Summary

  • Race 1 – Supersport (6 laps) - Davey Todd wins for second career NW200 victory

  • Race 2 – Superstock (6 laps) - Alastair Seeley wins from pole position after red flag ends race early

  • Race 3 – Supertwin (4 laps) - Race cancelled

  1. The chequered flagpublished at 21:05 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    That's all for tonight, folks.

    You can read Richard Petrie's report from today's action here as Davey Todd and Alastair Seeley take a win and a second place each in the opening two races.

    We'll be back again on Saturday morning for a full day of racing on the north coast.

    See you then.

  2. Postpublished at 20:55 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    Becca Keegan
    BBC Sport NI

    All smiles on the podium as Alastair Seeley takes his 28th North West 200 victory.

    Just to confirm, Davey Todd was second and Michael Dunlop was third.

    Alastair Seeley, Davey Todd and Michael Dunlop
  3. A match made in heaven - Seeleypublished at 20:51 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    Alastair Seeley, Superstock winner:

    "It’s nice to rattle another one out. It is a match made in heaven [his relationship with TAS Racing]. Philip gave me the opportunity back in 2009 and we brought two titles very quickly. It’s a great team, they are a great bunch of guys with a big family atmosphere and this year we are very happy – and I keep saying that a happy rider is a fast rider. We are all smiling, we are all fist-pumping and that is what it is all about. We’ll see on Saturday if there are more to come."

  4. Superstock resultpublished at 20:48 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    Seeley wins red flagged race

    Superstock results
  5. Supertwin race cancelledpublished at 20:40 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    The final scheduled race of the evening, the Supertwins, has been cancelled.

  6. Seeley wins Superstock racepublished at 20:30 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    Race red flagged

    The race has been declared after the red flag.

    Alastair Seeley has won ahead of Davey Todd and Michael Dunlop.

  7. RED FLAGpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    RED FlagImage source, BBC Sport
    Image caption,

    RED Flag

  8. FINAL LAPpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    Lap 6/6

    Seeley is onto his final lap. His lead is over 10 seconds.

    Todd leads Dunlop over the line as the pair continue to rattle away for second.

    Dean Harrison is in the loneliest of fourth places, a fair bit ahead of the Rutter/Hillier/McGuinness battle for fifth.

  9. Postpublished at 20:20 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    Lap 5/6

    All eyes are on the Michael Dunlop battle with Davey Todd behind.

    Todd is happy to sit in the slipstream on the run to University, and again on the approach to Mather's.

    He thinks about it again on the run to Metropole and finally makes his move to the inside.

  10. 'You're some man' - Todd celebrates Supersport winpublished at 20:18 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    Have a watch to see what that Supersport victory meant to Davey Todd.

    Fair to say he absolutely loved it.

    Media caption,

    Davey Todd delighted with NW200 Supersport victory

  11. Postpublished at 20:17 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    Lap 5/6

    Two laps to go.

    This is quite the contrast to the Supersport race but it's hard not to admire Seeley in this form. Imperious stuff.

  12. Postpublished at 20:16 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    Lap 4/6

    Seeley is now 8.2 seconds clear by the end of the fourth lap.

    Dunlop and Todd are tied together behind in the battle for second.

    Dean Harrison is a very distant fourth.

  13. Postpublished at 20:13 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    Lap 4/6

    This is like the Alastair Seeley of old and he's miles clear.

    Behind there's a good scrap for fifth with Michael Rutter, James Hillier, Nathan Harrison and John McGuinness.

  14. Postpublished at 20:12 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    Lap 3/6

    Davey Todd has lost a lot of time and has dropped behind Dunlop.

    Only Alastair Seeley can stop Alastair Seeley winning this one now.

    That's another lap record and he leads by 5.7 seconds.

  15. Postpublished at 20:10 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    Lap 3/6

    Davey Todd has gone straight on at Mather's Cross!

    That's given Seeley a huuuuge margin now.

  16. Postpublished at 20:10 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    Lap 3/6

    The Wee Wizard has stretched his legs on the run to University.

    Todd is still there but he's slowly dropping back.

  17. LAP RECORDpublished at 20:08 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    Lap 3/6

    Seeley has broken another lap record by six tenths of a second!

    124.196mph! 4:20.009! He's on fire here.

  18. Postpublished at 20:07 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    Lap 2/6

    Seeley still leads at the end of the second lap.

    Todd is second, still hanging in there, 0.8 seconds back, and Dunlop and Harrison are cut adrift from the leading pair.

  19. Postpublished at 20:06 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    Lap 2/6

    Todd is struggling to reel Seeley in on the run to Mather's.

    He's staying with Seeley but can't erode the margin out front.

  20. Postpublished at 20:05 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    Lap 2/6

    Seeley has pulled the pin here and Todd has gone with him.

    Dunlop has drifted away in third.

    Harrison, Hillier and Cummins make up the top six.