Kyle Ryde takes pole position at Donington Park

Kyle Ryde secured pole position at Donington Park during the British Superbike Championship qualifying sessions. In the pre-qualifying session, Ryde set a time of 1:26.863 on his Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducati, narrowly beating title rival Scott Redding by 0.169 seconds.

During the main qualifying session on Saturday, Ryde improved his performance significantly, recording a lap time of 1:22.249 to maintain his lead. His closest challenger was Ryan Vickers of Honda Racing UK, who finished over half a second behind. Bradley Ray secured third place, just 0.021 seconds behind Vickers.

Scott Redding, a key contender in the championship showdown, finished fourth after several wide turns during his run. Other notable performances included Max Cook in fifth and Rory Skinner in sixth.