2021 British Superbike, Brands Hatch - Race Results (2)
Jason O’Halloran took McAMS Yamaha’ second BSB Brands Hatch win - his first of the weekend during race two.
| 2021 British Superbike, Brands Hatch - Race Results (2) | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jason O'Halloran | AUS | McAMS Ymaha | 20 Laps |
| 2 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Moto Rapido Ducati | +2.188s |
| 3 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | McAMS Ymaha | +5.485s |
| 4 | Danny Buchan | GBR | SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | +5.758s |
| 5 | Christian Iddon | GBR | Visiontrack Ducati | +6.503s |
| 6 | Rory Skinner | GBR | FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | +8.658s |
| 7 | Lee Jackson | GBR | FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | +9.865s |
| 8 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Honda Racing UK | +18.410s |
| 9 | Peter Hickman | GBR | FHO Racing BMW | +18.823s |
| 10 | Gine Rea | GBR | Buildbase Suzuki | +19.093s |
| 11 | Xavi Fores | SPA | FHO Racing BMW | +25.533s |
| 12 | Bradley Ray | GBR | RICH Energy OMG Racing BMW | +25.722s |
| 13 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | RICH Energy OMG Racing BMW | +25.782s |
| 14 | Andrew Irwin | GBR | SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | +27.195s |
| 15 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | RAF Kawasaki | +30.320s |
| 16 | Dan Linfoot | GBR | TAG Racing Honda | +32.393s |
| 17 | Storm Stacey | GBR | Team LKQ Kawasaki | +32.574s |
| 18 | Josh Brookes | AUS | Visiontrack Ducati | +34.480s |
| 19 | Dean Harrison | GBR | Silicone Racing Kawasaki | +39.763s |
| 20 | Bjorn Estment | SA | Catfoss Racing Suzuki | +58.147s |
| 21 | Luke Hopkins | GBR | Hopkins Honda Racing | +59.554s |
| 22 | Takumi Takahashi | JAP | Honda Racing UK | DNF |
| 23 | Joe Francis | GBR | Iforce BMW | DNF |
| 24 | Brian McCormack | IRL | FHO Racing BMW | DNF |
| 25 | Joey Thompson | GBR | NP BMW | DNF |
| 26 | Danny Kent | GBR | Buildbase Suzuki | DNF |
Race one winner Tarran Mackenzie had a difficult start as he dropped from second to fifth on the opening lap, while Danny Buchan kept the lead from pole.
On lap two, Buildbase Suzuki rider Danny Kent pulled off the circuit along Pilgrim’s Drop.
A front three of Buchan, Christian Iddon and O’Halloran - top three riders in the championship began to pull away from Rory Skinner who had Mackenzie for close company on lap three.
O’Halloran then took the lead from Buchan on lap five while Iddon followed the McAMS Yamaha rider through just two corners later.
The fastest rider on track was Tommy Bridewell in fourth as he closed in on the leading trio - bringing Mackenzie with him.
Bridewell got ahead of Buchan (lap 9) and then Iddon (lap13) as O’Halloran began to break away.
Defending champion Josh Brookes’ difficult 2021 campaign continued as the Australian ran off-track and across the gravel (lap 14) while 14th - eventually finished 18th.
With five laps to go, the battle for the win started to heat up as Bridewell gained five tenths of a second on O’Halloran in just one lap. However, O’Halloran held on for his fourth win of the season.
Mackenzie got ahead of Buchan for third to make it a double podium for McAMS Yamaha, while Iddon's fifth place finish sees O'Halloran regain the championship lead.
Joe Francis had an immediate issue whilst sitting on the grid and was therefore unable to set-off for the warm-up laps (2). Francis started the race from pit lane.
Race One
Tarran Mackenzie claimed a first BSB win of 2021 after leading every lap in a revised race one.
After getting the perfect start from pole, Mackenzie led Bradley Ray and fellow Scot Rory Skinner at the front.
Skinner then made his way past Ray into second, however, the safety car was deployed for the first time this season, before a red flag halted proceedings as Brad Jones crashed heavily at Clark Curve (lap 1).
Once the race restarted, Takumi Takahashi crashed immediately on lap one of a revised 12 - turn three.
Up front, Mackenzie got an even better launch than in race one to lead from Christian Iddon and Ray. On lap two, Peter Hickman was next to go down along the back straight (Pilgrim's drop).
Tommy Bridewell was the man on the move as he gained third and second place in back-to-back laps from Ray and Iddon, before closing in on race leader Mackenzie.
Ray struggled to keep pace with the leaders, while Danny Buchan instead joined the front three of Mackenzie, Bridewell and Iddon, however, the order remained the same as Mackenzie held on for victory.
