Leon Haslam moved to the head of the timesheets in the third and final free practice session to take place before qualifying kicks off for Round 9 of the 2025 British Superbike Championship at Assen, Netherlands.
The Moto Rapido Ducati rider struck to the front with a 1m 36.433secs, putting six hundredths clear of ex-WorldSBK rider Scott Redding on the sister Hager PBM Panigale V4 R.
Redding had looked on course to end the session with the advantage before the experienced Haslam pipped him at the final time of asking in the short morning warm-up.
In third, BSB series' leader Kyle Ryde wound up his momentum with third fastest as the Nitrous Competitions Yamaha rider bids to tighten his grip on the championship with only three rounds of the season remaining with more points available in the lattermost events.
Charlie Nesbitt placed his MasterMac Honda fourth quickest, ahead of fellow Fireblade rider Tommy Bridewell, while Bathams AJN BMW rider Storm Stacey completed the top six.
Finishing out the top ten was Danny Kent, John McPhee, title contender Bradley Ray and Max Cook.
| 2025 British Superbike Championship [BSB] | Assen | Free Practice 3 Results | Round 9 of 11 | |||||
| Pos. | Rider | Nat. | Team | Motorcycle | Lap Time |
| 1 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Moto Rapido Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 36.433 |
| 2 | Scott Redding | GBR | Hager PBM | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 36.498 |
| 3 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | Nitrous Competitions Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1m 36.721 |
| 4 | Charlie Nesbitt | GBR | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 36.763 |
| 5 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 36.944 |
| 6 | Storm Stacey | GBR | Bathams AJN Racing | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 37.003 |
| 7 | Danny Kent | GBR | McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1m 37.201 |
| 8 | John McPhee | GBR | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 37.330 |
| 9 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Raceways Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1m 37.500 |
| 10 | Max Cook | GBR | AJN Steelstock Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 37.535 |
| 11 | Rory Skinner | GBR | Cheshire Mouldinga TAS Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 37.557 |
| 12 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Nitrous Competitions Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1m 37.696 |
| 13 | Lee Jackson | GBR | DAO Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 37.741 |
| 14 | Christian Iddon | GBR | AJN Steelstock Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 37.871 |
| 15 | Josh Brookes | AUS | DAO Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 37.944 |
| 16 | Fraser Rogers | GBR | TAG Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 38.374 |
| 17 | Peter Hickman | GBR | LEW 8TEN Racing | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 38.602 |
| 18 | Richard Kerr | IRL | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 38.668 |
| 19 | Scott Swann | GBR | Send My Bag Racing by IWR | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 39.092 |
| 20 | Wayne Tessels | NED | Druijff Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 39.274 |
| 21 | Jaimie van Sikkelerus | NED | TAG Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 39.327 |
| 22 | Luke Hedger | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 39.341 |
| 23 | Blaze Baker | ZAF | NP Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 39.833 |
| 24 | Jamie Davis | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 40.214 |
| 25 | Davey Todd | GBR | LEW 8TEN Racing | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 40.698 |
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