Bradley Ray

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Bradley Ray
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Bradley Ray, Donington World Superbike 2023
Born (1997-05-16) 16 May 1997 (age 28)
Ashford, Kent, England
Current teamRaceways Yamaha
Bike number28
Website www.brad-ray.co.uk
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years 2015
Manufacturers FTR
2015 championship positionNC (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
100000
Superbike World Championship
Active years 2023
Manufacturers Yamaha
2024 championship position21st (14 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
60000033
British Superbike Championship
Active years 20172022
Manufacturers Yamaha
Championships 1 (2022)
2022 championship position1st (1192 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
000000

Bradley Ray (born 16 May 1997 in Ashford, Kent, England) is a British motorcycle racer competing in the 2025 British Superbike Championship for Raceways Yamaha. He won the 2022 British Superbike Championship and from 2023 to 2024 rode for Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team in the World Superbike Championship.

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Career

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] He then returned to the British Superbike Championship in 2025 and is currently leading the championship after a dominant five wins in the first six races. [13]

Selected racing achievements

Career statistics

British 125 Championship

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2011 Honda/Aztec GP BRH
19
OUL
13
CRO
11
THR
4
KNO
7
SNE
20
OUL
7
BRH
DNS
CAD
6
DON
2
SIL
6
BRH
5
6th90

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year123456789101112131415PosPts
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
7th123
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
11th95
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
4th152

FIM CEV Moto3 Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike123456789PosPts
2012 Honda JER
NAV
ARA
CAT
ALB1
ALB2
VAL
15
32nd1
2013 Honda CAT1
7
CAT2
9
ARA
17
ALB1
10
ALB2
17
NAV
15
VAL1
Ret
VAL1
20
JER
13
15th26

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike1234567891011PosPts
2014 FTR/KTM JER1
Ret
JER2
13
LMS
7
ARA
9
CAT1
11
CAT2
9
ALB
8
NAV
ALG
5
VAL1
14
VAL2
Ret
11th52

FIM Moto2 European Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike1234567891011PosPts
2015 Vyrus ALG1
20
ALG2
16
CAT
Ret
ARA1
ARA2
ALB
NAV1
23
NAV2
25
JER
VAL1
VAL2
NC0

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamNumberRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2015 Moto2 FTR [1] FAB-Racing28100000NC
Total100000

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassBike123456789101112131415161718PosPts
2015 Moto2 FTR QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR
Ret
RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL NC0
British Superbike Championship Results [16]
YearBike DON BRH OUL SNE KNO BRH THR CAD SIL OUL ASS BRH TOTAL POINTSCHAMPIONSHIP STANDING
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
2018BS1st1st2nd7th4th7thDNFDNF5thDNF13th16thDNF12th2nd2ndDNF14th11thDNF17th7th11th11th5516th

Superbike World Championship

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodium Pole FLap PtsPlcd
2023 SBK YZF-R1 Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team2400001920th
2024 SBK YZF-R1 Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team3600001421st
Total60000033

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2
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
20th19
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
21st14

British Superbike Championship

By year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearMake123456789101112PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3
2017 Suzuki DON
Ret
DON
14
BHI
12
BHI
8
OUL
Ret
OUL
Ret
KNO
Ret
KNO
12
SNE
9
SNE
11
BHGP
10
BHGP
8
THR
8
THR
4
CAD
Ret
CAD
14
SIL
11
SIL
10
SIL
6
OUL
7
OUL
3
ASS
6
ASS
10
BHGP
9
BHGP
Ret
BHGP
9
11th140
2018 Suzuki DON
1
DON
1
BHI
2
BHI
7
OUL
4
OUL
7
SNE
Ret
SNE
Ret
KNO
5
KNO
Ret
BHGP
13
BHGP
16
THR
Ret
THR
12
CAD
2
CAD
2
SIL
Ret
SIL
14
SIL
7
OUL
11
OUL
Ret
ASS
17
ASS
7
BHGP
11
BHGP
8
BHGP
11
6th551
2019 Suzuki SIL
16
SIL
10
OUL
14
OUL
12
DON
17
DON
13
DON
9
BRH
17
BRH
Ret
KNO
6
KNO
Ret
SNE
13
SNE
13
THR
12
THR
13
CAD
Ret
CAD
Ret
OUL
2
OUL
4
OUL
2
ASS
9
ASS
10
DON
Ret
DON
6
BHGP
15
BHGP
14
BHGP
14
11th126
YearBike1234567891011PosPts
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
2020 BMW DON
Ret
DON
12
DON
14
SNE
5
SNE
10
SNE
9
SIL
12
SIL
5
SIL
13
OUL
7
OUL
8
OUL
7
DON
DNS
DON
DNS
DON
DNS
BHGP
Ret
BHGP
Ret
BHGP
14
13th76
2021 BMW OUL
Ret
OUL
5
OUL
Ret
KNO
4
KNO
9
KNO
5
BHGP
7
BHGP
12
BHGP
13
THR
7
THR
4
THR
10
DON
10
DON
2
DON
16
CAD
13
CAD
8
CAD
8
SNE
9
SNE
12
SNE
9
SIL
5
SIL
4
SIL
7
OUL
9
OUL
7
OUL
3
DON
9
DON
12
DON
14
BHGP
10
BHGP
12
BHGP
8
10th245
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
1st1192
2025 Yamaha OUL
1
OUL
3
OUL
C
DON
1
DON
1
DON
1
SNE
1
SNE
1
SNE
1
KNO
1
KNO
1
KNO
2
BRH BRH BRH THR THR THR CAD CAD CAD DON DON DON ASS ASS ASS OUL OUL OUL BRH BRH BRH 1st*192*

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. 1 2 Meet the wildcards: Silverstone MotoGP.com Retrieved 22 June 2018
  2. Rising star Ray leads bumper Donington wildcard crop motorsport.com, 18 May 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018
  3. World SBK results, Prosecco DOC UK Round 27 May World SBK. Retrieved 23 June 2018
  4. Hawk Racing Ltd at Companies House Retrieved 22 June 2018
  5. Buildbase Suzuki: Riders Archived 23 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 June 2018
  6. BSB: Bradley Ray sticks with Buildbase Suzuki for 2019 Motorcycle News , 5 October 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2019
  7. Mackenzie and Ray team up at Tyco BMW for BSB 2020 bikesportnews.com, 23 November 2019. Retrieved 14 Dec 2019
  8. Mackenzie and Ray form all new Tyco BMW lineup Crash.net, 23 November 2019. Retrieved 14 Dec 2019
  9. "BSB: Bradley Ray joins Rich Energy OMG Racing for 2021".
  10. BSB: Bradley Ray and Kyle Ryde complete two-day Cartagena test Motorcycle News , 15 December 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022
  11. Bradley Ray: British Superbikes champion joins World Superbike grid with Yamaha for the 2023 season Eurosport, 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022
  12. Yamaha retain Bradley Ray for 2024 WorldSBK season yamaha-racing.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024
  13. "Standings". www.britishsuperbike.com. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  14. "2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli". www.britishsuperbike.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  15. "2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli". www.britishsuperbike.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  16. "2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli". www.britishsuperbike.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.