Irwin suffers fractures in Snetterton practice crash

After colliding with Glenn Irwin during a free practice session at the third round of the British Superbike Championship on Saturday, he broke his hip socket and pelvis.

During FP3, the Northern Ireland rider left his Hager PBM Ducati and was later red-flagged at Turn Nine.

The 35-year-old was then transported to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for further examination and assessment after initially being taken to the circuit medical center for x-rays on his hip and right leg.

Later on Saturday, a statement from the BSB race organizers revealed the extent of his injuries.

“Glenn Irwin has fractures to his hip socket and pelvis following a CT scan at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. He is stable, they declared.

The specialist team will examine Glenn tomorrow to decide a continuing management strategy.

Irwin was unable to compete in the series’ opening weekend BSB race, which Bradley Ray, a Yamaha rider, won.

With Kyle Ryde, the defending champion, Tommy Bridewell of Honda Racing, second, and Leon Haslam, fourth, Ray won his fifth championship win.

Ray now has 104 points in the championship standings, followed by Ryde, Haslam, and Irwin, who scored 77 and Irwin, who scored 77.

Andrew, Irwin’s brother, crashed out during the weekend opener’s fourth lap while vying for the top-12 spot.

On Sunday, there are scheduled to be two more races.

Prior to this weekend’s action, Glenn Irwin had already secured four podium finishes in his first five races of the season at Oulton Park and Donington.

is a 11-time Superbike race winner at the North West 200 international road races, but the sport has since given up on that category before this year’s event in county Antrim.