Bradley Ray may have been away for two years, but on his return to British Superbikes, he dominated the opening race of the season.
From the moment that the lights went out, it was the Bradley Ray show at Oulton Park. The 2022 British Superbike Champion returned to the top step of the podium for the first time since Donington Park in 2022.
Glenn Irwin fought through the order and managed to get himself up on the podium. Qualifying was a disaster for Irwin as he started from 15th on the grid, but turned it around and finished in second.
Leon Haslam returned to a British Superbike podium as he finished in third place on the Moto Rapido Ducati.
On his debut with the Bathams AJN Racing BMW, it was a strong showing for Storm Stacey. It was an incredible race as he held off the reigning Champion and finished in fourth.
The reigning British Superbike Champion, Kyle Ryde, could only manage a fifth-place finish for the OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing squad.
The top Honda rider was Tommy Bridewell in sixth place on the Honda Racing UK machine. He was closely followed by Charlie Nesbitt on the MasterMac Honda.
The DAO Racing Honda duo were once again together on the timesheets as they crossed the line in eighth and ninth. Lee Jackson finished in eighth, and Josh Brookes was just behind his teammate in ninth.
Completing the top ten was the 2015 Moto3 World Champion, Danny Kent. The McAMS Yamaha rider appeared to run into tyre issues as he went backwards during the race.
BSB Oulton Park, Race One Results |
| 2025 British Superbike Championship [BSB] | Oulton Park | Race One Results | Round 1 / 12 | |||||
| Pos. | Rider | Nat. | Team | Motorcycle | Gap |
| 1 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Raceways Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | |
| 2 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Hager PBM Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | ,+1.937 |
| 3 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Moto Rapido Ducati Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | ,+2.031 |
| 4 | Storm Stacey | GBR | Bathams AJN Racing BMW | BMW M1000RR | ,+4.888 |
| 5 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing | Yamaha R1 | ,+5.021 |
| 6 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | ,+10.193 |
| 7 | Charlie Nesbitt | GBR | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | ,+10.210 |
| 8 | Lee Jackson | GBR | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | ,+10.374 |
| 9 | Josh Brookes | AUS | DAO Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | ,+10.981 |
| 10 | Danny Kent | GBR | McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | ,+12.585 |
| 11 | Rory Skinner | GBR | Cheshire Mouldings Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | ,+14.433 |
| 12 | Scott Swann | GBR | Send My Bag Racing by IWR Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | ,+20.586 |
| 13 | Peter Hickman | GBR | LEW 8TEN Racing BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000RR | ,+29.132 |
| 14 | Fraser Rogers | GBR | TAG Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | ,+29.344 |
| 15 | John McPhee | GBR | MasterMac Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | ,+29.503 |
| 16 | Richard Kerr | IRL | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000RR | ,+32.777 |
| 17 | Billy McConnell | AUS | C&L Fairburn Properties /Look Forward Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | ,+39.914 |
| 18 | Luke Hedger | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | ,+40.617 |
| 19 | Jamie van Sikkelerus | NED | TAG Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | ,+45.071 |
| 20 | Jamie Davis | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | ,+1:16.691 |
| 21 | Blaze Baker | RSA | NP Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | ,+1:33.541 |
| DNF | Christian Iddon | GBR | AJN Steelstock Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | |
| DNF | Davey Todd | GBR | LEW 8TEN Racing BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000RR | |
| DNF | Max Cook | GBR | AJN Steelstock Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | |
