2021 British Superbike, Thruxton - Race Results (2)
Jason O’Halloran has claimed the Bennetts British Superbike championship lead for the third time this season after clinching his second win from two at Thruxton.
| 2021 British Superbike, Thruxton - Race Results (2) | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jason O'Halloran | AUS | McAMS Ymaha | 20 Laps |
| 2 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | McAMS Ymaha | +3.597s |
| 3 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Honda Racing UK | +3.921s |
| 4 | Bradley Ray | GBR | RICH Energy OMG Racing BMW | +4.210s |
| 5 | Peter Hickman | GBR | FHO Racing BMW | +4.853s |
| 6 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | RICH Energy OMG Racing BMW | +12.288s |
| 7 | Danny Buchan | GBR | SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | +14.530s |
| 8 | Andrew Irwin | GBR | SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | +15.614s |
| 9 | Danny Kent | GBR | Buildbase Suzuki | +16.247s |
| 10 | Gine Rea | GBR | Buildbase Suzuki | +16.559s |
| 11 | Rory Skinner | GBR | FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | +17.680s |
| 12 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Moto Rapido Ducati | +22.879s |
| 13 | Xavi Fores | SPA | FHO Racing BMW | +26.906s |
| 14 | Dan Linfoot | GBR | TAG Racing Honda | +29.089s |
| 15 | Takumi Takahashi | JAP | Honda Racing UK | +31.221s |
| 16 | Josh Brookes | AUS | Visiontrack Ducati | +31.689s |
| 17 | Dean Harrison | GBR | Silicone Racing Kawasaki | +32.491s |
| 18 | Storm Stacey | GBR | Team LKQ Kawasaki | +33.511s |
| 19 | Ryo Mizuno | JAP | Honda Racing UK | +34.575s |
| 20 | Luke Hopkins | GBR | Hopkins Honda Racing | +47.925s |
| 21 | Joe Francis | GBR | Iforce BMW | +50.607s |
| 22 | Brian McCormack | IRL | FHO Racing BMW | +1:12.697s |
| 23 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | RAF Kawasaki | DNF |
| 24 | Christian Iddon | GBR | Visiontrack Ducati | DNF |
| 25 | Lee Jackson | GBR | FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | DNF |
| 26 | Bjorn Estment | SA | Catfoss Racing Suzuki | DNF |
After dicing with Glenn Irwin on the opening lap, O’Halloran held a consistent margin of three tenths over the Honda rider, while Lee Jackson was unable to stay with the pair.
That gap gradually extended itself to around one second as the Australian controlled things out front.
In the battle for third, Jackson then came under pressure from a fast charging Ryan Vickers who duly got ahead of the FS-3 Kawasaki man on lap six.
Championship leader Christian Iddon quickly followed the RAF Reserves Kawasaki rider through on Jackson, before inheriting third as Vickers was given a long-lap penalty due to missing the final chicane and not losing enough time upon rejoining.
On lap 10 there was huge drama regarding the title battle as Jackson and Iddon both crashed. The incident was caused by Jackson running into the rear of Iddon’s Ducati at Campbell (turn 3).
With only four laps to go, Irwin suddenly dropped back into the clutches of Vickers, Bradley Ray and Tarran Mackenzie after suffering with rear grip. Mackenzie ended up claiming second ahead of Irwin, while Vickers crashed on the final lap.
Race One
Jason O’Halloran led every lap of race one at Thruxton to claim his fifth win of the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike season.
It was a scheduled 15 lap race that saw a safety car introduced after just three corners, along with a red flag on the penultimate lap due to Glenn Irwin’ crash.
Irwin was on course for his first podium of the season after making his way past Peter Hickman on lap 13, however, the Northern Irishman lost the rear while following Christian Iddon which saw his Honda Fireblade remain stranded in the middle of the circuit.
O’Halloran’s win sees the championship gap reduced to just one point in Iddon’s favour ahead of tomorrow’s double header.
Championship contenders Tarran Mackenzie and Danny Buchan were both awarded long-lap penalties while running ninth and 12th. The pair ultimately finished sixth and 13th respectively.
Kyle Ryde’ race was over before even completing turn one, as the Rich Energy OMG BMW rider crashed out and collected an unlucky Joe Francis. The safety car was deployed for two laps before racing got underway once again.
