Bradley Ray claimed his second pole position of the season at Round Two of the 2025 British Superbike season.
After claiming pole at the opening round of the 2025 season, Bradley Ray has now claimed back-to-back pole positions as he secured top spot in Qualifying at Donington Park.
Kyle Ryde made it a Yamaha 1-2 on the grid at Donington Park as he put the OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha in second place on the grid.
Glenn Irwin had a better qualifying performance than he did at Oulton Park as he managed to put his Hager PBM Ducati into third place on the grid at Donington Park.
Leon Haslam missed out on the front row but will start from the head of the second row. The Moto Rapido Ducati Racing rider will start the opening race of the weekend from fourth.
After coming through the first Qualifying session, Tommy Bridewell was able to get the Honda Racing UK machine into fifth place on the grid.
Max Cook and the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki will start from the back of the second row of the grid after qualifying in sixth place.
Andrew Irwin was able to put both Honda Racing UK riders into the top ten on the grid as he qualified two places behind his teammate in seventh.
Rory Skinner and the Cheshire Mouldings Ducati squad have had a different weekend compared to Oulton Park. The 23-year-old will start the opening race of the weekend from eighth place on the grid.
Josh Brookes will start from the back of the third row of the grid after he qualified in nintg place on the DAO Racing Honda.
Completing the top ten was Danny Kent on the McAMS Yamaha, Kent has been unable to match his fellow Yamaha riders as he was 0.732 seconds behind Ray.
BSB Donington Park, Qualifying Results |
| 2025 British Superbike Championship [BSB] | Donington Park | Qualifying Results | Round 2 / 11 | |||||
| Pos. | Rider | Nat. | Team | Motorcycle | Times |
| 1 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Raceways Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:26.907 |
| 2 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1:26.935 |
| 3 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Hager PBM Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:26.988 |
| 4 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Moto Rapido Ducati Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:27.128 |
| 5 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:27.261 |
| 6 | Max Cook | GBR | AJN Steelstock Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:27.412 |
| 7 | Andrew Irwin | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:27.416 |
| 8 | Rory Skinner | GBR | Cheshire Mouldings Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:27.426 |
| 9 | Josh Brookes | AUS | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:27.440 |
| 10 | Danny Kent | GBR | McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:27.639 |
| 11 | Charlie Nesbitt | GBR | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:27.671 |
| 12 | Christian Iddon | GBR | AJN Steelstock Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:27.701 |
| 13 | Scott Swann | GBR | Send My Bag Racing by IWR Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:27.852 |
| 14 | Peter Hickman | GBR | LEW 8TEN Racing BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000RR | 1:28.463 |
| 15 | Lee Jackson | GBR | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:28.562 |
| 16 | John McPhee | GBR | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | Q1 |
| 17 | Storm Stacey | GBR | Bathams AJN Racing BMW | BMW M1000RR | Q1 |
| 18 | Fraser Rogers | GBR | TAG Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | Q1 |
| 19 | Luke Hedger | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | Q1 |
| 20 | Davey Todd | GBR | LEW 8TEN Racing BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000RR | Q1 |
| 21 | Billy McConnell | AUS | C&L Fairburn Properties /Look Forward Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | Q1 |
| 22 | Richard Kerr | IRL | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000RR | Q1 |
| 23 | Jamie van Sikkelerus | NED | TAG Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | Q1 |
| 24 | Blaze Baker | RSA | NP Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | Q1 |
| 25 | Tom Sykes | GBR | SENCAT In Competition Aprilia | Aprilia RSV4 | Q1 |
| 26 | Jamie Davis | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | Q1 |
