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Two Motorcycle Riders Die in Devastating 11-Bike Race Crash

Round three of the British Supersport Championship at Oulton Park saw one of the most catastrophic racing crashes in recent history. As the riders exited turn one on the first lap, there was a major chain reaction incident in which Owen Jenner (21) and Shane Richardson (29) were fatally injured.

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Motorcyclist involved in fatal superbike crash suffers broken neck

Shane Richardson, 29, and Owen Jenner, 21, died after 11 riders fell at the first corner at Oulton Park race track in Cheshire on Monday.

Evening Standard

Police to investigate fatal crash at British Superbikes' Oulton Park round

Police are investigating the deaths of two motorcycle racers after a crash involving 11 bikes on the opening lap of a British Supersport Championship race at Oulton Park on Monday.

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Tributes paid to pair killed in motorbike race

Riders Owen Jenner, 21, and Shane Richardson, 29, died in the crash at Oulton Park race track in Cheshire on Monday afternoon.

Evening Standard

Tributes paid after two riders die in 11-man bike crash: ‘A black day for motorsport’

Owen Jenner, 21, and Shane Richardson, 29, died after the ‘catastrophic’ crash at Oulton Park

The Independent UK

Two killed in ‘catastrophic’ incident, with third critical in British Supersport race at Oulton Park

Within just seconds after the green flag waved for the start of the Quattro Group British Supersport Championship race, 11 bikes were consumed in a horrific accident coming out of Turn 1. Of the 11 riders involved, one currently stands in critical condition, while two others were fatally injured.

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Two riders dead after ‘catastrophic’ 11-man crash at British Superbikes Championship

Six riders were treated for injuries, including one with serious injuries, after the crash at Oulton Park, Cheshire

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BRM anniversary to be celebrated at Oulton Park Gold Cup

A celebration of 75 years of the BRM Grand Prix team will be the central feature at this year's Oulton Park Gold Cup at the end of July.

Autosport

Obituary: Former F1 team boss Colin Crabbe, the man who gave Ronnie Peterson his chance

As the head of his small Formula 1 team, Colin Crabbe, who has died aged 82, was the man who gave Ronnie Peterson his big break. It was just before Crabbe’s 27th birthday when his Antique Automobiles team made its F1 debut in 1969, in the non-championship Madrid Grand Prix at…

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How Sharp proved a cut above the GB3 pack to claim back-to-back titles

He faced stiff competition from his more experienced rivals throughout, but Louis Sharp sealed the 2024 GB3 Championship in convincing style with more poles, victories and laps led than anybody else. Remaining with Rodin Motorsport for his graduation from a title-winning British Formula 4 campaign, Sharp made the perfect start…

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The female rising star vying for an F1 Academy shot

Many budding racing drivers have grown up playing the Formula 1 game, but one British teenager has turned that dream into a reality. Alisha Palmowski made an immediate impression in single-seaters by winning the GB4 season-opener at Oulton Park in March, and has added two more victories since to remain…

Autosport

Donington Park replaces Oulton Park as British GT opener for 2025

The opening British GT Championship round will move from Oulton Park to Donington Park next year in a bid to avoid the chaos that marred this year’s Easter Monday curtain-raiser.

Autosport

Magazine: Spanish Grand Prix review and Super Touring special

Now things are getting interesting. Yes, Max Verstappen won again last weekend, but McLaren’s pace at a circuit many expected to be prime Red Bull territory suggests we have some fine Formula 1 battles to come in 2024. Lando Norris’s early fight with Verstappen in Spain – hard but just…

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BTCC Oulton Park: Hill denies Doble with stunning last-lap pass

Jake Hill took a last-gasp victory in the final race of the Oulton Park British Touring Car Championship round to move into the series lead.Hill had chiselled his way through the reversed-grid order until he found himself on the rear bumper of the Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall Astra of polesitter…

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BTCC Oulton Park: Cook uses tyre advantage to win race two

Josh Cook and the Speedworks Toyota squad’s tyre gamble paid off with a crushing victory in the second British Touring Car Championship race at Oulton Park.

Autosport

BTCC Oulton Park: Ingram beats Sutton as investigations loom

Tom Ingram beat Ash Sutton to victory in the first race of the British Touring Car Championship round at Oulton Park.But the result was only made concrete post-race after the officials looked into a pair of second-lap incidents between Ingram and Sutton, before deciding to take no further action.Ingram got…

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BTCC Oulton Park: Ingram overcomes hybrid reduction and beats Sutton to pole

Tom Ingram beat Ash Sutton to pole position for the first race of the British Touring Car Championship round at Oulton Park.The 2022 title winner and the four-time reigning champion defied the restrictions placed upon them by the hybrid-reduction regulations on a circuit where they were expected to have a…

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BTCC Oulton Park: Rowbottom beats Ingram to top practice

Dan Rowbottom snatched the fastest time away from Tom Ingram as the British Touring Car Championship prepared for battle for its latest round at Oulton Park.

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Simms goes fourth in Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings

There is no new driver at the top of the leaderboard this week for the first time since Autosport last month began producing winners' tables for the 2024 season. While Scottish Legends champion Stewart Black remains in first place on 10 wins, Simms is now up to fourth, gaining six positions thanks…

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How a racing newcomer has stormed British GT with "two little sponges"

In the Oulton Park media centre, a colleague gave a hysterical laugh when hearing of the GT4 winners from British GT’s opening round. It was the sudden realisation that he is older than both drivers’ ages combined – and my colleague isn’t exactly ‘old’.

Autosport

Sharp cuts clear for early GB3 lead as Barwell bags British GT brace

Reigning British Formula 4 conqueror Louis Sharp grabbed the early ascendancy in the GB3 Championship by taking a win on his debut at last weekend's opening round at Oulton Park.

Motorsport

Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver winner Loake steps up to F3 with Rodin

Loake, who picked up the prestigious award last month, graduates from the GB3 championship having finished third in the overall standings in 2023, in a campaign highlighted by four wins split across Oulton Park, Silverstone and Brands Hatch.

Autosport

Pre-'66 tin-tops to make guest appearance on BTCC bill in 2024

The event, on 27-28 July, will feature three non-championship races for the Pre-’66 field, taking the place of British Formula 4, which has instead added an overseas round at Zandvoort to its schedule. Guest categories have been a regular element of the BTCC support bill since Ginetta switched its series…

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Clarke and his Phantom sneak up on Autosport National Driver Rankings lead

While Slater has dominated Ginetta Junior this season, Clarke has been the undisputed star of the Clubmans Sports Prototype category and scored another two triumphs in his Phantom PR22 at Oulton Park, his lead almost 40 seconds each time.

Motorsport

Why British MotoGP fans should get behind the country's newest winner

Jake Dixon had a comfortable career in front of him in 2017. Having stepped up to the British Superbike Championship in 2016 for a part-campaign that was interrupted by a broken hip following a brake failure at Oulton Park, he bounced back with his first race wins in 2017. The…

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