The Oulton Park round of the British Superbike Championship (BSB) couldn’t have been better for Glenn Irwin. The Hager PBM Ducati rider won all three races this weekend.
Kyle Ryde (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) took pole position, but in the first race his teammate Ryan Vickers took the lead at the start, with Ryde in second and Irwin in third. Still in the first lap, Irwin moved up to second, and by the second lap, he became the new leader and never looked back.
Second place went to Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati), who reached the position on the fourth lap and finished 1.069s behind the winner. Ryde completed the podium ahead of Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK), while Vickers finished in fifth.
In the second race, Irwin’s dominance was even more evident, as he led from the first lap. However, he had to withstand Bridewell’s pressure until the end, with the rival reaching second on lap eight with a pass on Iddon. He finished just 0.352s behind at the finish line. Iddon secured another podium with third place, ahead of Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) and Ryde.
With a strong start, Iddon took the lead in the third race, leaving Irwin in second before being overtaken at Hizzys on lap 12. From then on, the two continued in an exciting battle for the win, with Irwin coming out on top by just 0.128s. Vickers finally secured the podium and even closed in on the top two in the final stages, but finished 0.511s behind. Kent was fourth, just over a tenth away from the podium, with Leon Haslam (ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW) in fifth.