Scott Redding will be back on the Hager PBM Ducati in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, returning from this weekend’s (July 25/26/27) fifth round of the season at Brands Hatch, as Glenn Irwin continues his recovery from injury.
Redding’s last visit to the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit was in 2019, his title-winning year with the PBM team, and he returns to the Bennetts British Superbike Championship for the remainder of the season.
Redding will be aiming to build on his ‘baptism of fire’ last time out at Knockhill, when he had his first experience of the Hager PBM Ducati in an array of different conditions, quickly adapting back to the BSB-specification Ducati V4 R to claim a best result of fourth place in the challenging wet conditions.
Glenn Irwin continues his recovery from pelvic injuries sustained at Snetterton, making positive progress following his surgery last month. Further updates on his return will follow in due course.
Redding said: “I am super happy to be back for the rest of the season in BSB. The reception I got at Knockhill was amazing and even at Donington Park; the amount of people who asked me about how it was at Knockhill and said what a good job I did in those conditions, was amazing. I think the most used phrase was ‘baptism of fire’, which I think was the correct word to use for it to be honest and I couldn’t put it in any better words myself if I tried!
“It was super interesting at Knockhill. To be back for the rest of the year, now I have had a spin out on the bike at Knockhill, I know the Hager PBM Ducati is a good bike and I know the team is very good. It was a great feeling to have to be back in the BSB paddock with a team that I know and are well respected and known throughout the years.
“It felt really good at Knockhill, so I am looking forward to going to Brands Hatch, it’s not one of the easier ones and will be always be a challenge there, jumping back on with no electronics again, but I knew this is what I signed up for and I can’t wait to get to work.
“Brands Hatch is a big round with all the fans, one of the biggest races on the calendar and I can’t wait to see them all again. I will be doing the best I can, being back on the podium would be super nice and I am just absolutely buzzing to get going. Maybe even a few wheelies for the fans!”
Joint Team Owner Jordan Bird commented: “It’s great to have Scott confirmed for the remainder of the season. His outing at Knockhill threw everything at us, but as always Scott showed his class. We are looking forward to seeing how he can progress throughout the second half of the season.
“Glenn’s recovery has been going brilliantly; he is showing the strength and the resilience we all knew he had. We are really looking forward to getting him back as soon as he is fully fit and ready to be fighting at the front again.
“As always we must thank our incredible sponsors and supporting fans. This is a very exciting chapter for PBM and we look forward to putting on a show at Brands Hatch this weekend.”