BSB Oulton Park FP Results | Bradley Ray sets practice pace at Oulton Park
Bradley Ray continues his strong form from the opening round as he heads up the timesheets during Saturday BSB free practice at Oulton Park
Bradley Ray continued his strong start to the 2022 British Superbike Championship (BSB) season by topping free practice for round two at Oulton Park.
The RICH Energy OMG Yamaha rider - who scored a pair of podiums at the Silverstone opener - was the rider to beat ahead of the Bank Holiday event, his time of 1m 33.736secs a comfortable two tenths clear of second place man Lee Jackson.
The FS-3 Kawasaki man was the only other rider to dip below 1m 34secs on the Kawasaki ZX-10RR, Jackson heading up third place man Peter Hickman on the FHO BMW.
Tommy Bridewell led the Ducati challenge in fourth place, just ahead of Jason O’Halloran, who made it five different manufacturers inside the top five on the sole McAMS Yamaha.
Rory Skinner completed the top six, ahead of early championship leader Glenn Irwin - a triple winner at Silverstone - on the Honda, while Christian Iddon, Leon Haslam and Danny Buchan rounded out the top ten.
2022 British Superbike Championship (BSB) | Oulton Park | Free Practice Results
| 2022 British Superbike Championship (BSB) | Oulton Park | Free Practice Results | Round 2 / 12 | |||||
| Rider | Nat. | BSB Team | Motorcycle | Lap Time | |
| 1 | Bradley Ray | GBR | RICH OMG Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1m 33.736 |
| 2 | Lee Jackson | GBR | FS-3 Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 33.905 |
| 3 | Peter Hickman | GBR | FHO Racing | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 34.328 |
| 4 | Tommy Bridwell | GBR | Oxford Products Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 34.352 |
| 5 | Jason O'Halloran | AUS | McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1m 34.402 |
| 6 | Rory Skinner | GBR | FS-3 Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 34.530 |
| 7 | Glenn Irwin | GBR | Honda Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 34.532 |
| 8 | Christian Iddon | GBR | Buildbase Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000R | 1m 34.713 |
| 9 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Lee Hardy Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 34.915 |
| 10 | Danny Buchan | GBR | Synetiq BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 34.967 |
| 11 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | FHO Racing | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 34.985 |
| 12 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | RICH OMG Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1m 35.056 |
| 13 | Storm Stacey | GBR | Team LKQ Euro Car Parts | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 35.098 |
| 14 | Andrew Irwin | GBR | Synetiq BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 35.176 |
| 15 | Tom Sykes | GBR | MCE Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 35.204 |
| 16 | Danny Kent | GBR | Buildbase Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000R | 1m 35.225 |
| 17 | Josh Brookes | AUS | MCE Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 35.313 |
| 18 | Luke Mossey | GBR | TAG Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 35.618 |
| 19 | Tom Neave | GBR | Honda Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 35.757 |
| 20 | Josh Owens | GBR | Rapid CDH Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 35.878 |
| 21 | Takumi Takahashi | JPN | Honda Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 36.017 |
| 22 | Dan Linfoot | GBR | iForce BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 36.500 |
| 23 | Dean Harrison | GBR | DAO Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 36.953 |
| 24 | Leon Jeacock | GBR | Specsavers Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000R | 1m 37.021 |
| 25 | Chrissy Rouse | GBR | Crowe Performance | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 37.230 |
| 26 | Bjorn Estment | SWE | Powerslide/Catfoss | Suzuki GSX-R1000R | 1m 37.635 |
| 27 | Ryo Mizuno | JPN | Honda Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 37.695 |
| 28 | Dan Jones | GBR | iForce BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 37.918 |
| 29 | Luke Hopkins | GBR | Black Onyx Security | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 38.046 |
| 30 | David Johnson | AUS | RiCH OMG Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1m 38.428 |
| 31 | Conor Cummins | GBR | Milenco by Padgetts | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 39.063 |
| 32 | Liam Delves | JPN | Rapid CDH Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 39.366 |
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