Redding Doubles Up at Assen, Ray Shines in Qualifying and Iddon Adds to 2025’s Winner List

BSB at Assen, Race 3

Qualifying saw Bradley Ray put in a stunning lap to take pole position in the Bandero

Café Shoot Out. He smashed the previous BSB lap record around Assen (set in 2018) by

0.050 seconds, posting a 1m 35.529s, edging out Scott Redding by just 0.022s.

Redding had fought back to challenge the top time, but Ray’s late flyer secured him P1.

Charlie Nesbitt rounded out the front row with a strong showing, pushing Kyle Ryde

back to fourth.

Meanwhile, Glenn Irwin had looked dangerous in qualifying but crashed at turn nine,

ending his session prematurely.

Thus the top 6 in qualifying:

1. Bradley Ray (Yamaha)

2. Scott Redding (Ducati)

3. Charlie Nesbitt (Honda)

4. Kyle Ryde (Yamaha)

5. Glenn Irwin (Yamaha)

The opening race was red-flagged (details on the cause are limited), and Scott Redding

was declared the winner.

In the second race, conditions were wet. Christian Iddon took the win, making him the

eighth different winner of the season — a testament to how competitive 2025 has been.

Dryer conditions returned for the finale, and Scott Redding doubled up, taking his

second win of the day. In a tight finish, Leon Haslam chased hard and Kyle Ryde held on

for third.

The finishing order for Race 3:

1. Scott Redding

2. Leon Haslam

3. Kyle Ryde4. Tommy Bridewell

5. Storm Stacey

Redding described the racing as “super clean” and admitted he had to “wing it” out front

to manage the pressure.

Championship Implications & Standings

Heading into Assen, Kyle Ryde was the points leader. Through consistency and a

podium in Race 3, he managed to maintain his status in the championship fight.

After the round, the standings show:

1st: Kyle Ryde – 391 pts

2nd: Bradley Ray – 360 pts

3rd: Leon Haslam – 280 pts

The close points gap keeps the title fight very much alive going into the remaining

rounds.

Also worth noting: with Iddon’s win, eight different riders have now won races this

season — a strong indicator of how unpredictable and open the 2025 championship

has been.

Written by Lauren Moore