Leon Haslam kicked off the opening R&G Official Test back in the UK by topping the times in the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship session with the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing team, holding off Glenn Irwin by 0.022s.
Irwin was second fastest on the Hager PBM Ducati with Kyle Ryde rolling out with the number one plate for the first time on the OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha completing the top three.
Danny Kent was fourth fastest as McAMS Racing Yamaha edged out the debuting Raceways Yamaha on their return with Bradley Ray.
DAO Racing Honda’s Josh Brookes was sixth fastest ahead of the MasterMac Honda pairing of John McPhee and Charlie Nesbitt, with Lee Jackson and Max Cook completing the top ten.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, R&G Official Test, Donington Park, Session 1 result:
- Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) 1m:27.949s
- Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) +0.022s
- Kyle Ryde (OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +0.184s
- Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) +0.487s
- Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha) +0.562s
- Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) 0.898s
- John McPhee (MasterMac Honda) +1.227s
- Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +1.426s
- Lee Jackson (DAO Racing Honda) +1.446s
- Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +1.470s
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