2021 British Superbike, Silverstone (National) - Race Results (1)
Glenn Irwin took his first Bennetts British Superbike win of the 2021 season following a chaotic 23 lap race.
| 2021 British Superbike, Silverstone (National) - Race Results (1) | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Honda Racing UK | 23 Laps |
| 2 | Christian Iddon | GBR | Visiontrack Ducati | +0.229s |
| 3 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Moto Rapido Ducati | +1.038s |
| 4 | Josh Brookes | AUS | Visiontrack Ducati | +1.272s |
| 5 | Bradley Ray | GBR | RICH Energy OMG Racing BMW | +1.810s |
| 6 | Gine Rea | GBR | Buildbase Suzuki | +2.906s |
| 7 | Rory Skinner | GBR | FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | +4.699s |
| 8 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | RICH Energy OMG Racing BMW | +5.481s |
| 9 | Xavi Fores | SPA | FHO Racing BMW | +5.742s |
| 10 | Luke Stapleford | GBR | Buildbase Suzuki | +8.501s |
| 11 | Andrew Irwin | GBR | SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | +9.619s |
| 12 | Ryo Mizuno | JAP | Honda Racing UK | +9.714s |
| 13 | Dan Linfoot | GBR | TAG Racing Honda | +10.911s |
| 14 | Bjorn Estment | SA | Catfoss Racing Suzuki | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Storm Stacey | GBR | Team LKQ Kawasaki | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Dean Harrison | GBR | Silicone Racing Kawasaki | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Luke Hopkins | GBR | Hopkins Honda Racing | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Brian McCormack | IRL | FHO Racing BMW | +1 Lap |
| 19 | Jason O'Halloran | AUS | McAMS Ymaha | DNF |
| 20 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | McAMS Ymaha | DNF |
| 21 | Sam Cox | GBR | NP BMW | DNF |
| 22 | Lee Jackson | GBR | FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | DNF |
| 23 | Takumi Takahashi | JAP | Honda Racing UK | DNF |
| 24 | Keith Farmer | GBR | Iforce BMW | DNF |
| 25 | Peter Hickman | GBR | FHO Racing BMW | DNF |
| 26 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | RAF Kawasaki | DNF |
| 27 | Danny Buchan | GBR | SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | DNF |
The drama started immediately as Peter Hickman crashed on lap two after making contact with championship leader and pole sitter for race one Jason O’Halloran.
It was the McAMS Yamaha rider’s team-mate Tarran Mackenzie who hit the front shortly before the incident involving O’Halloran and Hickman.
However, that wasn’t the only rider contact during lap two, as Danny Buchan lost the front at turn three and took down Ryan Vickers.
On lap four Keith Farmer and Takumi Takahashi also crashed out which brought out the safety car.
Tommy Bridewell then took over at the front for most of the race before several riders came through including Mackenzie and O’Halloran late on.
Silverstone hasn’t been a great venue when it comes to the two Yamaha riders making contact and crashing out as we saw in 2020.
But on lap 22 of 24, it happened again as Mackenzie took the lead before suffering a big highside, which led to O’Halloran running into his team-mate’s bike and enduring a nasty looking fall. Both riders were taken to the medical centre after a red flag was brought out to end the race one lap early.
Irwin's win sees him become the seventh different winner this season, while Christian Iddon finished second and Bridewell third.
