Bradley Ray remained at the top of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship SUPERPICKS Free Practice times at Brands Hatch today, with this morning’s opening action deciding the combined times as intermittent light showers hampered the afternoon’s session.
Ray claimed the leading position by 0.413s from Yamaha rival Jason O'Halloran as the local contender topped the times as he heads into his home round bidding for his first Championship title.
Danny Buchan missed out on second place by just 0.005s as he completed the top three for SYNETIQ BMW, just ahead of Peter Hickman on the FHO Racing BMW.
Tommy Bridewell held fifth place as the Oxford Products Racing Ducati rider narrowly edged out Glenn Irwin; the pair are separated by a single point ahead of this weekend’s three races, with the Honda Racing UK currently having the edge in the standings.
Danny Kent was seventh fastest on the Buildbase Suzuki, the previous Moto3 World Champion ensuring that five different manufacturers featured in the top seven positions.
Double champion Josh Brookes was the fastest of the MCE Ducati riders in eighth place, just ahead of Andrew Irwin and Ryan Vickers who completed the top ten.
Lee Jackson was eleventh fastest with Josh Owens claiming the final place in the top 12 for the Rapid CDH Racing Kawasaki team.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Brands Hatch, SUPERPICKS combined free practice result:
- Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) 1m:24.899s
- Jason O'Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +0.413s
- Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMQ) +0.418s
- Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW) +0.692s
- Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +0.824s
- Glenn Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +0.895s
- Danny Kent (Buildbase Suzuki) +0.964s
- Josh Brookes (MCE Ducati) +1.017s
- Andrew Irwin (SYNETIQ BMW) +1.098s
- Ryan Vickers (FHO Racing BMW with Attis Sport) +1.117s
- Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki) +1.141s
- Josh Owens (Rapid CDH Racing Kawasaki) +1.252s
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