2010 British 125 Championship Explained

The 2010 British 125 Championship season was the 23rd British 125cc Championship season, the class is open to anyone of any age and sex. James Lodge stayed in the class after winning the championship last season, and was looking to be the first person to successfully defend the British 125cc Championship. With a number of riders leaving to move up to other classes such as superstock 600, new challengers emerged to challenge for the title. With the two stroke classes disappearing from the world scene in 2012,^[1] the future of the 125 championship in Britain is looking doubtful.

As well as the main championship there was a separate class called the ACU Academy Cup, for 13- to 16-year-old riders, with an end of season prize of paid entries to the final two rounds of the CEV Championship (Spanish 125 Championship) at Valencia and Jerez.^[2] A number of the riders from the British 125 Championship also contested the Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup, a championship for 125cc motorcycles that takes place alongside specific rounds of Grand Prix motorcycle racing.^[3] In 2010, Danny Kent, Harry Stafford and Taylor Mackenzie all raced in the championship finishing second, seventh and 15th respectively.^[4]

Lodge eventually retained his title but only after coming out of a final round, three-way title battle with Rob Guiver and Deane Brown. Lodge won the championship by four points, taking four victories over the course of the season, with Guiver finishing second ahead of Brown on countback; two victories to Brown's one. Taylor Mackenzie (3), John McPhee and Ross Walker were the other riders to win races over the season. Brown won the secondary Academy Cup with six victories.

Calendar

The British 125 Championship was a support series for the main British Superbike Championship, and thus it followed the same calendar structure with one race per meeting held on the Sunday.

2010 Calendar^[5] Round Circuit Date Class Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Rider Winning Team 1 Brands Hatch Indy 5 April Taylor Mackenzie James Lodge James Lodge RS Racing / Earnshaws M'cycles C Deane Brown John McPhee Fraser Rogers KRP / Racing Steps Foundations 2 Thruxton 18 April James Lodge James Lodge James Lodge RS Racing / Earnshaws M'cycles C Deane Brown Fraser Rogers Fraser Rogers KRP / Racing Steps Foundations 3 Oulton Park 3 May James Lodge James Lodge James Lodge RS Racing / Earnshaws M'cycles C Deane Brown Deane Brown Deane Brown Colin Appleyard / Macadam Racing 4 Cadwell Park 23 May James Lodge Rob Guiver Taylor Mackenzie KRP Node 4 MMCG C Harry Stafford Deane Brown Deane Brown Colin Appleyard / Macadam Racing 5 Mallory Park 27 June Rob Guiver Rob Guiver Ross Walker Ross Walker Racing C Matthew Davies Matthew Davies Deane Brown Colin Appleyard / Macadam Racing 6 Knockhill 4 July James Lodge Race Cancelled C John McPhee 7 Snetterton 17 July James Lodge Rob Guiver Rob Guiver SP125 / Brookhouse Garage Racing C Fraser Rogers Dakota Mamola Dakota Mamola KRP / Monster Energy 8 Brands Hatch GP 7 August James Lodge James Lodge James Lodge RS Racing / Earnshaws M'cyc C Andrew Reid Fraser Rogers John McPhee KRP/Bradley Smith Racing 9 Cadwell Park 30 August Rob Guiver Rob Guiver Rob Guiver SP125 / Brookhouse Garage Racing C John McPhee Sam Hornsey John McPhee KRP/Bradley Smith Racing 10 Croft 11 September James Lodge Nigel Percy John McPhee KRP/Bradley Smith Racing C John McPhee John McPhee John McPhee KRP/Bradley Smith Racing 11 12 September James Lodge Taylor Mackenzie Taylor Mackenzie KRP Node 4 MMCG C Deane Brown Deane Brown Deane Brown Colin Appleyard / Macadam Racing 12 Silverstone Arena GP 26 September Taylor Mackenzie Rob Guiver Deane Brown Colin Appleyard / Macadam Racing C Deane Brown Deane Brown Deane Brown Colin Appleyard / Macadam Racing 13 Oulton Park 9 October Taylor Mackenzie Taylor Mackenzie Taylor Mackenzie KRP Node 4 MMCG C John McPhee Deane Brown Deane Brown Colin Appleyard / Macadam Racing

Notes:

1. – The Knockhill race was cancelled due to bad weather conditions.^[6]

2. – As a result, there was a double header of 125 action at Croft with Race one taking place on Saturday 11 September and race 2 taking place on the Sunday. The grid positions from Knockhill were carried forward for the first race.^[7] Riders who did not take part at Knockhill were not eligible to enter the first race at Croft.

3. – The first race at Croft was stopped after three laps and restarted, before the restart was stopped after three laps due to a circuit curfew. The race result was declared, with half points awarded as per series regulations.^[8]

Championship standings

Riders' standings

Pos Rider Bike BHI THR OUL CAD MAL KNO SNE BHGP CAD CRO SIL OUL Pts 1 James Lodge Seel Honda 1 1 1 Ret 3 C 24 1 Ret 149 Honda Ret Ret 2 4 2 Rob Guiver Honda 2 17 3 3 Ret C 1 8 1 3 5 Ret 3 145 3 Deane Brown Honda Ret Ret 2 2 2 C Ret 6 Ret 2 2 1 2 145 4 Taylor Mackenzie Honda Ret 4 4 1 7 C 2 Ret 14 1 Ret 1 131 5 John McPhee Honda 4 10 DSQ 6 9 C Ret 3 2 1 3 17 Ret 100.5 6 Fraser Rogers Honda 3 6 Ret 4 DSQ C Ret 4 Ret 10 11 4 5 84 7 Sam Hornsey Cougar 11 Ret 12 15 69.5 Honda 4 C 3 9 6 7 Ret Ret 7 8 Edward Rendell Honda Ret 8 8 Ret 13 C DNS Ret 5 9 4 3 Ret 62.5 9 Philip Wakefield Honda 9 9 11 8 6 C 5 11 17 7 Ret 62 10 Lee Jackson Honda 14 13 14 11 5 C 8 15 7 12 8 21 9 58 11 Jon Vincent Honda 10 14 13 9 8 C 6 Ret 11 13 6 Ret Ret 52.5 12 Andrew Reid Honda 13 7 Ret 16 15 C 9 16 3 20 7 10 Ret 51 13 Wayne Ryan Honda 7 Ret 6 Ret 14 C 4 12 15 19 16 Ret 6 49 14 Shaun Horsman Honda Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret C 12 17 4 16 9 5 12 45 15 Dakota Mamola Honda Ret 7 2 5 WD 40 16 Matthew Davies Honda 15 5 Ret Ret C Ret 10 DNS 5 10 16 8 37.5 17 William Dunlop Honda 6 5 10 7 17 36 18 Brian Clark Honda Ret 2 Ret 5 31 19 James Ford Honda 8 3 Ret DNS Ret 18 20 20 WD 9 27 31 20 Matthew Paulo Honda Ret 12 Ret 14 10 C 11 19 9 6 17 Ret 19 29 21 Ross Walker Honda 23 16 17 13 1 C Ret DNS 28 Ret 28 22 Nigel Percy Honda C 14 14 8 4 12 Ret 11 27.5 23 Danny Kent Honda 5 9 Ret 7 WD 27 24 Tom Weeden Honda 12 11 19 19 11 C 17 18 10 Ret 18 24 14 22 25 Peter Sutherland Honda 19 15 21 16 C 7 8 13 Ret 15 18 26 Kyle Ryde Honda 13 14 14 6 Ret 17 27 Harry Stafford Honda Ret 18 DNS C DNS 11 DNS 8 10 16.5 28 Ben Barratt Honda 17 21 18 Ret 12 C Ret 21 12 15 15 15 13 13.5 29 Simon Low Honda 15 Ret Ret 17 Ret 10 Ret 13 WD 13 Ret 13 30 Bradley Hughes Honda 25 24 DNS 22 13 24 16 12 17 7 31 Dan Moreton Honda 24 11 20 5 32 Arnie Shelton Honda 12 25 Ret 19 4 33 Elliott Lodge Honda 16 Ret 20 20 20 C 16 Ret 19 Ret Ret 14 Ret 2 34 Catherine Green Honda Ret Ret 16 DNS 22 15 Ret 18 20 Ret 18 1 Ian Stanford Honda Ret Ret 22 Ret Ret C Ret Ret Ret Ret 26 Ret 16 0 Tarran Mackenzie Honda Ret Ret 26 26 27 C 23 23 23 17 Ret 23 26 0 Neil Durham Aprilia 20 Ret 21 18 23 C Ret 21 18 DNS 0 Sam Shorrock Honda Ret 20 Ret Ret 25 Ret Ret 18 25 0 Kasey Wyatt Honda 18 22 23 Ret 21 0 Curtis Wright Honda 18 DNQ 0 Richard Ferguson Honda 21 Ret 28 C 19 30 22 Ret 21 Ret 22 0 Gary Winfield Honda 24 25 25 24 26 C 21 28 24 21 27 19 23 0 Josh Harland Honda 19 DNS 24 Ret 24 C Ret DNS 23 Ret DNQ 0 Luca Agostinelli Honda Ret 19 C 27 0 Paul Dobb Honda 20 26 Ret 0 Michael Shuker Honda 20 0 Jamie Hodson Honda 21 0 Charlie King Honda 22 Ret Ret 23 DNS 22 29 25 0 Stuart Wilson Honda C 22 22 0 Gavin Lupton Honda 22 0 Tom Carne Honda 22 0 Sammi Tasker Honda C 23 25 0 Michael Hill Honda Ret 23 DNS 0 Ewan Gray Honda C 24 0 Paul Hedison Honda 25 0 James Ferguson Honda 31 0 Jamie Edwards Honda DNS Ret 0 Dylan Davies Honda Ret 0 Graham English Honda Ret 0 Graham Adkins Honda C 0 Pos Rider Bike BHI THR OUL CAD MAL KNO SNE BHGP CAD CRO SIL OUL Pts

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

ACU Academy Cup standings

Pos Rider Bike BHI THR OUL CAD MAL KNO SNE BHGP CAD CRO SIL OUL Pts 1 Deane Brown Honda Ret Ret 2 2 2 C Ret 6 Ret 2 2 1 2 173 2 John McPhee Honda 4 10 DSQ 6 9 C Ret 3 2 1 3 17 Ret 154.5 3 Fraser Rogers Honda 3 6 Ret 4 DSQ C Ret 4 Ret 10 11 4 5 145.5 4 Lee Jackson Honda 14 13 14 11 5 C 8 15 7 12 8 21 9 121.5 5 Sam Hornsey Cougar 11 Ret 12 15 117.5 Honda 4 C 3 9 6 7 Ret Ret 7 6 Andrew Reid Honda 13 7 Ret 16 15 C 9 16 3 20 7 10 Ret 114 7 Wayne Ryan Honda 7 Ret 6 Ret 14 C 4 13 15 19 16 Ret 6 99.5 8 Tom Weeden Honda 12 11 19 19 11 C 17 18 10 Ret 18 24 14 91 9 Matthew Davies Honda 15 5 Ret Ret C Ret 10 5 10 16 8 77 10 Elliott Lodge Honda 16 Ret 20 20 20 C 16 Ret 19 Ret Ret 14 Ret 53 11 Dakota Mamola Honda Ret 7 2 5 WD 52 12 Bradley Hughes Honda 25 24 DNS 22 13 24 16 12 17 52 13 Gary Winfield Honda 24 25 25 24 26 C 21 24 21 27 19 23 45.5 14 Kyle Ryde Honda 13 14 14 6 Ret 42 15 Danny Kent Honda 5 9 Ret 7 WD 38 16 Harry Stafford Honda Ret 18 DNS C DNS 11 DNS 8 10 36 17 Richard Ferguson Honda 21 Ret 28 C 19 22 Ret 21 Ret 22 30 18 Tarran Mackenzie Honda Ret Ret 26 26 27 C 23 23 23 17 Ret 23 26 28 19 Kasey Wyatt Honda 18 22 23 Ret 21 25 20 Josh Harland Honda 19 DNS 24 Ret 24 C Ret 23 Ret DNQ 18 21 Charlie King Honda 22 Ret Ret 23 DNS 22 25 17 22 Curtis Wright Honda 18 DNQ 8 23 Luca Agostinelli Honda Ret 19 C 27 8 24 Stuart Wilson Honda C 22 22 7 25 Sammi Tasker Honda C 23 25 4.5 26 Tom Carne Honda 22 4 27 Ewan Gray Honda C 24 4 Pos Rider Bike BHI THR OUL CAD MAL KNO SNE BHGP CAD CRO SIL OUL Pts

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

External links

• The official website of the British Superbike Championship

Notes and References

1. News: 125s To Be Replaced By Four Strokes From 2012. David. Emmett. 2010-06-01. 2010-08-25. MotoMatters.com. MotoMatters.
2. Web site: SpeedyRetail.com British 125GP Championship. British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 2010-09-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20100919105235/http://britishsuperbike.com/support/speedyretailcom-british-125gp-championship-.aspx. 19 September 2010. dead. dmy-all.
3. Web site: General Information. Red Bull Rookies Cup. Red Bull. 2010-09-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20100103085707/http://redbullrookiescup.com/content.php?page=selection. 2010-01-03. dead.
4. Web site: Standings 2010. Red Bull Rookies Cup. Red Bull. 2010-09-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20100811075344/http://www.redbullrookiescup.com/standings_2010.php?y=2010. 2010-08-11. dead.
5. News: Revised championship calendar announced . . . 2009-12-11 . 2009-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100105040245/http://britishsuperbike.com/news/revised-2010-british-superbike-championship-calendar-announced.aspx . 5 January 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
6. News: Second BSB race abandoned due to conditions. British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 2010-07-04. 2010-07-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20100708211749/http://www.britishsuperbike.com/news/second-bsb-race-abandoned-due-to-conditions.aspx. 8 July 2010. dead. dmy-all.
7. News: MCRCB confirm rescheduled races. British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 2010-07-17. 2010-08-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20120314053748/http://www.britishsuperbike.com/news/archive/2010/jul/mcrcb-confirm-rescheduled-races.aspx. 2012-03-14. dead.
8. Web site: 2010 SpeedyRetail.com British 125GP Championship & ACU Academy Cup: Race 1 – Classification. PDF. British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 2010-09-11. 2010-09-12.