BSB News

James Ellison and Smiths Racing BMW have announced they will go their ways following round seven of the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Thruxton.

Tarran Mackenzie has been forced to withdraw from round seven of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Thruxton after sustaining a wrist injury in an accident during qualifying.

He only turned a wheel at Thruxton for the first time on Friday but Scott Redding needed little more than 24hours to tame the fastest circuit in the UK as he powered to pole position for round seven of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

Peter Hickman was the dominant rider to beat during Friday free practice for the Bennetts British Superbike Championship round at Thruxton as he eased to the top time in FP1 and FP2.

Thruxton BSB - Free Practice Results (1)

With eight wins at Thruxton across his Bennetts British Superbike championship career, Josh Brookes is eager to kick-start his title bid with more victories at the Hampshire circuit for Be Wiser Ducati.

Scott Redding is eager to carry his momentum from his double victory at Snetterton to Thruxton as he takes on another new track which he expects to have “unique challenges” regarding tyre life.

Glenn Irwin has signed for Tyco BMW for the remainder of the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike championship, one week on from splitting with Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki.

Former MotoGP rider Hector Barbera has been called up again by the Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki team for the upcoming Bennetts British Superbike championship round at Thruxton following the departure of Glenn Irwin.

Glenn Irwin has split from Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki in the Bennetts British Superbike championship by mutual consent.

Scott Redding says patience was key to his dominant double victory at Snetterton knowing he had the pace in hand with his Be Wiser Ducati despite the blip of a crash in warm-up.

Full BSB warm-up results at Snetterton

Full BSB qualifying results at Snetterton

Snetterton BSB FP3 results

Josh Brookes believes both he and the Be Wiser Ducati V4 R package will suit Snetterton has he looks to respond after an underwhelming outing at Knockhill last time out in the Bennetts British Superbike championship.

Scott Redding says his sole focus at Snetterton will be to pick up Podium Points with one eye already on the Showdown in the Bennetts British Superbike championship.

Hector Barbera returns to Bennetts British Superbike championship action as stand-in for Glenn Irwin who is suffering from a virus which is causing him partial vision.

Michael Laverty will make a one-off return to the Bennetts British Superbike championship as stand-in for the injured Keith Farmer at Tyco BMW for this weekend’s Snetterton round.

Scott Redding continued build momentum behind his bid clinch the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at the first time of asking after notching up his fourth win of the year with an eye-catching performance at Knockhill.

Tyco BMW boss Philip Neill has expressed his frustration at being faced with having potentially both of his British Superbike riders out through injury following accidents at Knockhill for both Christian Iddon and Keith Farmer.

Tommy Bridewell maintained his metronomic consistency in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Knockhill as he overcome a tough first day to end it with another podium race performance.

Seven years after making his Bennetts British Superbike Championship debut, Danny Buchan can finally call himself a race winner as a masterful effort at Knockhill saw him break his duck in formidable style.

Christian Iddon has been diagnosed with a fractured fibula in the wake of his accident during the second Bennetts British Superbike Championship race at Knockhill, just a day after Keith Farmer suffered his own leg injuries with a crash at exactly the same corner.

Knockhill BSB - Warm-up Results Scott Redding bounc