Glenn Irwin

Glenn Irwin
Black and white image of a racing motorcycle taken from a three quarter rear camera position, with the motorcycle rear wheel elevating when braking hard for a left bend on a wet track
Irwin at Oulton Park in 2016
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born (1990-03-21) 21 March 1990 (age 34)
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
Current teamPBM Racing Ducati
Bike number2
Motorcycle racing career statistics
British Superbike Championship
Active years2016–present
ManufacturersDucati, BMW, Kawasaki, Honda
Championships0
2023 championship position2nd (454.5 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
180 11 37 12 5

Glenn Irwin (born 21 March 1990 in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland) is a professional road racer of motorcycles, and the brother of racer Andrew Irwin. For 2023, he raced for the Paul Bird Motorsport Ducati team in the British Superbike Championship, losing the championship by half-a-point, and in road racing events such as the North West 200 aboard a Ducati Panigale V4 R.[1]

Irwin was confirmed in March 2024 to be continuing with his former team, renamed as PBM Racing following the death of Paul Bird, as a single rider entry in British Superbikes.[2]

Irwin has experienced success on both short circuits and the roads, with runner-up spots in the 2022 British Superbike Championship, 21 points behind champion Bradley Ray,[1] and again in 2023 by a half-point to teammate Tommy Bridewell.

Irwin also has allied eleven wins at the North West 200, all in the superbike class including doubles at the 2018 and 2022 meetings.[3] Irwin also holds the lap record for the fastest newcomer at the Isle of Man TT, set in 2022 with a lap clocked at 129.85 mph.[4]

  1. ^ a b GLENN IRWIN COMPLETES PBM DUCATI LINE UP FOR 2023 BENNETTS BSB Archived 2 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine British Superbike, 2 November 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023
  2. ^ BSB: PBM Racing Ducati confirm 2024 grid spot with Glenn Irwin Archived 8 March 2024 at the Wayback Machine Motorcycle News, 6 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024
  3. ^ North West 200: Glenn Irwin extends unbeaten Superbike streak to six races with 2022 double Archived 6 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Motorcycle News, 16 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023
  4. ^ 2023 IOMTT: Fastest Newcomer Glenn Irwin Says He's Not Running Next Year Archived 2 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine RideApart, 2 November 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023