2015 British Superbike Championship Explained

The 2015 British Superbike Championship season was the 28th British Superbike Championship season. It began at Donington Park on 6 April and ended at the Brands Hatch GP circuit on 18 October. Shane Byrne is the defending champion.

Teams and riders

Team	Constructor		Rider	Rounds
Milwaukee Yamaha	Yamaha	2	Broc Parkes	1–7
		2	Adam Jenkinson	7
		25	Josh Brookes	All
		96	Jakub Smrž	10–12
Smiths Racing	BMW	3	Billy McConnell	All
Honda Racing	Honda	4	Dan Linfoot	1-2, 4-12
		20	Jenny Tinmouth	All
		22	Jason O'Halloran	1–7
		86	Julien Da Costa	9, 11
PBM Kawasaki	Kawasaki	5	Stuart Easton	1–6, 9–10
		66	Ian Hutchinson	1–3, 7
		67	Shane Byrne	All
		83	Danny Buchan	11–12
JG Speedfit Kawasaki	Kawasaki	6	James Westmoreland	1–9, 12
		6	Luke Stapleford	11
		66		12
		77	James Ellison	1–7, 9–12
Tyco BMW	BMW	7	Michael Laverty	All
		46	Tommy Bridewell	All
Anvil Hire TAG Racing	Kawasaki	8	Shaun Winfield	All
		47	Richard Cooper	1–7
		99	Filip Backlund	All
Be Wiser Kawasaki	Kawasaki	9	Chris Walker	1–10
		83	Danny Buchan	1–10
Team WD-40 Kawasaki	Kawasaki	11	Taylor Mackenzie	1–7, 9–12
		44	Jack Kennedy	All
Quattro Plant Kawasaki	Kawasaki	12	Luke Mossey	All
		43	Howie Mainwaring-Smart	All
Buildbase BMW	BMW	14	Lee Jackson	All
		23	Ryuichi Kiyonari	1–9, 11
		47	Richard Cooper	8–12
Lloyd's British Moto Rapido	Ducati	15	John Hopkins	6–12
		96	Jakub Smrž	1–3
Motodex Performance First Racing	BMW	16	David Johnson	1
		27	Robbin Harms	1–3
Gearlink Kawasaki	Kawasaki	19	Michael Rutter	2–3, 5–6
		71	Barry Burrell	7
		71	Jed Metcher	9–11
		53	Joe Burns	1
Bennetts Suzuki	Suzuki	21	Josh Waters	All
		24	Christian Iddon	All
PR Racing	Kawasaki	27	Robbin Harms	11–12
		68	Jed Metcher	4–8
Morello Racing Kawasaki	Kawasaki	28	Victor Cox	1–4
		39	Lee Costello	4–7
		56	John Ingram	8–9, 11–12
		69	David McFadden	3
		86	Daniel Johnson	1–2
Tsingtao Hampshire MV Agusta	MV Agusta	31	Vittorio Iannuzzo	4–5
Riders Motorcycles BMW	BMW	40	Martin Jessopp	1–4, 6–12
SBKCity Kawasaki	Kawasaki	45	Rhalf Lo Turco	1–4, 6, 8–9, 11–12
Joe Burns Racing	Kawasaki	53	Joe Burns	4–6
RAF Reserves BMW	BMW	60	Peter Hickman	All
A-Plant Yamaha	Yamaha	64	Aaron Zanotti	All
Moto-Breakers Racing	Kawasaki	82	James Rose	4–6

Race calendar and results

2015 Calendar
Main Season
Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Rider	Winning Team
1^[1]	R1	Donington Park	6 April	Ryuichi Kiyonari	Shane Byrne	James Ellison	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2				Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
2^[2]	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	19 April	James Ellison	James Ellison	James Ellison	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2				James Ellison	James Ellison	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
3^[3]	R1	Oulton Park	4 May	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Tommy Bridewell	Tyco BMW Motorrad Racing
	R2				Shane Byrne	Stuart Easton	PBM Kawasaki
4^[4]	R1	Snetterton 300	21 June	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
	R2				Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
5^[5]	R1	Knockhill	5 July	Shane Byrne	James Ellison	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
	R2				Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
6^[6]	R1	Brands Hatch GP	19 July	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
	R2				Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
7^[7]	R1	Thruxton	2 August	Josh Brookes	Dan Linfoot	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
	R2				Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
8^[8]	R1	Cadwell Park	23 August	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
	R2				Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
9^[9]	R1	Oulton Park	5 September	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
	R2		6 September		Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
	R3				Josh Brookes	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
The Showdown
10^[10]	R1	TT Circuit Assen	20 September	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
	R2				Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
11^[11]	R1	Silverstone Arena GP	4 October	Josh Brookes	Shane Byrne	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
	R2				James Ellison	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
12^[12]	R1	Brands Hatch GP	17 October	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
	R2		18 October		Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
	R3				Howie Mainwaring	Michael Laverty	Tyco BMW Motorrad Racing

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Pos Rider Bike DON BRH OUL SNE KNO BRH THR CAD OUL ASS SIL 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 Josh Brookes Yamaha 3 6 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 703 2 Shane Byrne Kawasaki 2 1 2 2 3 Ret 1 1 1 1 Ret 2 4 2 6 4 1 Ret 1 4 5 2 5 2 2 3 662 3 James Ellison Kawasaki 1 12 1 1 6 2 Ret 7 Ret Ret 3 4 DNS DNS 2 5 5 2 2 5 17 6 5 2 614 4 Michael Laverty BMW 9 7 13 19 8 4 Ret 4 4 6 5 5 9 6 5 Ret 9 7 12 3 9 6 2 9 3 1 601 5 Dan Linfoot Honda 4 2 5 10 Ret 12 8 Ret 2 5 10 10 5 3 6 14 22 7 3 13 10 4 556 6 Tommy Bridewell BMW 6 8 Ret 6 1 Ret 4 5 7 DNS 4 Ret Ret 4 4 3 Ret Ret 3 8 Ret 9 7 11 11 12 545 BSB Riders Cup 7 Luke Mossey Kawasaki 15 19 12 24 Ret 13 9 13 8 Ret 7 7 6 3 7 6 6 4 11 Ret 3 Ret 10 7 7 6 168 8 Richard Cooper Kawasaki 10 17 11 15 10 7 10 12 Ret 13 2 3 DNS Ret 156 BMW 8 7 7 8 7 6 4 12 6 DNS DNS DNS 9 Peter Hickman BMW 5 4 Ret 14 DNS DNS 12 15 10 9 Ret 13 Ret Ret 2 2 10 6 Ret 9 13 3 8 12 12 11 150 10 Christian Iddon Suzuki 7 5 Ret 12 17 15 16 9 Ret 10 13 8 Ret 20 9 13 Ret 9 8 7 6 8 4 4 8 5 146 11 Stuart Easton Kawasaki 11 3 6 5 4 1 7 6 2 2 Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 139 12 Danny Buchan Kawasaki Ret Ret 14 8 Ret 17 13 17 6 7 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 8 3 2 4 10 12 Ret 14 8 9 7 125 13 Jason O'Halloran Honda 19 11 5 10 7 5 3 3 5 5 Ret 9 DNS DNS 103 14 Lee Jackson BMW 13 13 18 23 15 10 Ret 19 11 11 12 11 DNS 9 12 11 8 11 13 12 17 11 9 5 6 Ret 101 15 Billy McConnell BMW Ret 9 9 9 14 8 17 14 12 21 10 6 8 15 3 6 Ret Ret 15 11 Ret 13 Ret 15 Ret Ret 98 16 Kawasaki Ret 14 7 7 9 6 8 Ret Ret DNS Ret 17 5 7 15 Ret Ret 17 10 Ret 16 14 11 14 13 10 90 17 John Hopkins Ducati 6 Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 11 4 Ret 3 4 8 76 18 Chris Walker Kawasaki 8 10 10 13 11 9 6 Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret 15 12 Ret 15 11 13 16 17 8 67 19 James Westmoreland Kawasaki Ret Ret 17 17 13 11 Ret Ret 9 8 9 14 3 Ret 13 9 Ret 10 14 Ret 18 18 66 20 Ryuichi Kiyonari BMW 14 Ret 4 4 5 Ret 21 Ret Ret 4 16 18 17 17 14 Ret 15 12 9 Ret 16 66 21 Broc Parkes Yamaha 16 Ret 8 11 Ret 22 11 11 14 14 11 10 DNS DNS 38 22 Jack Kennedy Kawasaki Ret 23 Ret 18 Ret 18 15 Ret Ret 17 14 12 7 Ret 11 14 Ret Ret DNS 13 7 DNS DNS Ret Ret DNS 35 23 Martin Jessopp BMW 23 22 16 20 16 14 18 16 Ret 15 10 8 19 12 12 14 17 Ret 15 Ret 24 16 15 13 32 24 Jakub Smrž Ducati Ret 24 Ret 21 20 19 30 Yamaha 16 10 10 13 10 14 9 25 Josh Waters Suzuki 18 15 15 16 12 12 14 18 Ret 15 17 19 14 10 17 17 14 15 19 15 14 15 18 19 16 Ret 28 26 Filip Backlund Kawasaki 17 Ret Ret 22 Ret 16 Ret 8 Ret DNS 15 16 11 14 18 16 13 16 18 18 20 18 19 20 17 17 19 27 Ian Hutchinson Kawasaki 20 18 22 25 23 24 13 11 8 28 Adam Jenkinson Yamaha 12 13 7 29 Luke Stapleford Kawasaki 16 12 17 Ret 14 6 30 Robbin Harms BMW 12 16 Ret Ret 19 21 5 Kawasaki Ret DNS 18 Ret 15 31 Michael Rutter Kawasaki Ret 27 22 Ret 13 18 Ret Ret 3 32 Jed Metcher Kawasaki 21 20 15 16 18 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS 17 19 21 Ret 18 20 20 1 33 Julien Da Costa Honda 16 20 20 17 15 1 Taylor Mackenzie Kawasaki Ret Ret Ret 28 18 20 Ret Ret 16 19 Ret 20 16 16 22 18 22 19 19 Ret 22 Ret 19 16 0 Shaun Winfield Kawasaki 21 25 21 29 24 Ret 25 Ret 17 20 20 21 Ret 18 20 18 18 21 Ret 20 21 21 23 22 Ret Ret 0 Aaron Zanotti Yamaha Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 24 23 19 23 21 23 17 19 21 Ret 21 24 24 22 Ret 22 21 25 21 20 0 Jenny Tinmouth Honda Ret DNS 23 30 25 26 22 Ret 18 22 19 22 Ret 22 22 20 20 22 25 21 Ret 23 25 23 20 19 0 Barry Burrell Kawasaki 18 21 0 Victor Cox Kawasaki Ret 21 19 26 21 23 DNS 22 0 John Ingram Kawasaki Ret 19 19 23 23 19 Ret 21 Ret Ret 0 Daniel Johnson Kawasaki 22 20 20 Ret 0 Joe Burns Kawasaki DNS DNS 20 Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS 0 Lee Costello Kawasaki 23 21 DNS DNS Ret Ret DNS DNS 0 Rhalf Lo Turco Kawasaki Ret DNS Ret 31 DNS DNS Ret 24 Ret 24 23 21 23 25 Ret 24 Ret 24 22 Ret 0 David Johnson BMW 24 26 0 James Rose Kawasaki Ret 24 Ret DNS 0 David McFadden Kawasaki Ret 25 0 Vittorio Iannuzzo MV Agusta Ret Ret Ret DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike DON BRH OUL SNE KNO BRH THR CAD OUL ASS SIL BRH Pts

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

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Manufacturers' championship

Pos	Manufacturer	DON		BRH		OUL		SNE		KNO		BRH		THR		CAD		OUL			ASS		SIL		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
1	Kawasaki	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	6	4	1	2	1	2	2	2	5	2	2	2	541
2	Yamaha	3	6	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	531
3	BMW	5	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	4	2	2	7	6	7	3	4	3	2	5	3	1	377
4	Honda	4	2	5	10	7	5	3	3	5	5	19	9	2	5	10	10	5	3	6	14	22	3	7	10	4	4	268
5	Suzuki	7	5	15	12	12	12	14	9	Ret	10	13	8	14	10	9	13	14	9	8	7	6	8	4	4	8	5	166
6	Ducati	Ret	24	Ret	21	20	19					6	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	11	4	Ret	3	4	8	76
	MV Agusta							Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS																	0
Pos	Manufacturer	DON		BRH		OUL		SNE		KNO		BRH		THR		CAD		OUL			ASS		SIL		BRH			Pts

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Notes and References

1. http://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BSB/2015/151404sbk.pdf Round 1 Donington Park GP
2. http://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BSB/2015/151604sbk.pdf Round 2 Brands Hatch Indy
3. http://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BSB/2015/151804sbk.pdf Round 3 Oulton Park International
4. http://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BSB/2015/152504sbk.pdf Round 4 Snetterton 300
5. http://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BSB/2015/152704sbk.pdf Round 5 Knockhill
6. http://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BSB/2015/152904sbk.pdf Round 6 Brands Hatch GP
7. http://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BSB/2015/153104sbk.pdf Round 7 Thruxton Circuit
8. http://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BSB/2015/153404sbk.pdf Round 8 Cadwell Park
9. http://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BSB/2015/153604sbk.pdf Round 9 Oulton Park
10. http://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BSB/2015/153804sbk.pdf Round 10 TT Circuit Assen
11. http://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BSB/2015/154004sbk.pdf Round 11 Silverstone GP
12. http://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BSB/2015/154204sbk.pdf Round 12 Brands Hatch GP