Honda Racing claims trophies at 2025 BSB season finale
Brands Hatch GPThe 11th and final weekend of the 2025 racing season has come to a close at Brands Hatch, with Honda Racing UK claiming honours in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.
Pride was at stake for the factory Honda Fireblades in the final round of the season as Honda Racing sought to end the season on a high note. Tommy Bridewell recovered well from crashing out of the first race of the weekend on Saturday, by riding to seventh place in the first of two races on Sunday, with Harrison finishing 17th.
The final race of the weekend was held in treacherous wet conditions, in which several riders retired - not least Harrison, who fell back after being caught up in an incident early on and withdrawing from the race. Bridewell meanwhile continued to chip away at the leading group, and as the race grew more attritional, he picked his way through to reach the podium in third place overall.
“What a year, what a last race! Honestly, to sum up the whole season would be difficult. It’s been a rollercoaster… I think that’s the best way to describe it. I’m obviously really chuffed to sign it off with a podium, because, honestly, we’ve been on the ropes this whole year and only once in a while have we come out and landed a few blows. Today was one of those days, though. The team built a great bike, it was really, really strong. It just took me a few laps to find my bearings and get going, because it was really tricky out there, but we ended up on the podium.”
“What a year, what a last race! Honestly, to sum up the whole season would be difficult. It’s been a rollercoaster… I think that’s the best way to describe it. I’m obviously really chuffed to sign it off with a podium, because, honestly, we’ve been on the ropes this whole year and only once in a while have we come out and landed a few blows. Today was one of those days, though. The team built a great bike, it was really, really strong. It just took me a few laps to find my bearings and get going, because it was really tricky out there, but we ended up on the podium.”
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"It was an up-and-down day today on the Superbike. We ran strongly and had a good battle in Race 2, but I got caught up in the melee at the start of Race 3. My pace was okay, but then two riders crashed right in front of me which wasn’t ideal and it set us back so far that we were just in no man’s land, riding around for the sake of riding around. That’s frustrating as an end to the year, but we’ll just start afresh next season. Overall, this year had a lot more positives than anything else, so let’s hope to build on that for next year.”
"It was an up-and-down day today on the Superbike. We ran strongly and had a good battle in Race 2, but I got caught up in the melee at the start of Race 3. My pace was okay, but then two riders crashed right in front of me which wasn’t ideal and it set us back so far that we were just in no man’s land, riding around for the sake of riding around. That’s frustrating as an end to the year, but we’ll just start afresh next season. Overall, this year had a lot more positives than anything else, so let’s hope to build on that for next year.”