It was all change at the front with Sykes leading from Kiyo on lap twelve. One lap later and Haslam took Kiyo at the Esses, he now had Sykes well and truly in his sights and snatched the lead from him on lap fourteen at the Esses. Kiyo was getting a lot of attention from Crutchlow who was just behind him in fourth place. He was lining him up for a move at Goddards when it all went wrong. Crutchlow dived under Kiyo only to tuck the front and take Kiyo down with him. As the pair picked themselves up it was obvious from the body language that Crutchlow was very aware of the consequences for Kiyo of his perhaps rash move. Kiyo did his best to restart but his machine was too badly damaged and he limped away in disgust.
With all the drama now out of the way it was Haslam leading from Sykes and Byrne. Gregorio Lavilla was in fifth place until the final lap when he grabbed fourth place off Rea.
BSB race results (1) – Donington Park:
1. Leon Haslam
2. Tom Sykes
3. Shane Byrne
4. Gregorio Lavilla
5. Jonathan Rea
6. Chris Walker
7. Scott Smart
8. James Haydon
9. Michael Rutter
10. Steve Plater
