2010 British Supersport Championship Explained

The 2010 Fuchs-Silkolene^[1] British Supersport Championship season was the 23rd running of the British Supersport Championship. The championship was contested over twelve rounds, beginning on 5 April at Brands Hatch, and finishing on 10 October at Oulton Park.

With five victories and ten podiums in total, Sam Lowes added the main championship title to his Supersport Cup triumph of the previous year. Lowes took the title by 33 points ahead of James Westmoreland, with Ben Wilson finishing more than 60 points behind Westmoreland in third place in the championship standings. Two other riders won races during the season; Billy McConnell took back-to-back wins at Cadwell Park and Mallory Park, while Graeme Gowland won at Snetterton. Patrick McDougall won the secondary Privateers' Cup after dropped scores, having been outscored by Jenny Tinmouth before the scores were taken into account.

Calendar

• A provisional calendar had been released on 11 October 2009, with twelve rounds listed, including a provisional date at Donington Park due to renovation of the circuit.^[2] Two months later, a revised calendar was released, with Donington Park losing the rights to hold their race on 10–12 September, after Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd was placed into administration. These dates were used for a round at Croft,^[3] with a second meeting at Cadwell Park replacing the original Croft date.^[4]

2010 Calendar
Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Rider	Winning Team
1	Brands Hatch Indy	April 5	Billy McConnell	Sam Lowes	Sam Lowes	GNS Racing
2	Thruxton	April 18	Billy McConnell	Sam Lowes	James Westmoreland	CAME Yamaha
3	Oulton Park	May 3	Billy McConnell	Ian Hutchinson	Ben Wilson	Gearlink Kawasaki
4	Cadwell Park	May 23	Billy McConnell	Billy McConnell	Billy McConnell	CAME Yamaha
5	Mallory Park	June 27	Billy McConnell	James Westmoreland	Billy McConnell	CAME Yamaha
6	Knockhill	July 4	James Westmoreland	Sam Lowes	Sam Lowes	GNS Racing
7	Snetterton	July 18	James Westmoreland	Ben Wilson	Graeme Gowland	PTR Honda
8	Brands Hatch GP	August 8	James Westmoreland	James Westmoreland	James Westmoreland	CAME Yamaha
9	Cadwell Park	August 30	Sam Lowes	Billy McConnell	Sam Lowes	GNS Racing
10	Croft	September 12	Sam Lowes	Alex Lowes	Sam Lowes	GNS Racing
11	Silverstone Arena GP	September 26	Sam Lowes	Sam Lowes	Sam Lowes	GNS Racing
12	Oulton Park	October 10	Graeme Gowland	James Westmoreland	Ben Wilson	Gearlink Kawasaki

Entry List

2010 Entry List Team Bike No Riders Class Rounds GNS Racing^[5] Honda CBR600RR 2 Christian Iddon^[6] 11–12 11 Sam Lowes^[7] All 61 Paul Jordan C 1–8 CAME Yamaha^[8] Yamaha YZF-R6 3 James Westmoreland All 7 Billy McConnell All East Coast Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 4 Tom Grant^[9] 1–4 9 Patrick McDougall C All 22 Jason O'Halloran^[10] 7–12 Gearlink Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 4 Tom Grant^[11] 8 13 Lee Johnston^[12] 1–4, 6 15 Ben Wilson^[13] All 30 Jamie Hamilton^[14] 1–6, 10–11 32 Matthew Hoyle^[15] C 12 44 Jesse Trayler^[16] All Smiths^[17] Triumph Daytona 675 5 Daniel Cooper 4–12 MAP Centurion Triumph Racing Triumph Daytona 675 1–3 39 Allan Jon Venter All Padgetts Motorcycles Honda CBR600RR 6 Ian Hutchinson^[18] 1–11 45 Glen Richards 1, 3–12 Boss (D&B) Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 8 Nick Medd 1, 4 Wilson Craig Racing Honda CBR600RR Marshall Neill 12 29 Guy Martin^[19] 2, 8–9 Sorrymate.com Honda CBR600RR 10 Jenny Tinmouth C All 126 Bruce Wilson 4 LM Racing Triumph Daytona 675 12 Luke Mossey 1 C 2, 5–12 Oxford TAG Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 13 Lee Johnston 7–12 22 Jason O'Halloran^[20] 1–6 41 Shaun Winfield C All 50 Karl Harris 8–12 96 Paul Young 1–4, 11–12 Colin Appleyard/Macadam Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 14 Jack Kennedy^[21] All 27 Ashley Beech 1–2, 5–9 C S Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 16 Craig Sproston 1–4, 7–8, 11–12 Seton Interceptor Yamaha YZF-R6 17 Helge Spjeldnes^[22] 1, 3–8, 10–12 Alex Lowes^[23] 2 19 5–12 Grant Racing/Alan Duffus Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R6 20 Scott Kelly^[24] 9, 12 Mark Cringle Racing Triumph Daytona 675 21 Mark Cringle C 1–4, 7, 9–12 Wilson Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 23 Marcus Woodbine C 1–5, 7–11 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 26 Chris Martin 1–5, 7, 9 Royal Navy Racing Suzuki GSX-R600 31 Jamie Adam 2 Mackrory Demolition Racing Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 32 Matthew Hoyle C 4–11 99 Phillip Atkinson 12 Street Sweep Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 33 Michael Dunlop 12 Ricky Elder Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 35 Ricky Elder 12 Double "M" Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 36 Roy Houston^[25] 6 Race Lab Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 37 Max Hunt C All Hawk Racing Triumph Daytona 675 47 Rikki Owen C 1–4, 9–12 PTR Honda CBR600RR 48 Joe Dickinson 1–9 81 Graeme Gowland^[26] All Team M8 Yamaha YZF-R6 52 Adam Blacklock^[27] 10–12 Marks Bloom Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 55 Dan Kneen C 1–6, 8–12 Miltech Racing/Premier Despatch Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 71 Craig McLelland C 1–4, 6 Steve Jordan Motorcycles Suzuki GSX-R600 73 Sarah Jordan^[28] 1, 8, 11 Bladen Electrical Yamaha YZF-R6 74 Dean Hipwell All NuttTravel.com / Dawn / T+G Yamaha YZF-R6 77 Marty Nutt 1, 3–12 Beowulf Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 86 Charles Wallace C 1, 6–7, 9–11 Absol Racing Triumph Daytona 675 88 Emmet O'Grady 12 Clwyd Heating Racing Triumph Daytona 675 89 David Jones C All JHS Racing Triumph Daytona 675 144 Alastair Fagan 2 Module Road & Race Yamaha YZF-R6 222 Jonny Buckley 6

Key Regular Rider Wildcard Rider Replacement Rider

Championship standings

Riders Championship

Pos Rider Bike BHI THR OUL CAD MAL KNO SNE BHGP CAD CRO SIL OUL Pts 1 Sam Lowes Honda 1 Ret 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 8 229 2 James Westmoreland Yamaha 2 1 Ret 2 3 6 Ret 1 2 2 2 2 196 3 Ben Wilson Kawasaki Ret 7 1 Ret 7 2 5 6 3 Ret 6 1 135 4 Jack Kennedy Yamaha 11 5 3 6 5 9 9 Ret 7 3 4 3 121 5 Billy McConnell Yamaha 3 4 Ret 1 1 12 8 8 Ret Ret 11 5 115 6 Graeme Gowland Honda 5 2 Ret 4 6 8 1 3 Ret Ret 14 Ret 105 7 Glen Richards Honda DNS 5 7 4 7 4 7 6 9 5 4 105 8 Jason O'Halloran Triumph 4 10 DNS 10 Ret 10 94 Yamaha 6 4 4 5 3 16 9 Daniel Cooper Triumph 6 Ret 4 11 13 3 3 Ret 8 6 13 18 84 10 Ian Hutchinson Honda 8 6 Ret 5 Ret 4 11 5 5 Ret DNS 69 11 Allan Jon Venter Triumph 10 14 DNS 8 8 26 15 Ret 11 8 17 12 42 12 Alex Lowes Yamaha Ret Ret 5 10 16 Ret 4 7 14 41 13 Lee Johnston Kawasaki 14 9 Ret 14 16 38 Triumph 12 Ret Ret 7 9 9 14 Marty Nutt Yamaha 12 12 13 Ret 13 7 Ret 10 17 8 DNS 37 15 Tom Grant Yamaha 9 3 6 Ret 36 Kawasaki 13 16 Chris Martin Kawasaki 21 8 11 12 12 14 Ret 10 DNS 29 17 Luke Mossey Triumph 13 DNS 9 11 Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 25 18 Jesse Trayler Kawasaki 19 19 8 21 Ret 24 20 11 15 11 18 11 24 19 Paul Young Triumph 7 Ret Ret DNS 12 6 23 20 Joe Dickinson Honda 16 Ret Ret 9 10 15 Ret 9 Ret 21 21 Dean Hipwell Yamaha Ret 16 Ret 22 11 14 13 Ret Ret 12 10 Ret 20 22 Patrick McDougall Yamaha 30 Ret 7 15 18 17 17 10 19 Ret DNS 19 16 23 Dan Kneen Yamaha 17 11 Ret 18 19 Ret 14 14 14 22 27 11 24 Marshall Neill Honda 7 9 25 Jenny Tinmouth Honda 24 18 9 20 17 19 18 Ret 18 15 16 20 8 26 Karl Harris Triumph Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 7 27 Max Hunt Yamaha 23 23 13 16 Ret 23 16 12 17 18 23 23 7 28 Guy Martin Honda 12 Ret 13 7 29 Mark Cringle Triumph 22 20 10 17 21 16 Ret 21 6 30 Jamie Hamilton Kawasaki 25 17 Ret DNS 14 DNS 13 Ret 5 31 Paul Jordan Honda 18 13 DNS 24 15 Ret Ret Ret 4 32 Christian Iddon Honda Ret 13 3 33 Craig Sproston Yamaha 26 24 14 DNS 24 18 20 Ret 26 2 34 Matthew Hoyle Kawasaki 25 20 25 19 15 20 16 DSQ 15 2 35 David Jones Triumph 15 15 Ret 19 22 28 23 Ret Ret 23 Ret Ret 2 36 Adam Blacklock Yamaha 19 15 30 1 37 Rikki Owen Triumph 28 25 15 26 23 25 Ret 29 1 Shaun Winfield Triumph Ret 21 16 23 16 Ret 22 20 21 21 20 17 0 Ashley Beech Yamaha 20 DNS Ret 18 Ret 17 WD 0 Marcus Woodbine Yamaha 29 26 17 27 23 DNS Ret 22 27 0 Helge Spjeldnes Yamaha Ret Ret Ret 21 22 Ret 19 26 Ret 28 0 Ricky Elder Yamaha 19 Ret 0 Roy Houston Yamaha 20 0 Craig McLelland Kawasaki 27 22 Ret DNS 21 0 Charles Wallace Yamaha Ret 27 Ret 24 24 21 0 Scott Kelly Yamaha Ret 22 DNS Ret 0 Michael Dunlop Yamaha 22 0 Phillip Atkinson Kawasaki 24 0 Emmet O'Grady Triumph 25 0 Jamie Adam Suzuki 27 0 Sarah Jordan Suzuki Ret DNS 0 Alastair Fagan Triumph Ret 0 Bruce Wilson Honda Ret 0 Nick Medd Yamaha DNS DNS 0 Jonny Buckley Yamaha DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike BHI THR OUL CAD MAL KNO SNE BHGP CAD CRO SIL OUL Pts

Privateers Championship

Pos Rider Bike BHI THR OUL CAD MAL KNO SNE BHGP CAD CRO SIL OUL Total Drop 1 Patrick McDougall Yamaha 30 Ret 7 15 18 17 17 10 19 Ret DNS 19 155 155 2 Dan Kneen Yamaha 17 11 Ret 18 19 Ret 14 14 14 22 27 150 150 3 Jenny Tinmouth Honda 24 18 9 20 17 19 18 Ret 18 15 16 20 165 20 145 4 Max Hunt Yamaha 23 23 13 16 Ret 23 16 12 17 18 23 23 154 17 137 5 Shaun Winfield Triumph Ret 21 16 23 16 Ret 22 20 21 21 20 17 121 8 113 6 Luke Mossey Triumph DNS 9 11 Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 100 100 7 Matthew Hoyle Kawasaki 25 20 25 19 15 20 16 DSQ 15 97 97 8 Mark Cringle Triumph 22 20 10 17 21 16 Ret 21 93 93 9 David Jones Triumph 15 15 Ret 19 22 28 23 Ret Ret 23 Ret Ret 87 87 10 Paul Jordan Honda 18 13 DNS 24 15 Ret Ret Ret 64 64 11 Rikki Owen Triumph 28 25 15 26 23 25 Ret 29 53 53 12 Marcus Woodbine Yamaha 29 26 17 27 23 DNS Ret 22 27 48 48 13 Charles Wallace Yamaha Ret 27 Ret 24 24 21 39 39 14 Craig McLelland Kawasaki 27 22 Ret DNS 21 31 31 Pos Rider Bike BHI THR OUL CAD MAL KNO SNE BHGP CAD CRO SIL OUL Total Drop Pts

External links

• The official website of the British Supersport Championship

Notes and References

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