Cycle News Staff | April 18, 2022
Triple Victory for Glenn Irwin and double wins for Jack Kennedy in Supersport and Tim Neave in Superstock.
Photos Courtesy of MSVR
The following are summaries from race reports provided by BSB…
Glenn Irwin celebrated his first treble victory in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Silverstone today (April 17, 2022), following up his win in yesterday’s opening race to score a sensational double for Honda Racing UK as the Japanese manufacturer celebrates their 30th anniversary year of the Honda Fireblade.
In the final race of the weekend, Rory Skinner launched the FS-3 Racing Kawasaki into the lead on the opening lap from his front row start ahead of his Honda rival and Andrew Irwin on the SYNETIQ BMW.
Glenn Irwin
On lap four, Glenn Irwin captured the lead as his brother Andrew moved into second place two laps later as they bid to make it a family affair at the front of the field.
The leading group was a freight train of seven riders with McAMS Yamaha’s Jason O’Halloran and Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha pairing of Bradley Ray, Kyle Ryde plus Tommy Bridewell and Danny Buchan.
Ray had been dicing with Andrew Irwin throughout the closing stages, but the Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha rider emerged ahead. Ray had enough pace to hold off Andrew Irwin who became the fifth different podium finisher of the opening round.
Glenn Irwin (foreground) doubled up on Bennetts British Superbike Championship race wins at Silverstone this afternoon for Honda Racing UK, holding off an incredible last lap attack from Kyle Ryde (back) to win the drag to the line by just 0.079s.
Buchan was also in the mix and trying to move ahead of his SYNETIQ BMW teammate, but on the penultimate lap, he ran wide at Brooklands and lost ground. Skinner and O’Halloran seized their opportunity to move ahead and the pair held on to fourth and fifth ahead of Buchan as they crossed the line for the final time.
Bridewell was seventh on the leading Ducati to hold off Lee Jackson on the second FS-3 Racing Kawasaki. Peter Hickman and Kyle Ryde completed the top ten, as Christian Iddon and Tom Neave just missed out the top ten.
Bennetts BSB returning champions Leon Haslam and Josh Brookes, they finished 13th and 18th whilst Tom Sykes ended race three in 16th position.
British Supersport Silverstone
Jack Kennedy kicked off his title defense in the opening British Supersport with a double win in front of Lee Johnston by more than seven seconds, with Harry Truelove filling the last podium step.
Jack Kennedy
In race two, Perie had led most of the 25-lap race, but crashed out on the final lap, giving Kennedy a clear run to the checkers, and Truelove gaining more points with another third.
British Superstock Silverstone
Tim Neave took the both the opening race and day-two Superstock Championship at Silverstone.
Tim Neave
Second rider home was Brayden Elliott, just ahead of Tom Ward, in race one. In Superstock race two, Alex Olsen took the second spot on the podium, just 0.465s behind Neave. Billy McConnell was back on the podium in third.
British Talent Cup
Kiyano Veijer
Kiyano Veijer celebrated his first Honda British Talent Cup win after a dramatic last lap where three of the frontrunners crashed out.
Fastest Lap at Silverstone Recorded
Jason O’Halloran kicked off the first day of the 2022 Championship on April 15, 2022, in style by setting the fastest ever Bennetts British Superbike lap of Silverstone National, topping the timesheets in the Superpicks Free practice sessions to head off his title rivals in preparation for tomorrow’s season opening race.
O’Halloran was one of five riders to set a pace under the existing circuit lap record during today’s action, with the leading 24 riders separated by just 0.954s and just 0.040s separating the Australian from Yamaha rival Kyle Ryde at the top of the times.
- Glenn Irwin (Honda Racing UK) 75
- Kyle Ryde (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) 46
- Rory Skinner (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) 42
- Andrew Irwin (SYNETIQ BMW) 37
- Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) 36
