Kyle Ryde delivered a faultless victory in Bennetts British Superbike Championship race three at Cadwell Park to take the standings lead to Donington Park ahead of the four-race weekend for the Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha team. Bradley Ray relinquished the lead in the standings after a twelfth place finish following a difficult race as Honda Racing UK celebrated a double podium finish with Andrew Irwin and Tommy Bridewell.
At the start Andrew Irwin had fired himself into the lead at Honda Racing UK’s home round, but Ryde was instantly on the attack with a decisive move at Park on the brakes to lead for Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha.
Ryde was shadowed by Irwin until the closing stages when he pulled the pin to bridge a gap, with the Honda Racing UK rider taking second ahead of teammate Tommy Bridewell.
Bridewell had moved into third ahead of Storm Stacey by lap three and he was able to hold on to have his strongest weekend of the year so far, as behind the battle for fourth was raging.
Christian Iddon was the victor in that pack to take fourth for AJN Steelstock Kawasaki, holding off his teammate Max Cook and Stacey. Meanwhile Leon Haslam was also in that pack but with a solid seventh he has climbed to third in the standings ahead of his home round at Donington Park in two weeks’ time.
Scott Redding was eighth for Hager PBM Ducati, getting the better of Charlie Nesbitt and Josh Brookes who completed the top ten.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, Race 3 result:
- Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha)
- Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +2.909s
- Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +7.267s
- Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +11.321s
- Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +12.030s
- Storm Stacey (Bathams AJN Racing BMW) +14.516s
- Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) +14.930s
- Scott Redding (Hager PBM Ducati) +15.119s
- Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +15.343s
- Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) +15.931s
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Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
- Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) 284
- Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha) 282
- Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) 192
- Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 182
- Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) 180
- Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 172
- Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 166
- Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 146
- Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) 130
- Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) 129
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