Irwin passed fit for Thruxton return by BSB medics

Glenn Irwin will race for OMG Racing Yamaha after his split from PBM Ducati

Glenn Irwin has been passed fit to race at the British Superbike Championship round at Thruxton by the series' medical staff.

Irwin was reviewed after the first practice session after being deemed fit enough to participate in first practice after an assessment from the BSB's chief medical officer.

The 35-year-old has passed both set of tests on Friday and can compete in the remainder of the weekend.

Irwin had been sidelined since a practice crash at Snetterton in June, which left him with fractures to his hip socket and pelvis.

He also had surgery on his sacrum (pelvic region) as part of his recovery.

Irwin had declared himself fit to compete in the build-up to the event after undergoing independent tests, but was made to wait for official confirmation until he had been assessed by the chief medial officer ahead of first practice at Thruxton.

"Thank you to everyone who has helped me get to this point", Irwin posted on X.

"So excited to return with controlled expectations for this weekend."

The Northern Ireland rider will be competing with a new team OMG Racing Yamaha after his exit from PBM Ducati.

When announcing Irwin's departure from the team, PBM said there had been a "point of conflict" over the immediacy of the Northern Ireland rider's return, which had originally been scheduled to be a round later at Cadwell Park at the end of August.

In response, Irwin felt there had been a lack of loyalty from his team, who will run Scott Redding in his place, adding they weren't "prepared to wait" for him.

Despite declaring himself fit to race, a statement on Thursday from MSRV, which runs the BSB championship, said Irwin was "on the 'unfit list'" until cleared by the series' chief medical officer, who has "sole discretion" over the participation of riders who had sustained a serious injury.

Irwin completed 22 laps in the first practice session as he eased himself back into action after missing three rounds.

The first race is on Saturday at 16:15 BST before Sunday's two races at 13:15 BST and 16:20 BST.