Leon Haslam kicked off the 2025 British Superbike Championship by taking top spot at Oulton Park.
The opening session of the 2025 British Superbike Championship saw Leon Haslam take top spot. The 2018 British Superbike Champion was 0.146 seconds clear of the field on his Moto Rapido Ducati.
It was the 2022 British Superbike Champion, Bradley Ray, in second place on the Raceways Yamaha. After two years in World Superbikes, Ray is back to prove a point in the British Championship.
Storm Stacey and the Bathams AJN Racing BMW squad finished the opening session in third. The Oulton Park Test looked promising for Stacey and he has started his weekend off in a great way.
Danny Kent was in fourth place in Free Practice One on the McAMS Yamaha. After winning a race at the end of the 2024 season the former Moto3 Champion is a favourite for the 2025 title.
The top Honda at the end of Free Practice One was DAO Racing Honda rider, Josh Brookes. The 2015 and 2020 British Superbike Champion has moved to DAO Racing for this season and was 0.550 seconds off of first in the opening session.
Tommy Bridewell was able to make his way into sixth place in Free Practice One. The 2023 British Superbike Champion did not have the easiest of pre-seasons but was on the pace when it mattered.
MasterMac Honda rider, Charlie Nesbitt, was able to end the opening session in seventh place. He was ahead of his former teammate and now DAO Racing rider, Lee Jackson, who ended the session in eighth.
Christian Iddon was the top Kawasaki rider in Free Practice One as he ended the opening session in ninth place for the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki squad.
Completing the top ten was the reigning British Superbike Champion, Kyle Ryde. The OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing rider was in tenth place and 1.042 seconds behind Haslam.
BSB Oulton Park, Free Practice One Results |
| 2025 British Superbike Championship [BSB] | Oulton Park | Free Practice One Results | Round 1 / 12 | |||||
| Pos. | Rider | Nat. | Team | Motorcycle | Times |
| 1 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Moto Rapido Ducati Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:33.665 |
| 2 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Raceways Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:33.811 |
| 3 | Storm Stacey | GBR | Bathams AJN Racing BMW | BMW M1000RR | 1:33.997 |
| 4 | Danny Kent | GBR | McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:34.109 |
| 5 | Josh Brookes | AUS | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:34.215 |
| 6 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:34.289 |
| 7 | Charlie Nesbitt | GBR | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:34.302 |
| 8 | Lee Jackson | GBR | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:34.582 |
| 9 | Christian Iddon | GBR | AJN Steelstock Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:34.702 |
| 10 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1:34.707 |
| 11 | Max Cook | GBR | AJN Steelstock Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:34.760 |
| 12 | John McPhee | GBR | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:35.274 |
| 13 | Richard Kerr | IRL | MLav Racing | BMW M1000RR | 1:35.358 |
| 14 | Luke Hedger | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:35.362 |
| 15 | Scott Swann | GBR | Send My Bag Racing by IWR Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:35.371 |
| 16 | Davey Todd | GBR | 8TEN BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000RR | 1:35.388 |
| 17 | Rory Skinner | GBR | Cheshire Mouldings Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:35.425 |
| 18 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Hager PBM Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:35.550 |
| 19 | Andrew Irwin | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:35.598 |
| 20 | Fraser Rogers | GBR | TAG Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:35.789 |
| 21 | Jamie van Sikkelerus | NED | TAG Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:36.486 |
| 22 | Peter Hickman | GBR | 8TEN BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000RR | 1:36.488 |
| 23 | Jamie Davis | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:37.103 |
| 24 | Billy McConnell | AUS | C&L Fairburn Properties /Look Forward Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:37.641 |
| 25 | Blaze Baker | RSA | NP Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:38.357 |
