Ryan Vickers is setting his sights higher for Round 7 of the 2025 WorldSBK Championship as he prepares to return to familiar home territory at Donington Park.

The WorldSBK rookie has enjoyed a solid debut season on the international stage but has openly admitted he has been challenged by the rigours of learning both his electronics-equipped Ducati Panigale V4 R around a litany of new circuits.

This won’t be the case for Vickers at Donington Park, where has was a race winner in the British Superbike Championship, even if he is still working to get the most from his Motocorsa Racing machine.

“It’s super exciting, it's going to be nice, it’ll be nice to be actually able to roll out an FP1 and know my way. In other rounds, I’ve been having to focus on learning how to ride the Ducati and use FP1 to set the bike up correctly. 

“That familiarity is a really nice feeling for me because there's nothing like knowing the circuit, rolling out, and not having to focus on it too much. A lot of my energy is focused on lines and doing this and trying that, and unfortunately, it's difficult to go fast when you've got a lot of things you're having to consciously think about.  

“When you don't have to use that conscious effort and you focus solely on going fast because it's happening naturally, that's when you get the most out of your performance. That's where I got to in BSB. I knew the circuits of the back of my hand. 

“Every time I took to the track, I was just focused on going fast, and that was it. Now, there are a lot of things that I have to think about. Donington is going to be nice because I know it. I still have some things to consider, but I'm familiar with the circuit, I know the correct lines, and I know what will help create a fast lap time.”

Vickers currently sits 19th in the 2025 WorldSBK Championship standings as the second highest-placed rookie having scored in six of 18 races thus far.