BSB Silverstone Race 1 Results | Glenn Irwin resists Ryde, Ray for Race 1 win

Glenn Irwin swept to victory in the first race of the 2022 British Superbike Championship season opener at Silverstone, holding off a late challenge by OMG Yamaha team-mates Kyle Ryde and Bradley Ray. 

Securing pole position with a well-timed session-topping effort before a red flag halted the session with two minutes remaining, Irwin was in confident form as he got the jump from pole position and held his position to the chequered flag.

A welcome return to the top of the podium for Honda at the same circuit Irwin secured the manufacturer’s only victory of 2021, he was nonetheless pushed hard all the way by the RICH Energy OMG Racing Yamahas.

Switching from BMW to the ex-McAMS Yamaha R1s over the winter, Ryde and Ray kept Irwin honest to the flag but couldn’t lever him aside, despite a gutsy attempt in the final couple of laps. 

Rory Skinner got his second season off to a strong start with a run to fourth on the FS-3 Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR, keeping ahead of 11-time race winner last season Jason O’Halloran on the sole McAMS Yamaha this weekend. He prevailed in a tussle with Andrew Irwin, Tommy Bridewell and Christian Iddon, the latter bouncing back from a spill in qualifying to secure eighth.

With little more than eight seconds covering the top ten at the flag, Lee Jackson and Danny Buchan completed the top ten, while Peter Hickman, Tom Sykes and Josh Brookes crossed the line just outside in 11th, 12th and 13th.

2022 British Superbike Championship (BSB) | Silverstone | Race 1 Results