The Paul Chicken Motorsport squad has introduced that former MotoGP star Scott Redding will return to the crew full-time for the 2026 British Superbike season.
The 2019 BSB champion returned to the sequence earlier this yr as a stand-in for the injured Glenn Irwin, with the MotoGP podium finisher turning his again on World Superbikes to see out the 2025 marketing campaign with PBM.
Regardless of 5 years away from BSB, Redding has managed 5 wins on his return to the sequence and is sitting in seventh within the factors.
He’ll stay with PBM on a Ducati for the complete 2026 season and bid for a second title within the sequence.
“I’m completely delighted to signal for PBM for 2026,” Redding stated.
“I’ve actually loved each second this yr since coming again to the crew; the principle drive within the crew is similar because it was in 2019 and that’s the drive to win and revel in each minute.
“That may be a massive factor for me in racing.
“I really feel that we’ve got finished an awesome job already this season with a number of race wins, podiums, quickest laps and pole positions and that was only a taster, so I’m wanting ahead to being full-time for subsequent season.
“The PBM crew have been working wonderful this yr.
“It began as only a fill in journey, so subsequent yr with some correct testing I want to assume we might be a bit of extra ready as this yr we’ve got simply been managing every race weekend to one of the best of our capacity, and a few have been harder than others.
“That’s okay, as we weren’t combating for the championship this yr.
“To be again in BSB full-time and the reception I’ve had from the followers has been wonderful and so they have been joyful to see me again racing right here.
“I really feel like I’ve purchased a pleasant twist to the racing since we got here again; we’ve got been capable of win races, after which different riders additionally believed they might beat Brad and to have so many race winners in BSB this yr is nice.
“The Championship permits the followers to get nearer to us, we’ve got nice enjoyable at occasions, all of the riders in BSB placed on an awesome present on the observe – simply take a look at Oulton Park when 12 riders may win!
“I actually respect the followers, simply take a look at that weekend once they stayed regardless of the delay and it was an awesome race!
“I need to thank the PBM Staff – subsequent yr goes to be completely fireplace, and in case you haven’t been to a BSB race earlier than then get booked and are available to a race and discover out what it’s all about – you gained’t be disenchanted!”
