Quattro Group British Supersport and British GP 2 Championships: Cooper grabs late pole as Currie crashes

Quattro Group British Supersport and British GP 2 Championships: Cooper grabs late pole as Currie crashes

30 April 2023

Richard Cooper made a late charge to grab pole position as he knocked Ben Currie off the top spot with just seconds of Qualifying to spare.

Aboard the Russell Racing Yamaha R6, Cooper found a lap of 1min 47.427secs, almost a second quicker than Currie, who had led all weekend before crashing two minutes before the flag.

Rhys Irwin will round out the front row, as Joe Collier – the highest placed GP2 runner- lines up fourth, with Lee Johnston fifth.

Cameron Fraser was second best in GP2, ending the session 20th overall with Harry Rowlings third.

Quattro Group British Supersport and British GP 2 Championships, Oulton Park Qualifying:
1.    Richard Cooper (Russell Racing) 1min 47.330s
2.    Ben Currie (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +0.961s
3.    Rhys Irwin (Astro-JJR Suzuki) +1.201s
4.    Joe Collier (Kramer Racing) +1.522s
5.    Lee Johnston (Ashcourt Racing) +1.796s

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