Bradley Ray is back with a bang as he claimed the first pole position of the 2025 British Superbike season.
On his return to the British Superbike Championship, it was Bradley Ray who snatched pole position. The 2022 British Superbike Champion set an impressive lap time on his first flying lap and broke the lap record.
Kyle Ryde was able to secure a spot on the front row of the grid for the opening race of the 2025 season. The OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing rider was 0.382 seconds behind his former teammate in Qualifying.
Leon Haslam and the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing squad completed the front row at Oulton Park. The 2018 British Superbike Champion will start the opening race of the season from third on the Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Max Cook went under the radar in Qualifying but was able to get himself onto the front of the second row. The AJN Steelstock Kawasaki rider was able to follow Ray to get a slipstream for his best lap time.
Danny Kent could not match the pace set by his fellow Yamaha riders, Ray and Ryde. The McAMS Yamaha will start from the middle of the second row in fifth place.
The top Honda rider in Qualifying was Charlie Nesbitt on the MasterMac Honda. Nesbitt will start from the back of the second row in sixth place.
Christian Iddon crashed at the end of the Qualifying session but was able to set a lap time before his off. The AJN Steelstock Kawasaki rider will be at the head of the third row in seventh.
The top BMW rider was Storm Stacey on the Bathams AJN Racing BMW. Stacey will start from eighth place in his debut race as a BMW rider.
The DAO Racing Honda riders took ninth and tenth places on the grid. It was Josh Brookes at the back of the third row in ninth and Lee Jackson at the front of the fourth row in tenth.
BSB Oulton Park, Qualifying Results |
| 2025 British Superbike Championship [BSB] | Oulton Park | Qualifying Results | Round 1 / 12 | |||||
| Pos. | Rider | Nat. | Team | Motorcycle | Times |
| 1 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Raceways Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:32.851 |
| 2 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1:33.233 |
| 3 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Moto Rapido Ducati Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:33.381 |
| 4 | Max Cook | GBR | AJN Steelstock Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:33.545 |
| 5 | Danny Kent | GBR | McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:33.562 |
| 6 | Charlie Nesbitt | GBR | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:33.582 |
| 7 | Christian Iddon | GBR | AJN Steelstock Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:33.610 |
| 8 | Storm Stacey | GBR | Bathams AJN Racing BMW | BMW M1000RR | 1:33.753 |
| 9 | Josh Brookes | AUS | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:33.819 |
| 10 | Lee Jackson | GBR | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:33.885 |
| 11 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:34.163 |
| 12 | Scott Swann | GBR | Send My Bag Racing by IWR Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:34.284 |
| 13 | Rory Skinner | GBR | Cheshire Mouldings Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:34.444 |
| 14 | Andrew Irwin | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:35.065 |
| 15 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Hager PBM Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | No Time Set |
| 16 | Peter Hickman | GBR | LEW 8TEN Racing BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000RR | Q1 |
| 17 | Richard Kerr | IRL | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000RR | Q1 |
| 18 | Fraser Rogers | GBR | TAG Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | Q1 |
| 19 | Davey Todd | GBR | LEW 8TEN Racing BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000RR | Q1 |
| 20 | John McPhee | GBR | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | Q1 |
| 21 | Jamie van Sikkelerus | NED | TAG Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | Q1 |
| 22 | Billy McConnell | AUS | C&L Fairburn Properties /Look Forward Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | Q1 |
| 23 | Luke Hedger | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | Q1 |
| 24 | Jamie Davis | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | Q1 |
| 25 | Blaze Baker | RSA | NP Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | Q1 |
