LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha rider Ryan Vickers took the victory in Bennetts British Superbike Race One Saturday at wet Manufacturers Hatch. It was Vickers’ career-first British Superbike win.
The race was stopped prematurely on account of a purple flag introduced out by “monitor contamination,” in accordance with the sequence’ official web site, and since the race didn’t attain two-thirds distance solely half factors have been awarded.
Lovell Kent Racing Honda’s Danny Kent was the runner-up, and Christian Iddon completed third on his Oxford Merchandise Racing Ducati.
Individuals Julian Correa and Eli Banish completed sixth and twelfth, respectively, in moist R&G British Expertise Cup Race One Saturday at Manufacturers Hatch.
Extra, from a press launch issued by MotorSport Imaginative and prescient Racing:
Vickers celebrates first Bennetts BSB win as Kent and Iddon declare first podiums in 2023
Ryan Vickers claimed his first Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win at Manufacturers Hatch this afternoon within the BikeSocial Dash race because the LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha rider held off Danny Kent earlier than a purple flag for monitor contamination. The race was not restarted and half factors have been awarded as two-thirds race distance had not been accomplished.
At first, championship chief Tommy Bridewell launched into the lead, however Vickers was decided and because the BeerMonster Ducati rider had a giant second, he took benefit and made his transfer at Stirlings.
Kent was in shut competition too and because the main trio crossed the road for the beginning of lap three, he was capable of get higher drive out of Clearways to take second and ease Bridewell again into third place.
Vickers and Kent have been controlling the race on the entrance, with a slight edge over their rivals because the pair, each preventing for his or her first Bennetts BSB race win, made a break from the chasing pack.
Vickers had a number of moments, however he was capable of hold Kent at bay, however behind Christian Iddon had moved his method into third and he was bidding to shut down the pair. Nevertheless, the race was purple flagged for monitor contamination, and was not restarted on account of monitor situations.
That meant Vickers turned the sixth totally different race winner in 2023 Bennetts BSB with Kent and Iddon sealing podiums for the primary time this season, making it 9 totally different riders to attain prime three finishes up to now this 12 months and the primary within the sequence for the Lovell Kent Racing Honda workforce.
Jack Kennedy and the Mar-Practice Racing Yamaha workforce additionally took benefit of the situations, with the reigning Quattro Group British Supersport champion celebrating his finest end in Bennetts BSB with a fourth place, edging simply forward of Jason O’Halloran and McAMS Yamaha.
Leon Haslam was sixth for the ROKiT BMW Motorrad Crew, in the meantime Bridewell dropped to seventh, however nonetheless maintains his championship lead with 26.5 factors now separating him from his BeerMonster Ducati teammate Glenn Irwin who completed in tenth place.
Storm Stacey was eighth after a hard-fought efficiency for Starline Racing Kawasaki forward of Peter Hickman who led the FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Crew effort.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Manufacturers Hatch, BikeSocial Dash Race end result:
- Ryan Vickers (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha)
- Danny Kent (Lovell Kent Racing Honda) +0.152s
- Christian Iddon (Oxford Merchandise Racing Ducati) +2.173s
- Jack Kennedy (Mar-Practice Racing Yamaha) +3.431s
- Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +4.566s
- Leon Haslam (ROKiT BMW Motorrad Crew) +4.941s
- Tommy Bridewell (BeerMonster Ducati) +5.817s
- Storm Stacey (Starline Racing Kawasaki) +17.412s
- Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad) +17.501s
- Glenn Irwin (BeerMonster Ducati) +17.814s
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
- Tommy Bridewell (BeerMonster Ducati) 221.5
- Glenn Irwin (BeerMonster Ducati) 195
- Kyle Ryde (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha) 171.5
- Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Crew) 169.5
- Leon Haslam (ROKiT BMW Motorrad) 169
- Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) 138.5
- Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki) 125
- Christian Iddon (Oxford Merchandise Racing Ducati) 115
- Ryan Vickers (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha) 113
- Jack Kennedy (Mar-Practice Racing Yamaha) 85
For extra info on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship go to www.britishsuperbike.com
Ryan Vickers
LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha
“I’m so glad to have taken my first win and I can’t thank the workforce sufficient. It’s an incredible feeling. There have been occasions within the final couple of years once I didn’t suppose successful would occur once more, however I had individuals who believed in me, and with this workforce and bundle I’m in a extremely good place.
“It’s troublesome to know what a rider is doing behind you, particularly within the moist as Danny was stronger in some areas, however then I used to be stronger in others. You don’t know when somebody will make a transfer, however I used to be using my very own comfy tempo. There was one nook that was difficult, however I used to be constant and I simply was hitting my markers and was targeted alone race.
“I felt comfy main and I felt happier being there, particularly in moist situations. I might see my pit board was +0.1 and it was troublesome – I simply tried to make no errors. We really feel in place for tomorrow, I must thank everybody who has supported me as with out them over the previous few years I wouldn’t have the ability to expertise this wonderful second and I’m going to take pleasure in each minute of it.”
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