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| Bradley Ray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Bradley Ray, Donington World Superbike 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 May 1997 Ashford, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Motoxracing Yamaha WSBK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bradley Ray (born 16 May 1997 in Ashford, Kent, England) is a British motorcycle racer. He won the 2022 British Superbike Championship and since 2023 has ridden for Motoxracing Yamaha WSBK.
Ray had one ride in the Moto2 class at the 2015 British GP, as wildcard entry. [1] He had another wildcard entry in early 2018 at the UK round of the World Superbike Championship at Donington Park, [2] finishing Race 1 in 14th place, and 15th in Race 2. [3] From 2017 he raced in the British Superbike Championship aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000 for Hawk Racing sponsored by Buildbase, [4] continuing for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. [5] [6] He won his first Superbike-level race on 1 April at Donington Park.
In November 2019 Ray confirmed that he would join Taylor Mackenzie at TAS BMW for the 2020 British Superbike Championship season. [7] [8]
In November 2020 Ray joined the OMG Racing team for the 2021 season, [9] and was contracted to ride for the same team during 2022, switching from BMW to Yamaha machinery as used in 2021 by the McAMS team. [10]
After winning the 2022 BSB Championship, for 2023 Ray was contracted to ride in European rounds of World Superbikes, [11] continuing during 2024 with the same team. [12]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SPA1 Ret | SPA2 5 | POR1 5 | POR2 19 | GBR1 2 | GBR2 6 | NED1 7 | NED2 5 | GER1 20 | GER2 10 | CZE1 7 | CZE2 7 | RSM 9 | ARA1 4 | ARA2 9 | 7th | 123 |
| 2013 | AME1 1 | AME2 4 | JER1 8 | JER2 6 | ASS1 Ret | ASS2 Ret | SAC1 10 | SAC2 13 | BRN 9 | SIL1 Ret | SIL2 11 | MIS Ret | ARA1 6 | ARA2 8 | 11th | 95 | |
| 2014 | JER1 9 | JER1 11 | MUG Ret | ASS1 3 | ASS2 6 | SAC1 6 | SAC2 2 | BRN1 4 | BRN2 4 | SIL1 5 | SIL2 4 | MIS 7 | ARA1 7 | ARA2 3 | 4th | 152 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Honda | JER | NAV | ARA | CAT | ALB1 | ALB2 | VAL 15 | 32nd | 1 | ||
| 2013 | Honda | CAT1 7 | CAT2 9 | ARA 17 | ALB1 10 | ALB2 17 | NAV 15 | VAL1 Ret | VAL1 20 | JER 13 | 15th | 26 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | FTR/KTM | JER1 Ret | JER2 13 | LMS 7 | ARA 9 | CAT1 11 | CAT2 9 | ALB 8 | NAV | ALG 5 | VAL1 14 | VAL2 Ret | 11th | 52 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Vyrus | ALG1 20 | ALG2 16 | CAT Ret | ARA1 | ARA2 | ALB | NAV1 23 | NAV2 25 | JER | VAL1 | VAL2 | NC | 0 |
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Number | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Moto2 | FTR [1] | FAB-Racing | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Moto2 | FTR | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR Ret | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 |
| Year | Bike | DON | BRH | OUL | SNE | KNO | BRH | THR | CAD | SIL | OUL | ASS | BRH | TOTAL POINTS | CHAMPIONSHIP STANDING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2018 | BS | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 7th | 4th | 7th | DNF | DNF | 5th | DNF | 13th | 16th | DNF | 12th | 2nd | 2nd | DNF | 14th | 11th | DNF | 17th | 7th | 11th | 11th | 551 | 6th |
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SBK | YZF-R1 | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20th |
| 2024 | SBK | YZF-R1 | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21st |
| Total | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | ||||
| 2023 | Yamaha | AUS | AUS | AUS | INA | INA | INA | NED 18 | NED 16 | NED Ret | SPA 13 | SPA 14 | SPA 15 | ITA 18 | ITA 14 | ITA Ret | GBR Ret | GBR 12 | GBR 13 | IMO 15 | IMO 16 | IMO 6 | CZE | CZE | CZE | FRA Ret | FRA 15 | FRA 17 | SPA 18 | SPA 18 | SPA 17 | POR 17 | POR 17 | POR 18 | JER | JER | JER | 20th | 19 |
| 2024 | Yamaha | AUS 21 | AUS 21 | AUS 15 | SPA 18 | SPA 22 | SPA Ret | NED 15 | NED 20 | NED 17 | ITA 18 | ITA 20 | ITA 17 | GBR 16 | GBR 19 | GBR 18 | CZE 19 | CZE 16 | CZE 15 | POR 17 | POR 18 | POR 18 | FRA Ret | FRA 15 | FRA 17 | ITA 11 | ITA 15 | ITA 14 | SPA 15 | SPA 16 | SPA 16 | POR 16 | POR 18 | POR 14 | SPA 17 | SPA 16 | SPA 15 | 21st | 14 |
* Season still in progress.
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | ||||
| 2022 | Yamaha | SIL 3 | SIL Ret | SIL 2 | OUL 1 | OUL 1 | OUL 3 | DON 3 | DON 2 | DON 2 | KNO 1 | KNO 4 | KNO 2 | BRH 4 | BRH 4 | BRH 4 | THR 3 | THR 3 | THR 2 | CAD 1 | CAD 2 | CAD 2 | SNE 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 1 | OUL 1 | OUL 3 | OUL 5 | DON 4 | DON 2 | DON 1 | BRH 5 | BRH Ret | BRH 6 | 1st | 1192 |
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