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2011 North West 200 Races

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United Kingdom   2011 North West 200 Races
Race details

Date 21 May 2011
Location Northern Ireland
Course Road Course
8.970 mi (14.436 km)
Supersport Race 1
Pole Position Fastest Lap
Northern Ireland Alastair Seeley Northern Ireland Alastair Seeley
115.937 mph 109.155 mph
Podium
1. Northern Ireland Alastair Seeley
2. Australia Cameron Donald 3. New Zealand Bruce Anstey

The 2011 Relentless International North West 200 was the 72nd running of the road racing event and took place on Saturday 21 May 2011 at the circuit, known as "The Triangle", based around the towns of Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush, in Northern Ireland. As with 2010, the event featured daytime practice on the Thursday rather than during the evening. Traditionally only the main NW200 race has been run over six laps, however in 2011 all five events were to be six lap races. For the first time since 1989 there was no scheduled 125 cc event.[1]

There were significant delays due to a hoax bomb alert and then an extensive oil spill on the track together with bad weather caused racing to be cancelled after the completion of only one race.[2]

Results

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The first race of the day was a switch from the Superbikes to the less powerful Supersports due to wet conditions. The race was also reduced from six to five laps with two sighting laps. The race was won by Alastair Seeley after a last lap battle with Cameron Donald. The paddock was evacuated after the race because of a bomb hoax. The second delayed race of the day was for the Superbike race. However, due to deteriorated conditions a number of riders, including the pole sitter Michael Rutter, decided not to take part. Seeley was leading Michael Dunlop when the race was stopped after one lap due to an oil spill. The event was abandoned at 17:20 BST.[2]

Practice

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Practice Times & Leaderboard Race 2 & 5 – 1000cc Superbike class

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Rank Rider Tue 17 May Thurs 19 May
1 England Michael Rutter
1000cc Ducati
4' 32.096
118.679 mph
4' 26.336
121.245 mph
2 England Martin Jessopp
1000cc Ducati
4' 36.121
111.245 mph
4' 26.906
120.986 mph
3 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop
1000cc Kawasaki
4' 32.096
118.679 mph
4' 40.707
115.308 mph
4 England Guy Martin
1000cc Suzuki
4' 40.279
115.214 mph
4' 29.083
120.008 mph
5 Australia Cameron Donald
1000cc Honda
4' 47.144
112.459 mph
4' 29.227
119.943 mph
6 England Gary Johnson
1000cc Honda
4' 37.336
116.436 mph
4' 30.420
119.414 mph
7 New Zealand Bruce Anstey
1000cc Honda
4' 43.498
113.906 mph
4' 31.582
118.903 mph
8 Northern Ireland William Dunlop
1000cc Honda
4' 40.424
115.154 mph
4' 32.710
115.154 mph
9 England Simon Andrews
1000cc BMW
5' 24.135
99.625 mph
4' 32.802
118.372 mph
10 England James Hillier
1000cc Kawasaki
4' 57.634
108.496 mph
4' 33.699
117.984 mph

Race Results

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Race 1; 600cc Supersport Race final standings

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Saturday 21 May 2011 5 laps – 44.71 miles

Rank Rider Team Time Speed
1 Northern Ireland Alastair Seeley Suzuki 600cc 24' 50.702 107.973 mph
2 Australia Cameron Donald Honda 600cc + 0.844 109.061 mph
3 New Zealand Bruce Anstey Honda 600cc + 14.081 106.963 mph
4 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Yamaha 600cc + 23.104 106.325 mph
5 England Gary Johnson Yamaha 600cc + 25.227 106.176 mph
6 Northern Ireland William Dunlop Honda 600cc + 28.845 105.924 mph
7 Northern Ireland Ryan Farquhar Kawasaki 600cc + 42.558 104.976 mph
8 England Guy Martin Suzuki 600cc + 58.777 103.877 mph
9 Northern Ireland Lee Johnston Honda 600cc + 58.891 103.870 mph
10 Isle of Man Conor Cummins Yamaha 600cc + 59.185 103.850 mph

Fastest Lap: Alastair Seeley – Suzuki, 4 minutes, 55.835 seconds 109.155 mph on lap 5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NW200 still set for 21st May 2011". North West 200 Website. 30 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b "North West 200 racing abandoned". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
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