Scott Redding celebrated his second Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win of the weekend at the TT Circuit Assen as the Hager PBM Ducati rider emerged on top following a dogfight with Leon Haslam and Kyle Ryde in the closing stages. The Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha rider now heads to the penultimate round at Oulton Park with a 31-point advantage over Bradley Ray.
The race initially started with a huge battle at the front between Ryde, Christian Iddon and Leon Haslam as they traded positions in the dry conditions until the start of lap four when a shower began and the race was subsequently red flagged and restarted.
The shower passed and the race restarted in dry conditions and Ryde launched into the lead on the Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha ahead of Storm Stacey, Haslam and Iddon. However, after claiming victory earlier today for the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki team, Iddon crashed out unhurt on the opening lap.
At the front, Haslam moved into second and the leading group began to start making a break with Ryde, Haslam, Stacey, Tommy Bridewell and Redding with Ray just adrift on the Raceways Yamaha.
Bridewell then moved ahead of Stacey and a few laps later, Ray also made his move however later in the race, the Bathams AJN Racing BMW rider would make a move for fifth to push the championship contender into sixth at the chequered flag.
At the front the final two lap dogfight began with Ryde leading, however Redding was on the attack and claimed the position on the special edition liveried Hager PBM Ducati, celebrating the 70th anniversary of their title partner.
Haslam then made a move to change the leader again and as the trio began the final lap of the race, the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing rider was ahead of Redding and Ryde with nothing separating them for victory.
Redding seized the advantage at turn one and Haslam and Ryde were both pushing, but he was able to hold off the pair to make it a double on Bennetts BSB’s return to the TT Circuit Assen with Haslam in turn holding off Ryde.
Bridewell was fourth for Honda Racing UK with Stacey and Ray completing the top six. Charlie Nesbitt was seventh ahead of Rory Skinner and Fraser Rogers with Glenn Irwin completing the top ten as the title fight now heads to Oulton Park.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, TT Circuit Assen, Race 3 result:
- Scott Redding (Hager PBM Ducati)
- Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) +0.505s
- Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +0.624s
- Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +2.748s
- Storm Stacey (Bathams AJN Racing BMW) +10.137s
- Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha) +10.182s
- Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +11.841s
- Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) +15.170s
- Fraser Rogers (TAG Honda) +17.652s
- Glenn Irwin (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +21.698s
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Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
- Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) 391
- Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha) 360
- Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) 280
- Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) 268
- Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 240
- Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 236
- Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 217
- Scott Redding (Hager PBM Ducati) 207.5
- Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 182
- Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) 158