The race win went to Glenn Irwin but it was Tommy Bridewell who took the 2023 BSB title in the closest British Superbike finale in history as theꩲ result went all the way to the last lap of the last race at Brands Hatch.

The third and final race of the showdown was tense and full of overtakes with all three riders knowing what they ℱn꧟eeded to succeed.

After a series of lead changes it was Glenn Irwin who found his way to the front, which was whre he had to be but Tommy Bridewell took second at Druid🐻s on the last lap ensuring he took home the 2023 title as Irwin took a double and it was still no🦂t enough for the crown.

It was not all about the BeerMonster bikes - Ryan Vickers was an early race leader for LAMI OMG Yamaha as 𝔉he backed up his teammate Kyle Ryde who soon took over out front.

Ryde also had to&🧔nꦛbsp;win, but needed issues for the Ducati bikes, who were riding smooth despite all the lead and title changes.

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Irwin lunges for the lead 

On lap six the #2 saw an opportunity and hit the front at Surtees, with Vic🐽kers ꦡfollowing him through. That lead was short lived as Ryde hit the front again. 

The alarm bells went for the Northern 𒊎Irishman when Bridewell tried a lunge for the lead at Hawthorns heading into lap ten, but Ryde founꩲd a way back ahead again.

The thre꧅e leaders continued to play, dropping Vickers as the pace intensified. 

Lap eleven saw Irwin back in front, and still at the whim of what h♍appe🧜ned behind regardless of his position.

An error on lap sixteen saw Ryde go one way around the Ducati and Bridewell the other, allowing them back into fi𓆏rst and second.

After all the ch🤡anges it came down to the last lap.

Second enough for Championship win for Bridewell

Irwin moved ahead at Surtees to lead at the start of the final lap,ꦫ with Bridewell knowing he had to be second in that situation to take the title. The move came at Druids and although no rider gave in, the last and final championship lead change of eight was how they finished at the line, allowing Bridewell to take the title from second.

Irwin⭕ picked up a double and a tenth win by 0.372s, and was quick to congratulate Bridewell.

Celebrations ensued including drinking a pint fro♋m the crowd, and later c🥀hampagne from his boot on the podium. The #46 bike was changed to a #1 and liveried in decoration and celebration of Oliie, Tommy’s late brother and Paul Bird, his boss who passed earlier in the season.

Kyle Ryde’s third mirrored his title finish.

Vickers being in the mix up front pulled hi♋m clear of the res💟t four fourth.

Away from the champi꧟onship action up front, Leon Haslam looked back to𒆙 his best to finish the season, moving up to fifth with his Rokit BMW Motorrad bike.

Christian Iddon was back on his Oxford Products Ducati after a big fall in race two, and was�💮� an impressive sixth after being stretchered off earlier in the day.

Jason O’Halloran gave the spec🦹ial MCAMS Yamaha livery as the team depart one last spin in eighth, clear of Lee Jackson, who made up places for eighth.

Josh Brookes was right behind in ninth for FHO Racing♍, with ꦕCharlie Nesbitt the top rookie in tenth for MasterMac Honda.

Max Cook was close behind his fellow rookie in eleventh, w🌠hile Storm Stacey closed out his season with twel𓃲fth place for Starline Kawasaki.

The final points of the seaso𝓀n went to Honda’s Tom Neave in 13th , Bradley Perie for Lee Hardy Racing in 14th and Niccolo Canepa on the second McAMS bike in 15th.

Fraser Rogers was♛ the best of the ‘pathway’ entries in 19th for In Competi🔯tion Aprilia.

Crashes, Injuries and Replacements

Franco Bourne suffered an early🔯 exit, while Luke Mossey, Shaun Winfield, Jack Kennedy and Pe🃏ter Hickman all retired to the pits.

How did the championship finish?

The clo🔜sest season of BSB saw only half a point the difference between the Ducati duo.

Tommy Bridewell’s final total was 455 after his fi𝓰nal second place points were added, with Glenn Irwin just short on 454.5.

Kyle Ryde finis🐎hed 33 points behind with another third, on a total of 422.

The team trophy was picked upꦕ by Jordan Bird for PBM, after taking up where her father left off at the team.