2010 North West 200 Races
Rank Rider Team Time Speed
1 Ian Hutchinson Honda 600cc 18 ' 29.915 115.992 mph
2 Keith Amor Honda 600cc + 3.288 115.580 mph
3 Bruce Anstey Suzuki 600cc + 10.620 114.824 mph
4 Alastair Seeley Suzuki 600cc + 10.695 114.816 mph
5 Michael Dunlop Yamaha 600cc + 10.949 114.790 mph
6 John McGuinness Honda 600cc + 11.581 114.725 mph
7 Conor Cummins Kawasaki 600cc + 11.717 114.711 mph
8 Cameron Donald Suzuki 600cc + 13.249 114.555 mph
9 William Dunlop Suzuki 600cc + 13.594 114.520 mph
10 Ryan Farquhar Kawasaki 600cc + 25.306 113.338 mph
Results -- Race results
Saturday 15 May 2010 4 laps – 35.744 miles
The 2010 North West 200 Races, the 71st running of the event, was held on Saturday 15 May 2010 at the circuit, dubbed The Triangle, based around the towns of Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush, in Northern Ireland. The first Superbike race was won by John McGuinness followed by Alastair Seeley winning the first 600cc Supersport race. First-time winners at the North West 200 were Paul Robinson in the 125cc race and Keith Amor in the 1000cc Superstock Race. Amor's victory was also the first win for BMW and the first non-Japanese manufacturer to claim a victory since 1997. The Blue Riband event, the North West 200 Superbike Race, produced a second win of the meeting for Alastair Seeley and the first local winner of the race since Phillip McCallen in 1997 . The final race of the meeting, the 600cc Supersport 2 race was won by Ian Hutchinson. New for the 2010 event was the introduction of the daytime practice on the Thursday rather than the normal evening slot. The reasons for the change includes giving the riders the opportunity to practice in conditions similar to race day and also because of the extra time allowing classes to run separately. Race Director Mervyn Whyte MBE said that altering the time of the traditional Thursday practice session will dramatically improve overall safety at the event. In an additional bid to improve safety, Mather's Cross was widened at the end of 2009. For 2010 further modifications were made to the circuit to improve safety. A new purpose built chicane was introduced near Mathers Cross to reduce speeds at the corner and safety improvement were made to the area at Station corner.