Superbikes

Saturday’s opening 18-lap contest saw Ryan Vickers bring his Fireblade home in sixth position, having started seventh. Vickers recorded a best lap of 1:33.468 on his way to sixth. Jason O’Halloran also made strong progress through the field. Starting from 12th, the Australian climbed four positions to finish eighth, securing the most encouraging result for the Honda Racing UK pair all season.

Sunday’s shorter 12-lap second race delivered the team’s best combined finishing positions of the 2026 season so far.

Ryan continued his upward trajectory with an excellent ride to fourth, finishing just 3.665 seconds behind winner Kyle Ryde and narrowly missing out on a first podium of the season. Jason backed up his teammate with seventh, less than five seconds from the victory, giving Honda Racing UK fourth and seventh at the flag.

The final race of the weekend provided perhaps the most encouraging indication yet of the progress being made with Ryan Vickers and the Fireblade.

Starting fifth, Ryan was once again firmly involved at the sharp end. Importantly, as the 18-lap race developed he was able to race the motorcycle, making passes during the latter stages rather than hanging on to track position. He eventually crossed the line fourth, just 9.882 seconds behind winner Ryde, completing a consistent 6-4-4 weekend.

For Jason, the final race ended prematurely. After starting ninth, he completed eight laps before a technical issue forced him to retire from the contest. Despite the disappointment, his eighth and seventh-place finishes earlier in the weekend demonstrated another step forward.

Across the weekend, Ryan collected 38 championship points and now sits sixth in the standings with 149 points, while Jason added 17 points and occupies 15th with 66 points.

#22 Jason O’Halloran

I’m disappointed I wasn’t able to deliver a result for me and the team in the last race, but I’m happy we made progress this weekend. Pre qualifying for Q2 was a good indication that we were going to have a better weekend and the two top ten results felt like exactly that. The team are working constantly to give me the best bike possible and we’ll all keep pushing at Thruxton for more progress and points.

Ryan Vickers

That was a great weekend of racing. My first race result wasn’t easy to deliver, I got a good start and was where I needed to be in terms of position, but lost a little bit of tyre performance each lap and ended up having to just hold out for the flag. Race two felt a lot better for me. I was in podium contention until the tyre dropped away, fortunately I was able to hang on to fourth over the line. It felt good to see P3 on my board for more than just a lap, we’re pushing so hard to deliver these results, it’s a positive to feel the progress coming almost lap by lap.

The final race was great fun. I raced hard to hold sixth and felt like that might have been the best we would achieve until I noticed the riders in front struggling a little. I dug in as deep as I could and gave it absolutely everything, caught them and passed them both in one lap. I had to deliver the best three laps of my life to hold that fourth position. The result means a lot to me and to the team. We’re coming.

Oulton Park was a positive weekend for Honda Racing UK. The results themselves improved, more significantly, the manner in which those results were achieved demonstrated that both riders and the CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP are becoming increasingly capable of competing within the leading group.

The direction is increasingly clear and the team leaves Oulton Park with its strongest collective race performance of the season.

The team will now look to continue that momentum when the ZYN British Superbike Championship heads to Thruxton for round seven on 14–16 August.

Supersports

Honda Racing UK continued its strong Quattro Group British Supersport Championship campaign at Oulton Park, with Jack Kennedy taking two podium finishes aboard the CBR600RR, while Dean Harrison demonstrated front-running pace before a fall ended his feature race early.

The sixth round of the season began with a strong collective effort from Kennedy, Harrison and the Honda Racing UK crew during practice and qualifying. With the CBR600RR competing against a number of larger-capacity machines, the two riders worked closely together throughout the sessions, riding together on track to extract the maximum possible qualifying performance from the Honda.

That teamwork paid dividends, putting both CBR600RRs firmly in contention for Saturday’s ten-lap Sprint Race.

Kennedy started fourth and immediately put himself into the podium battle. The Irishman rode a strong race to finish third, recording a best lap of 1:36.993 and collecting another valuable haul of championship points.

Harrison was equally competitive. Starting third, he remained close to his teammate throughout and brought the second Honda Racing UK machine home fourth, just 0.572 seconds behind Kennedy. The result gave Honda Racing UK an excellent third and fourth at the flag.

Sunday’s 14-lap Feature Race saw Kennedy make another step forward. Starting from third, the multiple British Supersport champion produced another outstanding performance to take second place, finishing 2.342 seconds behind race winner Oli Bayliss and adding another 22 points to his championship tally.

Sunday’s 14-lap Feature Race saw Kennedy make another step forward. Starting from third, the multiple British Supersport champion produced another outstanding performance to take second place, finishing 2.342 seconds behind race winner Oli Bayliss and adding another 22 points to his championship tally.

Kennedy’s approach continues to reflect the season-long strategy for his championship challenge. With six rounds now completed, the focus remains on maximising the potential of the CBR600RR at every circuit and, crucially, scoring points wherever possible. His third and second-place finishes at Oulton Park added another 40 points to his campaign and leave him second in the championship on 212 points, 44 behind leader with the second half of the season still to come.

For Harrison, Sunday brought an early end to what had otherwise been another competitive weekend. Starting sixth, Dean was pushing to make progress when he went down on the brakes on the approach to Shell Oils on lap three, resulting in a DNF.

Despite the disappointment, his Sprint Race fourth place added 18 points to his championship total. Harrison leaves Oulton Park fifth in the standings with 172 points, continuing a strong debut Supersport season alongside his road racing commitments.

There were plenty of positives for Honda Racing UK to take from the weekend. The collaboration between Kennedy and Harrison once again demonstrated the strength of the team’s approach, while two podiums for Jack and competitive pace from both CBR600RRs underline the progress being made against the larger-capacity machinery in the championship.

For Kennedy, the priority remains the bigger championship picture: continuing to score heavily, maximising every opportunity and maintaining pressure as the season develops. Harrison will put Sunday’s incident behind him and will be ready to fight again when the championship resumes at Thruxton on 14–16 August.

Superstock

John McGuinness MBE demonstrated impressive pace and determination during round six of the Pirelli National Superstock Championship at Oulton Park, with a personal best lap of the Cheshire circuit highlighting an encouraging weekend before an uncharacteristic crash brought Sunday’s race to an early conclusion.

Returning aboard the Honda Racing UK CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP, McGuinness continued to make steady progress throughout practice and qualifying, working closely with the team to improve the package at one of Britain’s most technical circuits.

That progress was rewarded during the weekend when the 23-time Isle of Man TT winner recorded a personal best lap of Oulton Park, underlining both his commitment and the continued development of the Fireblade package.

Saturday’s opening race proved challenging after qualifying 17th. McGuinness battled throughout the eight-lap encounter to finish in the same position.

Sunday looked set to provide another opportunity to move forward before an unfortunate incident cut the race short. Running strongly in the opening stages, McGuinness suffered an uncharacteristic crash after six laps, bringing his race to a premature end.

Thankfully, John walked away completely unharmed and the Honda Racing UK Fireblade sustained next to no damage.

The result was disappointing, but it did little to overshadow what had otherwise been another positive step forward. John’s personal best lap at Oulton Park demonstrated the pace that continues to build with the Honda Racing UK Superstock programme.

John McGuinness MBE

That’s the first time I’ve crashed a bike for about six years. As disappointing as it is, the weekend and the race were going well up until that point. I’d put my fastest ever lap at Oulton Park together and was enjoying my racing. Green sectors prior to the crash showed that I was running at a good pace. I’m okay and the bike is okay, we’ll dust ourselves down and go again. I’m grateful to Honda Racing UK for putting the bike under me and to my crew for running it so well all weekend.