Sprint Race
Glenn Irwin was victorious in his 200th Bennetts British Superbike Championship race, winning the BikeSocial Sprint Race at Cadwell Park, holding off the hard-charging Yamahas with just 0.472s separating the top four to reduce the deficit at the top of the standings to 19.5 points.
At the start of the race, Ryan Vickers had initially led the pack, but Irwin was instantly on the attack and he claimed the lead ahead of the LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha rider and Leon Haslam as the trio made the best of their front row starts.
As Irwin maintained his lead, Kyle Ryde had moved into third place with Jason O’Halloran just adrift. Haslam was forced to retire from the race with a technical problem on lap three, ending his hopes of a podium return at Cadwell Park prematurely.
Vickers made a move at Charlies for the lead on the eleventh lap, but Irwin wasted no time in regaining the position and by Park, he was back ahead on the BeerMonster Ducati.
The leading trio had a slight edge, but in the final stages of the race, O’Halloran had closed back in on his rivals ahead of him.
Ryde snatched second from Vickers on the final lap with a move on the brakes into Park, but Irwin had just enough on the dash to the chequered flag to claim victory in his milestone 200th Bennetts BSB race by just 0.118s.
Race 2
In race two, Irwin was focused on a repeat performance and after running eighth in the early stages, he was into second by the final lap.
He then made a move on Ryde at Coppice to take the lead, which he held to the chequered flag with his LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha rival, and McAMS Yamaha’s Jason O’Halloran completing the podium line up.
Race 3
n the final race of the Main Season, Ryde and Irwin were again fighting for the lead in the early stages of the race, but the final eight laps became a freight train of five riders who ended the race covered by less than a second.
Bridewell took the lead from Irwin with three laps remaining and was able to deny his teammate the treble, and there were celebrations for the ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team who completed the podium with Leon Haslam. Ryde, Lee Jackson and O’Halloran just missed out, as the top five ended the race separated by 0.947s.
Bridewell and Irwin remain at the top of the standings, with Ryde, O’Halloran and Haslam the leading five contenders ahead of Oulton Park as four teams feature in the top five ahead of the opening round of the Showdown on September 15/16/17.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
- 1.Tommy Bridewell (BeerMonster Ducati) 303
- 2.Glenn Irwin (BeerMonster Ducati) 288.5
- 3.Kyle Ryde (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha) 252
- 4.Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) 248.5
- 5.Leon Haslam (ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team) 227
- 6.Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki) 216.5
- 7.Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Team) 202
- 8.Ryan Vickers (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha) 189
- 9.Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) 186
- 10.Jack Kennedy (Mar-Train Racing Yamaha) 116
