Ray Crowned BSB Champion
B
radley Ray celebrated his Ben-
netts British Superbike Cham-
pionship title at the Brands Hatch
season finale over the October
15-16 weekend. The 25-year-old
was officially crowned after seal-
ing top honors in Saturday's open-
ing race, ending the season with
nine race wins plus a further 14
podiums for the Rich Energy OMG
Racing Yamaha team.
Ray finished fifth in Saturday's
Sprint race, which was enough
to secure a first title for both rider
and team. On Sunday, the new
champion crashed out unhurt in
the second race of the weekend
before ending the season with a
sixth-place finish.
On the final day of the season,
Peter Hickman became the 10th
different race winner of 2022. The
FHO Racing BMW rider held off
Danny Buchan and Saturday win-
ner Glenn Irwin to secure a visit to
the top step of the podium.
In the final race of the weekend,
Glenn Irwin was able to grab the
lead when Buchan made a small
mistake at Surtees. This meant
that the Honda Racing UK rider
started and ended the season with
victories on his way to claiming the
runner-up spot in the standings,
his best championship finish.
Andrew Irwin was back on the
podium with a strong second
place in the final race, just ahead
of Buchan. Fifth place for Hick-
man was enough for him to end
the season as the Bennetts BSB
Riders Cup Champion, finishing
just ahead of his BMW rivals.
Tommy Bridewell's season
finished with a fourth place, which
secured the Oxford Products
Racing Ducati team rider's third
in the final standings. This means
that three different teams and
manufacturers completed the final
championship top three.
CN
SUPERBIKE
Race 1
1. Glenn Irwin (Hon)
2. Peter Hickman (BMW)
3. Andrew Irwin (BMW)
4. Tommy Bridewell (Duc)
5. Bradley Ray (Yam)
Race 2
1. Peter Hickman (BMW)
2. Danny Buchan (BMW)
3. Glenn Irwin (Hon)
4. Kyle Ryde (Yam)
5. Tommy Bridewell (Duc)
Race 3
1. Glenn Irwin (Hon)
2. Andrew Irwin (BMW)
3. Danny Buchan (BMW)
4. Tommy Bridewell (Duc)
5. Peter Hickman (BMW)
IN
THE
WIND
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Bradley Ray is
this year's British
Superbike Champion.
The Brit wrapped it up
at the season finale at
Brands Hatch.
