Top 6 finish for Ben Currie in his first race with Oxford Products Racing Ducati

The Bennetts British Superbike Championship started its 2023 season at Silverstone this weekend, with the first Quattro Group British Supersport race taking place on Saturday afternoon.

Making his race debut with Oxford Products Racing Ducati, Ben Currie had qualified on the second row on the Panigale V2 in sixth place. He got a great start as was into third on his opening lap. But as the race progressed, he dropped down the order to sixth, ultimately taking the chequered flag in that same position.

Ben Currie (Oxford Products Racing Ducati #61)

“It was a really tough race. Digging in out there as the pace was really hot, under the lap record every lap. But it was great to get that first race under our belt and get that data. We finished P6 in the end, obviously not what we want. We want to win every race. But we kept it sunny side up when we could have quite easily made a mistake out there pushing too hard. I feel like I got the maximum out of the package today but now we go to work tonight, and we try and find what we're missing in the last little part of the lap. Hopefully we can challenge tomorrow, but if not, we'll give everything our best and will hopefully come away with some solid points.”