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Record Pace and Race Chaos Define Snetterton BSB Round as Ray and Redding Split Wins

Mechanical failures and crashes decided podiums and left two riders injured, reshaping the title race and rookie standings.

Overview

  • Bradley Ray won Race 1 after the race was red-flagged on the final lap following Christian Iddon’s engine failure, with Scott Redding classified second and Kyle Ryde promoted to third.
  • Scott Redding led lights-to-flag to win the Sunday sprint and set a new sprint race lap record of 1m 46.493s while Max Cook took second after Ryde received a post-race time penalty.
  • Bradley Ray broke the all-time Snetterton qualifying lap record with a 1m 45.757s Q2 lap and carried strong single-lap pace into race trim before his sprint DNF.
  • The weekend was punctuated by multiple mechanical failures and crashes that produced several DNFs and injuries, including Glenn Irwin being transferred to hospital and Charlie Nesbitt diagnosed with a broken metacarpal.
  • Championship positions shifted after Snetterton with Kyle Ryde retaining the lead on 182 points, Scott Redding second on 167, Bradley Ray third on 125, and Joe Talbot extending his rookie advantage to 49 points.