Quattro Group British Supersport & GP2/HEL Supersport Cup: Kennedy holds off Currie for Feature race victory

Quattro Group British Supersport & GP2/HEL Supersport Cup: Kennedy holds off Currie for Feature race victory

21 July 2024

Jack Kennedy held off Ben Currie to take today’s Feature race victory by just 0.048secs after a late battle as the pair left the rest of the field behind.

Although Currie got the best start and led into the first corner, Honda Racing UK’s Kennedy was right behind, taking the lead seconds later as the pack headed into Druids for the first time.

And from there, that was how the front remained all the way to the penultimate lap. Kennedy was never able to stretch his lead, with Currie sticking on his back wheel all the way, closing him right down.

Currie made a move on the penultimate lap, hitting the front briefly but Kennedy was straight back past to lead over the line into the final lap.

But Currie was determined to fight to the flag and the lead swapped between the pair three times on that final lap before Kennedy got back ahead and managed to hold it to the line, taking the win by just 0.048secs.

Richard Cooper was third, some 8.5secs adrift as Luke Stapleford took fourth and Harry Truelove fifth.

Owen Jenner was once again victorious in the GP2 class, his Kramer Racing team-mate Jack Nixon taking second.

And in the Cup, Mikey Hardie rounded out a perfect weekend with another win, crossing the line 16th overall, with Cameron Hall second and Josh Wood third.

Quattro Group British Supersport & GP2/HEL Supersport Cup, Feature race result:

1.    Jack Kennedy (Honda Racing UK)
2.    Ben Currie (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +0.048s
3.    Richard Cooper (Russell Racing) +8.510s
4.    Luke Stapleford (Macadam Triumph Racing) +13.078s
5.    Harry Truelove (Astro-JJR Suzuki) +13.418s

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