McAMS Racing and Danny Kent took a fourth-place finish in the opening race of the weekend at Donington Park, setting the third-fastest lap of the race and securing a front-row start for tomorrow.

After finishing fifth overall on Friday, Saturday’s track action began with a final Free Practice session ahead of the Omologato Superpole for McAMS Racing and Kent. A commendable lap time of 1:27.858 sat him in P4 as the session drew to a close.

Having started from fourth on the grid, the opening stages of the race saw Kent lose several places and drop back to sixth.

As the 20-lap stint to the flag progressed, the Yamaha R1 rider demonstrated a phenomenal race pace, climbing through to fourth and clocking a fastest lap of 1:28.049.

Tight on the heels of an opponent in third, the race was brought to a red-flag finish after an incident further down the field with just over five laps remaining,

Despite narrowly missing out on a podium, Kent and the McAMS Racing squad further cemented their ability to be competitive towards the top and walk away from the first race of the weekend as runners up in the championship standings.

The form from Saturday’s race bodes well for Kent and the team heading into tomorrow. With a firm belief that a podium is within contention throughout the remainder of the weekend, the squad heads towards tomorrow’s duo of races with a positive mind.