After the Yamaha team had secured the top three positions earlier today with Ryan Vickers leading in the first session of free practice, Danny Kent took pole position in the second session of free practice at Thruxton.
Earlier today, Yamaha dominated the opening round of the British Superbike Championship, taking the top three places. In the second round of testing, Yamaha continued its dominance.
Danny Kent was second earlier in the day, but his time in the second session of free practice saw him top the timesheets at the end of the first day. Kent is still looking for his first BSB win, which looks possible this week.
Championship leader Tommy Bridewell looks set to extend his lead over the rest of the field this weekend. Bridewell could deliver a great performance on his home lap and put his Honda back on the top step of the podium.
Kyle Ryde took third in the first round of the day and continued his good form in the second round. Ryde finished the first day as the third fastest rider on the track.
Once again, Christian Iddon leads the Ducati standings. At the Oxford Products Racing Ducati Teams home round, Iddon will be looking to close in on Bridewell and Glenn Irwin in the championship standings.
It looks like FHO Racing and Peter Hickman have found something today as Hickman finished the day in 5th place.
The Honda team finished practice in sixth and seventh with Lee Jackson sixth in a MasterMac Honda and Andrew Irwin seventh in a Honda Racing UK car.
Max Cook finished the day as the best Kawasaki rider, a surprise after Jason O’Halloran’s performance in the previous round. Cook finished eighth, with O’Halloran tenth.
Billy McConnell rounded out the day in the top 10, driving his C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Forward Racing Honda to ninth place.
BSB Thruxton joint training results, Friday |
| British MotoGP Championship 2024 [BSB] | Thruxton | Joint Training Results | Round 7/11 | |||||
| position. | passenger | Nat. | a team | motorcycle | Times |
| 1 | Danny Kent | UK | Macams Racing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:15.156 |
| 2 | Tommy Bridewell | UK | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:15.295 |
| 3 | Kyle Reid | UK | OMG GRILLA YAMAHA RACING | Yamaha R1 | 1:15.464 |
| 4 | Christian Iddon | UK | Oxford Products for Ducati Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 | 1:15.543 |
| 5 | Peter Hickman | UK | FHO Racing | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:15.631 |
| 6 | Lee Jackson | UK | Master Mac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:15.669 |
| 7 | Andrew Irwin | UK | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:15.699 |
| 8 | Max Cook | UK | Complete Kawasaki Motorcycles | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:15.782 |
| 9 | Billy McConnell | Australia | C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Forward Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:15.812 |
| 10 | Jason O’Halloran | Australia | Complete Kawasaki Motorcycles | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:15.845 |
| 11 | Leon Haslam | UK | ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:15.851 |
| 12 | Charlie Nesbitt | UK | Master Mac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:15.920 |
| 13 | Fraser Rogers | UK | Honda sign | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:15.962 |
| 14 | Storm Stacy | UK | European Auto Parts LKQ Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:15.968 |
| 15 | Ryan Vickers | UK | OMG GRILLA YAMAHA RACING | Yamaha R1 | 1:16.037 |
| 16 | Franco Born | UK | Honda Rapid | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:16.112 |
| 17 | Glenn Irwin | UK | Hager PBM Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 | 1:16.305 |
| 18 | Alex Olsen | UK | Cummins from IWR Honda Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:16.484 |
| 19 | Tom Neff | UK | Staff Fluid Power Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:16.495 |
| 20 | Danny Buchan | UK | Dow Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:16.566 |
| 21 | Josh Brooks | Australia | FHO Racing | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:16.740 |
| 22 | Louis Rouleau | UK | In the SENCAT Aprilia competition | Aprilia RSV4 | 1:16.783 |
| 23 | Rory Skinner | UK | Cheshire Mouldings for BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:16.878 |
| 24 | Luke Heidegger | UK | White Cliff CDH Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:17.377 |
| 25 | Brayden Elliott | Australia | Dow Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:17.523 |
| 26 | Louis Vallely | UK | NP Racing Kawasaki Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:18.842 |
