Cadwell Park

The Track

Circuit length: 3.508km (2.18 mi)

Corners: 11

Lefthand: 6

Righthand: 5

BSB Lap Record : Peter Hickman - BMW 1:26.350 (2021)

Pole Positions all round for Honda Racing UK

Saturday, 21st August 2021

Honda Racing UK kicked off their home round at Cadwell Park with Pole Positions in both the 2021 Pirelli National Superstock and the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

Glenn Irwin set his fastest qualifying lap in Q2 aboard the CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP grabbing his first Qualifying Pole Position this season and an unofficial lap record of 1:26.012. With a strong start and the advantage of pole, Glenn maintained his lead until lap 7. After 14 laps of the narrow and unique Cadwell Park circuit, Irwin finished in 4th to add 13 championship points to his tally.

Teammates Ryo Mizuno and Takumi Takahashi both made their race debuts at Cadwell Park with Takumi having his best qualifying session yet placing 4th in Q1 and getting into Q2 for the first time. Heading into the race from Row 6 in 18th, Takumi made good progress in the latter stages of the race moving up two places to take 16th while Ryo also improved on his 20th grid position to finish 19th.

Honda Racing UK's Superstock rider, Tom Neave also had a sensational qualifying aboard the Fireblade SP. Heading out as soon as the pit lane opened to attack Cadwell Park with a clear track ahead, it was clear Tom was on the pace immediately and using his home circuit knowledge to great advantage to set a Pole Position lap time of just 1:27.656, the fastest ever lap of Cadwell Park on a Superstock machine.

Home round victory for Tom Neave and Honda Racing

Sunday, 22nd August 2021

Tom Neave and Honda Racing UK have dominated with a win at their local circuit, Cadwell Park, in Round six of the 2021 Pirelli National Superstock series as Glenn Irwin adds another 20 Championship points to his tally for a weekend total of 33 in the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

After a sensational Saturday qualifying aboard the CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP, setting an unofficial lap record for Pole Position, Tom headed into Sunday confident that his local knowledge of the track would pay dividends in the race, despite the changeable weather.

The Superstock grid formed up under a brightening sky with a drying line forming on the circuit after a morning shrouded in a damp mist. Tom had just regained the lead in lap three after dropping back at the start when the 15-lap race was red-flagged with rain falling in the fourth lap. After a quick decision by Race Control, the restart was re-scheduled for a 10-lap sprint, declared as a wet race, and the grid was determined by the results at the end of lap three.

Starting from Pole for the shortened race, Tom lost out at the start and had to fight back from fifth at the end of the first lap. By mid-race, Tom had chipped away in battle after battle to reach a podium position. With just three laps to go, Tom bridged the gap to second and took first with a move on Alex Olsen at Park Corner with one lap to go. Tom then stretched the lead to cross the line in first, breaking the Championship tie with Alex and placing him at the top of the board with 138 points.

The second race of the weekend in the British Superbike Championship saw Glenn Irwin grid in sixth with Takumi Takahashi on 19th and Ryo Mizuno on 20th. After securing 13 Championship points in Saturday's Race 1, Glenn quickly made it into fifth during the first lap and continued his progress to reach fourth in lap four, a position he held until lap 10 as the race developed into groups of battling riders swapping positions multiple times each lap. Crossing the line in sixth to match his grid position, Glenn added 10 points to the 13 from Race 1. Takumi initially dropped a couple of places before regaining 19th for most of the race and in the latter stages of the race, improved up to 15th before losing one place in the final lap to finish 16th. Ryo, pulled into the pits on lap four.

Glenn made a superb start in the final Superbike race of the weekend, going from fourth on the grid to first by turn one, leading the race for four laps. Despite a good ride, Glenn took another sixth and another 10 points to put him seventh in the Championship with 158 points. Takumi pulled in late in the race with a technical problem and Ryo did not grid with his technical issue from Race 2 unresolved.