Kyle Ryde is on a mission to close down Bradley Ray's Championship lead as he topped the opening Practice session of the weekend.
In Free Practice One, it was Kyle Ryde and the OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing squad that led the way at Brands Hatch as they look to close down the Championship lead.
Bradley Ray was 0.148 seconds behind his title rival as he ended up in second place on the Raceways Yamaha machine.
Christian Iddon had a promising Free Practice One session as he finished in third place on the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki.
After a difficult opening few rounds of the British Superbike season, Danny Kent was on the pace in the opening session at Brands Hatch as he finished in fourth.
Leon Haslam was the top Ducati rider as he was in fifth place on the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing machine. Rory Skinner was 0.005 seconds behind Haslam as he finished sixth on the Cheshire Mouldings Ducati.
Tommy Bridewell was the top Honda rider as he took the CBR1000RR-R to seventh place on the timesheets.
Both AJN Steelstock Kawasaki riders ended the opening session of the weekend inside the top ten as Max Cook was in eighth place.
Honda Racing UK and DAO Racing Honda riders, Andrew Irwin and Lee Jackson, completed the top ten as they ended up in ninth and tenth places.
BSB Brands Hatch, Free Practice One Results |
| 2025 British Superbike Championship [BSB] | Brands Hatch | Free Practice One Results | Round 5 / 11 | |||||
| Pos. | Rider | Nat. | Team | Motorcycle | Times |
| 1 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1:25.480 |
| 2 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Raceways Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:25.628 |
| 3 | Christian Iddon | GBR | AJN Steelstock Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:25.636 |
| 4 | Danny Kent | GBR | McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:25.831 |
| 5 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Moto Rapido Ducati Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:26.002 |
| 6 | Rory Skinner | GBR | Cheshire Mouldings Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:26.007 |
| 7 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:26.019 |
| 8 | Max Cook | GBR | AJN Steelstock Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:26.037 |
| 9 | Andrew Irwin | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:26.127 |
| 10 | Lee Jackson | GBR | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:26.202 |
| 11 | Scott Redding | GBR | Hager PBM Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:26.303 |
| 12 | Scott Swann | GBR | Send My Bag Racing by IWR Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:26.457 |
| 13 | Josh Brookes | AUS | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:26.477 |
| 14 | Storm Stacey | GBR | Bathams AJN Racing BMW | BMW M1000RR | 1:26.594 |
| 15 | Fraser Rogers | GBR | TAG Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:26.878 |
| 16 | Davey Todd | GBR | LEW 8TEN Racing BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000RR | 1:27.134 |
| 17 | Luke Hedger | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:27.366 |
| 18 | Billy McConnell | AUS | C&L Fairburn Properties /Look Forward Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:27.377 |
| 19 | John McPhee | GBR | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:27.701 |
| 20 | Richard Kerr | IRL | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000RR | 1:27.755 |
| 21 | Jamie van Sikkelerus | NED | TAG Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:27.848 |
| 22 | Blaze Baker | RSA | NP Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:28.015 |
| 23 | Charlie Nesbitt | GBR | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:28.409 |
| 24 | Jamie Davis | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:28.600 |
| 25 | Lewis Rollo | GBR | SENCAT by Swan Racing Aprilia | Aprilia RSV4 | 1:31.904 |
