Glenn Irwin dislodged Kyle Ryde and OMG Racing from the top of the timesheets on the second day of pre-season testing ahead of this weekend’s 2024 Bennetts British Superbike Championship opener in Navarra.
The Ulsterman hit the summit with a best lap of 1m 36.678secs during the morning session, giving him a minor margin over the close-following Ryan Vickers.
Irwin, who comes into the season bidding for an elusive first BSB title after just missing out on last year’s crown, would end the day 0.019s up on Yamaha rival Vickers, who was the fastest rider in the afternoon.
Day one pacesetter Kyle Ryde chased his OMG Racing team-mate in third position, the Mansfield rider recovering from an off and a technical issue to emerge two tenths shy of the ultimate pace.
Best of the BMW contingent was Josh Brookes, the Monster Energy by FHO Racing BMW rider four tenths down on Irwin in fourth place, ahead of Danny Kent, who impressed again in fifth as he continues to get acquainted with his McAMS Racing Yamaha R1.
Honda riders Andrew Irwin and Tommy Bridewell lapped a similar pace in sixth and eighth, the latter also suffering a crash. The Fireblade riders sandwiched Jason O’Halloran on the Completely Motorbikes FS-3 Racing Kawasaki in seventh.
Christian Iddon concluded his day in ninth place on the Oxford Racing Products Ducati, ahead of Rory Skinner, who rounded out the top ten on the Cheshire Mouldings BMW M 1000 RR.
Testing continues on Thursday with one more session before the race weekend and season gets underway on Saturday.
BSB Navarra | Pre-Season Testing Results, Combined BSB Testing Results after Day 2
2024 British Superbike Championship | Circuito de Navarra | Combined BSB Testing Results after Day 2 | |||||
Pos. | Rider | Nat. | Team | Motorcycle | Lap Time |
1 | Glenn Irwin | 🇬🇧 | Hager PBM Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 36.678 |
2 | Ryan Vickers | 🇬🇧 | OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1m 36.697 |
3 | Kyle Ryde | 🇬🇧 | OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1m 36.818 |
4 | Josh Brookes | 🇦🇺 | FHO Racing BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 37.022 |
5 | Danny Kent | 🇬🇧 | McAMS Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1m 37.042 |
6 | Andrew Irwin | 🇬🇧 | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 37.129 |
7 | Jason O'Halloran | 🇦🇺 | Completely Motorbikes FS-3 | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 37.199 |
8 | Tommy Bridewell | 🇬🇧 | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 37.208 |
9 | Christian Iddon | 🇬🇧 | Oxford Products Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 37.316 |
10 | Rory Skinner | 🇬🇧 | Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 37.335 |
11 | Charlie Nesbitt | 🇬🇧 | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 37.486 |
12 | Max Cook | 🇬🇧 | Completely Motorbikes FS-3 | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 37.507 |
13 | Danny Buchan | 🇬🇧 | DAO Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 37.607 |
14 | Lee Jackson | 🇬🇧 | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 37.619 |
15 | Leon Haslam | 🇬🇧 | ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 37.632 |
16 | Peter Hickman | 🇬🇧 | FHO Racing BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 37.734 |
17 | Storm Stacey | 🇬🇧 | LKQ Euro Car Parts | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 37.975 |
18 | Dean Harrison | 🇬🇧 | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 37.984 |
19 | Fraser Rogers | 🇬🇧 | TAG Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 37.988 |
20 | Alex Olsen | 🇬🇧 | Cumins by Team IWR | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 38.189 |
21 | Brayden Elliott | 🇦🇺 | DAO Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 38.249 |
22 | Billy McConnell | 🇬🇧 | C&L Fairburn / Look Forward Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 38.251 |
23 | Davey Todd | 🇬🇧 | Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 38.362 |
24 | Franco Bourne | 🇬🇧 | Rapid Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 38.491 |
25 | Tom Neave | 🇬🇧 | STAUFF Fluid Power | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 38.637 |
26 | Lewis Rollo | 🇬🇧 | IN Competition SENCAT | Aprilia RSV4 | 1m 38.666 |
27 | Jaimie van Sikkelerus | 🇳🇱 | TAG Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 38.789 |
28 | Luke Hedger | 🇬🇧 | Whitecliffe CDH Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 39.797 |
29 | John McGuinness | 🇬🇧 | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 40.808 |
30 | Louis Valleley | 🇬🇧 | NP Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 40.865 |
31 | James Hillier | 🇬🇧 | WTF Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 41.395 |