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

Team Constructor No. Rider Rounds Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team Ducati 2 Glenn Irwin 1–12 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 1–12 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 1–12 21 Christian Iddon 1–12 Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha Yamaha 8 Shaun Winfield 1–12 11 James Ellison 1–12 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 44 Gino Rea 1–12 JG Speedfit Kawasaki Kawasaki 12 Luke Mossey 1–12 91 Leon Haslam 1–12 Smiths Racing BMW 20 Sylvain Barrier 1–12 60 Peter Hickman 1–12 Moto Rapido Racing Ducati 24 Taylor Mackenzie 1–5 46 Tommy Bridewell 6–12 McAMS Yamaha Yamaha 25 Josh Brookes 1–12 95 Tarran Mackenzie 1–12 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 1–12 Buildbase Suzuki Suzuki 28 Bradley Ray 1–12 47 Richard Cooper 1–12 Gearlink Kawasaki Kawasaki 32 Carl Phillips 1–4 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 1–12 Team 64 Kawasaki 64 Aaron Zanotti 4–12 CF Motorsport Yamaha 77 Kyle Ryde 1–4 FS-3 Racing Kawasaki 83 Danny Buchan 1–12

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

• All entries used Pirelli tyres.

Race calendar and results

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
	R2		2 April	Bradley Ray	Leon Haslam	Bradley Ray	Buildbase Suzuki
2	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	15 April	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
	R2			Bradley Ray	Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
3	R1	Oulton Park	7 May	Shane Byrne	Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2			Leon Haslam	Jason O'Halloran	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
4	R1	Snetterton 300	17 June	Bradley Ray	Glenn Irwin	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2			Glenn Irwin	Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
5	R1	Knockhill	8 July	Jake Dixon	Danny Buchan	Jake Dixon	RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki
	R2			Danny Buchan	Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
6	R1	Brands Hatch GP	22 July	Glenn Irwin	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	McAMS Yamaha
	R2			Josh Brookes	Leon Haslam	Josh Brookes	McAMS Yamaha
7	R1	Thruxton	5 August	Glenn Irwin	Luke Mossey	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2			Luke Mossey	Luke Mossey	Josh Brookes	McAMS Yamaha
8	R1	Cadwell Park	19 August	Bradley Ray	Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2			Leon Haslam	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			Jake Dixon	Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R3			Leon Haslam	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
	R2			Jake Dixon	Jake Dixon	Jake Dixon	RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki
11	R1	TT Circuit Assen	30 September	Jake Dixon	Peter Hickman	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2			Peter Hickman	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			Jake Dixon	Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R3			Leon Haslam	Richard Cooper	Richard Cooper	Buildbase Suzuki

Championship standings

Riders' championship

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 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 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 1 689 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 613 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 7 588 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 9 573 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 6 570 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 8 546 BSB Riders Cup 7 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 3 168 8 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 163 9 Tommy Bridewell Suzuki Ret 14 9 8 8 10 DNS DNS 158 Ducati 12 7 11 7 5 Ret 10 6 9 2 3 6 Ret Ret 2 10 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 5 154 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 147 12 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 116 13 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 4 115 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 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 97 17 Andrew Irwin Ducati Ret 10 11 8 9 12 Ret 11 Ret Ret 11 9 Ret 4 9 16 6 4 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 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 37 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 37 21 Chrissy Rouse Suzuki Ret Ret 11 14 10 Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS 13 22 Taylor Mackenzie Ducati 15 16 17 15 Ret 14 11 12 DNS DNS 13 23 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 13 24 Dean Harrison Kawasaki 21 Ret 17 18 17 20 19 17 Ret Ret 12 19 12 14 Ret 10 25 Josh Elliott Suzuki 18 Ret 15 10 7 26 Carl Phillips Kawasaki 24 Ret 21 10 Ret Ret DNS DNS 6 27 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 6 28 Tom Neave Honda Ret Ret 15 12 5 Suzuki 18 Ret 16 18 Ret 29 Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda 12 15 5 30 Martin Jessopp BMW 23 DNS 18 16 Ret 19 15 16 Ret 13 Ret 18 17 Ret DNS Ret Ret 4 31 Jakub Smrž BMW DNS Ret 14 16 14 Ret 4 32 Fraser Rogers Kawasaki Ret 16 19 21 17 Ret 17 Ret 20 DNS DNS 15 15 21 14 Ret Ret 4 Joe Francis BMW 16 Ret Ret 17 18 Ret 0 33 Aaron Zanotti Kawasaki 16 Ret Ret DNS Ret 24 Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 14 2 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 Danny Kent Suzuki Ret Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike DON BRH OUL SNE KNO BRH THR CAD SIL OUL ASS BRH Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

References

External links

• Official website