Pirelli British Sportbike Championship: Harris bags pole ahead of Shelton

Pirelli British Sportbike Championship: Harris bags pole ahead of Shelton

03 October 2026

Carl Harris pipped Zak Shelton to pole by just 0.083secs ahead of tomorrow’s race at Donington Park.

The ROKiT Rookies rider took the top spot with a 1min 34.864sec lap, as Shelton had to settle for second on the grid with Asher Durham set to round out the front row.

Harley McCabe banked the fourth best time and will lead the second row , with Cameron Dawson fifth.

Pirelli British Sportbike Championship, Qualifying: 

1.    Carl Harris (ROKiT Rookies) 1min 34.864s
2.    Zak Shelton (XMT Racing) +0.083s
3.    Asher Durham (Powerslide Suzuki Racing) +0.173s
4.    Harley McCabe (Fibre Tec Aprilia by MLav Racing)  
5.    Cameron Dawson (Powerslide Suzuki Racing) +0.227s

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