Bradley Ray
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 Bradley Ray, Donington World Superbike 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 May 1997 Ashford, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Raceways Yamaha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bradley Ray (born 16 May 1997 in Ashford, Kent, England) is a British motorcycle racer competing in the 2025 British Superbike Championship for Raceways Yamaha. He won the 2022 British Superbike Championship and from 2023 to 2024 rode for Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team in the World Superbike Championship.
Ray 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, Ray was contracted to ride in European rounds of World Superbikes in 2023,[11] continuing during 2024 with the same team.[12] He then returned to the British Superbike Championship in 2025 and is currently leading the championship after a dominant five wins in the first six races.[13]
Selected racing achievements
- 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)[14]
- 2018 - 6th, British Superbike Championship #28 (Suzuki GSX-R1000)[15]
