Kyle Ryde

Kyle Brandon Ryde (born 22 July 1997) is an English motorcycle solo road racer. In 2024, Ryde won the British Superbike Championship, beating Tommy Bridewell by one point in the final race of the season. In 2025, he successfully defended his title to become a two-time champion.

As of the 2025 British Superbike Championship, Ryde has achieved 24 race wins, 18 pole positions, 16 fastest laps and 61 podiums in the British Superbike Championship. Ryde is contracted to remain at OMG Racing until at least the end of the 2027 season.

Career Early career Ryde spent his early years until 2002 in Swanwick, Derbyshire, then moved to nearby Jacksdale, Nottinghamshire where he is still based.

Ryde contested the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2011 and 2012. He became the youngest ever British 125cc Champion by winning the 2011 British 125 Championship. He secured his second British Championship by winning the British National Superstock 600 Championship in 2014.

For 2015, Ryde stepped up to compete in the British Supersport Championship riding for Pacedayz European Trackdays aboard a Yamaha YZF-R6, finishing the season in second place. On 24 May 2015, he participated for the first time in a Supersport World Championship event, as a wild-card rider in the Great Britain round at Donington Park. He was classified third after having qualified on the front row in second place.

In early 2016, Ryde signed with an Italian team for his first season's racing in the Supersport World Championship on a Yamaha YZF-R6, but the team unexpectedly withdrew from competition without explanation after the first five events in May 2016. Ryde only missed one event, at Sepang, Malaysia. He later rode an MV Agusta F3 675 and a Kawasaki ZX-6R in the Supersport World Championship for Schmidt Racing, a team formed during late 2015 in Hungary, joining with teammate Nicolás Terol.

For the 2017 season, Ryde rode a Kawasaki ZX-6R in the Supersport World Championship as teammate to reigning Supersport World Champion Kenan Sofuoğlu, but parted company in early October before the season-end due to poor race performances.

British Superbike Championship

Ryde made his debut ride in British Superbikes for the last three races of the season in October 2017 at Brands Hatch on Billy McConnell's machine, who was injured at the Thruxton round in August and was unable to compete in any further races. Ryde finished in 15th, 17th and 18th.

After signing to ride for his old team boss Craig Fitzpatrick at CF Motorsports in the British Superbike Championship aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1 during 2018, Ryde announced in late June via social media that he was withdrawing from National circuit racing, with no immediate plans.

Ryde soon returned on 21/22 July at Brands Hatch, riding a Kalex in the British GP2 category within the British Supersport National Championship, placing 5th in the first leg and then winning in both his category and the Supersport race overall in the main event.

For 2020, Ryde rode in the British Superbike Championship (BSB) for Stuart and Steve Hicken's Hawk Racing team under the Buildbase Suzuki brand, after a try-out at the final two rounds of the 2019 season. Ryde made a strong start to the 2020 season and achieved his first two BSB race wins at the Silverstone round.

In 2021, Ryde switched to Rich Energy OMG Racing BMW to ride the new BMW M1000RR alongside Bradley Ray, finishing the season 15th overall with 118 points. After the final round at Brands Hatch it was announced that Rich Energy OMG Racing would switch to Yamaha R1 bikes for the 2022 season, with Ryde and Ray continuing as the team's riders.

For 2022, Ryde rode in BSB with OMG Racing, switching to Yamaha machinery as used in 2021 by the McAMS team. For 2023 and 2024, Ryde continued with the same team and machinery – the first time in Superbikes that he had continued for subsequent seasons on the same machine.

2024 was a season to remember for Ryde as he celebrated a debut title in Bennetts BSB, taking the fight down to the last corner of the final lap against defending champion Tommy Bridewell to win the title for the OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing Team for the second time.

In 2025, Ryde successfully defended his championship title after a close fought season-long battle with Bradley Ray, finishing 20 points ahead after Round 11 at Brands Hatch.

Career statistics

British 125 Championship Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts 2010 Honda BRH THR OUL CAD MAL KNOC SNE BRH13 CAD14 CRO CRO14 SIL6 OULRet 26th 17 2011 Honda BRHRet OUL2 CRO2 THRRet KNO1 SNE6 OUL BRH1 CAD1 DON1 SIL1 BRH3 1st 191

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

FIM CEV Moto3 Championship Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos Pts 2012 Honda JER NAV ARA CAT ALB1 ALB2 VAL 25th 7 2013 KRP Honda CAT1 CAT2 ARA ALB1 ALB2 NAV VAL1 VAL1 JER 13th 33

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Pts Moto3 KRP Honda QAT AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR27 RSM ARA MAL AUS JPN VAL NC 0

Supersport World Championship

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts 2015 Yamaha AUS THA SPA NED ITA GBR3 POR ITA MAL SPA FRA QAT 19th 16 2016 Yamaha AUS19 THARet SPA12 NED14 ITA15 MAL 25th 14 MV Agusta GBR21 ITA22 Kawasaki GER17 FRA11 SPADNS QAT14 2017 Kawasaki AUS4 THA5 SPA8 NED12 ITARet GBR11 ITA14 GER16 PORRet FRA22 SPA QAT 13th 43

British Supersport Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Pts 2015 Yamaha DON DON BRH BRH OUL OUL SNE SNE KNO KNO BRH BRH THR THR CAD CAD OUL OUL ASS ASS SIL SIL BRH BRH 2nd 344

British Superbike Championship Races by year

Superbike World Championship

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 2024 Yamaha AUS AUS AUS SPA SPA SPA NED NED NED ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR CZE CZE CZE POR POR POR FRA FRA FRA ITA ITA ITA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 37th 0