Strong finish for Ben Currie at Knockhill after closing Saturday's Supersport race in fourth

Ben Currie got his weekend off to a fantastic start at Knockhill after topping the free practice combined classifications in first place. A front row start looked to be on the cards, but Ben ended up qualifying in fifth place for the opening Sprint race on Saturday.

Ben held his position for the first half of the 20-lap race, with the top five riders creating a gap ahead of the rest of the field, eventually splitting into two groups themselves.

Lap 11 saw Ben pass Jamie Perrin to move up into fourth, and he went on to take the chequered flag on the Panigale V2 in that same position with a healthy 2.5s gap.

Ben lines up for tomorrow’s Supersport 26-lap race in fifth once again, with his race scheduled to start at 3:45pm.

Iain Hopcroft (Oxford Products Racing Ducati - Team Manager)
“We’ve got some things to work on with Ben. We’ve tried some different setups over the weekend so far, electronically and suspension wise. We will do some more adjustments in preparation for tomorrow's race to give him the advantage in the place that he’s lacking, and then we have another go!”