Cadwell Park Race 2: Ryan Vickers takes the win

Race report · Compiled from live TheSportsDB feed at the time of publication.

BSB 2026 · Round 8

Cadwell Park Race 2

Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire, England · 2026-08-31

Podium

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Bradley Ray

17:21:877

#28

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Ryan Vickers

17:21:595

#7

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Kyle Ryde

17:24:575

#1

Ryan Vickers claimed victory in Race 2 of the ZYN British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire, on 31 August 2026, completing the podium alongside Bradley Ray in second and Kyle Ryde in third. The result came at Round 8 of the season, with Vickers holding his nerve over the closing laps to secure the win at a circuit described as local to his Honda Racing UK team.

Vickers, bouncing back from a mistake in the preceding race, crossed the line in a time of 17:21.595, with Ray finishing just 0.282 seconds adrift at 17:21.877 in what proved a closely contested conclusion. Rory Skinner had shadowed Vickers during the opening laps, applying early pressure, but crashed out on lap five at turn three, promoting Ray into second position. Kyle Ryde completed the podium in third, finishing 2.980 seconds behind the winner. Leon Haslam took fourth place, crossing the line at 17:26.190, while the next three riders home — Joe Talbot, Jason O’Halloran, and Max Cook — were separated by less than a second, underlining the competitive nature of the mid-pack battle throughout the race.

Among the standout performances in the lower reaches of the top ten, rookie Joe Talbot secured a career-best fifth-place finish for the AJN Steelstock Bimota team, a result that will represent a significant milestone in his debut campaign. Further back, title contender Scott Redding could manage only ninth place aboard his Hager PBM Ducati, finishing at 17:30.366 — some nine seconds adrift of the race winner — a result that will do little to aid his championship ambitions at this stage of the season. Lee Jackson took eighth and Danny Kent rounded out the top ten.

The victory will provide considerable momentum for Ryan Vickers and Honda Racing UK as the ZYN British Superbike Championship moves into its latter stages. Securing the win at what the team regards as a home circuit, and doing so under sustained pressure from Bradley Ray, underlines Vickers’ capacity to deliver when the margins are at their narrowest. With Redding failing to capitalise on the occasion, the complexion of the title fight may well have shifted following this round. The championship now looks ahead to its next fixture, where the leading contenders will have the opportunity to reassess their respective positions.

Race classification — top 10

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