Stacey Stars at 2026 North West 200
T
he 2026 edition of the North
West 200 delivered a new
road racing star over a packed
single day of racing on Satur-
day, May 9, with 23-year-old
British Superbike regular Storm
Stacey (BMW) emerging as the
standout performer after claim-
ing a sensational double victory
on Northern Ireland's Triangle
circuit.
After Thursday's planned rac-
es were canceled following the
tragic death of Czech rider Kamil
Holan during qualifying, organiz-
ers condensed the program into
six races on Saturday.
The opening SuperTwins race
belonged to Peter Hickman (Ya
-
maha), who edged out veteran
Jeremy McWilliams (Yamaha)
for victory, while Alastair Seeley
(Aprilia) completed the podium.
McWilliams later turned the
tables in the second SuperTwins
race, taking an emotional victory
ahead of Paul Jordan (Aprilia)
and Seeley.
In the big-bike categories,
Glenn Irwin (Ducati) continued
his formidable North West 200
form by winning the opening Su
-
perbike race from Dean Harrison
(Honda) and Michael Dunlop
(BMW).
However, Irwin's long unbeat-
en run in the class ended in the
second encounter when Stacey
stormed to victory before a red
flag for an oil spill halted pro
-
ceedings and forced officials to
declare a result after three laps.
Harrison again finished second
with Irwin third.
Stacey also captured the
Superstock race in command-
ing fashion aboard the BMW,
defeating Dunlop by just over
one second, with Josh Brookes
(Honda) taking third.
The Supersport class pro-
duced another classic show-
down as Dunlop guided the
Ducati Panigale V2 to victory
over Harrison by less than three-
tenths of a second after the
race was shortened by a red
flag. Brookes (Honda) rounded
out the top three, while Alastair
Seeley (Ducati) narrowly missed
the podium in fourth.
CN
WIND
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Storm Stacey takes the
North West 200 by storm.
