Ryan Vickers
Ryan James Vickers is an English motorcycle racer set to race for Honda Racing UK in the 2026 British Supberbike Championship, after previously competing in the series from 2019 to 2024. For 2025 he competed for Motocorsa Racing in the 2025 Superbike World Championship ending the season in 20th place.
Career
Early career
Vickers became interested in motorsports when his dad finished fourth in the world wheelie competition. Vickers initially took up motocross, starting his first race at 7 years old. He then transitioned to circuit racing. He competed at club level before entering the national championships.In 2017, Vickers made his debut in the Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship, a support class for the British Superbike Championship. He secured a victory at Brands Hatch and finished 8th in the standings with 101 points.
The following year, 2018, proved to be a dominant season for Vickers in the Junior Superstock class. He won ten out of twelve races, winning the championship title with 250 points, more than 100 points clear of his nearest competitor. At Cadwell Park, he broke the lap record whilst securing his seventh win. That same year, he also made a one-off appearance in the Supersport World Championship at Donington Park as a replacement rider on a Honda. However, he did not finish the race.
British Superbike Championship
2019–2021: RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki
Vickers moved up to the premier British Superbike Championship in 2019, joining the RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki team. In his rookie BSB season, he achieved eight top-10 finishes, with a best result of seventh place at Cadwell Park, ending the season 16th overall with 68 points. He remained with the team in 2020, improving to 15th in the standings with a best finish of fifth at Donington Park.In 2021, his third season in BSB with the Kawasaki team, Vickers continued to show progress, securing two fourth-place finishes at Thruxton and finishing 12th in the championship with 180 points.
2022: FHO Racing BMW
For the 2022 season, Vickers switched to the FHO Racing BMW team within the BSB paddock. Vickers finished the season in 17th.2023–2024: OMG Racing
A significant turning point in Vickers' BSB career came in 2023 when he joined the LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha team. He scored his first BSB race wins and multiple podiums, demonstrating consistent front-running pace.The 2024 BSB season was Vickers' most successful in the championship. Riding for OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing, he secured seven race wins and a total of 13 podium finishes. He ended the season in 5th place overall with 349 points, having been a consistent podium contender and pole position setter. He achieved a double win at Navarra and a triple win at Brands Hatch.
2026–present: Honda Racing UK
From 2026, Vickers will return to British Superbike racing with Honda Racing UK.Superbike World Championship
In 2022, Vickers made a single wildcard appearance in the World Superbike Championship at Autodrom Most, riding for TPR Team Pedercini Racing. He did not score points, with a best finish of 17th.Following his impressive 2024 BSB campaign, Vickers secured a full-time ride in the Superbike World Championship for 2025, replacing Michael Ruben Rinaldi. He joined the Italian Motocorsa Racing team, riding a Ducati Panigale V4 R. This move marks his full-time debut on the world stage. He showed strong pace in his debut round at Phillip Island, quickly adapting to the new machinery and scoring points in two of the three races, finishing 13th, 15th, and 15th, placing him 15th in the championship standings after the first round. At Estoril, it was announced that Vickers and Motocorsa will part ways at the end of 2025, and Vickers will return to the British Superbike Championship in 2026 to ride for Honda Racing. Vickers finished the season in 20th. However, second best of the 2025 rookies. He also got a tied-best rookie finish of a 7th place in Hungary.
Vickers only spent one season in WorldSBK with Motocorsa Ducati, and after the 2025 season, he switched duties as an Honda HRC test rider.