2021 British Superbike, Thruxton - Superpicks Qualifying Results
Jason O’Halloran has claimed a convincing second Bennetts British Superbike pole position of 2021 at Thruxton.
| 2021 British Superbike, Thruxton - Superpicks Qualifying Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jason O'Halloran | AUS | McAMS Ymaha | 1:14.428s |
| 2 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Honda Racing UK | +0.407s |
| 3 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | RAF Kawasaki | +0.720s |
| 4 | Peter Hickman | GBR | FHO Racing BMW | +0.853s |
| 5 | Christian Iddon | GBR | Visiontrack Ducati | +0.936s |
| 6 | Danny Kent | GBR | Buildbase Suzuki | +0.957s |
| 7 | Dan Linfoot | GBR | TAG Racing Honda | +1.023s |
| 8 | Lee Jackson | GBR | FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | +1.059s |
| 9 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | McAMS Ymaha | +1.115s |
| 10 | Bradley Ray | GBR | RICH Energy OMG Racing BMW | +1.170s |
| 11 | Danny Buchan | GBR | SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | +1.170s |
| 12 | Gine Rea | GBR | Buildbase Suzuki | +1.207s |
| 13 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | RICH Energy OMG Racing BMW | +1.229s |
| 14 | Xavi Fores | SPA | FHO Racing BMW | +1.377s |
| 15 | Andrew Irwin | GBR | SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | +1.429s |
| 16 | Storm Stacey | GBR | Team LKQ Kawasaki | +1.563s |
| 17 | Rory Skinner | GBR | FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | +1.804s |
| 18 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Moto Rapido Ducati | +1.810s |
| Q1 | ||||
| 19 | Joe Francis | GBR | Iforce BMW | 1:16.259s |
| 20 | Josh Brookes | AUS | Visiontrack Ducati | 1:16.376s |
| 21 | Bjorn Estment | SA | Catfoss Racing Suzuki | 1:16.789s |
| 22 | Takumi Takahashi | JAP | Honda Racing UK | 1:16.952s |
| 23 | Dean Harrison | GBR | Silicone Racing Kawasaki | 1:17.279s |
| 24 | Ryo Mizuno | JAP | Honda Racing UK | 1:17.589s |
| 25 | Brian McCormack | IRL | FHO Racing BMW | 1:17.912s |
| 26 | Luke Hopkins | GBR | Hopkins Honda Racing | 1:18.442s |
The top two of O’Halloran and Glenn Irwin from FP3 remained the fastest riders in qualifying, while third quickest was Kawasaki rider Ryan Vickers - his best ever BSB qualifying result.
Championship leader Christian Iddon will start the first of three races this weekend from fifth.
Like Vickers, Buildbase Suzuki’ Danny Kent was another rider who claimed his best ever BSB qualifying finish with sixth.
Irwin topped Q1 ahead of Xavi Fores and third in the championship, Tarran Mackenzie. The McAMS Yamaha rider will start ninth.
The big name to miss out on Q2 was Visiontrack Ducati rider and current series champion Josh Brookes who will start race one in 20th.
Free Practice Three
McAMS Yamaha rider Jason O’Halloran left it late to pip Honda Racing’ Glenn Irwin in BSB FP3 at Thruxton.
Irwin led the majority of the session with O’Halloran a close second, however, the Australian’s time of 1:15.261s was enough to displace the Northern Irishman by a tenth of a second.
Championship leader Christian Iddon looked on course for a tenth place finish before a late burst into the top three.
The gap from O’Halloran and Irwin to the chasing pack was nearly seven tenths of a second in conditions much more favorable than Friday.
Friday Free Practice
Lee Jackson topped Friday’s combined free practice times at Thruxton, while Christian Iddon and Jason O’Halloran completed top three
The opening BSB free practice session got underway in dry conditions before rain hit the 2.3 mile Thruxton circuit, meaning the riders who had completed a lap early on remained at the top of the times.
Jackson set his best time just before the rain shower fell, while title favourites Christian Iddon and Jason O’Halloran were separated by just +0.033s in second and third.
After a disappointing start to the season given his impressive pre-season tests, Kyle Ryde made a return to the top ten as he finished fourth quickest.
Local man Tommy Bridewell was fifth fastest coming off his best weekend of the season at Brands Hatch.
There was also a significant improvement in performance from SYNETIQ BMW rider Andrew Irwin who was sixth overall on day-one.
Team-mate and championship contender Danny Buchan narrowly made his way into the top 12 with 11th place, however, Tarran Mackenzie - third in the standings - will need to go through Q1 after finishing 14th. Josh Brookes endured another tough day as he could only claim 19th spot.
