Josh Brookes claimed his second Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win of the season for the FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Team with victory in the BikeSocial Sprint Race at Oulton Park. Brookes was leading the opening race of the weekend at the Cheshire circuit when it was red flagged on the penultimate lap for rain.

Brookes got a flying start from the Omologato Pole Position to lead the pack into Old Hall for the first time ahead of Storm Stacey, Leon Haslam, Glenn Irwin and Jason O'Halloran. There was disappointment for the McAMS Yamaha team though when O'Halloran crashed out of the group and the race at Cascades a lap later.

At the front, Haslam made a move on Stacey at Island to move second whilst Glenn Irwin, who'd moved into third at on the opening lap, completed the leading trio at the front. The leading three quickly established themselves at the force at the front and began to pull away from the rest.

Brookes withstood pressure from his ROKiT BMW Motorrad and BeerMonster Ducati rivals as they continued to size up moves for the lead.

As the race reached its penultimate lap, rain began to fall at the race was subsequently red flagged, with Brookes confirmed as the first race winner in the Milwaukee Grand Slam. Haslam became the fifth different podium finisher of the season so far in second place, whilst Glenn Irwin completed remained in the top three.

Peter Hickman delivered a determined ride to carve his way through the field to finish fourth on the second FHO Racing BMW Motorrad machine. Hickman closed down the gap to the group at the front, and finished just shy of the leading trio.

Tommy Bridewell had an equally strong performance, finishing the race fifth on the second BeerMonster Ducati after starting 15th on the grid after a difficult eBay Qualifying session earlier in the afternoon.

Bridewell had got the better of Andrew Irwin who led the Honda Racing UK charge in sixth, just ahead of LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha's Kyle Ryde. Christian Iddon meanwhile was able to stay ahead of Stacey in the closing stages to get his best result of the season so far in eighth, as Stacey ended his positive day in Cheshire with a top ten finish.

Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki's Lee Jackson completed the top ten ahead of tomorrow's two races.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Oulton Park, BikeSocial Sprint Race result:

1. Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad)
2. Leon Haslam (ROKiT BMW Motorrad) +0.186s
3. Glenn Irwin (BeerMonster Ducati) +0.441s
4. Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad) +1.152s
5. Tommy Bridewell (BeerMonster Ducati) +4.790s
6. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +4.977s
7. Kyle Ryde (LAMI OMG Yamaha Racing) +13.661s
8. Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +13.784s
9. Storm Stacey (Starline Racing Kawasaki) +13.987s
10. Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki) +14.093s

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Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:

1. Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad) 66
2. Glenn Irwin (BeerMonster Ducati) 57
3. Tommy Bridewell (BeerMonster Ducati) 57
4. Kyle Ryde (LAMI OMG Yamaha Racing) 48
5. Leon Haslam (ROKiT BMW Motorrad) 46
6. Jason O'Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) 35
7. Jack Kennedy (Mar-Train Racing Yamaha) 30
8. Danny Kent (Lovell Kent Racing Honda) 27
9. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) 25
10. Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad) 21

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