The first race of the weekend saw Bradley Ray take his second win of the 2025 British Superbike Championship.
It was a commanding win for Bradley Ray at Donington Park as he won the opening race of the weekend by 2.382 seconds. After dropping back to third, he played his cards right and pounced when he needed to and broke the field.
Kyle Ryde was able to feature on his first podium of the season for the OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing. The reigning British Superbike Champion crossed the line in second place on his Yamaha R1.
For the first time with the DAO Racing Honda squad, Josh Brookes featured on a British Superbike podium. The two-time British Superbike Champion was 4.050 seconds behind Ray, but still picked up his first trophy of the year.
Ducati featured in fourth, fifth and sixth in the opening British Superbike race of the weekend. It was Glenn Irwin and the Hager PBM Ducati squad who were just off of the podium in fourth place.
The Cheshire Mouldings Ducati squad and Rory Skinner were able to claim their best result of the season as they finished in fifth. Leon Haslam may have started from fourth place, but the Moto Rapido Racing rider crossed the line in sixth.
Christian Iddon was the top Kawasaki rider in Race One at Donington Park as he managed to cross the line in seventh on the Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Honda Racing UK were in eighth place with Andrew Irwin in eighth place, behind Irwin was a fellow Honda rider as Joh McPhee crossed the line in ninth place on the MasterMac Honda.
Completing the top ten was Danny Kent on the McAMS Yamaha, he was 20.800 seconds behind his fellow Yamaha riders at the end of the race.
BSB Donington Park, Race One Results |
| 2025 British Superbike Championship [BSB] | Donington Park | Race One Results | Round 2 / 11 | |||||
| Pos. | Rider | Nat. | Team | Motorcycle | Gap |
| 1 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Raceways Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | |
| 2 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing | Yamaha R1 | +2.382 |
| 3 | Josh Brookes | AUS | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +4.050 |
| 4 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Hager PBM Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +4.923 |
| 5 | Rory Skinner | GBR | Cheshire Mouldings Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +5.587 |
| 6 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Moto Rapido Ducati Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +7.147 |
| 7 | Christian Iddon | GBR | AJN Steelstock Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | +13.218 |
| 8 | Andrew Irwin | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +20.065 |
| 9 | John McPhee | GBR | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +20.311 |
| 10 | Danny Kent | GBR | McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | +20.800 |
| 11 | Billy McConnell | AUS | C&L Fairburn Properties /Look Forward Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +26.198 |
| 12 | Scott Swann | GBR | Send My Bag Racing by IWR Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +30.621 |
| 13 | Fraser Rogers | GBR | TAG Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +33.883 |
| 14 | Lee Jackson | GBR | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +36.172 |
| 15 | Luke Hedger | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +45.325 |
| 16 | Richard Kerr | IRL | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000RR | +51.230 |
| 17 | Jamie van Sikkelerus | NED | TAG Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +52.905 |
| 18 | Blaze Baker | RSA | NP Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +1:21.035 |
| DNF | Tom Sykes | GBR | SENCAT In Competition Aprilia | Aprilia RSV4 | |
| DNF | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | |
| DNF | Davey Todd | GBR | LEW 8TEN Racing BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000RR | |
| DNF | Charlie Nesbitt | GBR | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | |
| DNF | Max Cook | GBR | AJN Steelstock Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | |
| DNF | Peter Hickman | GBR | LEW 8TEN Racing BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000RR | |
| DNF | Storm Stacey | GBR | Bathams AJN Racing BMW | BMW M1000RR | |
