Donington BSB: Race weekend statistics, facts and pub ammo

29.09.2022 - 11:51 bikesportnews.com

Donington Park has hosted 78 British Superbike Championship races with those races seeing 27 different race winners and 49 different podium finishers. Bradley Ray’s first two career BSB victories were taken on the Donington Park GP circuit in April 2018.

The first round of the Showdown saw Ray extend his championship lead from 13 points to 40 – but only 51 points cover the first four riders in the championship standings.

Three podiums at Oulton Park last time out saw Tommy Bridewell move onto a career total of 69 and overhaul the late Steve Hislop’s tally of 68.

Bridewell now sits in joint 8th overall on the list of all-time podium finishers and just two behind Chris Walker’s total of 71.

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Peter Hickman may have left it late but the final round of this year’s British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch saw the FHO Racing rider put in his best performance of the year as he claimed his seventh career BSB victory.

Brands BSB Final: ‘We know what not to do in 2023’ - Ryde

Kyle Ryde’s maiden appearance in the British Superbike Championship Showdown saw him finish in a solid sixth place overall with a best finish of fourth taken at Brands Hatch at the weekend.

Lydd's Bradley Ray toasts his RICH Energy OMG Racing Yamaha team and family after winning his maiden British Superbikes Championship title at Brands Hatch

Bradley Ray says his first British Superbikes title feels surreal after he clinched the crown with two races to spare at the weekend.

Brands BSB Final: Buchan ends on a high

Danny Buchan may have just missed out on the British Superbike Rider’s Cup to Peter Hickman, ending the year in ninth place overall and 11 points adrift of his fellow BMW rider, but two podiums ensured it was a strong final round for the Synetiq-backed rider.

Brands BSB Final: Irwin ‘re-discovered form’ after mid-season drop

The last two rounds of this year’s British Superbike Championship saw four-time race winner Andrew Irwin back to his best, running in the top five in every race and three podiums in the final four races of 2022 was a gentle reminder to everyone of exactly what he’s capable of.

Brands BSB Final: Race-three win and runner-up goes to Irwin

Honda’s Glenn Irwin took his fifth win of the season as he bagged the final British Superbike Championship race of 2022 ahead of brother Andrew with Danny Buchan finishing third to make it two Synetiq BMW’s on the podium. Glenn Irwin grabbed the holeshot from pole position but Buchan went ahead at Stirlings and he led at the end of the opening lap from Glenn Irwin, Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW), Andrew Irwin, Danny Kent (Buildbase Suzuki) and Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Ducati) although Hickman quickly went into second at the start of lap two. Jason O’Halloran was missing though with the McAMS Yamaha being wheeled off the grid after the sighting lap.