MCE British Superbike Championship

Snetterton Circuit, England

June 21, 2015

Race One Results (all on Pirelli tires):

1. Shane Byrne, UK (Kawasaki), 16 laps, 29:06.649

2. Josh Brookes, Australia (Yamaha), -2.685 seconds

3. Jason O’Halloran, Australia (Honda), -5.013

4. Tommy Bridewell, UK (BMW), -8.134

5. Dan Linfoot, UK (Honda), -14.134

6. Chris Walker, UK (Kawasaki), -14.592

7. Stuart Easton, UK (Kawasaki), -15.454

8. Howie Mainwaring Smart, UK (Kawasaki), -15.613

9. Luke Mossey, UK (Kawasaki), -16.029

10. Richard Cooper, UK (Kawasaki), -16.478

11. Broc Parkes, Australia (Yamaha), -20.316

12. Peter Hickman, UK (BMW), -21.636

13. Danny Buchan, UK (Kawasaki), -22.780

14. Josh Waters, Australia (Suzuki), -24.540

15. Jack Kennedy, Ireland (Kawasaki), -25.819

16. Christian Iddon, UK (Suzuki), -28.855

17. Billy McConnell, Australia (BMW), -30.962

18. Martin Jessopp, UK (BMW), -37.249

19. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Japan (BMW), -44.304

20. Joe Burns, UK (Kawasaki), -44.885

21. Jed Metcher, Australia (Kawasaki), -62.508

22. Jenny Tinmouth, UK (Honda), -71.544

23. Lee Costello, UK (Kawasaki), -76.142

24. Aaron Zanotti, UK (Yamaha), -82.908

25. Shaun Winfield, UK (Kawasaki), -99.477

26. Danny Johnson, UK (Kawasaki), -1 lap, DNF

27. Victor Cox, UK (Kawasaki), -1 lap, DNF

28. James Ellison, UK (Kawasaki), -7 laps, DNF

29. Michael Laverty, UK (BMW), -9 laps, DNF

30. Filip Backlund, Sweden (Kawasaki), -10 laps, DNF

31. Taylor Mackenzie, UK (Kawasaki), -12 laps, DNF

32. Vittorio Iannuzzo, Italy (MV Agusta), -12 laps, DNF

33. James Westmoreland, UK (Kawasaki), -13 laps, DNF

34. Rhalf Lo Turco, Brazil (Kawasaki), -15 laps, DNF

35. Lee Jackson, UK (BMW), -16 laps, DNF

36. James Rose, UK (Kawasaki), -16 laps, DNF

Race Two Results (all on Pirelli tires):

1. Shane Byrne, UK (Kawasaki), 16 laps, 29:31.765

2. Josh Brookes, Australia (Yamaha), -4.676 seconds

3. Jason O’Halloran, Australia (Honda), -5.404

4. Michael Laverty, UK (BMW), -5.471

5. Tommy Bridewell, UK (BMW), -6.323

6. Stuart Easton, UK (Kawasaki), -9.146

7. James Ellison, UK (Kawasaki), -10.248

8. Filip Backlund, Sweden (Kawasaki), -10.627

9. Christian Iddon, UK (Suzuki), -10.868

10. Dan Linfoot, UK (Honda), -10.930

11. Broc Parkes, Australia (Yamaha), -11.510

12. Richard Cooper, UK (Kawasaki), -11.683

13. Luke Mossey, UK (Kawasaki), -20.331

14. Billy McConnell, Australia (BMW), -21.326

15. Peter Hickman, UK (BMW), -23.524

16. Martin Jessopp, UK (BMW), -24.811

17. Danny Buchan, UK (Kawasaki), 25.466

18. Josh Waters, Australia (Suzuki), -28.873

19. Lee Jackson, UK (BMW), -32.656

20. Jed Metcher, Australia (Kawasaki), -40.101

21. Lee Costello, UK (Kawasaki), -48.962

22. Victor Cox, UK (Kawasaki), -49.440

23. Aaron Zanotti, UK (Yamaha), -66.313

24. Rhalf Lo Turco, Brazil (Kawasaki), -86.976

25. Howie Mainwaring Smart, UK (Kawasaki), -6 laps, DNF

26. James Westmoreland, UK (Kawasaki), -6 laps, DNF

27. Jenny Tinmouth, UK (Honda), -7 laps, DNF

28. Vittorio Iannuzzo, Italy (MV Agusta), -10 laps, DNF

29. Shaun Winfield, UK (Kawasaki), -10 laps, DNF

30. Chris Walker, UK (Kawasaki), -11 laps, DNF

31. Taylor Mackenzie, UK (Kawasaki), -14 laps, DNF

32. Joe Burns, UK (Kawasaki), -14 laps, DNF

33. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Japan (BMW), -14 laps, DNF

34. Jack Kennedy, Ireland (Kawasaki), -16 laps, DNF

Championship Point Standings (after 8 of 26 races):

1. Byrne, 151 points

2. Brookes, 134

3. Ellison, 118

4. Easton, 99

5. Bridewell, 77

6. O’Halloran, 74

7. Laverty, 53

8. Linfoot, 50

9. TIE, Mainwaring/Walker, 45

American James Rispoli was the runner-up in Sunday’s British Supersport race at Snetterton. Riding his Team Traction Control Yamaha YZF-R6, Rispoli finished 2.862 seconds behind winner Glenn Irwin and his Kawasaki ZX-6R. Rispoli is eighth in the British Supersport Championship point standings after 8 of 24 races.

More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision:

Byrne blitzes Snetterton opposition to return to winning ways

Results

Race one:

1: Shane Byrne (PBM Kawasaki)

2: Josh Brookes (Milwaukee Yamaha) +2.685s

3: Jason O’Halloran (Honda Racing) +5.013s

4: Tommy Bridewell (Tyco BMW) +8.134s

5: Dan Linfoot (Honda Racing) +14.134s

6: Chris Walker (Be Wiser Kawasaki) +14.592s

Race two:

1: Shane Byrne (PBM Kawasaki)

2: Josh Brookes (Milwaukee Yamaha) +4.676s

3: Jason O’Halloran (Honda Racing) +5.404s

4: Michael Laverty (Tyco BMW) +5.471s

5: Tommy Bridewell (Tyco BMW) +6.323s

6: Stuart Easton (PBM Kawasaki) +9.146s

Championship standings:

1: Shane Byrne (PBM Kawasaki) 151

2: Josh Brookes (Milwaukee Yamaha) 134

3: James Ellison (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) 118

4: Stuart Easton (PBM Kawasaki) 99

5: Tommy Bridewell (Tyco BMW) 77

6: Jason O’Halloran (Honda Racing) 74

Report

Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne regained the lead in the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship standings as he blitzed the opposition with a fourth round double victory at Snetterton, leading the double Australian threat of Josh Brookes and Jason O’Halloran.

Byrne had not won a race since the opening round of the season at Donington Park in April, but he beat off the challenge of Milwaukee Yamaha’s Brookes, who had also been scrapping with fellow countryman O’Halloran for Honda Racing.

Whilst Byrne surged back to the top, triple Champion Ryuichi Kiyonari’s troubles continued and he held 19th after tyre woes during the opening race and James Ellison also was struck by misfortune as he was forced to retire, relinquishing his standings lead.

Meanwhile Tommy Bridewell forged forward to secure fourth for Tyco BMW ahead of Dan Linfoot and Chris Walker aboard the Be Wiser Kawasaki, who scored his best result of the season so far for the Tommy Hill-managed squad.

An incident-packed second race featured early drama for Kiyonari as he crashed out of contention on the third lap before the Nissan GT-R Safety Car was called in to play when Taylor Mackenzie had to eject from his WD40 Kawasaki as it became engulfed in flames.

The race soon resumed and Byrne was not going to take any prisoners, claiming the second win of the day. However behind the chasing pack were scrapping it out and Brookes overcame some earlier electrical gremlins to claim second after a pulling a determined move on O’Halloran at Nelsons.

Laverty equalled his best result of the season in fourth place ahead of Ellison, who salvaged a seventh place which now leaves him third in the standings ahead of Stuart Easton who took seventh and sixth places on the second PBM Kawasaki.

Shane Byrne (PBM Kawasaki)

R1: 1st, R2: 1st

Championship position: 1st (151 points)

“The weekend feels pretty good with these two wins. We had a problem in the first race with the bike thinking that it was changing gear when it was not – that race was actually a lot harder than it looked because of that. I had to be careful to keep a good pace and rhythm and bring the bike home to win.

“The guys fixed the bike and it was faultless in the second race and I never looked back. I anticipated it would be a tougher race with Josh [Brookes] starting alongside me but I chipped away at it then saw Jason [O’Halloran] up there. I watched my pit-boards, rode consistently and did what I had to do. It felt like I was cruising around – the team had worked so hard to hard to get us where we are, so now it is onwards and upwards for us.”