Ben Currie scores a second at Brands in his first wet race on the Panigale V2

Oxford Products Racing Ducati’s Ben Currie started today’s Supersport Sprint race from the front of the second row in fourth. But as the lights went out, his bike got sideways and he was swamped into Paddock Hill and was dropped way down the field.

Ben had climbed up to eleventh by the end of his opening lap and race leader Tom Booth-Amos retired on the following lasp, with Ben taking another position to start Lap 3 inside the top ten in ninth.

As the ten-lap race progressed Ben continues to climb up the order and with two laps to go Ben was in a battle with Zak Corderoy for second place. Ben got the better of the Gearlink Kawasaki rider to take the flag in second behind winner Richard Cooper, and now sits at the top of the Quattro Group British Supersport Championship with a total of 175 points.

Ben Currie (Oxford Products Racing Ducati #61) – 2nd
“We had those two practice laps rolling out the pit there and I came straight in after the first one and was like, boys, we're in big trouble! I had grabbed the brake and the front didn’t move. I thought this is going to be a long one. Luckily we got that little 10-minute window, so I came in, swapped some springs around, and some little bits and bobs. It's a fickle beast the old Duke. You might have seen on the line I let go of the clutch and the thing just went 90 on me and span up that's what it was like coming out of corners. It was a bit of a handful, but I said to myself, just steady on. We’re in 15th place we're in big trouble, let's just see what we can do. And then the positions just started coming to me and I was really happy with that. So, it feels like a win. It wasn't, but I'll take the championship lead. Thanks to all my sponsors, and roll on tomorrow.”