BSB 2012: Oulton Park race results

TOMMY Hill and Chris Walker shared the wins at Oulton Park this weekend.

Hill won the opening race, starting form the fifth row of the grid, calling it the 'best race of his career'. During Race 1 the safety car was deployed for two laps after Lowes and Foray crashed out, causingthe pack to re-group. Hill was on a charge, catching Brookes and Haga who were battling for the lead.

Haga led for a lap but Hill managed to get past both Brookes and Haga and squeeze out a lead for the win.

In Race 2, Chris Walker became the fifth winner in as many MCE BSB races with a smooth ride in damp but drying conditions, taking his first win since 2000.

Walker last won a race at Brands Hatch in 2000. He rode a controlled race to close in the advantage that Shane 'Shakey' Byrne had accumulated over the opening laps, reeling him in from the half way point to first pass Josh Brookes in second then close on his Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki rival.

The final race of the weekend was a classic battle as Easton took the holeshot and held off Hill until lap ten, when the Southerner went into the lead to create a four man freight-train of with Byrne and Brookes. Byrne quickly caught up to Hill and kept a watching brief before pouncing on lap sixteen to take his first win of this campaign, logging a fastest lap on the way of 1:36.20 in chilly conditions.

Byrne's wiun makes it six wins from six different riders so far this season.

British Superbike Championship, Oulton Park, race one result:

1. Tommy Hill (Swan Yamaha)
2. Noriyuki Haga (Swan Yamaha) +1.525s
3. Josh Brookes (Tyco Suzuki) +1.685s
4. Alastair Seeley (Tyco Suzuki) +4.320s
5. Tommy Bridewell (Swan Yamaha) +4.460s
6. Michael Laverty (Samsung Honda) +6.340s
7. Chris Walker (Pr1mo Bournemouth Kawasaki) +6.879s
8. Michael Rutter (MSS Bathams Kawasaki) +9.223s
9. Stuart Easton (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) +9.252s
10. James Westmoreland (WFR Honda)  +9.661s

British Superbike Championship, Oulton Park, race two result:

1. Chris Walker (Pr1mo Bournemouth Kawasaki)
2. Shane Byrne (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) +1.790s
3. Josh Brookes (Tyco Suzuki) +4.212s
4. Tommy Hill (Swan Yamaha) +14.865s
5. Stuart Easton (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) +17.512s
6. Alastair Seeley (Tyco Suzuki) +18.071s
7. Tommy Bridewell (Supersonic BMW) +19.356s
8. Patric Muff (Supersonic BMW) +29.967s
9. Dan Linfoot (Buildbase BMW) +33.367s
10. Alex Lowes (WFR Honda) +34.810s

British Superbike Championship, Oulton Park, race three result:

1. Shane Byrne (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki)
2. Tommy Hill (Swan Yamaha) +2.612s
3. Stuart Easton (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) +5.481s
4. Josh Brookes (Tyco Suzuki) +6.093s
5. Tommy Bridewell (Supersonic BMW) +10.464s
6. Noriyuki Haga (Swan Yamaha) +13.209s
7. Michael Laverty (Samsung Honda) +13.637s
8. Graeme Gowland (WFR Honda) +13.865s
9. Chris Walker (Pr1mo Bournemouth Kawasaki) +18.276s
10. Alex Lowes (WFR Honda) +18.514s