Lap times from the pre-qualifying session at the 2026 Knockhill BSB.
The pre-qualifying session had been moved to Saturday morning on Friday, when it was unable to be run in the afternoon. Kyle Ryde topped the session when it eventually ran, finishing over a tenth clear of Bradley Ray around the 47-second lap.
Storm Stacey completed the top-three ahead of Scott Redding and Danny Kent in the top-five.
Josh Brookes, Christian Iddon, Rory Skinner, Glenn Irwin, and Ryan Vickers rounded out the top-10, while Charlie Nesbitt and Lee Jackson took the final two direct Q2 spots.
Full BSB results from pre-qualifying at Knockhill are below.
| 2026 British Superbike Championship | Knockhill | Pre-Qualifying | Result | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | BSB Team | Superbike | Timing |
| 1 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | Nitrous Competitions Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 47.436 |
| 2 | Bradley Ray | GBR | McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 47.588 |
| 3 | Storm Stacey | GBR | AJN Bathams Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 47.630 |
| 4 | Scott Redding | GBR | PBM Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 47.653 |
| 5 | Danny Kent | GBR | Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 47.681 |
| 6 | Josh Brookes | AUS | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 47.751 |
| 7 | Christian Iddon | GBR | Sencat by Swan Racing | Yamaha R1 | 47.783 |
| 8 | Rory Skinner | GBR | Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 47.797 |
| 9 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Nitrous Competitions Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 47.806 |
| 10 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 47.845 |
| 11 | Charlie Nesbitt | GBR | TAG Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 47.974 |
| 12 | Lee Jackson | GBR | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 47.999 |
| 13 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Moto Rapido Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 48.028 |
| 14 | Max Cook | GBR | AJN Steelstock Bimota | Bimota KB998 | 48.071 |
| 15 | Jason O'Halloran | AUS | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 48.105 |
| 16 | Joe Talbot | GBR | AJN Steelstock Bimota | Bimota KB998 | 48.213 |
| 17 | Ilya Mikhalchik | UKR | Team IWR | BMW M1000 RR | 48.262 |
| 18 | Richard Kerr | IRL | SM Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 48.385 |
| 19 | Rhys Irwin | IRL | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 48.463 |
| 20 | Luke Hedger | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 48.515 |
| 21 | Fraser Rogers | GBR | TAG Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 48.543 |
| 22 | Eugene McManus | IRL | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 48.853 |
| 23 | Graeme Irwin | GBR | MET FonaCAB Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 49.373 |
| 24 | Brayden Elliott | AUS | NP Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 49.912 |
FP3
| 2026 British Superbike Championship | Knockhill | FP3 | Result | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | BSB Team | Superbike | Timing |
| 1 | Bradley Ray | GBR | McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 47.618 |
| 2 | Scott Redding | GBR | PBM Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 47.702 |
| 3 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | Nitrous Competitions Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 47.743 |
| 4 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Nitrous Competitions Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 47.936 |
| 5 | Christian Iddon | GBR | Sencat by Swan Racing | Yamaha R1 | 47.944 |
| 6 | Rory Skinner | GBR | Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 47.985 |
| 7 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 47.990 |
| 8 | Josh Brookes | AUS | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 48.029 |
| 9 | Storm Stacey | GBR | AJN Bathams Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 48.120 |
| 10 | Charlie Nesbitt | GBR | TAG Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 48.231 |
| 11 | Lee Jackson | GBR | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 48.266 |
| 12 | Danny Kent | GBR | Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 48.303 |
| 13 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Moto Rapido Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 48.391 |
| 14 | Max Cook | GBR | AJN Steelstock Bimota | Bimota KB998 | 48.415 |
| 15 | Ilya Mikhalchik | UKR | Team IWR | BMW M1000 RR | 48.439 |
| 16 | Jason O'Halloran | AUS | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 48.462 |
| 17 | Richard Kerr | IRL | SM Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 48.505 |
| 18 | Joe Talbot | GBR | AJN Steelstock Bimota | Bimota KB998 | 48.655 |
| 19 | Eugene McManus | IRL | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 48.775 |
| 20 | Luke Hedger | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 48.802 |
| 21 | Rhys Irwin | IRL | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 48.816 |
| 22 | Fraser Rogers | GBR | TAG Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 48.821 |
| 23 | Graeme Irwin | GBR | MET FonaCAB Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 50.087 |
| 24 | Brayden Elliott | AUS | NP Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:05.298 |
