Brands BSB Final: Race weekend statistics, facts and pub ammo

Your final round up of stats, facts and pub ammo talking points ahead of the Brands Hatch 2022 Bennetts BSB Championship clincher

Brands Hatch GP has hosted at least one round of the BSB Championship every year since 1997 with the exception of 2000 when both rounds took place on the shorter, Indy circuit.

That equates to a total of 86 BSB races – in that time there have been 25 different race winners and 46 different podium finishers.

Bradley Ray needs just seven points to clinch the 2022 British Superbike Championship.

This will make him the sixth Yamaha rider to win the BSB title (since 1996) after Niall Mackenzie (1996-98), Leon Camier (2009), Tommy Hill (2011), Josh Brookes (2015) and Tarran Mackenzie (2021).

Seven riders have so far won races in the 2022 season with 13 different riders having stood on the podium.

Championship leader Bradley Ray (9) has the most victories in 2022 followed by Jason O’Halloran (7), Glenn Irwin and Tarran Mackenzie (both 3), Lee Jackson, Danny Buchan and Tom Sykes (all 2) and Tommy Bridewell and Kyle Ryde (1 each).

Seven teams have now won races this season – Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha and McAMS Yamaha (10 wins each), Honda Racing (3), Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Racing Kawasaki, Synetiq BMW and MCE Ducati (2 each) and Oxford Products Racing Ducati (1).

Glenn Irwin now has 29 BSB podiums, the same number recorded by Stuart Easton.

Leon Haslam is set to make his 225th BSB start in the final race at Brands Hatch this weekend.

Ryan Vickers will make his 100th BSB race start in the opening race this weekend.

Danny Kent will make his 50th BSB start in the final race this weekend.

Shane Byrne and Josh Brookes have the record number of wins on the Brands Hatch GP circuit with 19 followed by