The sprint race got the final day of race action at the second round of the British Superbi💙ke championship at Oulton Park under way, and it was once again Glenn Irwin who was in control for a second win.

The ꦅDucati rider started from pole having set the fastest lap in race one and had multiple world champion Carl Fogarty on umbrella duties for him with PB✨M on the grid.

At lights out the #2 was straight out into the lead withꦬ fellow Ducati rider Christian Iddon applying early pressure.

The ri▨der behind changed over the course🐓 of the race but Irwin was always able to soak up the challenge and pull away for second win, leaving him on for a treble with one race to still to come at Oulton Park.

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• 2024꧋ British Superbikes: Oulton Park 🐲- Race Results (1)

Tommy Bridewell qualified four♈th and spent the early laps in that position, with Danny Kent ahead. Once through on Kent it didn’t take long for Bridewelꦏl to size up the rider in second - Iddon.

Lap eight saw the defending champion make his move at Cascades, the Oxford Products rider fought back but the #1 bike sh⛦ut the door and gave chase to his 2023 title r🐲ival, Irwin.

The Northern Irish ri🍷der had pu𒈔lled out enough of a gap as Bridewell cut through to second, leading over the line by 0.352s.

Iddon remained third in his 250th race sta𝓡rt, continuing his improving run at Oulton Park, with two podium finishes in two races.

The front rider h�🅰�ad broken away, so Kent was safe as the top Yamaha rider in fourth on the McAMS sponsored bike.

Kyle Ryde was fastest in the morning warm-up, b🍃ut that didn’t translate to race pace for the sprint, his high hopes of a better performance over the shorter distance were soon dashed, but the OMG Grilla rider did make it to the front of the chasing group for fifth after a 🔜battle with Josh Brookes.

Jason O’Halloran also found a way past his fellow countryman to claim sixth for Comp🍎letely Motorᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚbikes, with the FHO Racing man not far behind in seventh.

Leon Haslam was battling in the same group and just held off the seco♓nd Yamaha, with a struggling Ryan Vickers on board, bringing home his ROKiT Haslam BMW Motorrad bike in eight🌸h.

Max Cook completed 🔯the top🔴 ten on the second Completely Motorbikes machine.

MasterMac Honda’s Lee Jackson was a𝄹 distant eleventh, just ahead of ꧒Storm Stacey (LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki) in the run to the chequered flag for twelfth.

Charlie Nesbitt was a lonely 13th o𝕴n the second MasterMac Honda bike, clear of Honda’s Andrew Irwi༺n in 14th, with an injury carrying Peter Hickman picking up the final point for FHO Racing.

Lewis Rollo was the best of the Pathway riders, in ꦕ17th aboard the Aprilia.

Fraser Rogers finished last, quick thinking seeing him avoiding the bike sin front, but sitting up and running onto the grass at Shell Oils ruined his chance of a second points finish at the Cheshire tra🐲ck.

Official British Superbike Oulton Park Records:

Lap record: Bradley Ray (Yamaha, 2022) 1m 33.620s

Oulton Park in 2023

Round 2
Qualifying:
1: Josh Brookes
2: Leon Haslam
3: Storm Stacey

Race 1:
1: Josh Brookes
2: Leon Haslam
3: Glenn Irwin

Race 2:
1: Tommy Bridewell
2: Glenn Irwin
3: Leon Haslam

Race 3:
1: Glenn Irwin 
2: Leon Haslam
3:Kyle Ryde

Round 9 (Showdown)

Qualifying:
1: Tommy Bridewell
2: Glenn Irwin
3: Kyle Ryde

Race 1: 
1: Glenn Irwin
2: Lee Jackson
3: Leon Haslam

Race 2: 
1: Glenn Irwin
2: Lee Jackson
3: Kyle Ryde

Race 3: 
1: Tommy Bridewell 
2: Glenn Irwin
3: Lee Jackson

Crashes, Injuries and Replacements

There wꦬas only one faller in the race, with Luke Hedger crashing out of contention on lap ༒seven.

Dean Harrison was out before a wheel had been turned in anger, pulling into the pits before the warm-up lap with an issue on his🌊 Honda.

Several riders were absent before the start of th🥀e race.

Rory Skinner had a crash in morning warm-up, which red flagged the session. Originally unconscious he was transferred to the medical centre where his situation improved. The TAS Racing rider was then transferred to hospital for furthe✅r checkꦦs and care. It was confirmed that his helmet had come off during the fall.

The Scottish rider was dওischarged from hospital during the sprint race.

Also out 👍of action, Tom Neave continued his recovery after three heavy falls in Spainꦅ and was replaced by Eemel Lahti at Stauff Fluid Power Kawasaki.

Alex Olsen is out with a fractured scaphoid, but is not replaced. ജFranco Bourne did not start the sprint.

Championship Standings

The points distribution in BSB sees the overall stan✃dings incredibly close after four races.

A win sees Glenn Irwin take over at the top, with 56 points, just on🌳e ﷽ahead of Kyle Ryde.

Ryde is, in turn, just one p🍌oint ahead of Ryan Vickers, who lead the way before the sprint.

Danny Kent is fourth on 52 points with Christian Iddon completing the top five on 51 points - just five point💜s separate the to♔p five.

Reigning champion To൲mmy Bridewell sits sixth on a༺ total of 37.