Glenn Irwin
Glenn Irwin (born 21 March 1990 in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland) is a professional road racer of motorcycles, and the brother of racer Andrew Irwin. For 2023, he raced for the Paul Bird Motorsport Ducati team in the British Superbike Championship, losing the championship by half-a-point, and in road racing events such as the North West 200 aboard a Ducati Panigale V4 R.
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| Nationality | Northern Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 1990 Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | PBM Racing Ducati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Irwin was confirmed in March 2024 to be continuing with his former team, renamed as PBM Racing following the death of Paul Bird, as a single rider entry in British Superbikes.
Irwin has experienced success on both short circuits and the roads, with runner-up spots in the 2022 British Superbike Championship, 21 points behind champion Bradley Ray, and again in 2023 by a half-point to teammate Tommy Bridewell.
Irwin also has allied eight wins at the North West 200, all in the superbike class including doubles at the 2018 and 2022 meetings. Irwin also holds the lap record for the fastest newcomer at the Isle of Man TT, set in 2022 with a lap clocked at 129.85 mph.