Glenn Irwin put in a stunning ride ๊to win the feature Superbike race at the North West 200 on the Be Wiseꦗr Ducati on Saturday.

Riding the factory-backed Ducati Panigale R, the 27-year-old grabbed the lead off the line🌱 and was involved in a terrific five-rider battle for the lead, although it was the Carrickfergus rider that led for much of the seven laps.

The Tyco BMW pairing of Alastair Seeley and Ian 🍰Hutchinson challenged him hardest but although they nosed ahead on a✱ couple of occasions, Irwin remained composed to claim his maiden international road racing win.

He battled it out with Seeley on the final lap, 🦹losing the lead at Metropole in Portrush before snatching it back on the Coast Road, holding on to grind out a brilliant win.

Hutchinson finished third on the Tyco BMW ah༒ead of Michael Dunlop, who was making his race debut on the new Bennetts Suzuki.

Irwin said: "I lost a race along the coast road back in 2015 due to poor 💃positioning so I was determined it wasn't going to happen again. It's my favourite 🎉part of the circuit but the front was moving around a lot through Black Hill and anyone who says road racing is 90% is talking nonsense, that was flat out all the way!

"I really wanted that one and I'm absolut𒐪ely delighted so a big thanks to all the team and the organisers who did a brilliant job and put on a great meeting."

Michael Rutter fin👍ished in fifth place on his Bathams BMW with Dean Harriso✅n sixth on the Silicone Engineering Kawasaki.