Full BSB FP1 results at Brands Hatch

Joe Francis has used his last&nb🎶sp;lap in drying conditions to be a surprise topper of the opening practice session at the Bennetts British Superbike championship finale at Brands Hatch.

The PR Racing Lloyd & Jones BMW rider has often impressed in wet and mixed conditions this ye꧅ar and with rain threatening throughout FP1 following heavy thunderstorms overnight Francis dℱuly produced a 1m 35.483s on a slippery surface to top the session.

That lap saw Francis beat Peter Hickman’s own final lap effort by just under two-tenths of the second to push the Smiths Racing BMW rider into second place as he looks to end his BSB campaign ﷽on a high despite being mathematically ru🐭led out of the title showdown.

With Quattro Plant JG Speedfit 🔯Kawasaki’s Ben Curries surging up to third place late on, Josh Brookes led the BSB title contenders with fourth place on the Be Wiser Du♊cati.

Needing to overturn a 28-point deficit to team-mate Scott Redding to win the title, Brookes saw Honda’s And🥃rew Irwin and McAMS Yamaha’🌸s Jason O’Halloran split him to the ex-MotoGP rider who claimed seventh place on the FP1 times.

Fellow BSB Showd🅺own member Tarran Mackenzie, who is also out of title contention, cl⭕aimed eighth place for McAMS Yamaha ahead of Racedays Yamaha’s Matt Truelove and CDH Racing Kawasaki’s Josh Owens.

That left final BSB title fighter Tommy Bridewell in 11^th place in FP1 for Oxford Racing Ducati.

The opening practice session was briefly suspended by a red flag after Dan Linfoot suffered a suspected engine issue with his Santander Sal𝔍t TAG Yamaha.