Honda’s latest BSB contractor, Ryan Vickers, took to the monitor for the primary time aboard his CBR1000RR-R Fireblade.
Vickers received his first style of the Honda Fireblade when he rode it as a check rider for Honda’s WorldSBK challenge on the World Superbike post-race check in Jerez. This position is mixed with the BSB mandate for 2026.
Vickers was on monitor on each days of the Jerez check, setting the tenth quickest time on Tuesday and seventh quickest in a barely diminished area (as a consequence of Yamaha’s absence) on Wednesday.
Vickers’ finest time over the 2 days was 1:39.659, set late Wednesday afternoon. This compares with Vickers’ personal finest time of 1:38.963, set in Superpole on a Motocorsa Ducati eventually weekend’s Spanish spherical, and Xavi Vierge’s finest time of 1:38.135 on a Honda.
After all, we do not know what tire compound Vickers used in the course of the check at Jerez or what number of units he was in a position to run, so a direct comparability can’t be made.
The British rider was certainly one of three Honda check riders to take to the Jerez monitor this week, together with Corantin Pelorari and Alan Techer, who had been simply 0.052 seconds quicker than Vickers. Honda’s official manufacturing facility riders for the 2026 season, Jake Dixon and Somkiat Chantra, must wait till the tip of the MotoGP season on November sixteenth to expertise the Honda World Superbike machine for the primary time.
In the meantime, Vickers will wait till the brand new 12 months for the BSB pre-season check program to start at Honda Racing UK.
