2010 North West 200 Races

The 2010 North West 200 Races, the 71st running of the event, was held on Saturday 15 May 2010 at the circuit, dubbed "The Triangle", based around the towns of Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush, in Northern Ireland.

  2010 North West 200 Races
Race details

Date 11–15 May 2010
Location Northern Ireland
Course Road Course
8.970 mi (14.436 km)
Superbike Race 1
Pole Position Fastest Lap
Steve Plater Alastair Seeley
118.450 mph 120.985 mph
Podium
1. John McGuinness
2. Conor Cummins 3. Alastair Seeley
Supersport Race 1
Pole Position Fastest Lap
Michael Dunlop Alastair Seeley
114.602 mph 115.582 mph
Podium
1. Alastair Seeley
2. Ian Hutchinson 3. Michael Dunlop
Ultra-Lightweight 125cc
Pole Position Fastest Lap
William Dunlop Paul Robinson
96.739 mph 97.115 mph
Podium
1. Paul Robinson
2. Jon Vincent 3. Renzo van der Donckt
Superstock
Pole Position Fastest Lap
Conor Cummins Michael Rutter
117.149 mph 119.588 mph
Podium
1. Keith Amor
2. Ian Hutchinson 3. Ryan Farquhar
North West 200
Pole Position Fastest Lap
Steve Plater Alastair Seeley
118.450 mph 121.875 mph
Podium
1. Alastair Seeley
2. Stuart Easton 3. John McGuinness

The first Superbike race was won by John McGuinness followed by Alastair Seeley winning the first 600cc Supersport race. First-time winners at the North West 200 were Paul Robinson in the 125cc race and Keith Amor in the 1000cc Superstock Race. Amor's victory was also the first win for BMW and the first non-Japanese manufacturer to claim a victory since 1997. The Blue Riband event, the North West 200 Superbike Race, produced a second win of the meeting for Alastair Seeley and the first local winner of the race since Phillip McCallen in 1997 . The final race of the meeting, the 600cc Supersport 2 race was won by Ian Hutchinson.

New for the 2010 event was the introduction of the daytime practice on the Thursday rather than the normal evening slot. The reasons for the change includes giving the riders the opportunity to practice in conditions similar to race day and also because of the extra time allowing classes to run separately. Race Director Mervyn Whyte MBE said that "altering the time of the traditional Thursday practice session will dramatically improve overall safety at the event."[1] In an additional bid to improve safety, Mather's Cross was widened at the end of 2009.[2] For 2010 further modifications were made to the circuit to improve safety. A new purpose built chicane was introduced near Mather's Cross to reduce speeds at the corner and safety improvement were made to the area at Station corner.[3] The changes means that the circuit is now 8.970 mi (14.436 km) long.

Practice

During practice on Tuesday evening Stuart Easton set a new fastest speed trap time, touching 204 mph (328 km/h) on the approach to University Corner.[4] Steve Plater who had set the fastest time in Superbike practice on the Tuesday was injured in an accident during Thursday practice. Plater suffering a broken arm when he came off his bike at Quarry Hill on the Coast Road section of the course.[5]

Races

The first event, the five lap Superbike race, was delayed by over-night rain to allow the circuit to dry and also due to a medical emergency at Metropole Corner in Portrush. The delayed race was reduced to four laps (35.744 miles). These delays along with another medical emergency lead to other race reductions, including the North West 200 being cut from six to four laps. The event remained dry and there were no major crashes or injuries. The only notable incident was Conor Cummins high-siding his bike on the exit of University Corner during the Superstock race. Cummins was uninjured.[6]

Results

Practice Times & Leaderboard Race 1 & 6 – 1000cc Superbike class
Rank Rider Tue 11 May Thurs 13 May
1 Steve Plater
1000cc Honda		 4' 32.662
118.450 mph		 5' 07.443
105.034 mph
2 John McGuinness
1000cc Honda		 4' 35.023
117.416 mph		 4' 42.600
114.268 mph
3 Keith Amor
1000cc BMW		 4' 39.678
115.461 mph		 4' 35.561
117.186 mph
4 Conor Cummins
1000cc Kawasaki		 4' 37.431
116.397 mph		 4' 35.729
117.115 mph
5 Stuart Easton
1000cc Honda		 4' 35.775
117.095 mph		 4' 38.861
115.800 mph
6 Guy Martin
1000cc Honda		 4' 41.678
114.642 mph		 4' 36.283
116.880 mph
7 Michael Rutter
1000cc BMW		       ——
    No Time		 4' 36.486
116.794 mph
8 Michael Dunlop
1000cc Honda		 4' 36.521
116.780 mph		 4' 49.720
111.459 mph
9 Ryan Farquhar
1000cc Kawasaki		 4' 38.141
116.099 mph		 4' 37.764
116.257 mph
10 Adrian Archibald
1000cc Suzuki		 4' 39.018
115.734 mph		 4' 41.231
114.824 mph
11 Alastair Seeley
1000cc Suzuki		 4' 39.427
115.565 mph		 4' 37.249
116.473 mph
12 Ian Hutchinson
1000cc Honda		 4' 40.946
114.940 mph		 4' 40.185
115.252 mph
13 Cameron Donald
600cc Suzuki		 4' 40.748
115.021 mph		 4' 46.267
112.804 mph
14 Bruce Anstey
1000cc Suzuki		 4' 42.474
114.318 mph		 4' 41.323
114.786 mph
15 Gary Johnson
1000cc Suzuki		 4' 41.882
114.583 mph		 5' 13.516
103.000 mph
16 Ian Lougher
1000cc Kawasaki		 4' 44.273
113.595 mph		 5' 49.938
92.279 mph
17 Denver Robb
1000cc Suzuki		 4' 44.796
113.386 mph		 4' 49.682
111.474 mph
18 William Dunlop
1000cc Suzuki		 4' 45.020
113.297 mph		 5' 01.612
107.065 mph
19 James McBride
1000cc Yamaha		 4' 47.743
112.225 mph		       ——
    No Time
20 Derek Brien
1000cc Kawasaki		 4' 49.717
111.460 mph		 5' 10.795
1103.901 mph

Practice Times & Leaderboard Race 2 & 5 – 600cc Supersport class
Rank Rider Tue 11 May Thurs 13 May
1 Michael Dunlop
600cc Yamaha		 4' 45.607
113.064 mph		 4' 41.775
114.602 mph
2 Steve Plater
1000cc Honda		       ——
    No Time		 4' 42.595
114.270 mph
4 Keith Amor
600cc Honda		 4' 44.862
113.360 mph		 4' 42.573
114.278 mph
5 Ian Hutchinson
1000cc Honda		 4' 45.668
113.040 mph		 4' 42.605
114.265 mph
6 John McGuinness
600cc Honda		 4' 46.393
112.754 mph		 4' 43.174
114.036 mph
7 Bruce Anstey
600cc Suzuki		 4' 43.260
114.001 mph		 29' 31.931
18.224 mph
8 Alastair Seeley
600cc Suzuki		 4' 48.293
112.011 mph		 4' 44.134
113.651 mph
9 William Dunlop
600cc Yamaha		 4' 43.863
113.759 mph		 4' 44.216
113.618 mph
10 Guy Martin
600cc Honda		 4' 45.319
113.179 mph		 4' 44.741
113.408 mph

Practice Times & Leaderboard Race 3 – 125cc class
Rank Rider Tue 11 May Thurs 13 May
1 William Dunlop
125cc Honda		 5' 33.806
96.739 mph		 7' 55.912
67.853 mph
2 Paul Robinson
125cc Honda		 7' 33.606
71.190 mph		 5' 35.468
96.920 mph
3 Chris Palmer
125cc Honda		 5' 38.797
95.314 mph		       ——
    No Time
4 Renzo van der Donckt
125cc Honda		 5' 42.277
94.345 mph		 5' 51.354
91.907 mph
5 Sam Dunlop
125cc Honda		 5' 42.544
94.271 mph		 5' 47.569
91.907 mph
6 Jon Vincent
125cc Honda		 5' 43.982
93.877 mph		 6' 05.722
88.297 mph
7 Nigel Moore
125cc Honda		 5' 45.919
93.351 mph		 5' 52.595
91.584 mph
8 Stephan Savelkous
125cc Honda		 5' 47.867
92.829 mph		 6' 06.826
88.031 mph
9 Phil Harvey
125cc Honda		 5' 51.137
91.964 mph		 6' 08.080
87.731 mph
10 Philip Wakefield
125cc Honda		 5' 52.863
91.514 mph		 6' 05.920
88.249 mph

Practice Times & Leaderboard Race 4 – 1000cc Superstock class
Rank Rider Tue 11 May Thurs 13 May
1 Conor Cummins
1000cc Kawasaki		    Cancelled
    No Time		 4' 35.648
117.149 mph
2 Ryan Farquhar
1000cc Kawasaki		    Cancelled
    No Time		 4' 37.764
116.257 mph
3 Keith Amor
1000cc BMW		    Cancelled
    No Time		 4' 37.817
116.235 mph
4 Alastair Seeley
1000cc Suzuki		    Cancelled
    No Time		 4' 38.196
116.076 mph
5 Ian Hutchinson
1000cc Honda		    Cancelled
    No Time		 4' 38.305
116.031 mph
6 Steve Plater
1000cc Honda		    Cancelled
    No Time		 4' 39.111
115.696 mph
7 Ian Lougher
1000cc Kawasaki		    Cancelled
    No Time		 4' 39.502
115.534 mph
8 Michael Dunlop
1000cc Honda		    Cancelled
    No Time		 4' 39.763
115.115 mph
9 John McGuinness
1000cc Honda		    Cancelled
    No Time		 4' 40.514
115.117 mph
10 Michael Rutter
1000cc BMW		    Cancelled
    No Time		 4' 41.441
114.738 mph

Race 1; Superbike Race final standings

Saturday 15 May 2010 4 laps – 35.744 miles

Rank Rider Team Time Speed
1 John McGuinness Honda 1000cc 17' 58.937 119.251 mph
2 Conor Cummins Kawasaki 1000cc + 0.217 119.227 mph
3 Alastair Seeley Suzuki 1000cc + 0.553 119.190 mph
4 Keith Amor BMW 1000cc + 7.520 118.425 mph
5 Stuart Easton Honda 1000cc + 16.668 117.436 mph
6 Bruce Anstey Suzuki 1000cc + 17.246 117.375 mph
7 Michael Dunlop Honda 1000cc + 18.398 117.251 mph
8 Cameron Donald Suzuki 1000cc + 22.033 116.864 mph
9 Adrian Archibald Suzuki 1000cc + 22.622 116.802 mph
10 Ian Hutchinson Honda 1000cc + 35.057 115.498 mph

Fastest Lap: Alastair Seeley, 4'26.909 on lap 2 (120.985 miles per hour (194.706 km/h))

Race 2; Supersport Race final standings

Saturday 15 May 2010 5 laps – 44.71 miles

Rank Rider Team Time Speed
1 Alastair Seeley Suzuki 600cc 23' 19.992 114.969 mph
2 Ian Hutchinson Honda 600cc + 0.720 114.910 mph
3 Michael Dunlop Yamaha 600cc + 1.235 114.868 mph
4 Keith Amor Honda 600cc + 1.332 114.860 mph
5 John McGuinness Yamaha 600cc + 1.755 114.825 mph
6 Ryan Farquhar Kawasaki 600cc + 2.074 114.799 mph
7 Cameron Donald Suzuki 600cc + 14.713 113.774 mph
8 Conor Cummins Kawasaki 600cc + 15.022 113.749 mph
9 William Dunlop Yamaha 600cc + 15.959 113.673 mph
10 Dan Kneen Yamaha 600cc + 24.067 113.026 mph

Fastest Lap: Alastair Seeley, 4' 39.386 on lap 3 (115.582 miles per hour (186.011 km/h))

Race 3; 125cc Race final standings

Saturday 15 May 2010 5 laps – 44.71 miles

Rank Rider Team Time Speed
1 Paul Robinson Honda 125cc 22' 09.114 96.804 mph
2 Jon Vincent Honda 125cc + 8.613 96.181 mph
3 Renzo van der Donckt Honda 125cc + 20.224 95.353 mph
4 Neil Durham Aprilia 125cc + 25.893 94.954 mph
5 Stephan Savelkouls Honda 125cc + 26.420 94.918 mph
6 Samuel Dunlop Honda 125cc + 26.557 94.907 mph
7 Nigel Moore Honda 125cc + 26.662 94.901 mph
8 Wayne Kennedy Honda 125cc + 1' 04.111 92.350 mph
9 Dylan Davies Honda 125cc + 1' 05.116 92.283 mph
10 Philip Wakefield Honda 125cc + 1' 12.783 91.778 mph

Fastest Lap: Paul Robinson, 5' 32.513 on lap 3 (97.115 miles per hour (156.291 km/h))

Race 4; Superstock Race final standings

Saturday 15 May 2010 5 laps – 44.71 miles

Rank Rider Team Time Speed
1 Keith Amor BMW 1000cc 22' 46.565 117.781 mph
2 Ian Hutchinson Honda 1000cc + 0.169 117.767 mph
3 Ryan Farquhar Kawasaki 1000cc + 0.573 117.732 mph
4 Alastair Seeley Suzuki 1000cc + 0.939 117.701 mph
5 Michael Rutter BMW 1000cc + 8.185 117.080 mph
6 Michael Dunlop Honda 1000cc + 14.838 116.516 mph
7 Guy Martin Honda 1000cc + 15.275 116.479 mph
8 Ian Lougher Kawasaki 1000cc + 18.600 116.200 mph
9 John McGuinness Honda 1000cc + 18.821 116.181 mph
10 Adrian Archibald Suzuki 1000cc + 21.932 115.921 mph

Fastest Lap: Michael Rutter, 4'30.027 on lap 5 (119.588 miles per hour (192.458 km/h))

Race 5; North West 200 Superbike Race final standings

Saturday 15 May 2010 4 laps – 35.744 miles

Rank Rider Team Time Speed
1 Alastair Seeley Suzuki 1000cc 17' 41.186 121.245 mph
2 Stuart Easton Honda 1000cc + 1.143 121.115 mph
3 John McGuinness Honda 1000cc + 1.294 121.098 mph
4 Guy Martin Honda 1000cc + 7.214 120.427 mph
5 Ian Hutchinson Honda 1000cc + 9.809 120.135 mph
6 Keith Amor BMW 1000cc + 9.974 120.117 mph
7 Michael Rutter BMW 1000cc + 10.467 120.061 mph
8 Michael Dunlop Honda 1000cc + 20.342 118.965 mph
9 Adrian Archibald Suzuki 1000cc + 20.579 116.939 mph
10 Bruce Anstey Honda 1000cc + 36.421 117.222 mph

Fastest Lap: Alastair Seeley, 4'26.909 on lap 3 (121.875 miles per hour (196.139 km/h))

Race 6; Supersport Race 2 final standings

Saturday 15 May 2010 4 laps – 35.744 miles

Rank Rider Team Time Speed
1 Ian Hutchinson Honda 600cc 18' 29.915 115.992 mph
2 Keith Amor Honda 600cc + 3.288 115.580 mph
3 Bruce Anstey Suzuki 600cc + 10.620 114.824 mph
4 Alastair Seeley Suzuki 600cc + 10.695 114.816 mph
5 Michael Dunlop Yamaha 600cc + 10.949 114.790 mph
6 John McGuinness Honda 600cc + 11.581 114.725 mph
7 Conor Cummins Kawasaki 600cc + 11.717 114.711 mph
8 Cameron Donald Suzuki 600cc + 13.249 114.555 mph
9 William Dunlop Suzuki 600cc + 13.594 114.520 mph
10 Ryan Farquhar Kawasaki 600cc + 25.306 113.338 mph

Fastest Lap and new class record: Keith Amor, 4' 37.591 on lap 3 (116.329 miles per hour (187.213 km/h))

See also

References
  1. "Local People Urged to Support new NW200 Daytime Practice Session". North West 200 Website. 16 February 2010. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  2. "Organisers Applaud Improvements at Mather's Cross". North West 200 Website. 9 November 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  3. "New Safety Improvements at Mather's Cross and Station Corner". North West Official Website. 27 April 2010. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  4. "Honda rider Steve Plater fastest at NW200 practice". BBC News. BBC. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  5. "Steve Plater hurt in North West 200 practice crash". BBC News. BBC. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  6. Harris, Roy (17 May 2010). "Determination drives Amor on". The Belfast Telegraph. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
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