Ryan James Vickers (born 19 February 1999) is an English motorcycle racer for Honda Racing UK in the 2026 British Superbike Championship, after previously competing in the series from 2019 to 2024. For 2025, he competed for Motocorsa Racing in the 2025 Superbike World Championship ending the season in 20th place.
Career Early career Vickers became interested in motorsports when his dad finished fourth in the world wheelie competition. Vickers initially took up motocross, starting his first race at 7 years old. He then transitioned to circuit racing. He competed at club level before entering the national championships.
In 2017, Vickers made his debut in the Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship, a support class for the British Superbike Championship. He secured a victory at Brands Hatch and finished eighth in the standings with 101 points.
The following year, 2018, proved to be a dominant season for Vickers in the Junior Superstock class. He won ten out of twelve races, winning the championship title with 250 points, more than 100 points clear of his nearest competitor. At Cadwell Park, he broke the lap record whilst securing his seventh win. That same year, he also made a one-off appearance in the Supersport World Championship at Donington Park as a replacement rider on a Honda. However, he did not finish the race.
British Superbike Championship
2019–2021: RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki
Vickers moved up to the premier British Superbike Championship in 2019, joining the RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki team. In his rookie BSB season, he achieved eight top-ten finishes, with a best result of seventh place at Cadwell Park, ending the season 16th overall with 68 points. He remained with the team in 2020, improving to 15th in the standings with a best finish of fifth at Donington Park.
In 2021, his third season in BSB with the Kawasaki team, Vickers continued to show progress, securing two fourth-place finishes at Thruxton and finishing 12th in the championship with 180 points.
2022: FHO Racing BMW For the 2022 season, Vickers switched to the FHO Racing BMW team within the BSB paddock. Vickers finished the season in 17th.
2023–2024: OMG Racing
A significant turning point in Vickers' BSB career came in 2023 when he joined the LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha team. He scored his first BSB race wins and multiple podiums, demonstrating consistent front-running pace.
The 2024 BSB season was Vickers' most successful in the championship. Riding for OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing, he secured seven race wins and a total of 13 podium finishes. He ended the season in fifth place overall with 349 points, having been a consistent podium contender and pole position setter. He achieved a double win at Navarra and a triple win at Brands Hatch.
2026–present: Honda Racing UK From 2026, Vickers will return to British Superbike racing with Honda Racing UK.Honda Racing welcomes Ryan Vickers for 2026 BSB campaign Honda Racing UK, 15 October 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025
Superbike World Championship In 2022, Vickers made a single wildcard appearance in the World Superbike Championship at Autodrom Most, riding for TPR Team Pedercini Racing. He did not score points, with a best finish of 17th.
Following his impressive 2024 BSB campaign, Vickers secured a full-time ride in the Superbike World Championship for 2025, replacing Michael Ruben Rinaldi. He joined the Italian Motocorsa Racing team, riding a Ducati Panigale V4 R. This move marks his full-time debut on the world stage. He showed strong pace in his debut round at Phillip Island, quickly adapting to the new machinery and scoring points in two of the three races, finishing 13th, 15th, and 15th, placing him 15th in the championship standings after the first round. At Estoril, it was announced that Vickers and Motocorsa will part ways at the end of 2025, and Vickers will return to the British Superbike Championship in 2026 to ride for Honda Racing. Vickers finished the season in 20th. However, second best of the 2025 rookies. He also got a tied-best (with Yari Montella) rookie finish of a seventh place in Hungary.
Vickers only spent one season in WorldSBK with Motocorsa Ducati, and after the 2025 season, he switched duties as an Honda HRC test rider.
Career statistics National Superstock 600 Championship Year Motorcycle Wins Pts Plcd 2017 Yamaha 1 101 8th 2018 Yamaha 10 250 1st
British Superbike Championship By season Year Team Motorcycle Races Wins Podiums Pole FLap Pts Plcd 2019 RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki Kawasaki 18 0 0 0 0 68 16th RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki Kawasaki 15 0 0 0 0 45 15th RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki Kawasaki 33 0 0 0 0 180 12th FHO Racing BMW BMW 30 0 0 0 0 65 17th LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha Yamaha 29 2 7 2 3 306 8th OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing Yamaha 28 7 13 7 5 349 5th Total 153 9 20 9 8 1013
Races by year (key) (Races with a P indicate pole position; races with a F indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 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 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 Kawasaki SIL12 SIL15 OUL9 OUL10 DONDNS DONDNS DONDNS BRHDNS BRHDNS KNO KNO SNERet SNE12 THR12 THRDNS CAD10 CAD7 OUL10 OULRet OUL9 ASSRet ASSRet DON8 DON12 BRHDNS BRHRet BRHRet 16th 68 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 Kawasaki DON9 DON11 DON8 SNE9 SNERet SNERet SIL15 SILRet SIL17 OUL13 OUL14 OUL15 DON5 DONRet DONRet BRHDNS BRHDNS BRHDNS 15th 45 Kawasaki OUL9 OUL11 OUL9 KNO7 KNO6 KNO9 BRH15 BRH15 BRH15 THR4 THRRet THR4 DON6 DON7 DONRet CAD8 CAD9 CAD10 SNE6 SNE7 SNE13 SILRet SIL8 SIL10 OULRet OUL13 OUL12 DON8 DON15 DON6 BRH18 BRH16 BRH12 12th 180 BMW SIL14 SIL13 SIL19 OUL14 OUL12 OULRet DONRet DON9 DONRet KNO15 KNORet KNORet BRHRet BRHRet BRHDNS THR11 THRRet THR13 CAD13 CAD13 CAD13 SNERet SNEDNS SNEDNS OULRet OUL13 OUL13 DON10 DON10 DON8 BRHRet BRHRet BRH13 17th 65 Yamaha SIL13 SIL12 SIL10 OUL OUL OUL DON7 DON2 DON4 KNO7 KNO4 KNO3 SNERet SNE9 SNE4† BRH1 BRH5 BRH3F THR3 THR4F THR5P CAD3P CADRet CADWD OUL OUL9 OUL8 DON1 DON6 DONRet BRH10 BRH4 BRH4 8th 306 Yamaha NAV1 NAV1 OUL5 OUL9 OUL3 DONRetP DONRet DONWD KNORet KNOWD KNOWD SNE9P SNE7 SNE8 BRH1PF BRH1PF BRH1PF THR2 THR1F THR1P CADRet CAD6 CADRetF OUL5 OUL12 OULDNS DON7 DON11 DON3 BRH2P BRH3 BRH3 5th 349Source:
Superbike World Championship
By season Season Team Motorcycle Races Wins Podiums Poles FLaps Pts Plcd TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R 35 0 0 0 0 45 20th Honda HRC Honda CBR1000RR-R 3 0 0 0 0 1* 18th* Total 41 0 0 0 0 46
Races by year (key) (Races with a P indicate pole position; races with a F 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 Kawasaki SPA SPA SPA NED NED NED POR POR POR ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR CZE CZE CZE FRA FRA FRA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR ARG ARG ARG INA INA INA AUS AUS AUS NC 0 Ducati AUS AUS AUS POR POR POR NED NED NED ITA ITA ITA CZE CZE CZE EMI EMI EMI GBR GBR GBR HUN HUN HUN FRA FRA FRA ARA ARA ARA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 20th 45 Honda AUS AUS AUS POR POR POR NED NED NED HUN HUN HUN CZE CZE CZE ARA ARA ARA EMI EMI EMI GBR GBR GBR FRA FRA FRA ITA ITA ITA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 18th* 1* Season still in progress.
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