Andrew Irwin holds off brother Glenn to seal thrilling Honda one-two in first British Superbike race of season at Donington Park
By Kyle White
Published 8th Aug 2020, 17:15 BST
Updated 8th Aug 2020, 17:32 BST
Andrew Irwin won the opening British Superbike race of the season at Donington Park.
Carrickfergus brothers Andrew and Glenn Irwin served up a thriller in the opening British Superbike race of 2020 as they gave the new Honda Fireblade a dream one-two result at Donington Park.
Andrew narrowly held off his older brother on a breathless final lap to clinch his second BSB win for the Honda team by only 0.119s, making a decisive pass at the Old Hairpin.
Glenn, who joined his brother in the Louth-based team this season to ride the brand-new CBR1000RR-R Fireblade, tried to hit back, but Andrew was able to hold on to secure victory.
Aussie Josh Brookes, who finished as the runner-up in the championship in 2019, finished third on the PBM VisionTrack Ducati, 0.8s behind the race winner.
Glenn Irwin finished as the runner-up behind his brother Andrew in the first BSB race at Donington Park on Saturday.
His new team-mate, Christian Iddon, took fourth place ahead of Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Ducati), with Luke Mossey completing the top six on the Rich Energy/OMG Racing BMW.
Buildbase Suzuki’s Kyle Ryde, who was the early leader, was forced out of the race with a problem as he remained in contention for the rostrum.
His team-mate, Ulsterman Keith Farmer, was ruled out for the weekend after sustaining a right shoulder ligament injury following a crash at Redgate corner in qualifying.
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