki 14 Laps
DNF Kayla BARRINGTON Kawasaki 14 Laps
DNF Finley ARSCOTT Kawasaki 16 Laps
DNF Aaron SILVESTER Yamaha 16 Laps
DNF Toby REYNOLDS Yamaha 18 Laps
DNF Owen JENNER Kawasaki /

Pirelli National Junior Superstock Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Jack NIXON (Yamaha) 152
2 Joe TALBOT (Kawasaki) 129
3 George STANLEY (Kawasaki) 115
4 Zak CORDEROY (Yamaha) 102
5 Eugene McMANUS (Kawasaki) 72
6 Liam DELVES (Kawasaki) 71
7 Louis VALLELEY (Yamaha) 55
8 Asher DURHAM (Kawasaki) 41
9 Adam HARTGROVE (Yamaha) 37
10 James ALDERSON (Triumph) 35
11 Max COOK (Kawasaki) 35
12 Sam LAFFINS (Kawasaki) 35
13 Franco BOURNE (Kawasaki) 34
14 Daniel BROOKS (Kawasaki) 33
15 Owen JENNER (Kawasaki) 28
16 Charlie FARRER (Yamaha) 27
17 Kade VERWEY (Kawasaki) 25
18 Simon REID (Yamaha) 25
19 Aaron SILVESTER (Yamaha) 19
20 Jack BEDNAREK (Yamaha) 13
21 Seth CRUMP (Kawasaki) 10
22 Caolan IRWIN (Yamaha) 9
23 Matt BOWER (Kawasaki) 7
24 Cameron HALL (Kawasaki) 7
25 Luke VERWEY (Kawasaki) 4

British Junior Supersport Race One

Yamaha’s Ash Barnes took first blood in the British Junior Supersport ranks with a narrow victory over Cameron Dawson on a Kawasaki.

British Junior Supersport Donington Race One Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Ash BARNES Yamaha 15m33.954
2 Cameron DAWSON Kawasaki +0.052
3 Kam DIXON Kawasaki +8.674
4 James McMANUS Kawasaki +9.067
5 Lucca ALLEN Yamaha +9.490
6 Adon DAVIE Kawasaki  +10.818
7 Zak SHELTON Kawasaki +15.897
8 Declan CONNELL Kawasaki +19.836
9 Mikey HARDIE Kawasaki +28.195
10 Joe FARRAGHER Kawasaki +28.453
11 Harry COOK Yamaha +31.412
12 Bradley WILSON Kawasaki +37.823
13 Kieran SMITH Kawasaki +38.114
14 Annabel THOMAS Kawasaki +38.192
15 Finn SMART-WEEDEN Kawasaki +38.327
16 Jacob STEPHENSON Yamaha +38.780
17 Chris MOFFITT Kawasaki +39.815
18 Cameron BROWN Kawasaki +39.905
19 Jack FERRIS Kawasaki +49.153
20 Reece COYNE Yamaha +49.676
21 Christian SMITH Kawasaki +50.132
22 Kai DICKINSON Kawasaki +52.118
23 Calum BEACH Kawasaki +52.206
24 Christopher JOHNSON Kawasaki +52.324
25 Luke GILBY Yamaha +1m04.307
26 Charlotte MARCUZZO Kawasaki +1m04.551
27 Brian MOFFITT Kawasaki +1m06.336
28 Katie HAND Yamaha +1m06.672
29 Scarlett ROBINSON Kawasaki 1 Lap
Not Classified
DNF Osian JONES Kawasaki 1 Lap
DNF Oliver MORGAN-EDWARDS Kawasaki 1 Lap
DNF Lissy WHITMORE Yamaha 4 Laps
DNF Joseph THOMAS Kawasaki 5 Laps
DNF Connor SELLORS Kawasaki  6 Laps
DNF Mcauley LONGMORE Kawasaki  6 Laps
DNF Max SILVESTER Kawasaki  8 Laps
DNF Kieran KENT Kawasaki  11 Laps

British Junior Supersport Race Two

Cameron Dawson took victory in the second Hel Performance British Junior Supersport race, taking the win by 1.6s. Launching off the line, it was an action-packed opening few laps, with the leading riders trading places throughout, but Dawson was soon able to start edging away to eventually take the win. James McManus took second, with Ash Barnes completing the podium in third.

British Junior Supersport podium – Dawon, McManus, Barnes

British Junior Supersport Donington Race Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Cameron DAWSON Kawasaki 19:36.602
2 James McMANUS Kawasaki 1.662
3 Ash BARNES Yamaha 1.953
4 Kam DIXON Kawasaki 2.042
5 Zak SHELTON Kawasaki 12.365
6 Mikey HARDIE Kawasaki 12.680
7 Lucca ALLEN Yamaha 14.452
8 Joseph THOMAS Kawasaki 26.151
9 Annabel THOMAS Kawasak 35.265
10 Jacob STEPHENSON Yamaha 35.656
11 Finn SMART-WEEDEN Kawasaki 35.850
12 Declan CONNELL Kawasaki 35.947
13 Cameron BROWN Kawasaki 36.575
14 Chris MOFFITT Kawasaki 38.990
15 Connor SELLORS Kawasaki 43.282
16 Bradley WILSON Kawasaki 43.883
17 Calum BEACH Kawasaki 44.396
18 Reece COYNE Yamaha 48.102
19 Christian SMITH Kawasaki 48.589
20 Kai DICKINSON Kawasaki 48.807
21 Mcauley LONGMORE Kawasaki 48.928
22 Christopher JOHNSON Kawasaki 48.949
23 Kieran KENT Kawasaki 49.178
24 Luke GILBY Yamaha 1:02.669
25 Katie HAND Yamaha 1:06.706
26 Charlotte MARCUZZO Kawasaki 1:06.852
27 Brian MOFFITT Kawasaki 1:06.973
28 Scarlett ROBINSON Kawasaki 1 Lap
29 Lissy WHITMORE Yamaha 1 Lap
Not Classifieds
DNF Max SILVESTER Kawasaki  6 Laps
DNF Jack FERRIS Kawasaki 7 Laps
DNF Adon DAVIE Kawasaki 8 Laps
DNF Kieran SMITH Kawasaki 10 Laps
DNF Joe FARRAGHER Kawasaki 12 Laps
DNF Harry COOK Yamaha 12 Laps
DNF Osian JONES Kawasaki /
DNF Oliver MORGAN-EDWARDS Kawasaki /

British Junior Supersport Donington Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Cameron DAWSON (Kawasaki) 145
2 Ash BARNES (Yamaha) 116
3 Kam DIXON (Kawasaki) 108
4 Tom BOOTH-AMOS (Kawasaki) 95
5 Lucca ALLEN (Yamaha) 82
6 Adon DAVIE (Kawasaki) 80
7 Zak SHELTON (Kawasaki) 62
8 Joseph THOMAS (Kawasaki) 61
9 James McMANUS (Kawasaki) 59
10 Declan CONNELL (Kawasaki) 44
11 Mikey HARDIE (Kawasaki) 37
12 Osian JONES (Kawasaki) 35
13 Joe FARRAGHER (Kawasaki) 30
14 Connor SELLORS (Kawasaki) 21
15 Chloe JONES (Yamaha) 21
16 Harry COOK (Yamaha) 17
17 Lewis JONES (Kawasaki) 16
18 Finn SMART-WEEDEN (Kawasaki) 14
19 Kieran SMITH (Kawasaki) 13
20 Elliot DUFTON (Kawasaki) 10
21 Annabel THOMAS (Kawasaki) 9
22 Joe ELLIS (Kawasaki) 8
23 Jack  FERRIS (Kawasaki) 7
24 Chris MOFFITT (Kawasaki) 7
25 Jacob STEPHENSON (Yamaha) 6
26 Bradley WILSON (Kawasaki) 5
27 Cameron BROWN (Kawasaki) 5
28 Christopher JOHNSON (Kawasaki) 4
29 Alessandro VALENTE (KTM) 2
30 Kieran KENT (Kawasaki) 1

Ducati TriOptions Cup Race 1

Josh Day continued his dominance in the Ducati TriOptions Cup class, taking victory in the opening race by 3.099s. Elliot Pinson had a lonely race in second, finishing three seconds ahead of Elliott Pinson, who completed the podium in third with Chris Walker fourth.

Ducati TriOptions Cup Race 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Josh DAY Ducati 14m06.870
2 Elliott PINSON Ducati +3.099
3 David SHOUBRIDGE Ducati +6.256
4 Chris WALKER Ducati +12.263
5 Craig NEVE Ducati +12.412
6 Edmund BEST Ducati +17.150
7 John McGUINNESS Ducati +22.410
8 Carl STEVENS Ducati +27.230
9 Michael TUSTIN Ducati +38.173
10 Alberto SOLERA Ducati +38.429
11 Daniel BOUCHER Ducati +38.828
12 Jacque FOLEY Ducati +48.350
13 Ewan POTTER Ducati +49.449
14 Ben FALLA Ducati +54.265
15 Oliver SAVAGE Ducati +54.831
16 David JONES Ducati +57.831
17 Andre COMPTON Ducati +59.245
18 Stephen TAYLOR Ducati +1m09.712
19 Matthew JONES Ducati +1m12.050
20 Matt BAINBRIDGE Ducati +1 Lap
21 Simon BASTABLE Ducati +1 Lap
22 Lee McLAUGHLIN Ducati +1 Lap
23 Tom STEVENS Ducati +1 Lap
24 Illiam QUAYLE Ducati +1 Lap
25 James BUCHANAN Ducati +1 Lap
Not Classified
DNF Craig KENNELLY Ducati 2 Laps
DNF Max LOFTHOUSE Ducati 3 Laps
DNF Matt STEVENS Ducati 5 Laps
DNF Matt VENN Ducati 6 Laps
DNF Lee DEVONPORT Ducati 6 Laps
DNF Peter HASLER Ducati 7 Laps
DNF Mike LONG Ducati 10 Laps
DNF Sam COX Ducati 11 Laps
DNF Richard SPENCER-FLEET Ducati /

Ducati TriOptions Cup Race 2

TBC

Ducati TriOptions Cup Race 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Elliott PINSON Ducat 11m40.313
2 Josh DAY Ducat +0.018
3 Chris WALKER Ducat +10.879
4 Craig NEVE Ducat +11.015
5 Edmund BEST Ducat +12.454
6 John McGUINNESS Ducat +19.638
7 David JONES Ducat +19.745
8 Carl STEVENS Ducat +25.562
9 Alberto SOLERA Ducat +25.927
10 Daniel BOUCHER Ducat +26.409
11 Michael TUSTIN Ducat +26.503
12 Jacque FOLEY Ducat +36.585
13 Oliver SAVAGE Ducat +37.023
14 Ewan POTTER Ducat +37.093
15 Sam COX Ducat +37.125
16 Max LOFTHOUSE Ducat +37.241
17 Matt STEVENS Ducat +40.891
18 Lee McLAUGHLIN Ducat +41.914
19 Matthew JONES Ducat +46.205
20 Stephen TAYLOR Ducat +54.545
21 Simon BASTABLE Ducat +55.476
22 Mike LONG Ducat +55.599
23 Matt BAINBRIDGE Ducat +55.698
24 Tom STEVENS Ducat +55.854
25 Lee DEVONPORT Ducat +56.292
26 Craig KENNELLY Ducat +56.959
27 Peter HASLER Ducat +57.421
28 Andre COMPTON Ducat +1m08.343
29 Illiam QUAYLE Ducat +1m15.348
30 James BUCHANAN Ducat +1m16.720
Not Classifieds
DNF David SHOUBRIDGE Ducat 5 Laps
DNF Matt VENN Ducat 9 Laps

Ducati TriOptions Cup Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Josh DAY (Ducati) 130
2 Elliott PINSON (Ducati) 101
3 Chris WALKER (Ducati) 89
4 Edmund BEST (Ducati) 82
5 David SHOUBRIDGE (Ducati) 69
6 John McGUINNESS (Ducati) 67
7 Carl STEVENS (Ducati) 42
8 Craig NEVE (Ducati) 41
9 Michael TUSTIN (Ducati) 38
10 Sam COX (Ducati) 36
11 Alberto SOLERA (Ducati) 30
12 David JONES (Ducati) 28
13 Seb BULPIN (Ducati) 18
14 Daniel BOUCHER (Ducati) 16
15 Jacque FOLEY (Ducati) 10
16 Lee DEVONPORT (Ducati) 8
17 Ben FALLA (Ducati) 7
18 Matthew JONES (Ducati) 6
19 Ewan POTTER (Ducati) 6
20 Lee McLAUGHLIN (Ducati) 4
21 Oliver SAVAGE (Ducati) 4
22 Max LOFTHOUSE (Ducati) 3
23 Matt STEVENS (Ducati) 3
24 Richard SPENCER-FLEET (Ducati) 2

British Talent Cup Race 1

Johnny Garness (City Lifting by RS Racing) is now a race winner in 2021, the number 57 shooting away from pole in Race 1 at Donington to chip away at a gap and cross the line in some clear air. The fight for second went down to the wire, with the returning Casey O’Gorman (Microlise Creswell Racing) just pipping James Cook (Wilson Racing) at the line.

Garness took the holeshot from pole, and the number 57 barely had to look back. By half distance he had a good gap but that came down again a few laps later as O’Gorman made his way to the front of the chasing group and hunted down the race leader.

When just about in striking distance, however, O’Gorman came under attack – and Garness was able to put the hammer down again. This time it was for keeps, with the number 57 crossing the line 2.022 clear for his first victory of the year.

Behind him, a three-way battle saw O’Gorman vs Cook vs Belford, and the number 67 held onto second despite a late lunge from Cook. The two were split by just 0.066 over the line… and Belford ran into trouble.

The number 52 headed over the gravel and lost out, able rejoin just before the flag but down in P6 as both Ollie Walker (Moto Rapido / SP125 Racing) and Carter Brown (City Lifting by RS Racing) got past, the latter despite his own earlier run off when duelling Belford.

Kiyano Veijer (Microlise Creswell Racing) had a great race in P7 and he started well, fought at the front and managed to hold off Jamie Lyons (C&M Motors Ltd/Tooltec Racing) to the flag to boot. A bigger gap behind the two saw Sullivan Mounsey (iForce Llord & Jones) take ninth, ahead of another duel to the flag as Harrison Crosby (Banks Racing) held off Rossi Banham (MJL Racing) to complete the top ten.

British Talent Cup Race 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Johnny GARNESS Honda 25m21.813
2 Casey O’GORMAN Honda +2.022
3 James COOK Honda +2.088
4 Ollie WALKER Honda +6.783
5 Carter BROWN Honda +6.808
6 Evan BELFORD Honda +7.164
7 Kiyano VEIJER Honda +7.870
8 Jamie LYONS Honda +7.976
9 Sullivan MOUNSEY Honda +32.529
10 Harrison CROSBY Honda +33.115
11 Rossi BANHAM Honda +33.284
12 Troy JEFFREY Honda +35.994
13 Mason JOHNSON Honda +51.379
14 Rossi DOBSON Honda +51.638
15 Josh BANNISTER Honda +52.312
16 Luca HOPKINS Honda +54.128
17 Ross MOORE Honda +54.184
18 Lucas BROWN Honda +54.794
19 Evann PENDRILL Honda +1m03.663
20 JJ CUNNINGHAM Honda +1m09.311
21 Lucas HILL Honda +1m09.381
22 Rhys COATES Honda +1m10.586
23 Peter WILLIS Honda +1 Lap
24 Alexander ROWAN Honda +1 Lap
25 Anthony EAGLE Honda +1 Lap
26 Holly HARRIS Honda +1 Lap
Not Classified
DNF Bailey STUART-CAMPBELL Honda 4 Laps
DNF Corey TINKER Honda 5 Laps
DNF Harrison MACKAY Honda 11 Laps
DNF Rhys STEPHENSON Honda /

British Talent Cup Race 2

Casey O’Gorman struck back in Race 2, the number 67 on fine form once again to get back to winning ways. He beat Race 1 winner Johnny Garness (City Lifting by RS Racing) by two tenths on take two, with James Cook (Wilson Racing) on the podium again making for close company in third. But the shuffle over the line wasn’t quite so simple, with a few given time penalties for cutting the chicane, including points leader Evan Belford (City Lifting by RS Racing).

Garness took the holeshot again, this time from Row 2, with O’Gorman slotting into second, and they began to pull away after a handful of laps. But as O’Gorman struck for the lead that gap came down again, and the number 57 hit back on Lap 6. By Lap 10, O’Gorman sliced back through… but it wasn’t quite a duel, the two only just ahead of a huge freight train at the front.

The freight train went all the way to the wire but there was plenty of drama. First Kiyano Veijer (Microlise Creswell Racing) accidentally passed under yellow flags, incurring a two-second time penalty equivalent to a Long Lap, and Carter Brown (City Lifting by RS Racing) got the same for cutting the chicane. Then, in the real latter stages, points leader Belford did the very same, and got the very same two seconds added to his race.

O’Gorman pounded on at the front, and as the group shuffled and shuffled again, it all came down to the chicane – and there was a backmarker to negotiate too. O’Gorman did that and swept past on the exit for his first win since his double to open the season, with Garness and Cook coming out on top to complete the podium as the penalties applied to those around them and shuffled the shuffled even further.

Jamie Lyons (C&M Motors Ltd/Tooltec Racing) is classified fourth after that key drama, with Bailey Stuart-Campbell (151s Racing) and Ollie Walker (Moto Rapido / SP125 Racing) completing the top six ahead of the first finisher with a penalty: Brown. He’d been ahead of Veijer, who nevertheless still impressed with a step forward in eighth place and a race running right at the front. Belford was shuffled down to an expensive ninth in the standings, and he’ll be looking for more on Sunday.

Troy Jeffrey (Stiggymotorsport) held off Harrison Crosby (Banks Racing) to complete the top ten.

After a bumper day of races and a few dramatic penalties shuffling the field, Belford now leads the way by just 22 points at the halfway point of the season. What will Sunday bring? Race 3 begins at 13:50 (GMT +1) and there’s plenty in play so make sure to tune in for more from Donington.

British Talent Cup Race 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Casey O’GORMAN Honda 25m27.589
2 Johnny GARNESS Honda +0.246
3 James COOK Honda +0.407
4 Jamie LYONS Honda +0.598
5 Bailey STUART-CAMPBELL Honda +0.628
6 Ollie WALKER Honda +0.835
7 Carter BROWN Honda +2.059
8 Kiyano VEIJER Honda +2.289
9 Evan BELFORD Honda +3.759
10 Troy JEFFREY Honda +25.513
11 Harrison CROSBY Honda +25.591
12 Sullivan MOUNSEY Honda +31.412
13 Rossi BANHAM Honda +33.738
14 Rhys STEPHENSON Honda +37.182
15 Corey TINKER Honda +37.242
16 Lucas BROWN Honda +39.857
17 Luca HOPKINS Honda +40.080
18 Evann PENDRILL Honda +40.179
19 Ross MOORE Honda +40.623
20 Josh BANNISTER Honda +40.891
21 Rossi DOBSON Honda +41.306
22 JJ CUNNINGHAM Honda +1m04.104
23 Rhys COATES Honda +1m04.152
24 Lucas HILL Honda +1:04.276
25 Harrison MACKAY Honda +1m04.338
26 Peter WILLIS Honda +1m14.229
27 Alexander ROWAN Honda +1 Lap
28 Anthony EAGLE Honda +1 Lap
29 Holly HARRIS Honda +1 Lap
Not Classified
DNF Mason JOHNSON Honda 9 Laps

British Talent Cup Race 3

Casey O’Gorman (Microlise Cresswell Racing) is definitely back to his best, the number 67 impressing once again in Race 3 at Donington to take a second win in three on his return from injury. It was rookie teammate Kiyano Veijer he denied to do it, but the Dutchman nevertheless impressed to convert his Saturday form into a debut rostrum. Johnny Garness (City Liftin by RS Racing) took third, making up more ground in the standings as he gets to within 13 of the top.

Garness took the holeshot as the number 57 does so often, with teammate and points leader Evan Belford initially into second ahead of James Cook (Wilson Racing). But this race would remain a freight train and a ten-rider battle broke out from the off, with nothing to separate them. Veijer and O’Gorman weren’t right in the fight for the lead initially, but the two Microlise Cresswell Racing riders chipped away.

At half distance Garness threatened to pull away but the group reeled him back in, and the squabble continued once again. Veijer took his first turn at leading too, the number 53 hitting the front and holding it over the line to start Lap 19, with both he and O’Gorman gaining momentum.

Not long after, the train became split. With backmarkers to negotiate, a gap opened up just behind the top five, and it was Cook fighting to reel them back in. On Lap 21 though the race came undone for the number 34 as he got crossed up and then headed into the gravel, unable to keep it upright and out of the race.

Up ahead, O’Gorman was back in command and remained so onto the final lap. More blue flags were there to contend with but the number 67 was able to just stay out of the clutches of his teammate, crossing the line for his fourth win of the season in style. Veijer was close, but took second and his first podium after a weekend of impressive steps forward.

Forward was also the word for Garness as he completed the podium and made some key gains in the standings once again. It’s now just 13 points he trails teammate Belford, with plenty to play for as we’re just over the halfway point of 2021.

Bailey Stuart-Campbell (151s Racing) just lost out on the podium but took a good fourth, with good points and from pole, the final rider of the fantastic four who crossed the line first.

Ollie Walker (Moto Rapido / SP125 Racing) headed the second gaggle as they couldn’t quite close the gap left by Cook, with Jamie Lyons (C&M Motors Ltd / Tooltec Racing) a few more tenths back in P6. Sullivan Mounsey (iForce Lloyd & Jones) got back to fighting it out near the front again in Race 3 and was P7 at the flag, ahead of Carter Brown and City Lifting by RS Racing teammate Evan Belford – aka the rider at the top of the standings. It was a tougher weekend for Belford and he’ll be looking to hit back next time out, as will Brown.

Corey Tinker (CT Racing) completed was 10th, the final rider in an incredibly close top ten.

That’s a wrap on Donington Park, at least for the first visit. An intriguing weekend sees O’Gorman back with a bang and Belford lose some ground… so what will we see at Silverstone? Next time out, it’s the British GP and the biggest stage of the season. Come back for more in two weeks!

British Talent Cup Race 3 Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Casey O’GORMAN Honda 28m00.468
2 Kiyano VEIJER Honda +0.379
3 Johnny GARNESS Honda +0.545
4 Bailey STUART-CAMPBELL Honda +0.677
5 Ollie WALKER Honda +1.030
6 Jamie LYONS Honda +1.849
7 Sullivan MOUNSEY Honda +2.101
8 Carter BROWN Honda +2.218
9 Evan BELFORD Honda +2.527
10 Corey TINKER Honda +2.765
11 Harrison CROSBY Honda +22.600
12 Rhys STEPHENSON Honda +22.694
13 Lucas BROWN Honda +32.138
14 Troy JEFFREY Honda +32.272
15 Mason JOHNSON Honda +44.026
16 Luca HOPKINS Honda +44.300
17 Rossi BANHAM Honda +44.936
18 Josh BANNISTER Honda +44.986
19 Harrison MACKAY Honda +1m08.717
20 Peter WILLIS Honda +1m08.831
21 JJ CUNNINGHAM Honda +1m09.198
22 Rhys COATES Honda +1m09.790
23 Lucas HILL Honda +1m10.116
24 Alexander ROWAN Honda 1 Lap
25 Holly HARRIS Honda 1 Lap
26 Anthony EAGLE Honda 1 Lap
Not Classifieds
DNF James COOK Honda 2 Laps
DNF Ross MOORE Honda 9 Laps
DNF Evann PENDRILL Honda 14 Laps
DNF Rossi DOBSON Honda 18 Laps

British Talent Cup Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Evan BELFORD (Honda) 165
2 Johnny GARNESS (Honda) 152
3 Carter BROWN (Honda) 138
4 Casey O’GORMAN (Honda) 120
5 James COOK (Honda) 108
6 Jamie LYONS (Honda) 97
7 Ollie WALKER (Honda) 92
8 Kiyano VEIJER (Honda) 67
9 Cormac BUCHANAN (Honda) 66
10 Harrison CROSBY (Honda) 62
11 Bailey STUART-CAMPBELL (Honda) 58
12 Sullivan MOUNSEY (Honda) 51
13 Ryan HITCHCOCK (Honda) 44
14 Troy JEFFREY (Honda) 42
15 Rossi BANHAM (Honda) 30
16 Mason JOHNSON (Honda) 21
17 Rhys STEPHENSON (Honda) 20
18 Lucas BROWN (Honda) 15
19 Rossi DOBSON (Honda) 15
20 Luca HOPKINS (Honda) 13
21 Corey TINKER (Honda) 7
22 Harrison MACKAY (Honda) 7
21 Harley McCABE (Honda) 5
22 Lucas HILL (Honda) 4
23 Josh BANNISTER (Honda) 1

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British Superbike hits Donington this weekend

2021 British Superbike Championship
Round Five Donington

Images by David Yeomans


The Bennetts British Superbike Championship hits Donington Park this weekend (August 13/14/15); marking the halfway point of the Main Season as the battle to feature in the top-eight of the standings intensifies ahead of the end of season Showdown.

Jason O’Halloran is the rider on form ahead of round five; the McAMS Yamaha took a triple win last time out at Thruxton, adding to his tally of victories to lead the standings ahead of VisionTrack Ducati’s Christian Iddon.

Jason O’Halloran – McAMS Yamaha

I am feeling really good on the McAMS Yamaha; obviously coming off the back of three wins at Thruxton gives me a huge amount of confidence going forwards. Heading to Donington Park, it is a track that I love racing at, we were on the podium there last year, and even more importantly we had a really good pre-season test there, so I expect another strong weekend. I think it will be even more competitive this weekend as Thruxton was a little bit of a different circuit, and I think there are quite a few of us who go well at Donington Park, so I think we are set for some great racing. I think for sure when someone starts winning a bit everyone starts to think they need to beat that person. That brings a little bit of pressure, but it is wanted pressure as that is where we want to be! It’s a good thing and it’s a privilege as we have worked hard to be in this position. We will just keep focused on our own work and not get too carried away. There is a long way to go yet and we have only had four rounds, but to have seven wins and nine podiums is an amazing achievement so we want to keep that going.”

Four different riders have won races so far in 2021, including Christian Iddon, Tarran Mackenzie and Danny Buchan, and they currently hold the top four positions in the standings.

However a further five riders have celebrated podium finishes, including rookie Rory Skinner and Danny Kent, who accomplished their first top three finish in Bennetts BSB at Knockhill and Thruxton respectively.

Two-time and defending champion Josh Brookes though is yet to grace the podium and will need to get his campaign back on track this weekend if he is going to make it into the top-eight Showdown later in the year. Brookes is currently 12th on the championship ladder with 58-points while countryman O’Halloran leads the way on 232-points. However, Brookes is only 30-points away from making it up into that top-eight.

Josh Brookes

I don’t know whether it’s a good thing or not, but I don’t really have a lot to say! The opening rounds Josh Brookeshave been troubling me, my team keep reassuring me that the bike is fine, so I have to find a way of dealing with things better. Christian has dealt with the changes fine and I need to find a way. I’m not setting any goals for Donington, I’ll just take each session as it comes and see what that allows me to do.”

Last year’s race-winner, Tommy Bridewell holds fifth position ahead of this weekend’s three races, but only by a slender two points from Peter Hickman on the FHO Racing BMW. The FS-3 Racing Kawasaki pairing of Rory Skinner and Lee Jackson currently lock out the final two places in the top eight ahead of this weekend’s action.

Just outside the top eight ahead of Donington Park is Bradley Ray, but only by two points, whilst Honda Racing’s Glenn Irwin is just seven points adrift, as he returns to the circuit where the team claimed a double victory last year, and he scored a trio of second place finishes.

Ryan Vickers had his strongest weekend in the championship at Thruxton, the RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki rider was edging closer to securing his first podium finish.

Whilst the battle for the Championship continues to hot up, this weekend also marks the start of the Milwaukee Summer Grand Slam, as the riders will battle it out for a chance to win a £50,000 prize across the six races at the next two rounds.

The ultimate prize of £50,000 will be awarded if a rider can deliver an unstoppable performance across the Donington Park National (August 13/14/15) and Cadwell Park (August 20/21/22) events to win all six races. The last rider to succeed with six consecutive race wins was Brookes onboard the Milwaukee Yamaha back in 2015.

If a rider can win five of the six races, then they will claim a £25,000 prize, which was most recently achieved by Leon Haslam in his title-winning 2018 campaign. The final chance to win will be if a rider can be victorious in four of the six races, with a £10,000 prize. Most recently, Scott Redding celebrated four in a row during his 2019 title-winning season.


BSB Championship Standings

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BSB heads to Thruxton for round four

2021 British Superbike Championship
Round Four Thruxton

Images by David Yeomans


The Bennetts British Superbike Championship hits Hampshire this weekend (July 30 – August 1), as Britain’s biggest motorsport series returns to Thruxton for the first time since 2019, with VisionTrack Ducati’s Christian Iddon leading the standings.

Four different race winners and a further three riders have so far celebrated podium finishes this year, and Iddon arrives at the fourth round with a slender six-point advantage over his closest rival Jason O’Halloran. The pair have constantly swapped position at the top of the standings throughout the opening nine races of the season.

Iddon regained the lead in the standings after claiming his second win of the year in the final race at Brands Hatch, fending off race one winner Tarran Mackenzie, who elevated himself into third in the overall standings after his podium hat trick in Kent.

Christian Iddon

I have never been to Thruxton on the Ducati, obviously we hadn’t at Knockhill either, but we had tested there. It will be a bit of an unknown for me, so I am interested to see how we get on. My philosophy is the same as always, I do my best every time I go out. it is nice to be leading the championship, I have had that for two consecutive rounds now. Certainly, the target is obviously to be leading the standings at the end of Sunday when we leave Thruxton. It’s a hard-fought championship and you never know who you are going to be up against, but at the moment there seems to be a couple of riders who stand out, who have been there every weekend. Myself and Jason have probably been the most consistent of those and it has been really, really close between us! There has been a swing in the championship and Jason is really strong and you can never count him out as he showed on Sunday morning after having a really difficult Saturday. I also think that Josh is going to be right up there, he is spectacular at Thruxton as he is at most tracks, and he had a very good end of Brands Hatch – I think we will see a good return to form for him. We have a good flow and I want to keep the ball rolling, which is much easier said than done! To maintain this consistency is no easy task in such a tight championship, but I will continue to do the best job I can.”

Christian Iddon

O’Halloran took his winning tally to four in the second race at Brands Hatch. The Australian has taken more victories than his rivals so far in 2021, only losing the lead in the standings courtesy of a crash in race two at Knockhill.

Danny Buchan came close to a podium return last weekend after his Knockhill double for SYNETIQ BMW and is just seven points adrift of Mackenzie ahead of the next three races, whilst his teammate Andrew Irwin will be wanting a repeat of 2019 when he claimed his first Bennetts BSB race win at the circuit.

Home hero Tommy Bridewell scored a pair of second places at Brands Hatch, to keep the Oxford Products Racing Ducati team in the top five ahead of their home round this weekend, just ahead of rookie wonder Rory Skinner on the leading FS-3 Racing Kawasaki.

Skinner’s teammate Lee Jackson is seventh with FHO Racing BMW’s Peter Hickman holding the final place in the all-important top eight in the standings ahead of the end of season Showdown.

Just adrift of the top eight ahead of the next three races of the season are Rich Energy OMG Racing BMW’s Bradley Ray and just two points adrift, Josh Brookes.

The defending champion scored his best result of the season last time out in fifth place, but is yet to return to the podium, and will be pushing to change that at the circuit where he was victorious in 2019.

Josh Brookes

I definitely found an improvement in the final race at Brands Hatch. We made a step up from the Josh Brookesearlier race and if it’s confirmed that discovery is what we think it is, then that would be a positive step in the right direction. We will find out at Thruxton if it has worked so all I can do is remain positive. Thruxton is my favourite track of the year so I’m hoping it will all come together, and we can start to get the results we know we are capable of. I’d normally be saying I want wins but for now I’m hoping we can get on the podium, so that’s what I’m aiming for.

Josh Brookes

BSB Championship Standings

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Brookes hoping to get championship defence back on track at Brands

Bennetts British Superbike Championship

BSB returns to Brands Hatch this weekend and, following a 644-day wait from the 2019 season finale, fans will be welcomed back to the Kent venue in unrestricted numbers to witness the incredible spectacle of the country’s leading motorsport series.

There have already been three different race winners, plus a further four podium finishers, from the opening six races of this season. But amazingly enough our defending champion Josh Brookes is yet to even get on the podium let alone the top step.

Hopefully Brookes can get back to his winning ways this weekend

However Brookes is the most successful current Bennetts BSB rider at Brands Hatch, equal on 19 race victories with Shane Byrne on the Grand Prix circuit. The VisionTrack Ducati rider has had an uncharacteristic start to this title defence, with a best result of sixth place and is currently 11th in the standings. Brookes has won seven of the last eight races on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit. There is added glory up for grabs too, as riders will fight for the Monster Energy King of Brands Trophy.

Josh Brookes

I look forward to every round and Brands Hatch is no different. Obviously, I have a great record at the track, and I’d love for that to continue. But things haven’t worked out as I’d have liked so far this season, so I’ve discussed it at length with the team and we know we need to turn things around. We had a great setting last year so hopefully we can find what we need and put this poor start to the season behind us.”

BSB Rnd BrandsHatch Josh Brookes AROA
The Brands Hatrch podium in 2019

His VisionTrack Ducati team-mate tops the standings ahead of this weekend’s triple-header after Christian Iddon moved to the top of the standings at Knockhill. His victory last time out puts him six points clear of fierce rival and Oulton Park treble winner Jason O’Halloran.

Christian Iddon

It is a cool feeling to be leading the championship and it was great to win at Knockhill. In all honestly and I know I say it a lot, I always approach every event the same – I just go out and give my best. I know that the VisionTrack Ducati worked well at Brands Hatch last year and I believe that our set-up has improved since then. I know from what Josh does there, that the bike is super competitive at Brands Hatch. I also know that other riders have very competitive bikes there, like the Yam, and I expect a really strong weekend from Jason and probably more from Taz. But it is never easy – you never know what will happen until you get there and can never discount anyone, so I certainly won’t be doing any of that and there is no room for complacency. It can be only a moment in time that you’re in that position, so I am planning to keep us there for as long as possible.”

O’Halloran made one mistake at Knockhill with a crash in race two forcing him to relinquish the series lead to Iddon. The McAMS Yamaha rider was victorious at Brands Hatch last October on his way to second in the title fight, and he will be aiming to regain the position with another strong weekend.

Jason O'Halloran proved the man to beat at Oulton Park
Jason O’Halloran’s season has got off to a strong start

Danny Buchan launched into third overall at Knockhill with an impressive double win for the SYNETIQ BMW team; he holds a slight edge over the second McAMS Yamaha rider, Tarran Mackenzie ahead of the three races this weekend.

Rookie Rory Skinner delivered a sensational performance at Knockhill, celebrating a podium finish in only his fifth Bennetts BSB race, before immediately following it up with another second place in the final race of the weekend.

A single point separates Skinner and the FS-3 Kawasaki team from Tommy Bridewell. The Oxford Products Racing Ducati team raced to the rostrum at the season opener and will be hoping to add to their Podium Points tally this weekend.

Peter Hickman and the FHO Racing BMW team debuted with a podium finish at Oulton Park, and after narrowly missing out at Knockhill, will be pushing to score BMW’s first win on the Grand Prix circuit since Michael Laverty in 2015. The team are expected to return to the full line-up at Brands Hatch, with Xavi Forés targeting his debut races in 2021 following injury sustained at Oulton Park.

Lee Jackson currently holds eighth place in the standings, and the FS-3 Kawasaki rider will be pushing to move further up the order this weekend with just a single point separating him from Ryan Vickers, who is just outside the all-important top eight for the RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki team.

Rich Energy OMG Racing BMW’s Bradley Ray and Kyle Ryde, plus Honda Racing’s Glenn Irwin and Buildbase Suzuki pairing Gino Rea and Danny Kent will all be pushing to claw their way up the order, as they currently sit outside the top eight positions, which will be critical to their title hopes ahead of the end of year Showdown.

Bennett’s British Superbikes Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Christian IDDON (Ducati) 111
2 Jason O’HALLORAN (Yamaha) 105
3 Danny BUCHAN (BMW) 91
4 Tarran MACKENZIE (Yamaha) 76
5 Rory SKINNER (Kawasaki) 61
6 Tommy BRIDEWELL (Ducati) 60
7 Peter HICKMAN (BMW) 57
8 Lee JACKSON (Kawasaki) 46
9 Ryan VICKERS (Kawasaki) 45
10 Bradley RAY (BMW) 42
11 Josh BROOKES (Ducati) 38
12 Glenn IRWIN (Honda) 32
13 Gino REA (Suzuki) 27
14 Kyle RYDE (BMW) 25
15 Dan LINFOOT (Honda) 10
16 Andrew IRWIN (BMW) 5
17 Danny KENT (Suzuki) 4
18 Dean HARRISON (Kawasaki) 2
19 Luke HOPKINS (Honda) 2
20 Bjorn ESTMENT (Suzuki) 1

British Supersport/GP2 Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Bradley PERIE (Yamaha) 95
2 Jack KENNEDY (Kawasaki) 81
3 Lee JOHNSTON (Yamaha) 65
4 Ben CURRIE (Kawasaki) 50
5 Harry TRUELOVE (Yamaha) 40
6 Eunan McGLINCHEY (Kawasaki) 37
7 Brandon PAASCH (Triumph) 29
8 Kyle SMITH (Triumph) 28
9 Rhys IRWIN (Yamaha) 26
10 Phil WAKEFIELD (Yamaha) 18
11 Jamie van SIKKELERUS (Yamaha) 16
12 Sam MUNRO (Yamaha) 15
13 Scott SWANN (Yamaha) 14
14 James HIND (Yamaha) 14
15 Korie McGREEVY (Yamaha) 11
16 Joe DUGGAN (Kawasaki) 7
17 Dominic HERBERTSON (Kawasaki) 4
18 Joseph LOUGHLIN (Yamaha) 4
19 Cederic BLOCH (Kawasaki) 4
20 Ben TOLLIDAY (Yamaha) 2

Pirelli National Superstock  Championship Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Billy McCONNELL (BMW) 56
2 Taylor MACKENZIE (BMW) 50
3 Fraser ROGERS (Aprilia) 32
4 Chrissy ROUSE (Kawasaki) 32
5 Luke HEDGER (Suzuki) 31
6 Lewis ROLLO (Kawasaki) 27
7 Tom NEAVE (Honda) 24
8 Tim NEAVE (Suzuki) 22
9 Keith FARMER (Kawasaki) 21
10 Luke MOSSEY (Kawasaki) 20
11 Alex OLSEN (BMW) 19
12 Ian HUTCHINSON (Yamaha) 17
13 Brayden ELLIOTT (Suzuki) 16
14 Levi DAY (Suzuki) 15
15 Richard KERR (Honda) 8
16 David ALLINGHAM (BMW) 6
17 Tom WARD (Suzuki) 6
18 Tom OLIVER (Suzuki) 5
19 Brent HARRAN (Suzuki) 5
20 Joe SHELDON-SHAW (Suzuki) 4
21 Damon REES (BMW) 2
22 Jordan WEAVING (Kawasaki) 1
23 Callum GRIGOR (Kawasaki) 1

British Talent Cup Championship Standings

Pos Rider Total
1 Evan BELFORD (Honda) 86
2 Johnny GARNESS (Honda) 64
3 Casey O’GORMAN (Honda) 50
4 Carter BROWN (Honda) 47
5 Cormac BUCHANAN (Honda) 40
6 Harrison CROSBY (Honda) 35
7 Jamie LYONS (Honda) 29
8 James COOK (Honda) 29
9 Ollie WALKER (Honda) 28
10 Bailey STUART-CAMPBELL (Honda) 24
11 Troy JEFFREY (Honda) 21
12 Ryan HITCHCOCK (Honda) 20
13 Mason JOHNSON (Honda) 17
14 Kiyano VEIJER (Honda) 15
15 Rossi DOBSON (Honda) 11
16 Luca HOPKINS (Honda) 10
17 Sullivan MOUNSEY (Honda) 8
18 Rhys STEPHENSON (Honda) 6
19 Harrison MACKAY (Honda) 6
20 Rossi BANHAM (Honda) 5
21 Lucas HILL (Honda) 4
22 Lucas BROWN (Honda) 3
21 Harley McCABE (Honda) 2

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Jason O’Halloran scores Oulton Park hat trick

2021 British Superbike Championship
Round One – Oulton Park

Images by David Yeoman


Jason O’Halloran has dominated the opening round of the British Superbike Championship in style, adding two more wins to his Saturday victory to grab a handy lead in the championship. Defending Champion Josh Brookes took a 7-6 result on Sunday, improving but still struggling to resolve some issues from Saturday.

Jason O’Halloran made it three from three at Oulton Park

Jack Kennedy won the Supersport class, despite tying on points with Bradley Perie, with Aussie Ben Currie third overall with a 3-4 result.

Ben Currie

Taylor Mackenzie took the Superstock win, ahead of Luke Mossey and Billy McConnell. Levi Day finished seventh, just ahead of Brayden Elliott, with New Zealand’s Damon Rees 19th and Shane Richardson 21st.

Billy McConnell

Casey O’Gorman took the British Talent Cup win, with a double win, with Evan Belford and Carter Brown leaving the weekend tied on 36-points.

In the Junior Superstock it was Jack Nixon claiming the race wins and championship lead, with George Stanley and Joe Talbot second and third respectively. Aussie Seth Crump ran 15-19 and claimed a championship point.

Seth Crump

British Superbike

O’Halloran had been victorious in yesterday’s curtain raiser and he carried his momentum into today’s action for the McAMS Yamaha team.

Jason O'Halloran proved the man to beat at Oulton Park
Jason O’Halloran proved the man to beat at Oulton Park

O’Halloran hounded Iddon throughout the second race of the weekend, but despite several earlier attempts at a pass, he couldn’t get ahead.

Christian Iddon
Christian Iddon

The Australian was determined to return to winning ways at Oulton Park though and he pulled off an exuberant last corner move on Iddon into Lodge on the brakes to secure the win.

Peter Hickman meanwhile, had been battling in the early stages with the leading pair, before arm pump struck later in the race. The FHO Racing BMW rider showed determination to hold onto third place and claim the team’s maiden podium finish on its debut weekend – also the first for the new BMW M 1000 RR.

Peter Hickman

SYNETIQ BMW’s Danny Buchan was able to move his way up the order into fourth place, just ahead of Bradley Ray and Tarran Mackenzie, who had overcome a collision with Tommy Bridewell to regain ground before the chequered flag.

The rivalry between O’Halloran and Iddon continued in the final race of the triple-header as the pair went head-to-head for the final time in Cheshire. Iddon once again got a lightning start off the line to lead O’Halloran on the opening lap with Hickman again tucked into third after his pole position start.

Jason O’Halloran

O’Halloran was shadowing Iddon throughout the race and on more than one occasion looked to try to find a way ahead, but the VisionTrack Ducati rider kept holding him at bay.

The victory would once again come down to a final lap decider as O’Halloran made a brave overtake on the run down Lakeside to lead into Shell Oils corner.

Jason O’Halloran – P1

“It has been a great weekend and it couldn’t have gone any better, so I need to thank everyone at McAMS Yamaha. Race two was a comfortable race and Christian was setting a good pace and I was looking for somewhere to get ahead but it wasn’t working out. I got out of the seat and then got a good run out of Druids and was as close as ever so I just thought ‘let’s try’. I don’t know how I did get it stopped, but I did and then I just had enough to the line so I was happy with that. In the third race, I had been lining Christian up for a move at Shell, but when I tried there a couple of times I didn’t think I could make a clean pass as he was strong there. He gapped me in some other places and I was a bit worried as I knew it wasn’t just the two of us at the front. I left it until the last lap again and I got a great run out of Cascades and hung on to his draft a little bit and went for the move and got through. I thought he might have come back at me, but to start the season with three wins was a perfect weekend for me.”

Jason O’Halloran

Iddon tried to retaliate but had to settle for second, his third of the weekend to lead the charge for VisionTrack Ducati.

Christian Iddon – P2

“I think I’m going to lobby Stuart Higgs to see if we can get extra points for the most laps led in a race. It’s hard to take when you lead for that long and get overtaken on the final lap and although three second place finishes are obviously a great start, three wins would have been better. Jason had something more than us in certain parts of the circuit though and he had plenty of opportunity to weigh things up by sitting behind me for so long. I was half expecting him to come by, especially in the last race but I felt confident leading, and we can take away a lot of positives from the weekend.”

Christian Iddon
Christian Iddon

Bridewell meanwhile, had been desperate to make amends for his DNF in the previous race when the incident forced him to retire. He carved his way through from 12th position at the start and was soon piling the pressure on the riders ahead of him.

By lap 11, Bridewell was into fifth before he made a move on Hickman, who was beginning to suffer again from arm pump. He then targeted Mackenzie, hunting the McAMS Yamaha rider down before making a decisive pass on the brakes on lap 16.

Bridewell held off Mackenzie to the chequered flag to take the final podium position of the weekend with Hickman completing the top five.

Peter Hickman – P3

“Great weekend for myself and the FHO Racing BMW team, fantastic to get the first-ever podium for the team at round one and the first-ever podium for the M 1000 RR BMW. If we were offered a 4th 5th and podium from the weekend before we got there, we would have definitely taken it, especially when I was struggling with arm pump really badly this weekend, which is unusual for myself. I felt I had the pace to have been on the podium for all three races, if not to win one or two. That’s the way things go, but I will work to get that sorted before the next round. So leaving here on a positive, the bike has worked really well and shown its potential and it is only round one for us and look forward to getting to Knockhill. Finally, wishing my teammate Xavi all the best and look forward to getting him back with the team for Knockhill.”

Peter Hickman

It was a difficult weekend for defending champion Josh Brookes, the Australian ending today’s two races in seventh and sixth place respectively.

Josh Brookes – P6

“We’ve definitely made a step forward today especially in the last race although sixth place is a relatively small consolation. It’s important to always think about the positives though and irrespective of the position, I got a decent feeling with the bike again. I actually felt like I could be aggressive and attack into the corners and by doing that, the confidence slowly returned. I got further up the field and scored more points, but I’ve created a bit of a challenge for myself and need to put in some hard work ahead of the next round.”

Josh Brookes

Jason O’Halloran leads the Superbike standings as a result, on a perfect 75-points, with Iddon second overall on 60. Hickman is a distant third on 40-points, ahead of Mackenzie (34), Bridewell (32) and defending champ Josh Brookes on 25.

2021 British Superbike Championship – Oulton Park Results

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O’Halloran takes first blood at Oulton Park | Brookes P10

2021 British Superbike Championship
Round One – Oulton Park

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Australian Jason O’Halloran has kicked off the 2021 British Superbike Championship in the best way possible, winning the opening race of the year’s first round, taking the win at Oulton Park ahead of Christian Iddon and Tommy Bridewell.

Oulton Park saw riders out on track for the opening race of the season

Iddon had hit the front of the pack on the opening lap as he launched off the front row to lead into Old Hall for the first time ahead of O’Halloran and Tarran Mackenzie.

As Iddon led the pack, O’Halloran was looking to make his move, but it wasn’t until lap eight when he could make it ahead with a move down the inside at Old Hall.

The VisionTrack Ducati rider tried to reclaim the position, edging ahead as the crossed the line on the tenth lap, but O’Halloran had the lead into Old Hall.

Jason O’Halloran topped the podium in Race 1, ahead of Christian Iddon and Tommy Bridewell

The McAMS Yamaha rider held off the challenge until the chequered flag as Iddon claimed second place for VisionTrack Ducati, with Bridewell in third continuing his successful weekend so far for Oxford Products Racing Ducati.

Jason O’Halloran – P1

“It feels absolutely great to claim the first win of the year! We’ve had probably the best pre-season I’ve ever had, I’ve topped the majority of the test sessions – but the first sessions that actually counted were this weekend and we got one lap so I was a bit unhappy about qualifying. I put my head down though in the race and got a really good start. I’ve done about three practice starts this weekend and fluffed them all so I’m glad I got that one right when it mattered! I just settled in to the race, I sort of knew my pace as I had done a pretty long run in FP3 and I could see Christian ahead. I was pretty happy with what he was doing, he wasn’t really getting away although there was a little gap, it was more of a yo-yo gap and I just picked my time. Once I got to the front I started to push it a bit more. I knew he would come with me because when you’re following you can tag on and get pulled away, and I was happy to just run my normal lines and learn as much as I could for tomorrow. I think we can still improve tomorrow, it’s a longer race as well which I think will play into our favour.”

Jason O’Halloran

Christian Iddon – P2

“To come away from the first race of the season with a trophy is obviously great but it was a hard race and after eight months away from racing it was quite a shock to the system. I don’t think I’ve been riding as well as I can do this weekend so I didn’t want to lead and when Jason came by, he pulled quite a gap straight away, but our bikes are so completely different these gaps can come and go and that’s what happened. We’ve definitely improved, and we’ll look to see if we can make further improvements for tomorrow, but 20 points is a good start to the season.”

Christian Iddon

Peter Hickman was just adrift of the leading trio to lead the BMW contenders to score fourth place on the FHO Racing BMW team debut at Oulton Park.

Mackenzie finished in a lone fifth place ahead of Honda Racing’s Glenn Irwin and Rich Energy OMG Racing BMW’s Kyle Ryde after teammate Bradley Ray was forced to retire in the early stages of the race.

Lee Jackson scored FS-3 Kawasaki eighth place, maintaining his position ahead of Ryan Vickers and Josh Brookes as the reigning champion completed the top ten.

Josh Brookes – P10

“We’ve used testing to try a number of things with the bike and did so with optimism and we felt we had the package to come here and challenge for the win. For whatever reason though, that’s not happened and even though we eventually put in exactly the same settings as what we had last year, I haven’t been able to get anywhere near where I should be. We know what the issue is, we just need to work out how to solve it. Sometimes you can look at your own shortcomings which I can accept so we’ll sit down and have a good look at what we need to do to make a better fist of things in tomorrow’s races.”

Defending champion Josh Brookes finished 10th, with an issue proving hard to solve

It was a disappointing opening race for SYNETIQ BMW’s Andrew Irwin, who crashed out at Old Hall and Buildbase Suzuki’s Danny Kent, who slid off at Lodge.


2021 British Superbike Championship – Oulton Park Race 1 Results

Pos Rider Time Gap
1 JASON O’HALLORAN 22:15:857
2 CHRISTIAN IDDON 22:16:487 +0.630
3 TOMMY BRIDEWELL 22:17:265 +1.408
4 PETER HICKMAN 22:21:770 +5.913
5 TARRAN MACKENZIE 22:28:811 +12.954
6 GLENN IRWIN 22:31:746 +15.889
7 KYLE RYDE 22:32:012 +16.155
8 LEE JACKSON 22:32:435 +16.578
9 RYAN VICKERS 22:32:931 +17.074
10 JOSH BROOKES 22:33:775 +17.918
11 GINO REA 22:35:504 +19.647
12 DANNY BUCHAN 22:39:674 +23.817
13 RORY SKINNER 22:42:670 +26.813
14 DEAN HARRISON 22:52:457 +36.600
15 BJORN ESTMENT 22:55:756 +39.899
16 STORM STACEY 22:59:997 +44.140
17 LUKE HOPKINS 23:07:976 +52.119
18 DAN LINFOOT 23:15:995 +1:00.138
19 RYO MIZUNO 23:28:680 +1:12.823
20 BRIAN MCCORMACK 23:35:877 +1:20.020
21 JOEY THOMPSON 22:20:088 +1 Lap
DNF JOSH OWENS 16:45:827 +4 Laps
DNF TAKUMI TAKAHASHI 13:39:677 +6 Laps
DNF BRAD JONES 09:58:245 +8 Laps
DNF DANNY KENT 06:30:374 +10 Laps
DNF ANDREW IRWIN 04:55:821 +11 Laps
DNF JOE FRANCIS 03:20:672 +12 Laps
DNF BRADLEY RAY 03:30:419 +12 Laps

British Superbike Standings after Round 1 Race 1

Pos Rider Points
1 JASON O’HALLORAN 25
2 CHRISTIAN IDDON 20
3 TOMMY BRIDEWELL 16
4 PETER HICKMAN 13
5 TARRAN MACKENZIE 11
6 GLENN IRWIN 10
7 KYLE RYDE 9
8 LEE JACKSON 8
9 RYAN VICKERS 7
10 JOSH BROOKES 6
11 GINO REA 5
12 DANNY BUCHAN 4
13 RORY SKINNER 3
14 DEAN HARRISON 2
15 BJORN ESTMENT 1

Source: MCNews.com.au