Ray Perfect at Donington Park
B
radley Ray (Raceways Ya-
maha) delivered a command-
ing performance at Donington
Park, taking a clean sweep of
victories in all three races during
round two of the 2025 British
Superbike Championship.
Ray began the weekend with
a win in Saturday's opening
race, fending off pressure from
reigning champion Kyle Ryde
(OMG Yamaha) and Hager PBM
Ducati's Glenn Irwin.
In race two, Ray led early from
Ryde and Irwin. Irwin briefly
moved ahead at the Fogarty Es
-
ses on lap four, but Ray respond-
ed immediately, regaining the
lead at the Melbourne Hairpin.
Irwin attempted another over-
take at the same spot but ran
wide and dropped to fourth. Ray
held firm at the front, fending off
pressure from Ryde, while Irwin
fought back to steal third from
Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mould
-
ings Ducati) on the final lap.
Race three followed a similar
script. Ray launched into the
lead from the start, with Skinner
and Irwin giving chase. Ryde
lost ground after a moment at
the Fogarty Esses, dropping
behind Leon Haslam (Moto
Rapido Ducati Racing) and John
McPhee (MasterMac Honda).
Irwin passed Skinner to move
into second by lap 10 and began
closing the gap to Ray, trimming
a two-second deficit to under
half a second by lap 16. How
-
ever, a mistake under braking
at the Fogarty Esses cost Irwin
momentum, and despite pushing
to the end, he couldn't deny Ray
a third straight win.
Skinner completed the po
-
dium, earning his first with the
Cheshire Mouldings Ducati team
since their manufacturer switch
from BMW. He held off Haslam
to become the sixth different
podium finisher of the season.
In the championship points,
Ray's treble sees him 12 points
clear of Irwin on 86 points, with
defending number one Ryde
third on 66.
CN
SBK Race 1 (Top 5)
1. Bradley Ray (Yam)
2. Kyle Ryde (Yam)
3. Josh Brookes (Hon)
4. Glen Irwin (Duc)
5. Rory Skinner (Duc)
SBK Race 2 (Top 5)
1. Bradley Ray (Yam)
2. Kyle Ryde (Yam)
3. Glen Irwin (Duc)
4. Rory Skinner (Duc)
5. Leon Haslam (Duc)
SBK Race 3 (Top 5)
1. Bradley Ray (Yam)
2. Glen Irwin (Duc)
3. Rory Skinner (Duc)
4. Leon Haslam (Duc)
5. Kyle Ryde (Yam)
WIND
IN THE
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Bradley Ray (28) leads the way in race
three, with Rory Skinner (11) and Glen
Irwin (2) giving an in-vain chase.
