2015 British Supersport Championship Explained

The 2015 British Supersport Championship was the 28th British Supersport Championship season. It began at Donington Park on 5 April and ended at the Brands Hatch GP circuit on 18 October. It was won by Luke Stapleford, riding a Triumph Daytona 675.Defending champion Billy McConnell moved to the British Superbike Championship for 2015,^[1] and did not defend his title.

Race calendar and results

2015 Calendar
Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Rider	Winning Team
1	R1	Donington Park	5 April	Luke Stapleford	Jake Dixon	Luke Stapleford	Profile Racing
1	R2	Donington Park	6 April	Jake Dixon	Jake Dixon	Jake Dixon	Smiths Racing
2	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	18 April	Kyle Ryde	Kyle Ryde	Kyle Ryde	PacedayZ Trackdays
2	R2	Brands Hatch Indy	19 April	Kyle Ryde	Kyle Ryde	Luke Stapleford	Profile Racing
3	R1	Oulton Park	3 May	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Profile Racing
3	R2	Oulton Park	4 May	Luke Stapleford	Andy Reid	Jake Dixon	Smiths Racing
4	R1	Snetterton 300	20 June	Kyle Ryde	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Profile Racing
4	R2	Snetterton 300	21 June	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Glenn Irwin	Gearlink Kawasaki
5	R1	Knockhill	4 July	Luke Stapleford	Jake Dixon	Glenn Irwin	Gearlink Kawasaki
5	R2	Knockhill	5 July	Jake Dixon	Jake Dixon	Kyle Ryde	PacedayZ Trackdays
6	R1	Brands Hatch GP	18 July	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Profile Racing
6	R2	Brands Hatch GP	19 July	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Profile Racing
7	R1	Thruxton	1 August	Luke Stapleford	James Rispoli	Luke Stapleford	Profile Racing
7	R2	Thruxton	2 August	James Rispoli	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Profile Racing
8	R1	Cadwell Park	22 August	Luke Stapleford	Jake Dixon	Luke Stapleford	Profile Racing
8	R2	Cadwell Park	23 August	Jake Dixon	Luke Stapleford	Jake Dixon	Smiths Racing
9	R1	Oulton Park	5 September	Andy Reid	Andy Reid	Andy Reid	Team Traction Control
9	R2	Oulton Park	6 September	Andy Reid	Luke Stapleford	Jake Dixon	Smiths Racing
10	R1	TT Circuit Assen	19 September	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Profile Racing
10	R2	TT Circuit Assen	20 September	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Profile Racing
11	R1	Silverstone Arena GP	3 October	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Profile Racing
11	R2	Silverstone Arena GP	4 October	Luke Stapleford	James Rispoli	Glenn Irwin	Gearlink Kawasaki
12	R1	Brands Hatch GP	17 October	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Profile Racing
12	R2	Brands Hatch GP	18 October	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Luke Stapleford	Profile 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	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
1	Luke Stapleford	Triumph	1	2	3	1	1	Ret	1	*Ret*	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	Ret	1	1	471
2	Kyle Ryde	Yamaha	4	3	1	2	3	2	2	Ret	3	1	2	2	2	6	2	3	Ret	DNS	6	5	5	5	5	4	344
3	Jake Dixon	Triumph	2	1	4	3	Ret	1	Ret	5	Ret	2	Ret	6	10	3	3	1	2	1	3	2	4	Ret	2	2	337
4	Glenn Irwin	Kawasaki	3	4	2	4	2	4	5	1	1	3	Ret	8	6	4	5	7	Ret	4	5	3	3	1	Ret	3	320
5	James Rispoli	Yamaha	Ret	7	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	4	2	5	6	4	4	3	Ret	4	4	5	2	2	Ret	2	2	4	6	256
6	Ben Wilson	Kawasaki	6	6	6	6	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	9	8	7	7	5	6	5	7	6	7	4	7	5	185
7	Sam Hornsey	Triumph	11	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	4	5	5	5	4	8	Ret	8	4	Ret	4	4	6	3	3	Ret	181
8	Luke Hedger	Kawasaki					6	Ret	6	3	6	8	6	7	7	5	8	6	8	6	Ret	9	9	6	9	8	168
9	Andy Reid	Yamaha	5	5	Ret	DNS	4	3	3	Ret	DNS	DNS	3	3	5	2	6	Ret	1	Ret							165
10	Joe Collier	Triumph	7	9	10	10	5	5	9	6	9	7	9	10	14	11	12	Ret	10	9	18	14	10	11	8	10	147
11	Danny Webb	Yamaha	Ret	10	7	7	8	9	7	4	7	12	Ret	Ret	9	9	Ret	12	9	Ret	8	7	Ret	7	13	9	135
12	Marshall Neill	Yamaha	9	11	12	Ret	14	11	8	Ret	11	9	Ret	13	11	14	13	11	11	11	11	10	11	10	12	Ret	97
13	Dean Hipwell	Triumph	8	Ret	8	Ret	7	8	10	Ret	13	13	8	11	16	10	18	14	Ret	7	12	11	14	15	24	Ret	87
14	Matthew Paulo	Yamaha	Ret	Ret	24	24	15	14	12	10	8	10	16	14	20	15	9	9	12	10	Ret	13	13	14	14	Ret	64
15	Jamie Perrin	Yamaha	10	Ret	11	13	10	Ret	14	8	DNS	DNS	11	Ret	13	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	20	DNS	12	9	11	10	64
16	Bjorn Estment	Triumph	14	13	9	8	Ret	13	Ret	DNS	12	Ret	10	Ret	12	13	10	Ret	13	13	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	11	12	61
17	Joe Francis	Yamaha																			9	8	8	8	6	7	50
18	Harry Hartley	Yamaha	Ret	8	Ret	9	9	Ret									11	10	7	Ret	Ret	12					46
19	Sam Coventry	Kawasaki	13	18	13	12	11	Ret	17	12	14	Ret	13	12	19	Ret	14	Ret	14	12	17	17	Ret	13	15	13	43
20	Levi Day	Kawasaki	12	12	15	16	13	12	11	7	10	11	15	Ret													42
21	Freddy Pett	Triumph	DNS	15	18	17	18	18	13	13			12	15	17	Ret	15	17	18	18	14	20	15	12	19	15	21
22	Luke Jones	MV Agusta	15	Ret	14	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	9			DNS	DNS											18	Ret	15
23	Keith Farmer	MV Agusta													15	18	Ret	13	15	8	Ret	25					13
24	Josh Day	Triumph	DNS	14	16	15	12	10																			13
25	Niall Campbell	Yamaha	18	20	Ret	14	20	Ret	18	14	DNS	14	14	17	18	Ret	20	18	19	14	23	19	19	18	20	20	10
26	Ben Stafford	Kawasaki																			10	Ret	Ret	19			6
27	Josh Daley	Kawasaki	22	23	17	18	16	21	16	11	Ret	Ret	17	19	21	17	16	15	16	20			Ret	Ret	16	18	6
28	David Allingham	MV Agusta							Ret	17	16	15	19	16	23	16	Ret	19	17	Ret	13	16	17	16	Ret	16	4
29	Philip Wakefield	Yamaha	19	19	19	25	19	15	15	15	17	Ret	23	21	24	19	17	16	20	16	25	Ret					3
30	Sam Thompson	Triumph											18	Ret	25	20	Ret	21	22	17	26	18	Ret	DNS	23	14	2
31	Paul Curran	Triumph	17	16	22	22	17	16	DNS	Ret	15	16	22	Ret	DNS	DNS											1
32	Tommy Philp	Yamaha											20	20	22	Ret	19	Ret	21	15	16	27	18	17	22	19	1
33	Cliff Kloots	Yamaha																			15	24					1
34	Matt Truelove	Yamaha																			Ret	15					1
	Guy Martin	Triumph	16	17																							0
	Sam Cox	Triumph	21	DNS	20	21	22	19	20	16	19	DNS			29	22					31	29	26	24	31	24	0
	Ryan Dixon	Yamaha	24	22	25	23	21	17	19	Ret	18	17	21	18	28	21	21	20	24	19					26	22	0
	Malachi Mitchell-Thomas	Kawasaki																					Ret	Ret	17	17	0
	James Henry	Kawasaki	Ret	21	23	26	23	20	21	18			24	Ret	26	23	22	Ret	25	21			22	22	25	Ret	0
	Jake Bayford	Yamaha									20	18	25	22	27	Ret	26	DNS					29	29	28	29	0
	Vittorio Iannuzzo	MV Agusta	23	Ret	21	19	DNS	DNS																			0
	Olly Savage	Kawasaki							22	19																	0
	Eric Ott	Yamaha																			19	26					0
	Ben Field	MV Agusta	20	Ret	Ret	20																					0
	Arnie Shelton	Kawasaki																					23	20	27	23	0
	Anthony West	MV Agusta																					20	Ret			0
	Luke Shelley	Triumph																					21	21			0
	Dan Stamper	Kawasaki																			22	21					0
	Christian Nobel	Suzuki																			21	22					0
	Nikki Coates	Kawasaki																							21	Ret	0
	Ricky Tarren	Yamaha											28	24	31	24	25	22	29	23			Ret	27	33	27	0
	Ed Pead	Yamaha	25	24			24	22					27	25	30	26			27	Ret			28	26			0
	Joe Thompson	Kawasaki																	28	22			24	25	30	31	0
	Jamie Harris	Yamaha																					25	23	30	25	0
	Chris Burrage	Yamaha											26	23													0
	Harry Truelove	Yamaha																			23	29					0
	Richard Steadman	Triumph															23	Ret			32	30	27	28	29	28	0
	James Flitcroft	Honda																			24	28	Ret	DNS			0
	Arnie Shelton	Kawasaki															24	Ret									0
	Andrew Lund	Yamaha	27	25											32	25					DNS	DNS	31	30			0
	Matt Coles	Triumph	26	26			DNS	DNS											30	Ret	Ret	33	30	31	34	32	0
	Jamie Patterson	Suzuki																							Ret	26	0
	Conor Parkhill	Kawasaki																			27	Ret	Ret	Ret	35	DNS	0
	Ivan Doornbos	Kawasaki																			28	32					0
	Kevin van Leuven	Kawasaki																			Ret	DNS					0
	Chris Hellewell	Yamaha	DNS	Ret																							0
	Bobby Bos	Honda																			DNS	DNS					0
Pos	Rider	Bike	BRH		DON		OUL		SNE		KNO		BRH		THR		CAD		OUL		ASS		SIL		BRH		Pts

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes and References

News: British Champion McConnell steps up as Smiths make MCE BSB debut in 2015. British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision Racing. 26 November 2014. 5 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194728/http://www.britishsuperbike.com/news/archive/2014/nov/british-champion-mcconnell-steps-up-as-smiths-make-mce-bsb-debut-in-2015.aspx. 23 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.