Two riders suffered “unsurvivable injuries” during a British Superbike Championship event, their inquests have heard.
Owen Jenner, 21, and Shane Richardson, 29, died in a crash at the first corner of the Oulton Park circuit in Tarporley, Cheshire, on 5 May.
Richardson over-accelerated about 300m from the start line in the British Supersport Championship race and was thrown into the path of fellow riders, who Jenner was unable to avoid.
A coroner recorded a conclusion of accidental death and said the evidence suggested the race organisers had followed “all required procedure”.
Jenner died at the scene from head injuries while Richardson died from chest injuries about two hours after the crash, while en route to Royal Stoke University Hospital.
The inquests, at Cheshire Coroner’s Court in Warrington, heard post-mortem examinations revealed their injuries were “unsurvivable”.
The Supersport Championship, in which the crash happened, is a support class to the main British Superbike series.
Race director Stuart Higgs, of organisers Motor Sport Vision Racing, said the first corner, known as Old Hall corner, was not considered to be an area of high risk and had no previous fatalities.
Some 37 competitors lined up for the first race of the 2025 season on the Bank Holiday weekend, the inquest heard.
PC Andrew Balmforth, a forensic collision investigator for Cheshire Police, said he was satisfied there were no issues with the race track and that licence and inspection requirements had been obtained beforehand.
He said both men were hit by their fellow competitors but there was nothing the other riders could have done.
