Ben Currie is the 2023 Quattro Group British Supersport champion after beating Luke Stapleford to the Feature race win at Donington Park.
Despite an small early mistake which dropped him down to fourth on lap three, the Australian fought back to make up the lost places, eventually passing Stapleford for the lead on lap 12.
From there, he put his head down and built a gap, eventually crossing the line 3.170secs ahead of Stapleford.
And with rival Tom Booth-Amos not racing this weekend and his other rival, Rhys Irwin, retiring on lap eight, it means Currie is the 2023 champion with three races still to go.
“The last half season has been a dream, he said. “We’ve had 12 podiums on the bounce, five wins now and I’m absolutely over the moon.
“I don’t know what to say, it just hasn’t sunk in yet. I was concentrating so hard on winning that race that I’d forgotten I could win the championship. The dream has become a reality now.”
As Currie celebrated his win, rookie Casey O’Gorman found a way past Eugene McManus on the final lap to take third as McManus had to settle for fourth, just ahead of Dutchman Jaime van Sikkelerus.
In GP2, Barry Burrell continued to dominate the weekend on the Kramer, crossing the line 15th overall and first in class, as Cameron Fraser was second with Harvey Claridge third.
Quattro Group British Supersport & British GP2 Championships, Feature race result:
1. Ben Currie (Oxford Products Racing Ducati)
2. Luke Stapleford (Profile Road & Racing Performance) +3.170s
3. Casey O’Gorman (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha) +4.249s
4. Eugene McManus (Completely Motorbikes Triumph) +4.298s
5. Jaimie van Sikkelerus (MPM Routz Racing Team) +4.433s