Lap times from the pre-qualifying session at the 2026 Assen BSB, the first Showdown round of the 2026 season.
Scott Redding topped pre-qualifying at Assen, although Bradley Ray's best time from FP2 remained the fastest time of the day.
Ray himself ended 11th in pre-qualifying, just making it into Q2 in the penultimate position ahead of Storm Stacey who took the last spot in 12th.
Back towards the top, Jason O'Halloran and Ilya Mikhalchik completed the top-three behind Redding as the top-eight, back to Leon Haslam, all lapped in the 1:35s.
Full BSB results from pre-qualifying at Assen are below.
| 2026 British Superbike Championship | TT Circuit Assen | Pre-Qualifying | Result | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | BSB Team | Superbike | Timing |
| 1 | Scott Redding | GBR | PBM Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:35.619 |
| 2 | Jason O'Halloran | AUS | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:35.804 |
| 3 | Ilya Mikhalchik | UKR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad Superbike Team | BMW M1000 RR | 1:35.805 |
| 4 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:35.828 |
| 5 | Max Cook | GBR | AJN Steelstock Bimota | Bimota KB998 | 1:35.965 |
| 6 | Danny Kent | GBR | Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:35.972 |
| 7 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | Nitrous Competitions Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:35.982 |
| 8 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Moto Rapido Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:35.993 |
| 9 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Nitrous Competitions Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:36.035 |
| 10 | Joe Talbot | GBR | AJN Steelstock Bimota | Bimota KB998 | 1:36.096 |
| 11 | Bradley Ray | GBR | McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:36.196 |
| 12 | Storm Stacey | GBR | AJN Bathams Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:36.211 |
| 13 | Rory Skinner | GBR | Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:36.371 |
| 14 | Christian Iddon | GBR | Sencat by Swan Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1:36.415 |
| 15 | Lee Jackson | GBR | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:36.512 |
| 16 | Rhys Irwin | IRL | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:36.647 |
| 17 | Josh Brookes | AUS | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:36.698 |
| 18 | Scott Swann | GBR | TAG Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:37.010 |
| 19 | Andrew Irwin | GBR | MET FonaCAB Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.154 |
| 20 | Fraser Rogers | GBR | TAG Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:37.285 |
| 21 | Luke Hedger | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:38.226 |
| 22 | Eugene McManus | IRL | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:38.350 |
| 23 | Richard Kerr | IRL | SM Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:38.681 |
FP2
Bradley Ray topped FP2 at Assen as only he and Scott Redding lapped in the 1:35s. Leon Haslam and Kyle Ryde completed a trio of Ducatis behind Ray, both missing out on a sub-1:36.
Joe Talbot was again the fastest Bimota, this time one place ahead of Max Cook who was sixth and just over 0.2 seconds behind Talbot.
Glenn Irwin was seventh, ahead of Jason O'Halloran, Rory Skinner, and Ilya Mikhalchik who rounded out the top-10.
Full BSB results from FP2 at Assen are below.
| 2026 British Superbike Championship | TT Circuit Assen | FP2 | Result | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | BSB Team | Superbike | Timing |
| 1 | Bradley Ray | GBR | McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:35.492 |
| 2 | Scott Redding | GBR | PBM Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:35.745 |
| 3 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Moto Rapido Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:36.024 |
| 4 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | Nitrous Competitions Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:36.201 |
| 5 | Joe Talbot | GBR | AJN Steelstock Bimota | Bimota KB998 | 1:36.266 |
| 6 | Max Cook | GBR | AJN Steelstock Bimota | Bimota KB998 | 1:36.507 |
| 7 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Nitrous Competitions Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:36.547 |
| 8 | Jason O'Halloran | AUS | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:36.609 |
| 9 | Rory Skinner | GBR | Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:36.610 |
| 10 | Ilya Mikhalchik | UKR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad Superbike Team | BMW M1000 RR | 1:36.677 |
| 11 | Danny Kent | GBR | Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:36.744 |
| 12 | Scott Swann | GBR | TAG Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:36.968 |
| 13 | Josh Brookes | AUS | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:36.972 |
| 14 | Christian Iddon | GBR | Sencat by Swan Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1:37.001 |
| 15 | Storm Stacey | GBR | AJN Bathams Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.109 |
| 16 | Lee Jackson | GBR | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:37.510 |
| 17 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:37.519 |
| 18 | Rhys Irwin | IRL | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:37.546 |
| 19 | Andrew Irwin | GBR | MET FonaCAB Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.766 |
| 20 | Fraser Rogers | GBR | TAG Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:37.791 |
| 21 | Luke Hedger | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:38.691 |
| 22 | Eugene McManus | IRL | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:38.824 |
| 23 | Richard Kerr | IRL | SM Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:39.654 |
FP1
Bradley Ray topped the opening BSB practice at Assen, ending over half-a-second faster than Scott Redding in second, while Kyle Ryde rounded out the top-three.
Danny Kent and Rory Skinner made it three Yamahas in the top-five, ahead of Leon Haslam who completed the top-six.
Max Cook was seventh, ahead of Ilya Mikhalchik, Joe Talbot, and Josh Brookes in the top-10.
Full BSB results from FP1 at Assen are below.
| 2026 British Superbike Championship | TT Circuit Assen | FP1 | Result | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | BSB Team | Superbike | Timing |
| 1 | Bradley Ray | GBR | McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:36.484 |
| 2 | Scott Redding | GBR | PBM Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.022 |
| 3 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | Nitrous Competitions Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.109 |
| 4 | Danny Kent | GBR | Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:37.256 |
| 5 | Rory Skinner | GBR | Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:37.337 |
| 6 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Moto Rapido Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.374 |
| 7 | Max Cook | GBR | AJN Steelstock Bimota | Bimota KB998 | 1:37.524 |
| 8 | Ilya Mikhalchik | UKR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad Superbike Team | BMW M1000 RR | 1:37.671 |
| 9 | Joe Talbot | GBR | AJN Steelstock Bimota | Bimota KB998 | 1:37.672 |
| 10 | Josh Brookes | AUS | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:37.697 |
| 11 | Storm Stacey | GBR | AJN Bathams Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.865 |
| 12 | Jason O'Halloran | AUS | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:38.005 |
| 13 | Christian Iddon | GBR | Sencat by Swan Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1:38.042 |
| 14 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Nitrous Competitions Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:38.163 |
| 15 | Lee Jackson | GBR | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:38.319 |
| 16 | Fraser Rogers | GBR | TAG Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:38.515 |
| 17 | Scott Swann | GBR | TAG Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:38.648 |
| 18 | Rhys Irwin | IRL | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:38.711 |
| 19 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:38.950 |
| 20 | Andrew Irwin | GBR | MET FonaCAB Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:39.024 |
| 21 | Luke Hedger | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:39.420 |
| 22 | Eugene McManus | IRL | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:40.036 |
| 23 | Richard Kerr | IRL | SM Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:40.337 |
