Bradley Ray claimed victory for Raceways Yamaha in the first Bennetts British Superbike Championship race of the weekend at Donington Park after seeing off the threat of OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha's Kyle Ryde to cross the line with a gap of 1.744s.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Donington Park, Race 1 result:

1. Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha)
2. Kyle Ryde (OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +1.744s
3. Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) +4.050s
4. Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) +4.923s
5. Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) +5.587s
6. Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) +7.147s
7. Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +13.218s
8. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +20.065s
9. John McPhee (MasterMac Honda) +20.311s
10. Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) +20.800s

Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:

1. Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha) 50
2. Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) 44
3. Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) 42
4. Kyle Ryde (OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) 39
5. Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) 24
6. Storm Stacey (Bathams AJN Racing BMW) 23
7. Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 22
8. Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) 21
9. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) 18
10. Lee Jackson (DAO Racing Honda) 17

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