Editorial Note: American James Rispoli, riding his Everquip Racing Yamaha YZF-R6, finished fifth overall and third in class in Dickies British Supersport Race One. Kyle Ryde took the overall race win on a R5 Racing Kalex GP2 machine, and Benjamin Currie was the top-finishing Supersport rider (third overall) on his Gearlink Kawasaki ZX-6R.
American Brandon Paasch, riding his Microlise Cresswell Racing Mahindra, finished seventh in HEL Performance British Motostar Race One. Paasch originally crossed the finish line third, but in the process of getting there he made contact with Championshi point leader Jake Archer, causing him to crash. For causing the crash, Paasch was given a 20-second penalty, which demoted him to seventh in the final results. The race was won by Storm Stacey, who rode a FPW Racing KTM.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship
Thruxton Circuit, England
August 5, 2018
Race One Results (all on Pirelli tires):
1. Leon Haslam, UK (Kawasaki), 20 laps, Total Race Time 25:33.822, Best Lap Time 1:15.882
2. Jake Dixon, UK (Kawasaki), -0.118 second, 1:15.916
3. Peter Hickman, UK (BMW), -0.883, 1:15.941
4. Josh Brookes, Australia (Yamaha), -1.556 seconds, 1:15.939
5. Glenn Irwin, UK (Ducati), -2.205, 1:15.952
6. Jason O’Halloran, UK (Honda), -2.238, 1:16.045
7. Luke Mossey, UK (Kawasaki), -6.255, 1:15.758
8. Mason Law, UK (Kawasaki), -9.671, 1:16.137
9. Tarran Mackenzie, UK (Yamaha), -9.873, 1:16.037
10. Chrissy Rouse, UK (Suzuki), -10.182, 1:16.392
11. Tommy Bridewell, UK (Suzuki), -10.286, 1:16.403
12. James Ellison, UK (Yamaha), -18.084, 1:16.103
13. Christian Iddon, UK (BMW), -19.097, 1:16.212
14. Sylvain Barrier, France (BMW), -25.290, 1:17.020
15. Martin Jessopp, UK (BMW), -26.071, 1:16.696
16. Shaun Winfield, UK (Yamaha), -26.349, 1:16.578
17. Fraser Rogers, UK (Kawasaki), -33.692, 1:16.641
18. Luke Hedger, UK (BMW), -48.942, 1:17.152
19. Richard Cooper, UK (Suzuki), -4 laps, DNF, 1:16.425
20. Gino Rea, UK (Suzuki), -7 laps, DNF, 1:17.193
21. Aaron Zanotti, UK (Kawasaki), -9 laps, DNF, 1:19.665
22. Tom Neave, UK (Honda), -15 laps, DNF, 1:16.590
23. Andrew Irwin, UK (Ducati), -17 laps, DNF, 1:16.584
24. Danny Buchan, UK (Kawasaki), -18 laps, DNF, 1:16.626
25. Michael Laverty, UK (BMW), -18 laps, DNF, 1:16.360
26. Bradley Ray, UK (Suzuki), -18 laps, DNF, 1:16.400