Full BSB FP1 results at Brands Hatch

Joe Francis has used his last lap in drying cond♋itions to be a surprise topper of the opening practice♕ session at the Bennetts British Superbike championship finale at Brands Hatch.

The PR Racing Lloyd & Jones BMW rid🧜er has often impressed in wet and mixed conditions this year and with rain threatening throughout FP1 following heavy thunderstorms overnight Francis duly produced a 1m 35.483s on a slippery surface to top the session.

That lap saw Fr꧅ancis beat Peter Hickman’s own final lap effort by just under two-tenths of the second t🔴o push the Smiths Racing BMW rider into second place as he looks to end his BSB campaign on a high despite being mathematically ruled out of the title showdown.

With Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki’s Ben Curries surging up t🍸o third place late on, Josh Brookes led the BSB title contenders with fourth place on the Be Wiser Ducati.

Needing to overturn a 28-point deficit to team-mate Scott Redding to win t𓃲he title, Brookes saw Honda’s Andrew Irwin and McAMS Yamaha’s Jason O’Haꦕlloran split him to the ex-MotoGP rider who claimed seventh place on the FP1 times.

Fellow BSB Showdown member Tarran Mackenzie, who is also out of title contention, claimed eighth place for𓆉 McAMS Yamaha ahead of Racedays Yamaha’s Matt Truelove and CDH Racing Kawasaki’🐬s Josh Owens.

That left final BSB title fighter Tommy Bridewell in 11^th place in FP1 for Oxford Racing Ducati.

The opening practice session was briefly suspended by a red flag aft🥂er Dan Linfoot suffered a suspected engine issue with his Santander Salt TAG Yamaha.