Ryde Crowned ITS King of Brands
K
yle Ryde (Nitrous Coin Ni-
trous Competitions Racing
Ducati) is the 2026 ITS King of
Brands after he and Scott Red-
ding (Hager PBM Racing Team
Ducati) shared the spoils in a
thrilling three-race BSB weekend
at Brands Hatch, with champi-
onship leader Ryde taking the
opening two victories before
Redding hit back in the final
race.
Ryde's race one win was his
ninth of 2026. The reigning
champion was pushed through-
out the weekend, with Redding
proving to be his closest chal-
lenger as the pair cleared off to
finish 5.7 seconds up on AJN
Steelstock bimota's Max Cook,
with Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido
Racing Ducati) and Christian
Iddon (Sencat Racing Yamaha)
completing the top five.
Ryde doubled his tally in race
two, again finishing ahead of
Redding but this time stretching
his advantage to 2.1 seconds,
while Cook closed right up on
Redding to be 0.23 of a second
in arrears at the flag. Bradley
Ray (McAMS Yamaha) and Ryan
Vickers (Honda Racing UK)
rounded out the top five.
The result ensured Ryde would
head into the final race with the
opportunity to secure the coveted
ITS King of Brands crown.
Redding, however, saved his
best for last. The former BSB
Champion took victory in race
three, beating Ryde by 0.925 of a
second, while Cook took a third
straight podium on the bimota in
third. Haslam (Moto Rapido Rac
-
ing Ducati) was fourth ahead of
Vickers (Honda Racing UK), with
Ray (McAMS Yamaha) sixth.
"It feels great to win my first
King of Brands trophy!" current
BSB number one Ryde said. "All
the races haven't been easy this
weekend, but I was happy with
the win in race two earlier, the
pace was crazy fast!
"In race three, Scott (Redding)
got a very good start and we
were both riding at a very fast
speed so I knew there was going
to be a dogfight at the end.
WIND
IN THE
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Scott Redding (45)
leads early in race
three; he would get the
win, but Kyle Ryde (1)
would take the overall
and an increased
championship lead.
