Luke Stapleford held off a charging Jack Kennedy to take the Supersport Sprint race win in a shortened, restarted five-lap scrap this afternoon.
The Macadam Triumph rider – who dominated free practice and qualifying – had led from the start of the race, which was stopped on Lap Seven to deal with a crash by Sam Laffins further down the order.
And at the restart, Stapleford got another effortless start to hit the front and although Honda Racing’s Jack Kennedy managed to get ahead on the opening lap, it took just seconds for Stapleford to get back ahead.
From there he controlled the race and not even a last-lap attempt by Kennedy could alter the finishing order, as Stapleford crossed the line 0.229secs clear.
Alastair Seeley took third at the flag, with Ben Currie fourth and Eugene McManus fifth.
Mikey Hardie once again proved to be the class of the Cup field, the ROKiT Rookie taking the class win and 14th overall, as Adon Davie took second in class with Joe Farragher third.
And it was yet another GP2 masterclass from Owen Jenner, who beat Jack Nixon and Keo Walker to extend his points lead.
Quattro Group British Supersport & GP2/HEL Supersport Cup, Sprint result:
1. Luke Stapleford (Macadam Triumph Racing)
2. Jack Kennedy (Honda Racing UK) +0.229s
3. Alastair Seeley (Binch Pro Yamaha) +2.247s
4. Ben Currie (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +3.590s
5. Eugene McManus (ROKiT Haslam Racing) +4.064s