2022 Thruxton British Superbike Results
Cycle News Staff | August 15, 2022
McAMS Yamaha’s Jason O’Halloran and Tarran Mackenzie were the big winners at round six of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Thruxton, August 12-14.
Of the three races, O’Halloran won two of them and Mackenzie the final race of the weekend.
O’Halloran started things off by winning the Sprint race by less than a second over Mackenzie, who finished just ahead of Bradley Ray on the Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha.
Glenn Irwin (Honda) was fourth followed by Peter Hickman (BMW).
Race two was another thriller with O’Halloran out dragging Mackenzie and Ray to the finish line, taking the win over Mackenzie by just 0.079 seconds and Ray in third. Just 0.165 seconds cover the trio across the finish line.
Hickman was fourth and Lee Jackson (Kawasaki) fifth.
Mackenzie got the last laugh in race three. This time, Mackenzie edged out Ray, who led going into the final lap, by 0.019 seconds for the win, with O’Halloran finishing a close third.
Irwin was fourth and Jackson fifth.
O’Halloran enjoys a modest lead in the championship with 331 points over Ray’s 307. Lee Jackson is a distant third with 219 points. Mackenzie, who missed the first few rounds of the series, is seventh with 170 points. CN
BSB RACE 1
- Jason O’Halloran (Yam)
- Tarran Mackenzie (Yam) +0.939
- Bradley Ray (Yam) +0.942
- Glenn Irwin (Hon) +3.545
- Peter Hickman (BMW) +4.081
BSB RACE 2
- Jason O’Halloran (Yam)
- Tarran Mackenzie (Yam) +0.079
- Bradley Ray (Yam) +0.165
- Peter Hickman (BMW) +7.181
- Lee Jackson (Kaw) +11.410
BSB RACE 3
- Tarran Mackenzie (Yam)
- Bradley Ray (Yam) +0.019
- Jason O’Halloran (Yam) +0.293
- Glenn Irwin (Hon) +10.573
- Lee Jackson (Kaw) +11.846