MCE British Superbike Championship

Brands Hatch Circuit, England

July 19, 2015

Race One Results (all on Pirelli tires):

1. Josh Brookes, Australia (Yam YZF-R1), 20 laps, 30:20.450

2. Richard Cooper, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -0.507 second

3. James Ellison, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -0.693

4. Tommy Bridewell, UK (BMW S1000RR), -0.758

5. Michael Laverty, UK (BMW S1000RR), -4.542 seconds

6. John Hopkins, USA (Duc Panigale R), -4.626

7. Luke Mossey, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -5.758

8. Dan Linfoot, UK (Hon CBR1000RR), -6.401

9. James Westmoreland, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -7.128

10. Billy McConnell, Australia (BMW S1000RR), -7.187

11. Broc Parkes, Australia (Yam YZF-R1), -7.744

12.  Lee Jackson, UK (BMW S1000RR), -8.232

13. Christian Iddon, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), -8.655

14. Jack Kennedy, Ireland (Kaw ZX-10R), -8.746

15. Filip Backlund, Sweden (Kaw ZX-10R), -10.986

16. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Japan (BMW S1000RR), -11.248

17. Josh Waters, Australia (Suz GSX-R1000), -14.312

18. Jed Metcher, Australia (Kaw ZX-10R), -18.197

19. Jenny Tinmouth, UK (Hon CBR1000RR), -23.713

20. Shaun Winfield, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -23.734

21. Aaron Zanotti, UK (Yam YZF-R1), -34.796

22. Lee Costello, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -2 laps, DNF

23. Howie Mainwaring Smart, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -5 laps, DNF

24. Taylor Mackenzie, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -8 laps, DNF

25. Shane Byrne, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -10 laps, DNF

26. Rhalf Lo Turco, Brazil (Kaw ZX-10R), -13 laps, DNF

27. Chris Walker, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -14 laps, DNF

28. Martin Jessopp, UK (BMW S1000RR), -16 laps, DNF

29. Stuart Easton, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -17 laps, DNF

30. Joe Burns, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -17 laps, DNF

31. Michael Rutter, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -18 laps, DNF

32. Jason O’Halloran, Australia (Hon CBR1000RR), -20 laps, DNF

33. Peter Hickman, UK (BMW S1000RR), -20 laps, DNF

34. Danny Buchan, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -20 laps, DNF

35. James Rose, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -20 laps, DNF

Race Two Results (all on Pirelli tires):

1. Josh Brookes, Australia (Yam YZF-R1), 20 laps, 28:53.720

2. Shane Byrne, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -3.434 seconds

3. Richard Cooper, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -4.616

4. James Ellison, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -6.887

5. Michael Laverty, UK (BMW S1000RR), -8.284 seconds

6. Billy McConnell, Australia (BMW S1000RR), -14.741

7. Luke Mossey, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -14.930

8. Christian Iddon, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), -15.296

9. Jason O’Halloran, Australia (Hon CBR1000RR), -16.647

10. Broc Parkes, Australia (Yam YZF-R1), -18.077

11. Lee Jackson, UK (BMW S1000RR), -19.920

12. Jack Kennedy, Ireland (Kaw ZX-10R), -20.091

13. Peter Hickman, UK (BMW S1000RR), -25.992

14. James Westmoreland, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -26.088

15. Martin Jessopp, UK (BMW S1000RR), -26.220

16. Filip Backlund, Sweden (Kaw ZX-10R), -33.558

17. Howie Mainwaring Smart, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -33.605

18. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Japan (BMW S1000RR), -36.845

19. Josh Waters, Australia (Suz GSX-R1000), -37.456

20. Taylor Mackenzie, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -49.012

21. Shaun Winfield, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -67.809

22. Jenny Tinmouth, UK (Hon CBR1000RR), -70.631

23. Aaron Zanotti, UK (Yam YZF-R1), -76.898

24. Rhalf Lo Turco, Brazil (Kaw ZX-10R), -1 lap

25. Chris Walker, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -4 laps, DNF

26. John Hopkins, USA (Duc Panigale R), -8 laps, DNF

27. Tommy Bridewell, UK (BMW S1000RR), -9 laps, DNF

28.  Jed Metcher, Australia (Kaw ZX-10R), -10 laps, DNF

29. Lee Costello, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -13 laps, DNF

30. Dan Linfoot, UK (Hon CBR1000RR), -16 laps, DNF

31.  Michael Rutter, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), -16 laps, DNF

32. Stuart Easton, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), DNS

33. Joe Burns, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), DNS

34. Danny Buchan, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), DNS

35. James Rose, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), DNS

Championship Point Standings (after 12 of 26 races):

1. Byrne, 221 points

2. Brookes, 216

3. Ellison, 147

4. Easton, 139

5. O’Halloran, 103

6. Bridewell, 99

7. Laverty, 98

8. Cooper, 76

9. Linfoot, 62

10. McConnell, 53

22. Hopkins, 10

American James Rispoli, riding his Team Traction Control Yamaha YZF-R6, finished fourth in British Supersport Race Two Sunday at Brands Hatch. Rispoli finished 17.748 seconds behind winner Luke Stapleford, who rode a Triumph, and is now fifth in the Championship point standings after 12 of 24 races.

American Brandon Paasch, racing as a wild card in the Moriwaki Junior Cup series, finished second in Sunday’s Race Two at Brands Hatch. Paasch, age 14, crossed the finish line 0.298-second after winner Victor Steeman.

More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision:

Brookes crowned ‘MCE BSB Monster Energy King of Brands’ after double win

Results

Race one:

1: Josh Brookes (Milwaukee Yamaha)

2: Richard Cooper (Anvil Hire TAG Kawasaki) +0.507s

3: James Ellison (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.693s

4: Tommy Bridewell (Tyco BMW) +0.758s

5: Michael Laverty (Tyco BMW) +4.542s

6: John Hopkins (Lloyds British Moto Rapido Ducati) +4.626s

Race two:

1: Josh Brookes (Milwaukee Yamaha)

2: Shane Byrne (PBM Kawasaki) +3.434s

3: Richard Cooper (Anvil Hire TAG Kawasaki) +4.616s

4: James Ellison (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +6.887s

5: Michael Laverty (Tyco BMW) +8.284s

6: Billy McConnell (Smiths BMW) +14.930s

Championship standings:

1: Shane Byrne (PBM Kawasaki) 221

2: Josh Brookes (Milwaukee Yamaha) 216

3: James Ellison (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) 147

4: Stuart Easton (PBM Kawasaki) 139

5: Jason O’Halloran (Honda Racing) 103

6: Tommy Bridewell (Tyco BMW) 99

Report

Josh Brookes was crowned the Monster Energy ‘King of Brands Hatch’ after taking an impressive double win in the sixth round of a dramatic and incident-packed sixth round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit.

The Aussie had missed out on pole position by just 0.001s to his arch-rival Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne but in the races, the Milwaukee Yamaha was unstoppable and he had taken the lead from his PBM Kawasaki rival on the fourth lap of the opening race.

Brookes wasn’t prepared to give an inch and Byrne was pushing hard, but it was a double disappointment for the PBM Kawasaki team as first Stuart Easton crashed out rapidly at Hawthorns, only for Byrne to do the same just a few laps later.

Brookes then held off the close attentions of Richard Cooper on the Anvil Hire TAG Kawasaki, and JG Speedfit Kawasaki’s James Ellison to enjoy his first victory of the season while Byrne’s team won a race against time to rebuild his bike to have him back on track for the second race.

Byrne repaid their efforts by bouncing back from his 120mph crash to be back at the front of the pack in the second race, but Brookes was thirsty for more and he made his move at Druids and held off the four-time champion for the victory with Cooper completing a double podium celebration.

Ellison ran fourth in race two ahead of Michael Laverty, who twice finished fifth having earlier been eased out of fourth place by his Tyco BMW team-mate Tommy Bridewell who crashed out of the second race.

John Hopkins enjoyed a strong ride on his return to the series, claiming sixth place in the opening race – the best result of the season for the Lloyds British Moto Rapido Ducati team.

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Josh Brookes (Milwaukee Yamaha)

“We’ve gone this far into the season and haven’t been able to win and then we get two in the one day, it’s pretty awesome feeling. It’s a team environment, the guys have worked so hard to make the bike better for me each round and at the start of the season I said – and I was briefed by Yamaha to be patient – the bike will get better. When you wait for something you really appreciate it and the bike worked really well by race day. To come from a double-win and go to a track I like, it’s given us confidence for Thruxton too, so hopefully things work well for us there again.”