Ryde Claims Historic Third
Straight BSB Title
K
yle Ryde (Nitrous Coin Ni-
trous Competitions Racing)
secured his third consecutive
British Superbike Championship
title at Brands Hatch, bringing
the 2026 season to a close
as Scott Redding (Hager PBM
Racing Team) won the first two
races and Ryan Vickers (Honda
Racing UK) finished the year with
victory in the final encounter.
Redding arrived at the sea-
son finale with a mathematical
chance of taking the champi-
onship and wasted little time
applying pressure. The Ducati
rider charged through the field
in Saturday's opening race to
take the checkered flag, with
Ryde finishing second and
Vickers completing the podium.
The result kept Redding's title
ambitions alive heading into
Sunday's doubleheader.
Race two produced another
showdown between Redding
and Ryde, with the pair battling
at the front as the champion-
ship leader Ryde looked to close
out the title. Redding again
came out on top, taking his sec-
ond win of the weekend, while
Bradley Ray (McAMS Yamaha)
finished runner-up and Ryde
crossed the line in third. That
result confirmed Ryde as cham-
pion with one race still to run.
The achievement gave Ryde
a place in the championship
record books, having now won
three titles in succession. His
2026 campaign was particularly
notable after changing manu-
facturers, moving from Yamaha
to Ducati machinery for the new
season, and maintaining his
position at the top of the stand-
ings.
Vickers provided a fitting
finish to the season in the third
race, taking control in chal-
lenging wet conditions. Ryde
remained close throughout
the contest, but Vickers held
his advantage to secure the
final victory of the year. Joe
Talbot (AJN Steelstock bimota)
claimed third place for his first
BSB podium, while Redding
finished fourth.
Ryde finished the champi-
onship on 596 points, ahead
of Redding on 550, with Ray
completing the top three overall
on 457.
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Race One (Top 5)
1. Scott Redding (Duc) 20:02:408
2. Kyle Ryde (Duc) +0.841
3. Ryan Vickers (Hon) +1.461
4. Leon Haslam (Duc) +1.557
5. Max Cook (bim) + 1.968
Race Two (Top 5)
1. Scott Redding (Duc) 17:04:591
2. Bradley Ray (Yam) +1.224
3. Kyle Ryde (Duc) +2.018
4. Leon Haslam (Duc) +2.063
5. Ryan Vickers (Hon) +2.169
Race Three (Top 5)
1. Ryan Vickers (Hon) 22:35:205
2. Kyle Ryde (Duc) +0.433
3. Joe Talbot (bim) +2.131
4. Scott Redding (Duc) +8.604
5. Max Cook (bim) +15.877
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