2025 British Superbikes: Cadwell Park - Race Results (2)
Results from race two, round seven of the 2025 Bennetts Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park, where the Bank Holiday sprint was won by Tommy Bridewell after Bradley Ray crashed out.
British Superbikes began the final day of action at Cadwell Park with the sprint race won by Tommy Bridewell, his first victory of the season.
Race one winner and championship leader Bradley Ray started from pole after his lap record in race one, and held the lead through turn one, but was the last if a flurry of crashes over the end of the first lap and the beginning of the second.
The brought out the safety car, with Bridewell in control behind backing up the pack. The Honda Racing UK rider was strong when the safety car went in on lap six, with pressure behind from teammate Andrew Irwin and Kyle Ryde, as the front three broke away.
Race one podium finisher Irwin was all at once the perfect wingman, his line in he middle of he track was keeping Ryde in check, while keeping his lined up for a lunge at a win over the closing stages.
The last lap saw Irwin ready to make his move, but looking for a way around the #46 left him open to a move from Ryde, who looked race ready after topping morning warm-up.
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Bridewell was free to lead over the line, but a home team 1-2 was not to be - The Nitrous Competitions Yamaha rider saw an opportunity as the penultimate corner, lining up Irwin through Hall Bend into the hairpin, with second bringing valuable championship points, finishing 0.561s behind.
That left Irwin to complete the podium in third, building on his race one rostrum visit.
Behind there was a nine rider fight for fourth underway.
Leon Haslam had endured a tough day, crashing in Superpole, with two comebacks needed in race one for eighth. A good start from that position on the grid saw Haslam quickly up to sixth, chipping away to lead the chasing pack over the line, the top Ducati for Moto Rapido in fourth.
Max Cook was in the same battle, finishing fifth, the place originally held by his AJN Steelstock Kawasaki teammate Christian Iddon before he ran wide on lap nine, dropping to eighth.
Storm Stacey who got a strong start to climb to fifth. A feature fighting at the front of the pack, the Bathams AJN BMW rider finished sixth.
Charlie Nesbitt could not fins a way around Iddon once he landed by his MasterMac Honda, passing to seventh, with the #86 finishing eighth.
McAMS Yamaha rider Danny Kent was a more cautious ninth after his spill in race one, with Rory Skinner completing the top ten for Cheshire Mouldings Ducati.
| 2025 British Superbikes Round 7 - Cadwell Park - Race Results (2) | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Honda Racing UK (Honda) | 18m 16.580s |
| 2 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | Nitrous Competitions Racing (Yamaha) | +0.561s |
| 3 | Andrew Irwin | GBR | Honda Racing UK (Honda) | +0.602s |
| 4 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Moto Rapido Ducati Racing(Ducati) | +6.049s |
| 5 | Max Cook | GBR | AJN Steelstock Kawasaki (Kawasaki) | +6.337s |
| 6 | Storm Stacey | GBR | Bathams AJN Racing BMW (BMW) | +6.543s |
| 7 | Christian Iddon | GBR | AJN Steelstock Kawasaki (Kawasaki) | +7.147s |
| 8 | Charlie Nesbitt | GBR | MasterMac Honda (Honda) | +7.709s |
| 9 | Danny Kent | GBR | McAMS Racing (Yamaha) | +7.973s |
| 10 | Rory Skinner | GBR | Cheshire Mouldings Ducati (Ducati) | +8.177s |
| 11 | Josh Brookes | AUS | DAO Racing (Honda) | +8.402s |
| 12 | John McPhee | GBR | MasterMac Honda (Honda) | +9.015s |
| 13 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Nitrous Competitions Racing (Yamaha) | +9.544s |
| 14 | Billy McConnell | AUS | C&L Fairburn Properties/ Look Forward Racing (Honda) | +9.906s |
| 15 | Scott Redding | GBR | Hager PBM (Ducati) | +11.405s |
| 16 | Luke Hedger | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing(Honda) | +12.520s |
| 17 | Scott Swann | GBR | Send My Bag Racing by IWR Honda (Honda) | +12.783s |
| 18 | Jamie Davis | GBR | Whitecliffe CDH Racing (Honda) | +29.749s |
| 19 | Fraser Rogers | GBR | TAG Honda (Honda) | +1 lap |
| 20 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Raceways Yamaha (Yamaha) | DNF |
| 21 | Richard Kerr | IRL | Rokit BMW Motorrad(BMW) | DNF |
| 22 | Gabriele Giannini | ITA | DAO Racing (Honda) | DNF |
| 23 | Davey Todd | GBR | LEW 8Ten Racing BMW Motorrad (BMW) | DNF |
| 24 | Jaimie van Sikkelerus | NLD | TAG Honda (Honda) | DNF |
Josh Brookes started outside the points again in 17th, working his way forward to eleventh for DAO Racing by the chequered flag.
John McPhee was the best of the rookies in twelfth of he second MasterMac Honda bike, ahead of Scott Swann in 17th.
The remaining points went to Glenn Irwin in 13th as he continues to get to grips wit his Yamaha, Billy McConnell in 14th ad Scott Redding in 15th for Hager PBM Ducati - after a two second penalty was added for cutting the chicane on lap ten of twelve.
There was a fall in warm-up for Fraser Rogers at Coppice, leading to a red flag. The TAG Racing team got his bike on track for the sprint, taking his 16th place grid position., and was the last classified finisher in 19th.
Official British Superbike Cadwell Park Records:
Lap Record: Bradley Ray (Yamaha, 2022) 1m 25.858
BSB Best Lap: Bradley Ray (Yamaha, 2022 - QSP) 1m 25.457s
New Lap Record: Bradley Ray (Yamaha 2025 - QSP) 1m 25.329s
Cadwell Park in 2024:
Round 8:
Qualifying: 1 O’Halloran (2 Ryde, 3 Nesbitt)
Race 1: 1 Ryde (2 Jackson, 3 Jackson)
Race 2: 1 Bridewell (2 Ryde, 3 Jackson)
Race 3: 1 Vickers (2 Bridewell, 3 Jackson)
Crashes, Injuries and Replacements
A multi rider incident on the opening lap took out Jaimie van Sikkelerus, Davey Todd and Gabriele Giannini.
Richard Kerr flew off track just before Bradley Ray, who pulled up a seat and watched the race unfold with the Marshals before getting a lift back to the paddock on the back of Ryde’s bike.
Blaze Baker was absent after his Saturday crash.
Sencat Aprilia are not racing at Cadwell Park - announcing before the round that they were parking their Superbike with immediate effect, unable to run Lewis Rollo, who remains unfit.
Championship Standings
Ray remains ahead despite a DNF, with the gap dropping to 12 points , with Ray staying on 278, while Ryde moves to 266.
Haslam is now third overall with 183, just ahead of Skinner on 180 and Kent on 177.
Race winner Bridewell is seventh overall, with a total of 132.
McPhee remains top rookie, now on 38, five ahead of Swann, with 33 points.
