Jason O’Halloran was really on fire in Race 2 and just the best Leon Haslam could beat him. After the triumph in Race 1, Pocket Rocket won also the second BSB race at Oulton Park and so he grabbed his first double in 2018 season and, due to Bradley Ray’s disappointing performance (7th), the championship lead. Haslam, who will participate in World Superbike Imola and Donington Park rounds with Puccetti Kawasaki, showed once again that he wants to be 2018 BSB Champion and disprove this taboo, since he hasn’t won a British Superbike title yet.
In Race 1 Haslam managed to limit Jake Dixon, but in Race 2 he won after fighting with stunning Jason O’Halloran. After being overtaken in the last third of the race, the Honda Racing UK rider remained close to Haslam till the end and finally he finished 2nd with just 86 milliseconds off Haslam. So, “Pocket Rocket” scored his third win in a row and the 34th in his career.
Thanks to this double, Haslam has taken the lead in championship standings by passing Bradley Ray, just seventh in Race 2. The 20-year-old guy from Ashford was overtaken by Joshua Brookes (6th with McAMS Yamaha) just before the chequered flag and he finished also behind PBM Ducati riders Shane Byrne and Glenn Irwin, fourth and fifth just behind Jake Dixon (once again on the podium). The next BSB will take place on 17th June at Knockhill (Scotland), where the riders will race after the long “Road Races break”.
2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship 2018
Oulton Park
Race 2 Classification
01- Leon Haslam – JG Speedfit Kawasaki – Kawasaki ZX-10RR – 18 laps
02- Jason O’Halloran – Honda Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 0.086
03- Jake Dixon – RAF Regular & Reserves – Kawasaki ZX-10RR – + 2.923
04- Shane Byrne – Be Wiser Ducati – Ducati Panigale R – + 3.235
05- Glenn Irwin – Be Wiser Ducati – Ducati Panigale R – + 9.952
06- Josh Brookes – McAMS Yamaha – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 10.963
07- Bradley Ray – Buildbase Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 11.532
08- Danny Buchan – FS-3 Racing Kawasaki – Kawasaki ZX-10RR – + 11.582
09- Richard Cooper – Buildbase Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 14.938
10- Tommy Bridewell – Movuno.com Halsall – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 18.069
11- Peter Hickman – Smiths Racing – BMW S1000RR – + 18.287
12- James Ellison – Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 20.828
13- Michael Laverty – Tyco BMW Motorrad – BMW S1000RR – + 29.121
14- Taylor Mackenzie – Moto Rapido Ducati – Ducati Panigale R – + 33.444
15- Ryuichi Kiyonari – Honda Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 34.063
16- Martin Jessopp – RidersMotorcycles.com BMW – BMW S1000RR – + 36.794
17- Kyle Ryde – CF Motorsport Yamaha – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 37.087
18- Dean Harrison – Silicone Engineering – Kawasaki ZX-10RR – + 41.523
19- Sylvain Barrier – Smiths Racing – BMW S1000RR – + 1’04.202
20- Shaun Winfield – Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 1’05.213
21- Connor Cummins – Padgetts Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 1’12.393