Tarran Mackenzie snatches pole at Silverstone

Updated 20/04/2019 at 17:27 GMT

Tarran MacKenzie took the first pole position of the season in the 2019 BSB Championship at Silverstone National.

Silverstone, Towcester, England; Bennetts British Superbikes Championship, Round 1, Friday free practice; Tarran Mackenzie (GBR) on the MCAMS Yamaha during Free Practice 1

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The McAMS Yamaha rider, 23, beat team-mate Jason O’Halloran into second ahead of debutant – and former MotoGP rider – Scott Redding (BeWiser Ducati).

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Mackenzie clinched his first BSB pole with a fastest lap of 53.549secs ahead of 2015 champion Josh Brookes who had to retire due to a technical problem, despite qualifying for Q2.

Race 1 is at 13.30 on Sunday, with Race 2 at 16.30 in the most open championship for years.

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