Bennetts British Superbike Championship
Silverstone Circuit
Northamptonshire, England
April 21, 2019
Race Two Results (all on Pirelli tires):
1. Tarran Mackenzie, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 33 laps, Total Race Time 30:43.837, Best Lap Time 54.264
2. Josh Elliott, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), -0.635 second, 54.322
3. Danny Buchan, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -1.004 seconds, 54.258
4. Tommy Bridewell, UK (Duc Panigale V4 R), -2.257, 54.337
5. Luke Stapleford, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), -3.944, 54.459
6. Luke Mossey, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), -4.813, 54.443
7. Andrew Irwin, UK (Hon CBR1000RR), -7.368, 54.423
8. Xavi Fores, Spain (Hon CBR1000RR), -7.587, 54.512
9. Dan Linfoot, UK (Yam YZF-R1), -7.815, 54.551
10. Bradley Ray, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), -7.987, 54.652
11. Glenn Irwin, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -8.101, 54.577
12. Keith Farmer, UK (BMW S1000RR), -8.302, 54.618
13. Ben Currie, Australia (Kaw ZX-10RR), -8.502, 54.723
14. Peter Hickman, UK (BMW S1000RR), -10.929, 54.880
15. Ryan Vickers, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -11.211, 54.956
16. Sylvain Barrier, France (Duc Panigale V4 R), -14.090, 55.037
17. Christian Iddon, UK (BMW S1000RR), -14.903, 54.500
18. Matt Truelove, UK (Yam YZF-R1), -15.145, 55.138
19. David Allingham, UK (Yam YZF-R1), -15.422, 55.065
20. Joe Francis, UK (BMW S1000RR), -15.626, 55.255
21. Sam Coventry, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -18.135, 55.277
22. Dean Hipwell, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -19.574, 55.362
23. James Hillier, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -27.928, 55.674
24. James Ellison, UK (BMW S1000RR), -3 laps, DNF, 54.885
25. Josh Brookes, Australia (Duc Panigale V4 R), -14 laps, DNF, 54.458
26. Dean Harrison, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -14 laps, DNF, 55.453
27. Shaun Winfield, UK (Yam YZF-R1), -18 laps, DNF, 55.223
28. Conor Cummins, Isle of Man (Hon CBR1000RR), -24 laps, DNF, 56.226
29. Scott Redding, UK (Duc Panigale V4 R), -29 laps, DNF, 54.694
30. Jason O’Halloran, Australia (Yam YZF-R1), -30 laps, DNF, 54.750
31. Claudio Corti, Italy (Kaw ZX-10RR), -32 laps, DNF, no lap time recorded
32. Fraser Rogers, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -33 laps, DNF, no lap time recorded
Championship Point Standings (after 2 of 27 races):
1. TIE, Elliott/Mackenzie, 45 points
3. Bridewell, 24
4. TIE, Mossey/Buchan, 23
6. Stapleford, 20
7. Andrew Irwin, 19
8. Redding, 16
9. Fores, 14
10. Linfoot, 10
British Superbike Race Two winner Tarran Mackenzie (center), runner-up Josh Elliott (left), and third-place finisher Danny Buchan (right). Photo courtesy of MotorSport Vision Racing.
More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:
First wins for Elliott and Mackenzie in dramatic Silverstone opener!
Josh Elliott and Tarran Mackenzie became race winners for the first time in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship following a dramatic opening round of the 2019 season at Silverstone in front of a huge crowd at the Northamptonshire circuit.
The opening race was a battle of the McAMS Yamahas for victory, but it ended in drama as team-mates Jason O’Halloran and Mackenzie went head-to-head on the final lap, but the pair collided and the Australian contender crashed out of the race.
O’Halloran had launched off the line into the lead of the pack at the start of the race ahead of Mackenzie and Scott Redding, but a crash involving the Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki pairing of Glenn Irwin, Ben Currie and rookie David Allingham bought out the BMW Safety Car.
When the race resumed O’Halloran, Mackenzie and Josh Elliott edged away at the front of the pack and the McAMS Yamaha pair were intensely mirroring each other as the O’Show held the advantage.
On the final lap however Mackenzie went for a lunge on the inside, causing contact with O’Halloran, who subsequently crashed out of the race. Mackenzie took the chequered flag ahead of Elliott, claiming his first Bennetts BSB podium finish and Redding on his debut.
Post-race following an investigation, Race Direction imposed a Long Lap equivalent time penalty of 3 seconds on Mackenzie for contact causing O’Halloran to crash at Turn 6 on Lap 30.
The penalty awarded the victory to Elliott and the first for OMG Racing Suzuki, pushing Mackenzie back into second ahead of Redding with OMG Racing Suzuki celebrating both riders in the top five as Luke Mossey claimed fourth place.
Tommy Bridewell and Andrew Irwin fought all race long with the Oxford Racing Ducati rider having the edge at the line from Luke Stapleford and Claudio Corti for Team WD-40 Kawasaki. Danny Buchan and Xavi Forés completed the top ten.
On the opening lap of race two Mackenzie hit the front of the pack, but he didn’t hold it for long as Dan Linfoot stormed ahead onboard the Santander Salt TAG Yamaha with Elliott in close contention after winning the opening race.
There was more disappointment for O’Halloran who was forced to retire with a technical problem on lap four.
At the front Elliott and Linfoot were scrapping for the lead and the OMG Racing Suzuki rider was able to get back to the front, but behind a collision between Andrew Irwin and Redding caused the Be Wiser Ducati star to crash out on lap six. Andrew Irwin was subsequently handed a Long Lap penalty that dropped him down the order, but he was able to climb back into seventh before the chequered flag.
A breakaway of four riders at the front was led by Elliott with Danny Buchan, Linfoot and Mackenzie giving chase. By lap 14 Mackenzie had grabbed the advantage and was holding off Elliott and Buchan, but the pack was closed up when Josh Brookes suffered a technical problem and was forced to retire the second Be Wiser Ducati out of sixth place, causing a BMW Safety Car intervention.
When the race resumed Mackenzie was immediately under pressure but held on to edge out an advantage over Elliott to score his first win ahead of Elliott and Buchan, who returned to the podium for the first time since Knockhill.
Bridewell and the Oxford Racing Ducati team celebrated an incredible fourth place after a challenging start to the weekend, holding off Stapleford who continued to fight his way through the field into fifth place ahead of Mossey.
Andrew Irwin held off his team-mate Xavi Forés for seventh with Linfoot and Bradley Ray completing the top ten.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Silverstone, Race 1 result:
Josh Elliott (OMG Racing Suzuki)
Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) +0.017s
Scott Redding (Be Wiser Ducati) +4.118s
Luke Mossey (OMG Racing Suzuki) +5.472s
Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Racing Ducati) +7.505s
Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing Racing) +8.236s
Luke Stapleford (Buildbase Suzuki) +11.554s
Claudio Corti (Team WD-40 Kawasaki) +11.900s
Danny Buchan (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +12.024s
Xavi Forés (Honda Racing) +13.210s
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Silverstone, Race 2 result:
Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha)
Josh Elliott (OMG Racing Suzuki) +0.635s
Danny Buchan (FS3-Racing Kawasaki) +1.004s
Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Racing Ducati) +2.257s
Luke Stapleford (Buildbase Suzuki) +3.944s
Luke Mossey (OMG Racing Suzuki) +4.813s
Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing) +7.368s
Xavi Forés (Honda Racing) +7.587s
Dan Linfoot (Santander Salt TAG Yamaha) +7.815s
Bradley Ray (Buildbase Suzuki) +7.987s
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings after Silverstone:
1. Josh Elliott (OMG Racing Suzuki) 45
=. Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) 45
3. Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Racing Ducati) 24
4. Luke Mossey (OMG Racing Suzuki) 23
=. Danny Buchan (FS3-Racing Kawasaki) 23
5. Luke Stapleford (Buildbase Suzuki) 20
For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
Tarran Mackenzie – McAMS Yamaha
Race 2 winner
“To get my first proper victory is amazing. We didn’t have the best pre-season and struggled quite a lot but we found something on Friday that made the bike a little easier to ride and gave me a lot more confidence. It was unfortunate what happened in race one, I tried to put that to the back of my mind and got on with race two.
“I was gutted to see Jason break down as I genuinely wanted to have a proper race with him. The safety car coming out towards the end of the second race made things more difficult, but I was able to maintain the gap and take the win.”
Josh Elliott – OMG Racing Suzuki
Race 1 winner
“I am a bit shocked with today if I am honest! It has been a mega weekend and we have been improving all through the weekend. It was mega to be up fighting for the win in both races and I just don’t have words for it! I would never have expected for the weekend to have gone as well as it has.
“The OMG team have done a fantastic job and I can’t wait for Oulton Park now.”