Bradley Ray (born 16 May 1997 in Ashford, Kent, England) is a British motorcycle racer. He won the 2022 British Superbike Championship and since 2023 has ridden for Motoxracing Yamaha WSBK.
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| Born | 16 May 1997 Ashford, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Motoxracing Yamaha WSBK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editRay had one ride in the Moto2 class at the 2015 British GP, as wildcard entry.[1] He had another wildcard entry in early 2018 at the UK round of the World Superbike Championship at Donington Park,[2] finishing Race 1 in 14th place, and 15th in Race 2.[3] From 2017 he raced in the British Superbike Championship aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000 for Hawk Racing sponsored by Buildbase,[4] continuing for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.[5][6] He won his first Superbike-level race on 1 April at Donington Park.
In November 2019 Ray confirmed that he would join Taylor Mackenzie at TAS BMW for the 2020 British Superbike Championship season.[7][8]
In November 2020 Ray joined the OMG Racing team for the 2021 season,[9] and was contracted to ride for the same team during 2022, switching from BMW to Yamaha machinery as used in 2021 by the McAMS team.[10]
After winning the 2022 BSB Championship, for 2023 Ray was contracted to ride in European rounds of World Superbikes,[11] continuing during 2024 with the same team.[12]
Selected racing achievements
edit- 2011 - 6th, British 125cc Championship #128 (Honda RS125R)
- 2012 - 7th, Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup #28 (KTM FRR 125)
- 2012 - 2nd, British MotoStar Championship #28 (Honda RS125R)
- 2013 - 11th, Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup #28 (KTM RC250GP)
- 2013 - 15th, CEV Moto3 Championship #82 (Honda NSF250R)
- 2014 - 4th, Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup #28 (KTM RC250GP)
- 2014 - 11th, CEV Moto3 Championship #28 (FTR/KTM Moto3)
- 2015 - NC, FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship #82 (FTR Moto2)
- 2015 - 13th, National Superstock 600 Championship #82 (Kawasaki ZX-6R)
- 2016 - 3rd, British Supersport Championship #28 (Yamaha YZF-R6)
- 2017 - 11th, British Superbike Championship #28 (Suzuki GSX-R1000)[13]
- 2018 - 6th, British Superbike Championship #28 (Suzuki GSX-R1000)[14]
Career statistics
editRed Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
editRaces by year
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SPA1 Ret |
SPA2 5 |
POR1 5 |
POR2 19 |
GBR1 2 |
GBR2 6 |
NED1 7 |
NED2 5 |
GER1 20 |
GER2 10 |
CZE1 7 |
CZE2 7 |
RSM 9 |
ARA1 4 |
ARA2 9 |
7th | 123 |
| 2013 | AME1 1 |
AME2 4 |
JER1 8 |
JER2 6 |
ASS1 Ret |
ASS2 Ret |
SAC1 10 |
SAC2 13 |
BRN 9 |
SIL1 Ret |
SIL2 11 |
MIS Ret |
ARA1 6 |
ARA2 8 |
11th | 95 | |
| 2014 | JER1 9 |
JER1 11 |
MUG Ret |
ASS1 3 |
ASS2 6 |
SAC1 6 |
SAC2 2 |
BRN1 4 |
BRN2 4 |
SIL1 5 |
SIL2 4 |
MIS 7 |
ARA1 7 |
ARA2 3 |
4th | 152 |
FIM CEV Moto3 Championship
editRaces by year
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Honda | JER |
NAV |
ARA |
CAT |
ALB1 |
ALB2 |
VAL 15 |
32nd | 1 | ||
| 2013 | Honda | CAT1 7 |
CAT2 9 |
ARA 17 |
ALB1 10 |
ALB2 17 |
NAV 15 |
VAL1 Ret |
VAL1 20 |
JER 13 |
15th | 26 |
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship
editRaces by year
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | FTR/KTM | JER1 Ret |
JER2 13 |
LMS 7 |
ARA 9 |
CAT1 11 |
CAT2 9 |
ALB 8 |
NAV |
ALG 5 |
VAL1 14 |
VAL2 Ret |
11th | 52 |
FIM Moto2 European Championship
editRaces by year
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Vyrus | ALG1 20 |
ALG2 16 |
CAT Ret |
ARA1 |
ARA2 |
ALB |
NAV1 23 |
NAV2 25 |
JER |
VAL1 |
VAL2 |
NC | 0 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
editBy season
edit| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Number | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Moto2 | FTR[1] | FAB-Racing | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Races by year
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Moto2 | FTR | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR Ret |
RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 |
| Year | Bike | DON | BRH | OUL | SNE | KNO | BRH | THR | CAD | SIL | OUL | ASS | BRH | TOTAL POINTS | CHAMPIONSHIP STANDING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2018 | BS | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 7th | 4th | 7th | DNF | DNF | 5th | DNF | 13th | 16th | DNF | 12th | 2nd | 2nd | DNF | 14th | 11th | DNF | 17th | 7th | 11th | 11th | 551 | 6th |
Superbike World Championship
editBy season
edit| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SBK | YZF-R1 | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20th |
| 2024 | SBK | YZF-R1 | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21st |
| Total | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||||
Races by year
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | ||||
| 2023 | Yamaha | AUS |
AUS |
AUS |
INA |
INA |
INA |
NED 18 |
NED 16 |
NED Ret |
SPA 13 |
SPA 14 |
SPA 15 |
ITA 18 |
ITA 14 |
ITA Ret |
GBR Ret |
GBR 12 |
GBR 13 |
IMO 15 |
IMO 16 |
IMO 6 |
CZE |
CZE |
CZE |
FRA Ret |
FRA 15 |
FRA 17 |
SPA 18 |
SPA 18 |
SPA 17 |
POR 17 |
POR 17 |
POR 18 |
JER |
JER |
JER |
20th | 19 |
| 2024 | Yamaha | AUS 21 |
AUS 21 |
AUS 15 |
SPA 18 |
SPA 22 |
SPA Ret |
NED 15 |
NED 20 |
NED 17 |
ITA 18 |
ITA 20 |
ITA 17 |
GBR 16 |
GBR 19 |
GBR 18 |
CZE 19 |
CZE 16 |
CZE 15 |
POR 17 |
POR 18 |
POR 18 |
FRA Ret |
FRA 15 |
FRA 17 |
ITA 11 |
ITA 15 |
ITA 14 |
SPA 15 |
SPA 16 |
SPA 16 |
POR 16 |
POR 18 |
POR 14 |
SPA 17 |
SPA 16 |
SPA 15 |
21st | 14 |
* Season still in progress.
British Superbike
edit| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | ||||
| 2022 | Yamaha | SIL 3 |
SIL Ret |
SIL 2 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 3 |
DON 3 |
DON 2 |
DON 2 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 4 |
KNO 2 |
BRH 4 |
BRH 4 |
BRH 4 |
THR 3 |
THR 3 |
THR 2 |
CAD 1 |
CAD 2 |
CAD 2 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 1 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 3 |
OUL 5 |
DON 4 |
DON 2 |
DON 1 |
BRH 5 |
BRH Ret |
BRH 6 |
1st | 1192 |
References
edit- ^ a b Meet the wildcards: Silverstone MotoGP.com Retrieved 22 June 2018
- ^ Rising star Ray leads bumper Donington wildcard crop motorsport.com, 18 May 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018
- ^ World SBK results, Prosecco DOC UK Round 27 May World SBK. Retrieved 23 June 2018
- ^ Hawk Racing Ltd at Companies House Retrieved 22 June 2018
- ^ Buildbase Suzuki: Riders Archived 23 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 June 2018
- ^ BSB: Bradley Ray sticks with Buildbase Suzuki for 2019 Motorcycle News, 5 October 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2019
- ^ Mackenzie and Ray team up at Tyco BMW for BSB 2020 bikesportnews.com, 23 November 2019. Retrieved 14 Dec 2019
- ^ Mackenzie and Ray form all new Tyco BMW lineup Crash.net, 23 November 2019. Retrieved 14 Dec 2019
- ^ "BSB: Bradley Ray joins Rich Energy OMG Racing for 2021".
- ^ BSB: Bradley Ray and Kyle Ryde complete two-day Cartagena test Motorcycle News, 15 December 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022
- ^ Bradley Ray: British Superbikes champion joins World Superbike grid with Yamaha for the 2023 season Eurosport, 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022
- ^ Yamaha retain Bradley Ray for 2024 WorldSBK season yamaha-racing.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024
- ^ "2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli". www.britishsuperbike.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli". www.britishsuperbike.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli". www.britishsuperbike.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
External links
edit- Bradley Ray on MotoGP.com[dead link]
- Bradley Ray on WorldSBK.com
- Bradley Ray at Red Bull Rookies[dead link]
