Recapping the BSB Monday action from Oulton Park – SBK/SS/STK/Teens

2024 Bennetts British Superbike Championship
Round Two – Oulton Park – Monday

Glenn Irwin and the Hager PBM Ducati completed the hat-trick of wins at Oulton Park, holding off Christian Iddon to the line in the final race by just 0.128s to snatch the Bennetts British Superbike Championship lead ahead of the next round at Donington Park.

Irwin was victorious in Sunday’s opening race to give Frank and Jordan Bird their first win as PBM Team Owners and he carried the momentum into the Bank Holiday Monday action to hold off the opposition twice, in two close contests for glory.

After leaving Oulton Park victorious, Glenn Irwin now heads to the North West 200. Also heading to the North West 200 from the Superbike ranks are Dean Harrison and Peter Hickman.

British Superbike Race Two

Glenn Irwin scored his second Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win of the weekend at Oulton Park as the Hager PBM Ducati rider again withstood the pressure from Christian Iddon, reigning champion Tommy Bridewell and Danny Kent in the lead group to win by 0.352s.

Glenn Irwin scored his second Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win of the weekend at Oulton Park as the Hager PBM Ducati rider again withstood the pressure from Christian Iddon, reigning champion Tommy Bridewell and Danny Kent in the lead group to win by 0.352s.

Irwin hit the front of the pack on the opening lap from Iddon, Bridewell and Kent, but the reigning champion was pushing hard and he moved into second by lap five with a move at Lodge.

Irwin maintained his position and was able to hold off his rivals to the chequered flag to take the lead in the standings by a single point after the second race of the weekend.

Bridewell though had edged into second with a move on Iddon at Cascades on lap eight, but the Oxford Products Racing Ducati also had Kent for company as the McAMS Racing Yamaha rider pushed for a podium. Iddon though had the edge at the chequered flag to take his second podium finish of the season.

Kyle Ryde was fifth for the OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing, breaking ahead of Jason O’Halloran, Josh Brookes, Leon Haslam and Ryan Vickers who were in the chasing pack. Max Cook completed the top ten finishers.

British Superbike Race Two Results

British Superbike Race Three

Glenn Irwin and the Hager PBM Ducati completed the hat-trick of wins at Oulton Park this afternoon, holding off Christian Iddon to the line by just 0.128s to snatch the Bennetts British Superbike Championship lead ahead of the next round at Donington Park.

RelatedPosts

High-res image gallery from BSB Round 3 at Donington

May 24, 2024

Recapping the BSB Sunday action from Donington – SBK/SS/STK/Teens

May 20, 2024

Iddon had got a lightning start off the line to lead from Irwin, Danny Kent and Leon Haslam. The Oxford Products Racing Ducati rider was trying to make a break and after some rapid laps he had started to edge an advantage.

Irwin reeled him back in though and then he was looking for the opportunity he needed to make a pass.

Iddon held off the challenge from his Ducati rival until lap 12 when Irwin was able to take the lead with a move on the brakes into Hizzys.

Irwin then had to defend hard as Iddon was pushing for the victory but despite his best efforts, the Hager PBM Ducati rider had the edge and he claimed Frank and Jordan Bird their first treble win as team owners.

Ryan Vickers meanwhile had a determined ride to close in on the leading trio of Irwin, Iddon and Kent in the closing stages of the race, bridging the gap to his McAMS Racing Yamaha rival before snatching the final podium position with a move at Hizzys on the last lap.

Kent missed out on third place by just 0.154s at the chequered flag as Haslam claimed fifth place for the ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW Motorrad team with Tommy Bridewell taking sixth ahead of Jason O’Halloran.

Josh Brookes was eighth on the FHO Racing BMW Motorrad as Peter Hickman crashed out of the race unhurt on lap nine at Old Hall. Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki’s Max Cook and Storm Stacey on the Team LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki completed the top ten.

British Superbike Race Three Results

Glenn Irwin

“Sunday’s race was very enjoyable and races like that, when you lead for so long, are the sweet ones. We did the hard work learning the bike through testing and practice so set the pace from the front. I like to lead and control the race from there so with the fastest lap of the race as well, it couldn’t have worked out better. We stayed focused for today which we needed to do as we were constantly making changes to the bike and we improved a number of key factors which we needed to win – resilience, determination and precision being three. We had to show our character too and boxed professionally this weekend so the treble was nothing short of what the team deserved. It sets us up nicely for a busy two weeks with the North West 200 next and then Donington Park BSB so a big thanks to Jordan, Frank and the whole team.”

Tommy Bridewell

“I think all in all this has been a positive weekend, for me I have to focus on the steps that we are making and to be fair I can’t be disappointed. Yes I want to win, I want to win every single race, but we proved that we have got podium pace. I’ve raced on other bikes and know what other bikes are capable of so to do that at this stage of the development cycle of a new bike is just fantastic. Once we get the next stage complete then I think there are a lot of people out there who are going to be a little bit worried. Credit to Honda, thank you very much for all of their hard work and thank you to all my personal sponsors. People doubted the move and doubted me, which for me is a massive motivator and I am really proud of myself and of Honda. This project is long term and there are only exciting times ahead. In the last race I just got stuck after a poor start which made it hard to make progress, then once the front guys had that gap to us I just couldnt get to them and used up my tyre trying. I am slightly disappointed with the last race but I focus on the positives. Three solid point scoring rides on the board. I think we need to keep consolidating these decent strong point results at the moment then we will be happy. There will come a moment when we will need to do more, but right now we have some time to develop and then the wins and more will be the target. Right now we will keep chipping away, keep working hard and then see how we fair up at Donington in a few weeks time.”

Josh Brookes

“The weekend hasn’t been too bad, the final race result wasn’t as good as our earlier result, but I feel like the overall was strong and I improved my average time throughout the race. The lap times were a little slower than the previous race as no one met their lap times, but I think starting a few places back on the grid was harmful to the progress we could have made. Leon [Haslam] got a really good start and I was looking to see where he was, and if I could have got away at the start in that position I could have stayed at the front, but starting a bit further back – even when you’re doing the same lap times as the guys ahead of you – makes it difficult to find anything to go quicker. I feel like it’s a bit of a factor of the tyres this year, they’re harder and produce a little less grip and I feel it makes it hard for tactical racing as you’re stuck with what you’ve got. We need to work harder on our package and make it stronger, our qualifying lap time is really critical; I need to get better starts. Then if we have a better lap time there, then my lap time for the race will be stronger and I can fight for the front positions.”

Peter Hickman

“This weekend has not been our weekend, nor a weekend to really shout about. It’s such a shame as we all came into this round with high spirits and hoping for a strong performance, but it’s just not worked out for us. Our highest result of the weekend was 13th in yesterday’s race, we were then 15th and I crashed out running in 15th place in the final race. Round 2 is definately one to put behind us, we’ll regroup and come back stronger for the third round at Donington Park in a few weeks time.”

Andrew Irwin

“When things are difficult it is very frustrating, but we won’t give up. The potential is there and when we put it all together we will be fighting for the positions that I know we are capable of. It has been a weekend of three finishes as I continue to rebuild, which is ultimately not the goal for where we want to be but it is certainly part of the journey to get there. My focus is to continue working hard to take steps forward & to keep on improving. We have two weeks to go away, re energise and we go again at Donington.”

Dean Harrison

“Not the best day of racing but it very much is what it is, we had a technical in the warm up lap of race one which meant unfortunately we had to miss that race. The team then did a good job to get us back out but we had to start from the back of the grid, which lets face it is never easy. I think the difficulty was that it just took too long to get through on everyone and into the fight with the guys with similar pace. I was swapping paint with Billy for a few laps but then I just lost too much time with Hickmans crash – I had to dive to the outside of the track and get hard on the brakes because I didn’t know which way he was going to go as he got up. Then I could see Andrew coming back to me, but there was just too much of a gap. We’ve got through the weekend and now we’re off to the North West, which is always such a great event.”

British Superbike Championship Points

British Supersport / GP2 Feature Race

Reigning champion Ben Currie took the Feature Race win at Oulton Park as he beat Jack Kennedy by 1.614secs.

In a dramatic 16-lap scrap, polesitter and championship leader Luke Stapleford – who had been consistently running at the front all weekend – crashed out on the opening lap at Druids, leaving Currie and Kennedy to battle it out for victory.

Ben Currie escaped to a decent lead, but four-time Supersport champ Kennedy eventually chased him down to mount a challenge for the victory.

Ultimately, Currie had enough in hand to get the better of Kennedy once again before stretching away to the win.

Behind, Eugene McManus made up for a difficult start to the weekend as he crossed the in a solid third place. Rhys Irwin eventually took fourth after a close battle with team-mate Harry Truelove.

Alastair Seeley crossed the line in sixth ahead of Kiwi Shane Richardson.

In GP2, it was Owen Jenner who again stole the win, beating his Kramer Racing team-mate Jack Nixon, as Lucca Allen was third.

Adon Davie was the first Cup rider home, as he led Cameron Hall with Tom Tunstall third.

Jack Kennedy – P2

“It has been a great weekend to step onto the podium in both races, which is absolutely amazing, especially so early in this project at only round two. Amazing job by the Honda team and Ohlins for giving me a great bike which I could push on and make the difference with. My focus today was to only focus on myself, to be consistent and to be fast which is exactly what we were able to do and things came to us as a result. I managed to pass Ben and lead for a lap or two which was nice, but we just don’t have the speed at the moment to hold on to him at the end. We’ve got the championship lead through our consistency which is amazing, yes we haven’t got the win yet, but we are working hard to continue developing this package and we will keep working hard heading to Donington in two weeks time.”

British Supersport / GP2 Feature Race Results

British Supersport Championship Points

GP2 Championship Points

Supersport Cup Championship Points

Pirelli National Superstock Race

Davey Todd threw down the gauntlet to his rivals as he cruised to the first Pirelli National Superstock with Moneybarn Finance race win of the year at Oulton Park.

The 2022 champ, who had dominated the weekend’s earlier sessions, converted pole into an easy win as he beat David Allighman by more than three seconds.

Josh Owens finished a very close third after battling with Allingham all the way to the line, as Joe Talbot took fourth ahead of Tom Ward.

Winner Davey Todd now heads to the North West 200. Plenty of his sparring partners in that contest were also in action at Oulton Park over the weekend with Conor Cummins, John McGuinness and Jamie Coward using the Superstock event to sharpen themselves ahead of the real road racing.

John McGuinness – P17

“For where I am in my career and with my targets I am honestly super happy. I think if I’d gone with the next group up the road sooner I’d have been in the fight for some points but hey. I got a mega mega start of the line and the bike just hooked up, I’d done a row of them on the run to turn one but then it all went a bit mad and I got beat up a bit, which I think is why we couldn’t get onto the next group. But you know, I’ve got through the weekend in one piece and we’re off to the North West, the job’s great, bike’s mint and we’re happy.”

Pirelli National Superstock Race Results

Pirelli National Superstock Points

Pirelli National Sportbike Race Two

Edoardo Colombi took his second win of the weekend as he pipped Richard Cooper to the line following a race-long battle.

Colombi – who won yesterday’s inaugural race – had spent most of the race battling with Cooper, who took the lead across the line to begin the first race.

However, the pair met a backmarker as they came around to cross the line which seemed to upset Cooper, and Colombi was quick to capitalise, passing his rival to win. Ash Barnes was third behind Cooper, with Harrison Dessoy fourth and Alfie Davidson fifth.

Pirelli National Sportbike Race Two Results

Pirelli National Sportbike Points

Tracker Kawasaki British Superteen Race One

Ted Wilkinson emerged victorious in the first ever Tracker Kawasaki British Superteen after a action-packed 10 laps of Oulton Park.

Wilkinson edged out Lewis Smart by 0.125secs after a late four-rider battle, as Chloe Jones managed to steal third on the final corner.

Calum Beach, who had been mixing it at the front for the whole race, had to settle for fourth place, with Kalvin Kelly fifth.

Aussie youngsters Brodie Gawith and Henry Snell spent most of the race between sixth and eighth positions. Gawith took sixth at the chequered flag, 23-seconds behind the winner, and seven-seconds ahead of his countryman, who took seventh.

Tracker Kawasaki British Superteen Race One Results