Scott Redding emerged on top after the Bennetts British Superbike Championship Pre-Qualifying session at Brands Hatch as the 2019 champion moved closer to the lap record, holding off title contender Bradley Ray by just 0.094s ahead of tomorrow’s opening race.
Ray had set the benchmark, but the Hager PBM Ducati rider was gathering momentum and his final lap of the session put him ahead of his rivals as he bids to continue his winning performances from the previous three rounds.
Ray was ahead of his championship rival Kyle Ryde, the defending champion holding sixth place and climbing the times in the final moments after sitting precariously close to being in the drop zone in tenth ahead of the closing five minutes.
Charlie Nesbitt had another strong session for MasterMac Honda in third place, holding the position ahead of Christian Iddon and Max Cook as the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki teammates closed down their opposition.
Glenn Irwin was just adrift of his Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha teammate Ryde, holding seventh place from his long established rival Tommy Bridewell. Leon Haslam and Danny Kent completed the top ten with Lee Jackson and Rory Skinner the final two riders qualifying directly into tomorrow’s Bandero Café Shoot Out Qualifying 2 session ahead of race one.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Brands Hatch, Pre Qualifying result:
- Scott Redding (Hager PBM Ducati) 1m:24.733s
- Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha) +0.094s
- Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +0.191s
- Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +0.223s
- Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +0.300s
- Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +0.332s
- Glenn Irwin (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +0.369s
- Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +0.389s
- Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) +0.427s
- Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) +0.462s
- Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) +0.529s
- Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) +0.579s
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