Ryan Vickers claimed his first victory of the 2026 ZYN British Superbike Championship at Thruxton, with a tenacious performance for Honda Racing UK to hold off Scott Redding, Bradley Ray, Kyle Ryde and Leon Haslam in a five-rider freight train in the closing stages.
It was a typical Thruxton thriller as Redding launched into the lead on the opening lap ahead of Ray, Haslam, Ryde and Vickers, but Ray had soon grabbed the advantage as the pack crossed the line for the first time.
Ryde then stole the position at the front of the pack ahead of Redding and Ray with Haslam also in the mix and moving third at Club on the second lap.
Ryde was defending hard, but Ray was on the attack and he dived ahead on the McAMS Yamaha by lap six at Segrave. However, the lead would change again when Haslam held the edge on the brakes into Club on lap seven.
Ryde recaptured the lead on the next lap as Ray moved into second, but as the leading pack reached Club, it all got busy with Haslam making a move down the inside of Ray with the pair almost making contact. It pushed the both wide and then needing to regroup in the fight for the podium.
Ryde was leading ahead of Redding, Vickers, Haslam, Danny Kent, Rory Skinner and Ray. But the Honda Racing UK rider was on the move and was up to second by lap nine with Ryde in his sights.
Vickers grabbed the lead with a determined move at Club by the end of lap 11 and then was pushing to hold off the chasing pack. Redding dived into second at Cobb to push Ryde into third and then Ray was attacking, grabbing third from the reigning champion with a stunning move around the outside at Club for the final time.
Ryde finished fourth, to finish off the podium for the first time this season on the leading Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducati with Haslam holding fifth place ahead of the Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha charge led by Rory Skinner with Danny Kent equalling his best result of the season in seventh.
Joe Talbot was eighth on the lone AJN Steelstock bimota ahead of Jason O'Halloran and Charlie Nesbitt.
ZYN British Superbike Championship, Thruxton, Race 2 result:
- Ryan Vickers (Honda Racing UK)
- Scott Redding (Hager PBM Racing Team) +0.266s
- Bradley Ray (McAMS Yamaha) +0.556s
- Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing) +0.655s
- Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Racing) +0.922s
- Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha) +1.051s
- Danny Kent (Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha) +1.727s
- Joe Talbot (AJN Steelstock bimota) +3.919s
- Jason O'Halloran (Honda Racing UK) +5.861s
- Charlie Nesbitt (TAG Honda) +5.908s
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ZYN British Superbike Championship standings:
- Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing) 334
- Scott Redding (Hager PBM Racing Team)
- Bradley Ray (McAMS Yamaha)
- Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Racing)
- Ryan Vickers (Honda Racing UK)
- Max Cook (AJN Steelstock bimota)
- Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha)
- Christian Iddon (Sencat Yamaha)
- Glenn Irwin (Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing)
- Storm Stacey (Bathams AJN Racing Ducati)