Press Release | September 13, 2021
The eight Title Fighters who will battle to be crowned the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike champion were decided at Silverstone on September 12, as it went down to the wire in the final race of the Main Season as five riders dueled for the final three positions ahead of the Showdown.
O’Halloran and Mackenzie gave McAMS Yamaha a double 1-2 at Silverstone.
Photos Courtesy of BSB / MotorSport Vision Racing
In race one, Glenn Irwin became the seventh different race winner in the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship, scoring victory in a dramatic BikeSocial race at Silverstone, as the McAMS Yamaha teammates crashed out of the two leading positions. Jason O’Halloran and Tarran Mackenzie bounced back to take a victory apiece to complete a McAMS Yamaha double at Silverstone on Sunday ahead of the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship Title Fighters’ Showdown kicking off in two weeks’ time.
With the main season now over and Showdown points awarded, O’Halloran now leads the championship from teammate Mackenzie by 30 points with their next closest challenger a further 15 points behind as the series heads to Oulton Park in two weeks’ time.
Glenn Irwin became the seventh different race winner in the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship in race one at Silverstone
After 24 races in the Main Season, which has seen seven different race winners and a total of 12 podium finishers, the leading contenders in Bennetts BSB battled to join Jason O’Halloran, Tarran Mackenzie, Christian Iddon and Tommy Bridewell at Silverstone.
Peter Hickman had guaranteed his position following yesterday’s opening race for the FHO Racing BMW team, whilst Glenn Irwin had edged closer to securing Title Fighter status with his first victory of the season in yesterday’s BikeSocial Race.
The final positions would be decided in an intense final race of the weekend at Silverstone, and whilst Glenn Irwin and Danny Buchan defended their positions within the top eight, reigning champion Josh Brookes dramatically made the cut by just four points after claiming two third places, knocking Bradley Ray out of contention.
The Title Fighters were confirmed as O’Halloran, Mackenzie, Iddon, Bridewell, Hickman, Buchan, Glenn Irwin and Brookes.
Six different teams will line up to battle for the title over the final three round Showdown representing four different manufacturers, with the first round taking place at Oulton Park on September 24-26.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings ahead of the Showdown:
1. Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) 1071
2. Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) 1041
3. Christian Iddon (VisionTrack Ducati) 1026
4. Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) 1024
5. Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW) 1015
6. Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW 1014
7. Glenn Irwin (Honda Racing) 1012
8. Josh Brookes (VisionTrack Ducati) 1002
