The opening round of the British Superbikes Championship was abandoned after a ‘severe and catastrophic incident’.
A horror crash occurred during the Supersport Feature support race at Oulton Park in Cheshire on Monday.
The pile-up involving 11 bikes occurred just moments into the race in worrying scenes caught on TV.
A rider had lost control coming out of the first turn, prompting them to skid across the tarmac and into another rider.
Multiple bikes were quickly caught up in the crash, with one worryingly flying into the air.
A bike even caught fire following the crash as flames quickly engulfed the Cheshire track.
Medics could be seen rushing over to the scene before the TV cameras cut away and the red flag was waved.
According to race organisers, riders Carl Harris, Shane Richardson, Corey Tinker, Cameron Hall, Freddie Barnes, Owen Jenner, George Edwards, Morgan McLaren-Wood, Tom Tunstall, Lewis Jones and Max Morgan were brought down in crash.
The entire event was ultimately axed due to the severity of the crash.
In a statement, the British Superbike Championship said: “At the start of the Quattro Group British Supersport Championship race at Oulton Park, exiting turn one there was a major chain reaction incident involving 11 riders.
“The race was immediately stopped and medical services attended.
“Due to the extent of the incident and following medical interventions it will not be possible to continue the event and therefore the event is cancelled.
TV cameras cut out after flames engulfed the track“MSVR will issue a further statement in due course.”
Meanwhile, British Superbikes chief Stuart Higgs told TNT Sports: “As people may have seen it was a severe and catastrophic incident coming off of turn one at the start of the British Supersport race.
“The medical response is still ongoing and as a result we do confirm the event has been cancelled and there will be no more racing today.
“There will be a further statement issued by Motorsport Vision Racing as we go into the evening once we collate all the information.”
The meeting had initially got underway on Sunday with the first day of racing.
Bradley Ray claimed victory in the opening race after starting 14th on the grid.
Leon Haslam then claimed his first British Superbike win since 2018 later in the day.
The 2025 British Superbikes Championship is the 38th season of the motorcycle event, which was first staged in 1988.
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