Bradley Ray

Bradley Ray (born 16 May 1997 in Ashford, Kent, England is a British motorcycle racer. After winning the 2022 BSB Championship, for 2023 Ray is contracted to ride in European rounds of World Superbikes.[1]

Bradley Ray
Ray in 2018
Born (1997-05-16) 16 May 1997
Ashford, Kent, England
Current teamMotoxracing Yamaha WSBK
Websitewww.brad-ray.co.uk
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2015
ManufacturersFTR
Championships0
2015 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
1 0 0 0 0 0
British Superbike Championship
Active years2017 – 2022
ManufacturersYamaha
Championships1 (2022)
2022 championship position1st (1192 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
0 0 0 0 0 0

In November 2020 Ray joined the OMG Racing team for the 2021 season,[2] 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.[3]

In November 2019 Ray confirmed that he would join Taylor Mackenzie at TAS BMW for the 2020 British Superbike Championship season.[4][5]

From 2017 he raced in the British Superbike Championship aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000 for Hawk Racing sponsored by Buildbase,[6] continuing for the 2018 and 2019 seasons,[7][8] winning his first Superbike-level race on 1 April at Donington Park. He had one ride in the Moto2 class at the 2015 British GP, as wildcard entry.[9] Ray had another wildcard entry in early 2018 at the UK round of the World Superbike Championship at Donington Park,[10] finishing Race 1 in 14th place, and 15th in Race 2.[11]

Selected racing achievements

Career statistics

By season
Season Class Motorcycle Team Number Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2015 Moto2 FTR[9] FAB-Racing 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0

Races by year

(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
British Superbike Championship Results[14]
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

British Superbike
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
  1. Bradley Ray: British Superbikes champion joins World Superbike grid with Yamaha for the 2023 season Eurosport, 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022
  2. "BSB: Bradley Ray joins Rich Energy OMG Racing for 2021".
  3. BSB: Bradley Ray and Kyle Ryde complete two-day Cartagena test Motorcycle News, 15 December 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022
  4. Mackenzie and Ray team up at Tyco BMW for BSB 2020 bikesportnews.com, 23 November 2019. Retrieved 14 Dec 2019
  5. Mackenzie and Ray form all new Tyco BMW lineup Crash.net, 23 November 2019. Retrieved 14 Dec 2019
  6. Hawk Racing Ltd at Companies House Retrieved 22 June 2018
  7. Buildbase Suzuki: Riders Archived 23 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 June 2018
  8. BSB: Bradley Ray sticks with Buildbase Suzuki for 2019 Motorcycle News, 5 October 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2019
  9. Meet the wildcards: Silverstone MotoGP.com Retrieved 22 June 2018
  10. Rising star Ray leads bumper Donington wildcard crop motorsport.com, 18 May 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018
  11. World SBK results, Prosecco DOC UK Round 27 May World SBK. Retrieved 23 June 2018
  12. "2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli". www.britishsuperbike.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  13. "2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli". www.britishsuperbike.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  14. "2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli". www.britishsuperbike.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
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