| Bradley Ray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 May 1997 Ashford, Kent, England  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Motoxracing Yamaha WSBK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bradley Ray (born 16 May 1997 in Ashford, Kent, England is a British motorcycle racer. After winning the 2022 BSB Championship, for 2023 Ray was contracted to ride in European rounds of World Superbikes.[1]
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
- 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)[12]
 - 2018 - 6th, British Superbike Championship #28 (Suzuki GSX-R1000)[13]
 
Career statistics
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
(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
Races by year
(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
Races by year
(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
Races by year
(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
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 | 
| 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
By season
| 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 | 
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||||
Races by year
(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 | 
* Season still in progress.
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
- ↑ Bradley Ray: British Superbikes champion joins World Superbike grid with Yamaha for the 2023 season Eurosport, 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022
 - ↑ "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
 - ↑ 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
 - ↑ 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
 - 1 2 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
 - ↑ "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.
 
