2011 North West 200 Races


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.
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.

Results

The first race of the day was a switch from the Superbike's to the less powerful Supersport's 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 split. The event was abandon at 17:20 BST.

Practice

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

Race Results

Race 1; 600cc Supersport Race final standings

Saturday 21 May 2011 5 laps – 44.71 miles
RankRiderTeamTimeSpeed
1 Alastair SeeleySuzuki 600cc24' 50.702107.973 mph
2 Cameron DonaldHonda 600cc+ 0.844109.061 mph
3 Bruce AnsteyHonda 600cc+ 14.081106.963 mph
4 Michael DunlopYamaha 600cc+ 23.104106.325 mph
5 Gary JohnsonYamaha 600cc+ 25.227106.176 mph
6 William DunlopHonda 600cc+ 28.845105.924 mph
7 Ryan FarquharKawasaki 600cc+ 42.558104.976 mph
8 Guy MartinSuzuki 600cc+ 58.777103.877 mph
9 Lee JohnstonHonda 600cc+ 58.891103.870 mph
10 Conor CumminsYamaha 600cc+ 59.185103.850 mph

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