Bradley Callum Ray (born 16 May 1997 in Ashford, Kent, England) is a British motorcycle racer who last competed 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.
Career
Ray had one ride in the Moto2 class at the 2015 British GP, as wildcard entry.Meet the wildcards: Silverstone MotoGP.com Retrieved 22 June 2018 He had another wildcard entry in early 2018 at the UK round of the World Superbike Championship at Donington Park,Rising star Ray leads bumper Donington wildcard crop motorsport.com, 18 May 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018 finishing Race 1 in 14th place, and 15th in Race 2.World SBK results, Prosecco DOC UK Round 27 May World SBK. Retrieved 23 June 2018 From 2017, he raced in the British Superbike Championship aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000 for Hawk Racing sponsored by Buildbase,Hawk Racing Ltd at Companies House Retrieved 22 June 2018 continuing for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.Buildbase Suzuki: Riders Retrieved 22 June 2018BSB: Bradley Ray sticks with Buildbase Suzuki for 2019 Motorcycle News, 5 October 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2019 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.Mackenzie and Ray team up at Tyco BMW for BSB 2020 bikesportnews.com, 23 November 2019. Retrieved 14 Dec 2019Mackenzie and Ray form all new Tyco BMW lineup Crash.net, 23 November 2019. Retrieved 14 Dec 2019
In November 2020, Ray joined the OMG Racing team for the 2021 season, 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.BSB: Bradley Ray and Kyle Ryde complete two-day Cartagena test Motorcycle News, 15 December 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022
After winning the 2022 BSB Championship, Ray was contracted to ride in European rounds of World Superbikes in 2023,Bradley Ray: British Superbikes champion joins World Superbike grid with Yamaha for the 2023 season Eurosport, 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022 continuing during 2024 with the same team.Yamaha retain Bradley Ray for 2024 WorldSBK season yamaha-racing.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024 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.
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) 2017 - 1st, Mallory Park Race of the Year #28 (Suzuki GSX-R1000) 2018 - 6th, British Superbike Championship #28 (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
Career statistics
British 125 Championship Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts 2011 Honda/Aztec GP BRH19 OUL13 CRO11 THR4 KNO7 SNE20 OUL7 BRHDNS CAD6 DON2 SIL6 BRH5 6th 90
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 SPA2 POR1 POR2 GBR1 GBR2 NED1 NED2 GER1 GER2 CZE1 CZE2 RSM ARA1 ARA2 7th 123 2013 AME1 AME2 JER1 JER2 ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 BRN SIL1 SIL2 MIS ARA1 ARA2 11th 95 2014 JER1 JER1 MUG ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 BRN1 BRN2 SIL1 SIL2 MIS ARA1 ARA2 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 32nd 1 2013 Honda CAT1 CAT2 ARA ALB1 ALB2 NAV VAL1 VAL1 JER 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 JER2 LMS ARA CAT1 CAT2 ALB NAV ALG VAL1 VAL2 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 ALG2 CAT ARA1 ARA2 ALB NAV1 NAV2 JER VAL1 VAL2 NC 0
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamNumberRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd 2015 Moto2 FTR 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 GBRRet RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL NC 0
Superbike World Championship
By season SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd 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 21stTotal 60 0 0 0 0 33
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 NED NED SPA SPA SPA ITAITA ITAGBRGBRGBRIMOIMOIMO CZE CZE CZE FRA FRA FRA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR JER JER JER 20th 19 2024 Yamaha AUS AUS AUS SPA SPA SPA NED NED NED ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR CZE CZE CZE POR POR POR FRA FRA FRA ITA ITA ITA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 21st 14 British Superbike Championship By year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 Suzuki DONRet DON14 BHI12 BHI8 OULRet OULRet KNORet KNO12 SNE9 SNE11 BHGP10 BHGP8 THR8 THR4 CADRet CAD14 SIL11 SIL10 SIL6 OUL7 OUL3 ASS6 ASS10 BHGP9 BHGPRet BHGP9 11th 140 Suzuki DON DON BHI BHI OUL OUL SNE SNE KNO KNO BHGP BHGP THR THR CAD CAD SIL SIL SIL OUL OUL ASS ASS BHGP BHGP BHGP 6th 551 2019 Suzuki SIL SIL OUL OUL DON DON DON BRH BRH KNO KNO SNE SNE THR THR CAD CAD OUL OUL OUL ASS ASS DON DON BHGP BHGP BHGP 11th 126 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 BMW DON DON DON SNE SNE SNE SIL SIL SIL OUL OUL OUL DON DON DON BHGP BHGP BHGP 13th 76 2021 BMW OULRet OUL5 OULRet KNO4 KNO9 KNO5 BHGP7 BHGP12 BHGP13 THR7 THR4 THR10 DON10 DON2 DON16 CAD13 CAD8 CAD8 SNE9 SNE12 SNE9 SIL5 SIL4 SIL7 OUL9 OUL7 OUL3 DON9 DON12 DON14 BHGP10 BHGP12 BHGP8 10th 245 2022 Yamaha SIL3 SILRet SIL2 OUL1 OUL1 OUL3DON3DON2DON2 KNO1 KNO4KNO2 BRH4 BRH4 BRH4 THR3 THR3 THR2 CAD1 CAD2 CAD2 SNE1 SNE1 SNE1 OUL1 OUL3 OUL5 DON4 DON2 DON1 BRH5 BRHRet BRH61st1192 2025 Yamaha OUL1 OUL3OULC DON1 DON1 DON1 SNE1 SNE1 SNE1KNO1KNO1KNO2BRHBRHBRHTHRTHRTHRCADCADCADDONDONDONASSASSASSOULOULOULBRHBRHBRH2nd502 * Season still in progress.
References
External links Bradley Ray on MotoGP.com
Bradley Ray at Red Bull Rookies