2025 British Superbikes: Thruxton – Practice Results

The opening Friday of the British Superbikes spherical at Thruxton noticed Danny Kent lead each periods and be the one rider to dip beneath the 1m 15s benchmark on the  Hampshire monitor in FP2 to maneuver into qualifying with the very best time.

Kent saved his momentum from Manufacturers Hatch going, the place he claimed two podium finishes, with a better of second in race three, as he prepared the ground throughout each Friday follow periods.

The McAMS rider was prime in FP1 and constructed on that in FP2, spending a while circulating with Rory Skinner in addition to finishing loads of solo laps because the Yamaha rider improved once more to a better of 1m 14.907s.

That noticed the #52 as the one rider to set a sub 1m 15s lap on the opening day ending  within the pits and on the prime of the timesheets.

Additionally again within the storage, Storm Stacey improved to second within the flurry of purple sectors heading into the ultimate 5 minutes of monitor time, to place his Bathams AJN Racing BMW second in a single day, simply 0.256s slower than Kent.

Honda UK’s Tommy Bridewell held the highest computerized development slot earlier within the session, together with his time seeing him third quickest of the opening day of British Superbike motion at his dwelling monitor.

Reigning Champion Kyle Ryde additionally prepared the ground briefly earlier than making an attempt to assist new teammate Glenn Irwin by means of, ending with the fourth greatest time for Nitrous Competitions OMG Yamaha.

Rory Skinner put in an enormous 52 laps over the 2 periods together with his onerous work paying off – simply sixteenth in FP1 the Cheshire Mouldings Ducati rider was improved and race prepared in fifth by the shut of FP2.

Josh Brookes reacted to being exterior the highest twelve heading into the ultimate ten minutes, returning to trace to enhance to sixth for DAO Racing Honda.

Native rider Charlie Nesbitt positioned seventh for MasterMac Honda, simply faster than championship chief Bradley Ray, who was eighth for Raceways Yamaha.

The AJN Steelstock Kawasaki duo of Max Cook dinner and Christian Iddon at one level held a 1-2 placement within the session, these occasions noticed them drop to complete ninth and tenth, with Iddon enduring a barely extra nervous wait of the riders who sat out the ultimate minutes within the pits.

Scott Swann was the ultimate rider to enhance, leaping into eleventh for Ship My Bag Racing by IWR Honda on the chequered flag. Swann had been the lead rookie all Friday, with John McPhee getting in loads of laps at a monitor he had not visited earlier than, in 18th .

Scott Redding, now the complete time rider at Hager PBM Ducati, was considered one of a number of riders to have a late lap chalked off for exceeding monitor limits, simply holding onto the ultimate place inside the automated Q2 prime twelve together with his earlier greatest effort.

Mixed Direct Q2 High Twelve

1: Danny Kent (McAMS Yamaha) 1m 14.907s (FP2)
2:  Storm Stacey (Bathams AJN Racing BMW) 1m15.163s (FP2)
3:  Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 1m 15.178s (FP2)
4:  Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions OMG Racing Yamaha) 1m15.182s (FP2)
5:  Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) 1m 15.215s (FP2)
6:  Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) 1m 15.228s (FP2)
7:  Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) 1m 1m 15.347s (FP2)
8:  Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha) 1m 15.396s (FP2)
9:  Max Cook dinner (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 1m 15.402s (FP2)
10:  Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 1m 15.416s (FP2)
11:  Scott Swann (Ship My Bag Racing by IWR Honda)1m 25.792s (FP2)
12:  Scott Redding (Hager PBM Ducati) 1m 15.641s (FP2)

Leon Haslam was not as fortunate, because the rider pushed out by Swann he completed thirteenth with a Q1 journey beckoning for the Moto Rapido Ducati rider.

Glenn Irwin was again on monitor for FP1 for the primary time as a Nitrous Competitions OMG  rider, following the parting of the way with the PBM Workforce, after being given an preliminary match to trip with a overview after the session.

Getting used a Yamaha superbike for the primary time, Irwin was nineteenth in FP1. Declared match to trip for the second session, FP2 noticed large enhancements for the returning rider, ending 14th and near progressing in an in depth session, quick each behind Ryde and solo.

Andrew Irwin had a technical concern, stopping at Goodwood on monitor, which noticed him drop again to sixteenth total.

Official British Superbike Manufacturers Hatch Information:

Lap document: Josh Brookes (Ducati, 2019) 1m 14.655s

Thruxton in 2024:

Spherical 7:

Qualifying: 1 Ryde (2 O’Halloran, 3 McConnell)

Race 1: 1 Ryde (2 Vickers, 3 O’Halloran)

Race 2: 1 Vickers (2 Cook dinner, 3 Kent)

Race 3: 1 Vickers (2 Kent, 3 McConnell)

FP1

FP1 noticed Kent main the best way with a 1m 15.700s lap, set early and nonetheless holding provisional first for the ultimate half an hour of the session.

Ryde was second, with Billy McConnell in third at a monitor he favours (the Australian certified third and went on to gather two fifth locations and a podium end) after a tyre change to the smooth compound helped with the sensation of his Honda, although by the second session he had dropped to seventeenth total.

Cook dinner endured one other technical concern, additionally coming to a halt at Goodwood with 20 minutes remaining – third on the time with simply ten laps accomplished the Kawasaki rider solely dropped one place to fourth.

Bridewell accomplished the early Friday prime 5. Haslam was the very best of the Ducati Riders within the first stint on monitor, in ninth, with Stacey the highest BMW in eleventh.