Ray leads Ryde by 0.102s with Haslam third in opening Free Practice

Ray leads Ryde by 0.102s with Haslam third in opening Free Practice

17 October 2025

Bradley Ray kicked off the Bennetts British Superbike Championship finale weekend at Brands Hatch by topping the opening Free Practice session for the Raceways Yamaha team, launching ahead of title rival Kyle Ryde by 0.102s with Leon Haslam holding third place.

The positions changed frequently at the top of the times between the leading trio throughout the session, with Haslam holding the upper hand ahead of the final five minutes, when Ryde then Ray exchanged positions at the top.

0.880s covered the top 17 riders with Tommy Bridewell holding fourth ahead of Charlie Nesbitt and Lee Jackson, with Rory Skinner and Danny Kent completing the top eight riders. The AJN Steelstock Kawasaki pairing of Christian Iddon and Max Cook completed the top ten with Scott Redding eased into eleventh.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Brands Hatch, Free Practice 1 result:

  1. Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha) 1m:25.310s
  2. Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +0.102s
  3. Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) +0.211s
  4. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +0.227s
  5. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +0.258s
  6. Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) +0.284s
  7. Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) +0.316s
  8. Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) +0.527s
  9. Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +0.571s
  10. Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +0.611s

For the full session result please click here

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