Josh Brookes and the Langwathby-based Be Wiser Ducati team took a brilliant double victory in round four of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch.

With the duo of Brookes and Scott Redding having qualified in first and second, the team were confident of some strong results, although the good conditions of Friday and Saturday were replaced by rain showers and the first 20-lap race began with a wet track on Sunday, albeit with the sun shining.

That saw Australian 2015 BSB champion Brookes opt for full wets while ex-MotoGP rider Redding gambled on the track drying, with an intermediate rear tyre on his factory-supported Be Wiser Ducati Panigale V4R.

It proved to be the incorrect decision as the track didn’t dry quickly enough and, although he set the fastest lap at the end of the race, he slipped back to 22nd at the flag.

Brookes, meanwhile, rode a sublime race to gradually make his way through the field before closing the gap to the leaders and hitting the front with two laps to go. From there, he held on to take his 42nd career win by nearly two seconds to add to his victories at Oulton Park last month.

Despite their differing fortunes, Redding and Brookes again lined-up in first and second on the grid for the second race later on Sunday and circulated at the front for the first-half of the race.

Brookes led throughout and after seeing off the challenge of Redding and fellow Ducati rider Tommy Bridewell, he took his second victory of the day with Redding a deserved third.

Brookes was also crowned “King of Brands” for a third time for good measure and claimed first blood in the Integro Summer Triple Crown which, if he wins the next four races, will secure him a £75,000 pay day.

"I knew the track would dry out in the first race so we switched to a different setting, although I also knew the first few laps would be hard in the wet," Brookes said.

"The circuit took a lot longer to dry out than I thought, and it gave me a few edgy moments in the first few laps, so I had to stay patient and let the track come to me. The second race was incredibly tough and, although I had a bit of a gap mid-race, I had to up the pace.

"My lap times were practically identical every lap, so it was a hard-fought win.

"PBM have done a fantastic job this weekend for me and it’s great to have come away with two wins."

The result was also the seventh straight win for Paul Bird’s team who remain unbeaten since the opening round and elevated both riders up the championship standings with Redding in second and Brookes just seven points back in third.