2022 British Superbike Knockhill- Race Results (3)

Results from race three, round four of the 2022 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Knockhill.

19 Jun 2022

2022 British Superbike Knockhill- Race Results (3)

Jason O’Halloran completed his second consecutive Sunday double, winning the final British Superbike race of the Knockhill race weekend.

The McAMS rider sat patiently on his Yamaha in behind late race leader Bradley Ray.

With five laps to go and after several dress rehearsals, the Australian made his move, taking the inside at the hairpin and pulling a block to take the lead on lap 25 of 30.


Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Time
1	Jason O'Halloran	AUS	McAMS Yamaha	24m 18.655s
2	Bradley Ray	GBR	RICH Energy OMG Racing Yamaha	+0.993s
3	Lee Jackson	GBR	FS-3 Racing Kawasaki	+1.587s
4	Danny Buchan	GBR	SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad	+2.302s
5	Tommy Bridewell	GBR	Oxford Products Racing Ducati	+4.560s
6	Glenn Irwin	GBR	Honda Racing UK	+5.284s
7	Josh Brookes	AUS	MCE Ducati	+6.082s
8	Tarran Mackenzie	GBR	McAMS Yamaha	+6.373s
9	Kyle Ryde	GBR	RICH Energy OMG Racing Yamaha	+12.846s
10	Tom Sykes	GBR	MCE Ducati	+14.502s
11	Leon Haslam	GBR	Visiontrack Kawasaki	+14.596s
12	Peter Hickman	GBR	FHO Racing BMW	+14.977s
13	Storm Stacey	GBR	Team LKQ Euro Parts Kawasaki	+15.330s
14	Tom Neave	GBR	Honda Racing UK	+20.317s
15	Takumi Takahashi	JAP	Honda Racing UK	+20.417s
16	Andrew Irwin	GBR	SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad	+21.047s
17	Chrissy Rouse	GBR	Crowe Performance BMW	+27.642s
18	Dean Harrison	GBR	DAO Racing Kawasaki	+33.879s
19	Luke Hopkins	GBR	Black Onyx Security Honda	+39.854s
20	Leon Jeacock	GBR	Specsavers Suzuki	+40.937s
21	Liam Delves	GBR	CDH Racing Kawasaki	+1 lap
22	James East	GBR	Kawasaki - NP Racing	+1 lap
23	Ryan Vickers	GBR	FHO Racing BMW with Attis Sports	+7 laps
24	Luke Mossey	GBR	TAG Racing Honda	+12 laps
25	Josh Owens	GBR	CDH Racing Kawasaki	+13 laps
26	Dan Linfoot	GBR	IForce BMW	+15 laps
27	Dan Jones	GBR	Iforce BMW	+15 laps
28	Danny Kent	GBR	Buildbase Suzuki	+19 laps
29	Ryo Mizuno	JAP	Honda Racing UK	+21 laps
30	Rory Skinner	GBR	FS-3 Racing Kawasaki	+26 laps
31	Christian Iddon	GBR	Buildbase Suzuki	DNS

The #22 didn’t look back and Ray had no reply to his late pace, allowing a small breakaway to lead over the line by just under a second.

It is O’Halloran’s sixth successive podium and fourth win of the season as he keeps the points coming in for a title challenge.

The pair were clear out front, allowing Ray to take a comfortable second for Rich Energy OMG Racing. In a highly consistent season it is Ray’s tenth podium visit in twelve races.

Third place was hotly contested with several riders in with a shout of the final podium slot.

Lee Jackson came out on top for Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki, his sixth podium visit this year as his confidence swells following his Oulton Park win.

Jackson pulled away from the rest of the pack in the final laps, with Danny Buchan next best for SYNTEIQ BMW Motorrad, the top rider for BMW in the race, after a fiery run from eighth on the grid, always fighting for position every time he was questioned for a seasons best finish despite hitting a false neutral during the race.

Tommy Bridewell also stepped up his game to claim fifth for Oxford Products Ducati, ahead of Glenn Irwin, who had pulled the Honda as high as third before an error saw him fall back into the clutches of the riders behind.

Josh Brookes was Ducati’s top rider again in seventh as he too vied for the final podium spot before falling back.

Tarran Mackenzie bags more points in eighth

Reigning BSB champion Tarran Mackenzie was once again slicing his way thorough the field after earning tenth on the grid.

Initially dropping further back on the McAMS Yamaha the Scottish rider again rallied in front of the home crowd for a move through the mid-pack riders.

Leading the second group, he broke away and made so much progress that he came close to catching Brookes on the final lap on his way to eighth at the Fife track.

Kyle Ryde has an issue with his Rich Energy OMG Yamaha becoming difficult to handle as it becomes lighter as the race wears on. His team made alterations but it was not enough to prevent him finishing ninth.

Former WSBK champion Tom Sykes ( MCE Ducati) completed the top ten after a feisty battle with former BSB champion Leon Haslam, who needed stitches following his contact with Storm Stacey’s bike in the previous race.

BSB Knockhill old lap record: Leon Haslam 47.462s (2018)

New lap record - race one 2022 : Bradley Ray - 47.434s

2021 Race Winners:
Race 1: Christian Iddon
Race 2: Danny Buchan
Race 3: Danny Buchan

Donington Race Winners:
1: Kyle Ryde
2: Jason O’Halloran
3: Jason O’Halloran

Race One Result:
1:Bradley ray
2: Jason O’Halloran
3:Rory Skinner

Race Two Result:
1:O’Halloran
2: Lee Jackson
3:Rory Skinner

Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW) was not far behind the duo in twelfth, with Stacey catching all the way in 13th for Team LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki.

The battle for the final points on offer was won by Honda’s Tom Neave and Takumi Takahashi in 14th and 15th respectively.

Rory Skinner crashes out of the lead

It was another crash filled race at Knockhill, but the most dramatic and disappointing was Rory Skinner’s tumble from the lead.

The local rider had the crowd truly invested in his fortunes as he lead off the line from pole and then used his different line from the start to go out wide on a sweeping line and arrive at the first corner in control.

After losing the lead in race two, the Cheshire Mouldings put everything on the line for a home win, but his valliant attempt ended in the tyre wall as he slid out of contention on lap five.