2018 British Superbike Championship

The 2018 British Superbike Championship season is the 31st British Superbike Championship season. Shane Byrne will start the season as the defending Champion, having secured his sixth overall title in the British Superbike Championship.

Teams and riders[edit]

Team	Constructor	No.	Rider	Rounds
Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team	Ducati	2	Glenn Irwin	All
		18	Andrew Irwin	4–12
		67	Shane Byrne	1–3
Honda Racing	Honda	4	Dan Linfoot	1–2, 4–6, 9-12
		22	Jason O'Halloran	All
		23	Ryuichi Kiyonari	3
		68	Tom Neave	7-8
Silicone Engineering Racing	Kawasaki	5	Dean Harrison	1, 3, 6, 9-12
Temple Yamaha	Yamaha	6	William Dunlop	1
Tyco BMW	BMW	7	Michael Laverty	All
Tyco BMW	BMW	21	Christian Iddon	All
Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha	Yamaha	8	Shaun Winfield	All
Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha	Yamaha	11	James Ellison	All
Gulf BMW	BMW	9	David Johnson	1, 3
Padgetts Racing	Honda	10	Conor Cummins	1, 3
OMG Racing UK LTD	Suzuki	10	Josh Elliott	11-12
OMG Racing UK LTD	Suzuki	44	Gino Rea	All
JG Speedfit Kawasaki	Kawasaki	12	Luke Mossey	All
JG Speedfit Kawasaki	Kawasaki	91	Leon Haslam	All
Smiths Racing	BMW	20	Sylvain Barrier	All
Smiths Racing	BMW	60	Peter Hickman	All
Moto Rapido Racing	Ducati	24	Taylor Mackenzie	1–5
Moto Rapido Racing	Ducati	46	Tommy Bridewell	6–12
McAMS Yamaha	Yamaha	25	Josh Brookes	All
McAMS Yamaha	Yamaha	95	Tarran Mackenzie	All
Lloyd & Jones PR Racing	BMW	26	Luke Hedger	5–7, 9
		42	Joe Francis	10–12
		96	Jakub Smrž	1–3
RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki	Kawasaki	27	Jake Dixon	All
Buildbase Suzuki	Suzuki	28	Bradley Ray	All
Buildbase Suzuki	Suzuki	47	Richard Cooper	All
Gearlink Kawasaki	Kawasaki	32	Carl Phillips	1–4
Gearlink Kawasaki	Kawasaki	89	Fraser Rogers	5–12
RidersMotorcycles.com BMW	BMW	40	Martin Jessopp	1, 3, 6–9, 11-12
Movuno.com Halsall Racing	Suzuki	46	Tommy Bridewell	1–4
		52	Danny Kent	12
		68	Tom Neave	9–10
		69	Chrissy Rouse	5–8, 11
Team WD-40	Kawasaki	55	Mason Law	All
Team 64	Kawasaki	64	Aaron Zanotti	4–12
CF Motorsport	Yamaha	77	Kyle Ryde	1–4
FS-3 Racing	Kawasaki	83	Danny Buchan	All

Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

All entries used Pirelli tyres.

Race calendar and results[edit]

2018 calendar
Main Season
Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	R1	Donington Park GP	1 April	Leon Haslam	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Buildbase Suzuki
1	R2	Donington Park GP	2 April		Leon Haslam	Bradley Ray	Buildbase Suzuki
2	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	15 April	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
2	R2	Brands Hatch Indy	15 April		Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
3	R1	Oulton Park	7 May	Shane Byrne	Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
3	R2	Oulton Park	7 May		Jason O'Halloran	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
4	R1	Snetterton 300	17 June	Bradley Ray	Glenn Irwin	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
4	R2	Snetterton 300	17 June		Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
5	R1	Knockhill	8 July	Jake Dixon	Danny Buchan	Jake Dixon	RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki
5	R2	Knockhill	8 July		Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
6	R1	Brands Hatch GP	22 July	Glenn Irwin	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	McAMS Yamaha
6	R2	Brands Hatch GP	22 July		Leon Haslam	Josh Brookes	McAMS Yamaha
7	R1	Thruxton	5 August	Glenn Irwin	Luke Mossey	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
7	R2	Thruxton	5 August		Luke Mossey	Josh Brookes	McAMS Yamaha
8	R1	Cadwell Park	19 August	Bradley Ray	Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
8	R2	Cadwell Park	19 August		Jake Dixon	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
9	R1	Silverstone National^[1]	8–9 September	Bradley Ray	Jake Dixon	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2				Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R3				Tarran Mackenzie	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
The Showdown
10	R1	Oulton Park	16 September	Jake Dixon	Jake Dixon	Jake Dixon	RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki
10	R2	Oulton Park	16 September		Jake Dixon	Jake Dixon	RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki
11	R1	TT Circuit Assen	30 September	Jake Dixon	Peter Hickman	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
11	R2	TT Circuit Assen	30 September		Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
12	R1	Brands Hatch GP	13–14 October	Jake Dixon	Jake Dixon	Glenn Irwin	Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
	R2				Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R3				Richard Cooper	Richard Cooper	Buildbase Suzuki

NOTE: Following concerns at Silverstone Circuit as a result of the MotoGP round cancellation, the shorter National Circuit was used.

Championship standings[edit]

Riders' championship[edit]

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos	Rider	Bike	DON		BRH		OUL		SNE		KNO		BRH		THR		CAD		SIL			OUL		ASS		BRH			Pts
Pos	Rider	Bike	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	Pts
The Championship Showdown
1	Leon Haslam	Kawasaki	9	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	3	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	6	1	6	699
2	Jake Dixon	Kawasaki	11	12	6	Ret	2	3	3	2	1	2	4	4	2	3	3	3	5	Ret	3	1	1	2	Ret	2	Ret	3	629
3	Glenn Irwin	Ducati	6	7	7	2	Ret	5	2	Ret	4	4	2	2	5	9	4	5	2	3	4	12	6	5	4	1	7	Ret	588
4	Josh Brookes	Yamaha	12	11	13	5	6	6	4	3	8	Ret	1	1	4	1	10	Ret	4	2	6	Ret	5	9	2	7	9	5	584
5	Peter Hickman	BMW	8	Ret	10	14	Ret	11	7	6	10	10	6	10	3	2	7	4	8	Ret	19	8	8	4	3	5	6	9	577
6	Bradley Ray	Suzuki	1	1	2	7	4	7	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	13	16	Ret	12	2	2	Ret	14	7	11	Ret	17	7	11	8	11	551
BSB Riders Cup
7	Tommy Bridewell	Suzuki	Ret	14	9	8	8	10	DNS	DNS																			178
7	Tommy Bridewell	Ducati											12	7	11	7	5	Ret	10	6	9	2	3	6	Ret	Ret	2	2	178
8	Jason O'Halloran	Honda	7	9	3	Ret	5	2	Ret	DNS	16	DNS	14	15	6	6	13	11	6	4	5	6	DNS	7	11	Ret	3	8	176
9	Christian Iddon	BMW	14	6	5	6	DNS	DNS	9	8	7	6	5	6	13	Ret	6	6	15	5	10	DNS	DNS	8	10	Ret	5	4	167
10	Tarran Mackenzie	Yamaha	18	DNS	11	9	9	Ret	6	Ret	14	11	Ret	5	9	5	8	Ret	3	Ret	2	7	4	3	Ret	3	DNS	DNS	163
11	Danny Buchan	Kawasaki	13	4	12	12	7	8	5	5	3	3	8	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	13	12	12	DNS	DNS	13	9	9	Ret	DNS	147
12	Richard Cooper	Suzuki	16	13	Ret	Ret	10	9	10	7	9	7	7	Ret	Ret	14	11	9	Ret	10	8	13	Ret	12	5	Ret	4	1	140
13	Michael Laverty	BMW	10	10	8	3	Ret	13	Ret	9	6	5	10	11	Ret	13	14	7	14	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	11	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	116
14	James Ellison	Yamaha	3	Ret	16	11	11	12	8	Ret	13	9	Ret	9	12	15	9	Ret	Ret	13	11	9	10	10	8	8	Ret	Ret	110
15	Shane Byrne	Ducati	2	5	1	4	3	4																					98
16	Luke Mossey	Kawasaki	5	8	15	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	12	12	Ret	13	7	8	12	10	7	8	DNS	Ret	7	14	15	12	11	Ret	97
17	Andrew Irwin	Ducati							Ret	10	11	8	9	12	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	11	9	Ret	4	9	16	6	4	Ret	Ret	80
18	Dan Linfoot	Honda	4	3	DNS	DNS			Ret	4	Ret	13	Ret	DNS					12	11	Ret	10	11	15	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	66
19	Gino Rea	Suzuki	17	15	19	17	13	Ret	14	11	17	15	16	17	Ret	17	16	Ret	9	7	14	14	14	Ret	16	13	Ret	7	45
20	Mason Law	Kawasaki	20	Ret	18	18	15	Ret	12	13	15	14	15	18	8	10	DNS	DNS	16	15	13	17	13	Ret	Ret	17	12	13	40
21	Sylvain Barrier	BMW	19	17	20	19	16	19	13	14	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	14	18	18	14	17	16	15	DNS	DNS	20	13	20	Ret	10	19
22	Chrissy Rouse	Suzuki									Ret	Ret	11	14	10	Ret	Ret	DNS						DNS	DNS				13
23	Taylor Mackenzie	Ducati	15	16	17	15	Ret	14	11	12	DNS	DNS																	13
24	Dean Harrison	Kawasaki	21	Ret			17	18					17	20					19	17	Ret	Ret	12	19	12	14	Ret	Ret	10
25	Shaun Winfield	Yamaha	26	Ret	22	21	20	20	15	15	Ret	18	20	23	16	Ret	19	15	22	19	21	Ret	16	22	18	Ret	13	14	8
26	Josh Elliott	Suzuki																						18	Ret	15	10	Ret	7
27	Carl Phillips	Kawasaki	24	Ret	21	10	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS																			6
28	Tom Neave	Honda													Ret	Ret	15	12											5
28	Tom Neave	Suzuki																	18	Ret	16	18	Ret						5
29	Ryuichi Kiyonari	Honda					12	15																					5
30	Danny Kent	Suzuki																								Ret	Ret	12	4
31	Martin Jessopp	BMW	23	DNS			18	16					Ret	19	15	16	Ret	13	Ret	18	17			Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	DNS	4
32	Jakub Smrž	BMW	DNS	Ret	14	16	14	Ret																					4
33	Fraser Rogers	Kawasaki									Ret	16	19	21	17	Ret	17	Ret	20	DNS	DNS	15	15	21	14	Ret	Ret	DNS	4
34	Aaron Zanotti	Kawasaki							16	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	24	Ret	Ret	20	Ret	Ret	Ret	20	Ret	Ret	Ret	19	Ret	14	15	3
	Joe Francis	BMW																				16	Ret	Ret	17	18	Ret	Ret	0
	Kyle Ryde	Yamaha	Ret	19	Ret	20	Ret	17	DNS	DNS																			0
	David Johnson	BMW	22	18			19	Ret																					0
	Luke Hedger	BMW									DNS	DNS	18	22	18	19			21	Ret	Ret								0
	Conor Cummins	Honda	25	20			21	21																					0
	William Dunlop	Yamaha	27	Ret																									0
Pos	Rider	Bike	DON		BRH		OUL		SNE		KNO		BRH		THR		CAD		SIL			OUL		ASS		BRH			Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

References[edit]

^ "Breaking News: Upcoming Bennetts BSB round to use Silverstone National Circuit". britishsuperbike.com. MotorSport Vision. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Breaking News: Upcoming Bennetts BSB round to use Silverstone National Circuit". britishsuperbike.com. MotorSport Vision. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.

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