Doodson BMW's Tom Tunstall stood on the British Superbike Evo podium for the first time at Croft on Sunday and believes is a just reward for the hard work his team have put in at the start of the season.

Tunstall mangled his foot in a pre-season crash at Cartagena and has been riding in pain. Although Tunstall is happy with the result he is under no illusion it will be plain sailing...

"At the start of the race it was a tough call with tyre choice but we did some good homework during the morning warm up session, which helped, and although I struggled with rear grip after the safety car, I think we made the right choice," said Tunstall.

“Getting third place is due reward for the whole Doodson Motorsport Team, as we’ve had a challenging start to the season and everyone is working hard to make it happen. We made best of the opportunity the changeable weather brought and it’s great to be back on the podium.

“It's been a very good weekend for us, we’ve made great strides since the last round at Oulton and race one was great. But we’re not out of the woods yet and we’ve still got work to do with the BMW. I’ve got the taste for champagne and we need to work hard to ensure we can taste it again soon!”