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BBC News
18-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Ray beats Irwin to Donington victory
British Superbike Championship leader Bradley Ray held off the challenge of Glenn Irwin to complete a treble of wins at Donington. England's Ray had already won Saturday's 20-lap race and Sunday's sprint before the Yamaha rider led from first lap to last in the weekend's finale. Rory Skinner, Kyle Ryde and Leon Haslam were in early pursuit, but it was Irwin who established himself as Ray's biggest threat from lap 10. The PBM Ducati rider bridged the gap across the closing laps but could not make the move that would have denied Ray his his latest trio of wins, Ray now leads the championship on 86 points, 12 ahead of Irwin with last year's champion, Kyle Ryde, eight further championship resumes at Snetterton on 20 June.
BBC News
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Irwin fourth in Donington British Superbike opener
Glenn Irwin finished fourth in Saturday's opening British Superbike race of the weekend at 20-lap event was won by Yamaha rider Brad Ray, with defending champion Kyle Ryde second on a machine provided by the same manufacturer, and Australian two-time BSB champion Josh Brookes third for DAO Racing Honda, their first-ever BSB Brookes, it was a first rostrum finish in the championship since was the early leader, before Irwin hit the front, but under pressure from his pursuer, the PBM Ducati rider ran too hot into Melbourne Loop on lap 14 and subsequently fell out of the podium Skinner came home fifth for the Cheshire Mouldings Ducati by TAS Racing Irwin was eighth for Honda Racing, compatriot Scott Swann 12th and Richard Kerr now leads the standings on 50 points, six points ahead of Glenn Irwin, with Leon Haslam a further two points in sprint race and the second feature race will be staged on Ben Currie won the Supersport sprint race, with Donegal's Rhys Irwin third, Dubliner and five-time series champion Jack Kennedy fourth and Eugene McManus fifth. Lee Johnston was 12th.
