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| Date | 21 May 2011 | |||||||||||
| Location | Northern Ireland | |||||||||||
| Course | Road Course 8.97miles | |||||||||||
| Supersport Race 1 | ||||||||||||
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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.[1]
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.[2]
The first race of the day was a switch from the Superbikes to the less powerful Supersports 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 spill. The event was abandoned at 17:20 BST.[2]
| Rank | Rider | Tue 17 May | Thurs 19 May | |
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| 1 | Michael Rutter 1000cc Ducati | 4' 32.096 118.679 mph | 4' 26.336 121.245 mph | |
| 2 | Martin Jessopp 1000cc Ducati | 4' 36.121 111.245 mph | 4' 26.906 120.986 mph | |
| 3 | Michael Dunlop 1000cc Kawasaki | 4' 32.096 118.679 mph | 4' 40.707 115.308 mph | |
| 4 | Guy Martin 1000cc Suzuki | 4' 40.279 115.214 mph | 4' 29.083 120.008 mph | |
| 5 |  Cameron Donald1000cc Honda | 4' 47.144 112.459 mph | 4' 29.227 119.943 mph | |
| 6 | Gary Johnson 1000cc Honda | 4' 37.336 116.436 mph | 4' 30.420 119.414 mph | |
| 7 |  Bruce Anstey1000cc Honda | 4' 43.498 113.906 mph | 4' 31.582 118.903 mph | |
| 8 | William Dunlop 1000cc Honda | 4' 40.424 115.154 mph | 4' 32.710 115.154 mph | |
| 9 | Simon Andrews 1000cc BMW | 5' 24.135 99.625 mph | 4' 32.802 118.372 mph | |
| 10 | James Hillier 1000cc Kawasaki | 4' 57.634 108.496 mph | 4' 33.699 117.984 mph |
Saturday 21 May 2011 5 laps – 44.71 miles
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | Speed | |
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| 1 | Alastair Seeley | Suzuki 600cc | 24' 50.702 | 107.973 mph | |
| 2 | Cameron Donald | Honda 600cc | + 0.844 | 109.061 mph | |
| 3 | Bruce Anstey | Honda 600cc | + 14.081 | 106.963 mph | |
| 4 | Michael Dunlop | Yamaha 600cc | + 23.104 | 106.325 mph | |
| 5 | Gary Johnson | Yamaha 600cc | + 25.227 | 106.176 mph | |
| 6 | William Dunlop | Honda 600cc | + 28.845 | 105.924 mph | |
| 7 | Ryan Farquhar | Kawasaki 600cc | + 42.558 | 104.976 mph | |
| 8 | Guy Martin | Suzuki 600cc | + 58.777 | 103.877 mph | |
| 9 | Lee Johnston | Honda 600cc | + 58.891 | 103.870 mph | |
| 10 | Conor Cummins | Yamaha 600cc | + 59.185 | 103.850 mph |
Fastest Lap: Alastair Seeley – Suzuki, 4 minutes, 55.835 seconds 109.155 mph on lap 5