The first race of the UK Superbike Showdown Weekend at Alton Park required two starts.
There was a desperate scramble on the grid, but the frontrunner started out in wet, but Brooks sat in 10th place, sitting behind Leon Haslam’s brave tire gamble for 13 hours.
Storm Stacey arrived at the first corner from third, with Fraser Rogers taking over in second, leading the opening lap of the restart when Polesitter Charlie Nesbitt went in the wrong direction.
Lap 6 brought out a reduced gap when Haslam hit the front and rained.
All the while, Brooks became the oldest winner of BSB to hunt a motor racing bike and fight two 42-year-olds on their final laps.
The DAO Racing rider made the move for the Britains, then forced a reply to keep pushing the final corner, pulling out the fastest lap of the race, earning his first victory since 2023, and was also the first victory for the DAO Rusing team thanks to an inspired tire gamble.
Haslam seemed disappointed to bring Ducati home second behind Honda after a long lead, 0.358 seconds behind on the checkered flag.
With over 20 seconds of advantage over the rest of the field, Kyle Ride appears to pick up a very important podium finish in third place – the best rider on wet tires.
Ryde was briefly leading while the race was still suitable for wet tires. This is a selection chosen by title rival Bradley Ray after seeing what he chose, but the hard compound he was offering.
Lap 10 saw the fourth ride and could move Rogers ahead and claim the third, where he stayed in Yamaha’s line in nitrite competition. His accusations matched in the opposite direction, with Ray flirting in third on the opening lap, returning to ninth and losing the final place to charge Billy McConnell at Yamaha’s raceway.
Between them, Rogers made the battle better with Stacey, which continued all the way to the flag.
Tommy Bridewell finished sixth in Honda Racing UK. Max Cook took seventh place using the mid-leather, while McConnell placed eighth in the C&L Fairburn property/viewing race.
Nesbitt fell all the way back.
| 2025 UK Superbike Round 10 – Alton Park – Race Results (1) | ||||
| Pos | rider | nut | team | time |
| 1 | Josh Brooks | Out | Dao Racing (Honda) | 23M 51.594S |
| 2 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Quick Motorcycle Ducati Racing (Ducati) | +0.358S |
| 3 | Kyle Ride | GBR | Nitrite lace (Yamaha) | +20.385S |
| 4 | Fraser Rogers | GBR | Day Honda (Honda) | +22.877S |
| 5 | Storm Stacy | GBR | Batamus AJN Racing BMW (BMW) | +22.941S |
| 6 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Honda Racing UK (Honda) | +23.493S |
| 7 | Max Cook | GBR | AJN Steelstock Kawasaki (Kawasaki) | +25,848s |
| 8 | Billy McConnell | Out | C&L Fairburn Properties/Races you want to see (Honda) | +33.464S |
| 9 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Raceway Yamaha (Yamaha) | +36.611S |
| 10 | Charlie Nesbitt | GBR | Master Mac Honda (Honda) | +38.978S |
| 11 | Dean Harrison | GBR | Honda Racing UK (Honda) | +52.579S |
| 12 | Luke Hedge | GBR | White Cliff CDH Racing (Honda) | +1M 03.515S |
| 13 | Scott Swan | GBR | Send me my bag lace by IWR Honda (Honda) | +1M 04.006S |
| 14 | Davy Todd | GBR | Lew 8ten RacingBMWMotorrad (BMW) | +1M 17.364S |
| 15 | Richard Kerr | IRL | Rokit BMW Motorrad (BMW) | +1M 26.127S |
| 16 | Jaimie from Sikconkerus | NLD | Day Honda (Honda) | +1M 36.686S |
| 17 | Christian Yidong | GBR | AJN Steelstock Kawasaki (Kawasaki) | +1M 37.463S |
| 18 | Blaze Baker | RSA | NP Racing Honda (Honda) | +1 lap |
| 19 | Peter Hickman | GBR | Lew 8ten RacingBMWMotorrad (BMW) | +1 lap |
| 20 | Lee Jackson | GBR | Dao Racing (Honda) | +1 lap |
| twenty one | Scott Redding | GBR | Hager PBM (Ducati) | +1 lap |
| twenty two | John McPhee | GBR | +2 wraps | |
| twenty three | Jamie Davis | GBR | White Cliff CDH Racing (Honda) | DNF |
| twenty four | Glenn Iunin | GBR | Nitrite lace (Yamaha) | DNF |
Dean Harrison returned to BSB for injured Andrew Irwin in Honda UK, with finisher Luke Hedger riding in Whitecliff CDH Racing, 12th farthest and 12th placement.
The remaining points went to top rookie Scott Swan on the 13th to send a bag race by IWR Racing. Davey Todd, who ranked 14th in the Lew 8ten Racing BMW Motorrad and Richard Kerr, scored Rokit BMW Motorrad’s second point this season.
Official UK Superbike Alton Park Records:
Bradley Ray (2025 QP R1-1M 32.851S)
Alton Park in 2025:
Round 1:
Qualifying: 1 Ray (2 Ryde, 3 Haslam)
Race 1:1 Ray (2, G Irwin, 3 Haslam)
Race 2: 1 Haslam (2 G Irwin, 3 Ray)
Alton Park in 2024:
Round 2:
Qualifying: 1 Ryde (2 G Irwin, 3 Vickers)
Race 1:1 G Irwin (2 Iddon, 3 Ryde)
Race 2:1 G Irwin (2 Bridewell, 3 Yidong)
Race 3:1 G Irwin (2 locations, 3 Vickers)
Round 9 (Showdown):
Qualifying: 1 Ryde (Brooks 2, Bridewell 3)
Race 1:1 Ryde (2 g Inrwin, 3 Vickers)
Race 2:1 G Irwin (2 Kent, 3 Haslam)
Race 3:1 Ryde (2 Bride Wells, 3 Stacy)
The three riders find themselves on the wrong tire and are drawn into the pit after a sighting lap – Christian Yidon, Lee Jackson and Peter Hickman – he’s all turned to slicks.
Scott Redding and John McPhee also visited the pit after changing from wet tires a few laps later.
Jamie Davis and Glenn Jackson both retired from racing.
Cam Dixon, an alternative to Skinner and Danny Kent, retreated after Friday.
Championship rankings
The podium finish, coupled with Ray’s fade, is a benchmark of 400 points and sees Ryde, with a 43-point gap at 411.
Halsum was third overall in 302, with the fourth to eighth scored zero points for a variety of reasons.
The victory made Josh Brooks the top ten in 182.
McPhee is the entire top rookie with 53, while Swann is closed at 47.5 points.