2021 British Superbike, Silverstone (National) - Race Results (1)
Glenn Irwin took hisꦅ first Bennetts British Superbike win of the 2021 season following a chaotic 23 lap race.
| 2021 British Superbike, Silverstone (National) - Race Results (1) | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Honda Racing UK | 23 Laps |
| 2 | Christian Iddon | GBR | Visiontrack Ducati | +0.229s |
| 3 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Moto Rapido Ducati | +1.038s |
| 4 | Josh Brookes | AUS | Visiontrack Ducati | +1.272s |
| 5 | Bradley Ray | GBR | RICH Energy OMG Racing BMW | +1.810s |
| 6 | Gine Rea | GBR | Buildbase Suzuki | +2.906s |
| 7 | Rory Skinner | GBR | FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | +4.699s |
| 8 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | RICH Energy OMG Racing BMW | +5.481s |
| 9 | Xavi Fores | SPA | FHO Racing BMW | +5.742s |
| 10 | Luke Stapleford | GBR | Buildbase Suzuki | +8.501s |
| 11 | Andrew Irwin | GBR | SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | +9.619s |
| 12 | Ryo Mizuno | JAP | Honda Racing UK | +9.714s |
| 13 | Dan Linfoot | GBR | TAG Racing Honda | +10.911s |
| 14 | Bjorn Estment | SA | Catfoss Racing Suzuki | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Storm Stacey | GBR | Team LKQ Kawasaki | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Dean Harrison | GBR | Silicone Racing Kawasaki | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Luke Hopkins | GBR | Hopkins Honda Racing | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Brian McCormack | IRL | FHO Racing BMW | +1 Lap |
| 19 | Jason O'Halloran | AUS | McAMS Ymaha | DNF |
| 20 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | McAMS Ymaha | DNF |
| 21 | Sam Cox | GBR | NP BMW | DNF |
| 22 | Lee Jackson | GBR | FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | DNF |
| 23 | Takumi Takahashi | JAP | Honda Racing UK | DNF |
| 24 | Keith Farmer | GBR | Iforce BMW | DNF |
| 25 | Peter Hickman | GBR | FHO Racing BMW | DNF |
| 26 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | RAF Kawasaki | DNF |
| 27 | Danny Buchan | GBR | SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | DNF |
The drama started immediately a🦩s Peter Hickman crashed on lap two after mak🍬ing contact with championship leader and pole sitter for race one Jason O’Halloran.
It was the McAMS Yamaha rider’s team-mate Tarran Mackenzie who hit the front shortly before the incident i☂nvolving O’Halloran a♌nd Hickman.
However, that wasn’t the only rider contact during lap two, as Danny Buchan ♏lost the front at 🌼turn three and took down Ryan Vickers.
On lap four Keith Farmer and Takum✨i Takahashi also crashed ou♚t which brought out the safety car.
Tommy B♔ridewell then took over at the front for most of the race before several riders came ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚthrough including Mackenzie and O’Halloran late on.
Si🧔lverstone hasn’t been a great venue when it comes to the two Yamaha riders making contact a💫nd crashing out as we saw in 2020.
But on lap 22 of 24, it happened again𒆙 as Mackenzie took the lead before suffering a big highside, which led to O’Halloran running into his team-mate’s bike and enduring a nasty looking fall. Both riders were taken to the medical centre after a red flag was brought out to end the race one lap early.ඣ
Irwin's win sees him 💟become the seventh different winner this season, while Christian Iddon finished second and Bridewell third.
