2025 British Superbike Championship

2025 British Superbike season

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British Supersport Championship
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Defending champion Kyle Ryde is leading the Riders' Championship

The 2025 British Superbike Championship is the 38th ongoing season of the motorcycle championship. Kyle Ryde enters the season as the defending champion after winning the 2024 season by one point over the previous champion Tommy Bridewell.

Teams and riders

2025 Entry List [1]
Team	Constructor	No.	Rider	Rounds
Sencat IN Competition by Swan Racing Aprilia	Aprilia	8	Lewis Rollo	4–5
		66	Tom Sykes	2–3
		99	Danny Webb	6
Bathams AJN Racing BMW	BMW	79	Storm Stacey	1–8
LEW 8TEN Racing BMW Motorrad		7	Davey Todd	1–8
		60	Peter Hickman	1–2, 8
ROKiT MLav Racing BMW Motorrad		5	Richard Kerr	1–8
Hager PBM Ducati	Ducati	2	Glenn Irwin	1–2
		4	Scott Redding	4–8
		TBA	TBA	TBA
Oxford Racing Products Ducati		91	Leon Haslam	1–8
Cheshire Mouldings Ducati		11	Rory Skinner	1–8
Honda Racing UK	Honda	46	Tommy Bridewell	1–8
		18	Andrew Irwin	1–8
C&L Fairburn Properties /Look Forward Racing Honda		3	Billy McConnell	1–8
DAO Racing Honda		14	Lee Jackson	1–5
		19	Gabriele Giannini	6-7
		19	Joe Talbot	8
		25	Josh Brookes	1–8
TAG Honda		74	Jaimie van Sikkelerus	1–8
		89	Fraser Rogers	1–8
SendMyBag Racing by IWR Honda		45	Scott Swann	1–8
NP Racing Honda		51	Blaze Baker	1–6
Whitecliffe CDH Racing Honda		16	Jamie Davis	1–2, 4–8
		23	Luke Hedger	1–8
MasterMac Honda		17	John McPhee	1–8
		86	Charlie Nesbitt	1–8
AJN Steelstock Kawasaki	Kawasaki	21	Christian Iddon	1–8
		30	Max Cook	1–8
OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha	Yamaha	1	Kyle Ryde	1–8
		2	Glenn Irwin	6-8
McAMS Racing Yamaha		52	Danny Kent	1–8
Raceways Yamaha		28	Bradley Ray	1–8

Rider changes

2022 BSB champion Bradley Ray has returned to the series to ride for Raceways Yamaha as their solo driver. This return comes after two years on the international stage in the Superbike World Championship. Conversly, Ryan Vickers has left BSB after six seasons to join Motocorsa Racing for the 2025 Superbike World Championship. ^[2] After two seasons with BMW, Josh Brookes has switched to Honda, riding for DAO Racing. After missing most of his 2024 season return, Rory Skinner has also switched from BMW to ride for Cheshire Mouldings Ducati. ^[3] Scott Redding, the 2019 British Superbike Champion, made a comeback to the championship. Redding joined Hager PBM Ducati, from Round 4 of the 2025 season, marking his departure from the 2025 Superbike World Championship. ^[4] On the 5th of August, days after Glenn Irwin announced his comeback after an injury at Snetterton, ^[5] Irwin announced that Hager PBM Ducati and himself have mutually parted ways, leaving Redding as their sole rider. ^[6] OMG Racing announced on the same day the Irwin had joined them, partnering defending champion Kyle Ryde. ^[7] Danny Webb replaced Swan Racing rider Lewis Rollo, who is injured, for Round 6 at Thruxton. ^[8] After Lee Jackson broke his foot at Brands Hatch during Round 5, Italian rider Gabriele Giannini made his debut with DAO Racing Honda for Round 6 at Thruxton. ^[9]

Race Calendar

Thruxton

Brands Hatch

Cadwell Park

Donington Park

Snetterton

Knockhill

Oulton Park

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2025 British Superbike UK Race Locations

Assen

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Location of Assen within the Netherlands

Round		Circuit	Date
1	R1	Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire)	3–5 May
	R2
	R3
2	R1	Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)	16–18 May
	R2
	R3
3	R1	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	20–22 June
	R2
	R3
4	R1	Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife)	4–6 July
	R2
	R3
5	R1	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	25–27 July
	R2
	R3
6	R1	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	8–10 August
	R2
	R3
7	R1	Cadwell Park (Lincolnshire)	23–25 August
	R2
	R3
8	R1	Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)	5–7 September
	R2
	R3
	R4
The Showdown
9	R1	TT Circuit Assen (Grand Prix Circuit, Netherlands)	19–21 September
	R2
	R3
10	R1	Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire)	3–5 October
	R2
	R3
The Showdown Finale
11	R1	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	17–19 October
	R2
	R3

Calendar changes

During Round 1 at Oulton Park, police shut down the circuit after two riders were killed in the British Supersport Championship Race 2 during the first lap. The third Superbike race of the meeting was rescheduled for Round 8 at Donington Park, host of Round 8 as the first race of four "Sprint" length races. ^[10]

Results

Main Season
Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	R1	Oulton Park	4 May	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Raceways Yamaha
	R2		5 May	Bradley Ray	Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	Oxford Racing Products Ducati
	R3			Leon Haslam	Rescheduled for Donington Park Round 8 (8 September) because of police investigation [11]
2	R1	Donington Park	17 May	Bradley Ray	Kyle Ryde	Bradley Ray	Raceways Yamaha
	R2		18 May	Kyle Ryde	Rory Skinner	Bradley Ray	Raceways Yamaha
	R3			Rory Skinner	Glenn Irwin	Bradley Ray	Raceways Yamaha
3	R1	Snetterton	21 June	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Raceways Yamaha
	R2		22 June	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Raceways Yamaha
	R3			Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Raceways Yamaha
4	R1	Knockhill	5 July	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Raceways Yamaha
	R2		6 July	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Raceways Yamaha
	R3			Bradley Ray	Rory Skinner	Rory Skinner	Cheshire Mouldings Ducati
5	R1	Brands Hatch	26 July	Bradley Ray	Scott Redding	Bradley Ray	Raceways Yamaha
	R2		27 July	Scott Redding	Bradley Ray	Scott Redding	Hager PBM Ducati
	R3			Bradley Ray	Danny Kent	Kyle Ryde	OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha
6	R1	Thruxton	9 August	Kyle Ryde	Max Cook	Kyle Ryde	OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha
	R2		10 August	Max Cook	Bradley Ray	Danny Kent	McAMS Racing Yamaha
	R3			Bradley Ray	Danny Kent	Danny Kent	McAMS Racing Yamaha
7	R1	Cadwell Park	24 August	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Raceways Yamaha
	R2		25 August	Bradley Ray	Andrew Irwin	Tommy Bridewell	Honda Racing UK
	R3			Andrew Irwin	Kyle Ryde	Kyle Ryde	OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha
8	R1	Donington Park	6 September
	R2
	R3		7 September
	R4
The Showdown
9	R1	Assen	20 September
	R2		21 September
	R3
10	R1	Oulton Park	4 October
	R2		5 October
	R3
11	R1	Brands Hatch	18 October
	R2		19 October
	R3

Championship Standings

Riders' Championship

Scoring system in the Main season ^[12]

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	18	16	14	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Scoring system in the first two rounds in the showdown ^[12]

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	25	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Scoring system in the season finale ^[12]

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	35	30	27	24	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2

Pos. Rider Bike OUL DON SNE KNO BRH THR CAD DON ASS OUL BRH Pts. R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Kyle Ryde Yamaha 5 4 C 2F 2P 5 2 4 2 2 7 11 3 2 1 1P 2 4 2 2 1F 2F 1F 1 1F 354 2 Bradley Ray Yamaha 1P F 3P C 1P 1 1 1P F 1P F 1P F 1P F 1P F 2P 1P RetF 4P 8 3F 2P 1P F RetP 12 9 4 2F 7 326 3 Rory Skinner Ducati 11 11 C 5 4F 3P Ret 2 5 3 2 1F 8 6 6 10 9 12 9 10 Ret 3 3 5 2 235 4 Leon Haslam Ducati 3 1F CP 6 5 4 4 5 3 13 8 7 24 9 7 9 8 6 8 4 7 8 7 6 4 231 5 Christian Iddon Kawasaki Ret 8 C 7 Ret 9 5 6 11 Ret 9 4 4 4 5 7 4 3 4 7 4 10 6 4 9 207 6 Danny Kent Yamaha 10 6 C 10 11 8 6 13 7 12 4 12 5 3 2F 2 1 1F Ret 9 11 4 10 Ret DNS 200 7 Tommy Bridewell Honda 6 10 C Ret 8 7 3 3 4 5 3 13 6 Ret WD 4 11 10 Ret 1 3 7 8 7 8 200 8 Max Cook Kawasaki Ret 12 C Ret 9 10 7 9 8 14 15 6 7 5 8 3F 5P 9 6 5 5 11 13 8 6 172 9 Scott Redding Ducati 4 19 9 2F 1P 3 11 7 8 7 15 8 1P 2 3 3 169 10 Josh Brookes Honda 9 13 C 3 6 6 9 7 6 6 10 Ret 9 10 9 12 13 14 12 11 10 12 11 10 5 156 11 Andrew Irwin Honda WD WD C 8 7 11 Ret 19 Ret 10 11 8 11 7 Ret 5 6 7 3 3F 2P 5 5 Ret DNS 151 12 Storm Stacey BMW 4 5 C Ret Ret Ret 10 10 9 7 5 5 DNS 14 11 13 14 15 5 6 6 13 14 12 12 130 13 Charlie Nesbitt Honda 7 7 C Ret Ret 13 8 8 10 8 13 10 12 Ret WD 6 10 5 Ret 8 9 Ret 12 9 10 123 14 Glenn Irwin Ducati Yamaha 2 2 C 4 3 2F WD WD WD 16 15 17 10 13 13 6 9 Ret 11 109 15 Fraser Rogers Honda 14 18 C 13 12 15 12 11 12 11 6 3 13 11 10 15 DNS 16 13 19 14 18 16 16 13 75 16 Lee Jackson Honda 8 9 C 14 17 Ret Ret 12 13 9 12 14 10 8 Ret 51 17 John McPhee Honda 15 15 C 9 10 12 11 14 14 15 16 Ret 17 16 Ret 18 16 18 11 12 17 Ret 17 Ret 14 40 18 Scott Swann Honda 12 14 C 12 13 14 14 WD WD 17 17 Ret 14 12 12 17 18 11 15 17 15 14 15 Ret 15 38 19 Billy McConnell Honda 17 17 C 11 14 Ret 13 17 15 Ret 18 WD 16 15 13 14 12 13 16 14 16 Ret Ret 11 Ret 31 20 Luke Hedger Honda 18 Ret C 15 16 17 Ret 15 17 16 14 15 15 13 14 19 17 Ret 14 16 DNS 17 20 14 Ret 15 21 Peter Hickman BMW 13 16 C Ret 15 16 20 21 DNS 18 4 22 Joe Talbot Honda 15 18 13 16 4 23 Davey Todd BMW Ret 21 C Ret 18 DNS Ret 16 19 19 24 18 18 17 15 22 20 21 Ret Ret DNS 19 22 15 17 2 24 Jaimie van Sikkelerus Honda 19 20 C 17 Ret Ret 15 18 16 Ret 22 17 20 18 17 25 Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS Ret WD WD WD 1 25 Richard Kerr BMW 16 19 C 16 19 Ret 16 20 18 18 21 Ret 19 DNS 16 20 19 20 17 Ret DNS 16 19 17 Ret 0 26 Blaze Baker Honda 21 22 C 18 20 Ret 21 20 20 23 WD 21 19 18 21 DNS WD WD WD WD 0 27 Jamie Davis Honda 20 23 C DNS Ret DNS Ret 25 Ret 22 20 Ret 23 21 22 19 18 DNS 21 Ret Ret 19 0 28 Gabriele Giannini Honda Ret DNS 19 18 Ret DNS 0 29 Lewis Rollo Aprilia Ret 20 WD 23 WD WD 0 30 Danny Webb Aprilia 24 DNS WD 0 31 Tom Sykes Aprilia Ret Ret DNS WD WD WD 0 Pos. Rider Bike R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts. OUL DON SNE KNO BRH THR CAD DON ASS OUL BRH Source: [13] [14]

Race key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Annotation Meaning P Pole position F Fastest lap Rider key Colour Meaning Light blue Rookie rider

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