2021 British Superbike, Silverstone (National) - Race Results (2)
Tarran Mackenzie recovers from a race one highside to claim Bennetts British Superbike victory in race two.
| 2021 British Superbike, Silverstone (National) - Race Results (2) | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | McAMS Ymaha | 30 Laps |
| 2 | Jason O'Halloran | AUS | McAMS Ymaha | +0.083s |
| 3 | Josh Brookes | AUS | Visiontrack Ducati | +0.370s |
| 4 | Bradley Ray | GBR | RICH Energy OMG Racing BMW | +0.456s |
| 5 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Moto Rapido Ducati | +1.313s |
| 6 | Gine Rea | GBR | Buildbase Suzuki | +1.469s |
| 7 | Christian Iddon | GBR | Visiontrack Ducati | +5.908s |
| 8 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | RAF Kawasaki | +6.330s |
| 9 | Rory Skinner | GBR | FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | +7.020s |
| 10 | Peter Hickman | GBR | FHO Racing BMW | +7.589s |
| 11 | Lee Jackson | GBR | FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | +8.975s |
| 12 | Danny Buchan | GBR | SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | +10.245s |
| 13 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Honda Racing UK | +13.762s |
| 14 | Luke Stapleford | GBR | Buildbase Suzuki | +14.033s |
| 15 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | RICH Energy OMG Racing BMW | +15.584s |
| 16 | Ryo Mizuno | JAP | Honda Racing UK | +16.347s |
| 17 | Dan Linfoot | GBR | TAG Racing Honda | +22.010s |
| 18 | Xavi Fores | SPA | FHO Racing BMW | +22.172s |
| 19 | Storm Stacey | GBR | Team LKQ Kawasaki | +37.589s |
| 20 | Dean Harrison | GBR | Silicone Racing Kawasaki | +38.162s |
| 21 | Bjorn Estment | SA | Catfoss Racing Suzuki | +38.379s |
| 22 | Takumi Takahashi | JAP | Honda Racing UK | +38.549s |
| 23 | Luke Hopkins | GBR | Hopkins Honda Racing | +1'10.000s |
| 24 | Brian McCormack | IRL | FHO Racing BMW | DNF |
| 25 | Andrew Irwin | GBR | SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | DNF |
| 26 | Sam Cox | GBR | NP BMW | DNF |
After their huge contact yesterday, Mackenzie and championship leader Jason O’Halloran put in stunning rides to contest victory and eventually finish 1-2. Josh Brookes claimed his first podium of the season with third.
Race One
Glenn Irwin took his first Bennetts British Superbike win of the 2021 season following a chaotic 23 lap race.
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.
