2016 British Superbike Championship Explained

The 2016 British Superbike Championship season was the 29th British Superbike Championship season. It began at Silverstone on 8 April and ended at the Brands Hatch GP circuit on 16 October. Josh Brookes, and his team Milwaukee Yamaha, were the previous champions but neither defended their titles and instead competed in World Superbikes.^[1]

Teams and riders

Team	Constructor		Rider	Rounds
Be Wiser Ducati	Ducati	2	Glenn Irwin	All
		67	Shane Byrne	All
FS-3 Racing	Kawasaki	3	Billy McConnell	All
Honda Racing	Honda	4	Dan Linfoot	All
		20	Jenny Tinmouth	All
		22	Jason O'Halloran	All
ePayMe Yamaha	Yamaha	5	Stuart Easton	1–6
		15	John Hopkins	1–4, 7–12
		32	Broc Parkes	5, 7, 9, 11–12
		43	Howie Mainwaring-Smart	8
Lloyd's British Moto Rapido	Ducati	5	Stuart Easton	8–10
		53	Alessandro Polita	11–12
		83	Danny Buchan	1–7
Buildbase BMW	BMW	6	Michael Dunlop	1–2
		14	Lee Jackson	All
		47	Richard Cooper	All
Tyco BMW	BMW	7	Michael Laverty	All
		11	Ian Hutchinson	11
		24	Christian Iddon	All
Anvil Hire TAG Racing	Yamaha	8	Shaun Winfield	All
		43	Howie Mainwaring-Smart	12
		71	James Rispoli	All
Quattro Plant Kawasaki	Kawasaki	12	Luke Mossey	All
		99	Filip Backlund	2–12
Team WD-40	Kawasaki	16	Josh Hook	4–12
		44	Jack Kennedy	1–3, 5–9
		94	Sam Hornsey	1
Bennetts Suzuki	Suzuki	23	Ryuichi Kiyonari	1–7
		46	Tommy Bridewell	All
Smiths Racing BMW	BMW	23	Ryuichi Kiyonari	9–12
		43	Howie Mainwaring-Smart	1–6
		81	Luke Stapleford	6
		96	Jakub Smrž	All
Lloyd & Jones PR Racing	BMW	25	Matej Smrž	2–3
		26	Josh Wainwright	4–12
Royal Air Force Regular & Reserves	BMW	27	Jake Dixon	4–12
		34	Alastair Seeley	All
Gearlink Kawasaki	Kawasaki	31	Vittorio Iannuzzo	All
Riders Motorcycles BMW	BMW	40	Martin Jessopp	1–2, 4–9, 11–12
JG Speedfit Kawasaki	Kawasaki	60	Peter Hickman	All
		91	Leon Haslam	All
		77	James Ellison	All
Platform Hire Yamaha	Yamaha	64	Aaron Zanotti	All
Tsingtao MSS Performance Kawasaki	Kawasaki	83	Danny Buchan	8–9
Motodex Performance First	BMW	95	Michael Howarth	2, 5

Race calendar and results

2016 calendar
Main Season
Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	R1	Silverstone Arena GP	10 April	Leon Haslam	Dan Linfoot	Michael Laverty	Tyco BMW
	R2				Peter Hickman	Peter Hickman	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
2	R1	Oulton Park	2 May	Leon Haslam	Michael Laverty		JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2						Buildbase BMW Motorrad
3	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	22 May	Luke Mossey	Luke Mossey	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2				Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati
4	R1	Knockhill	26 June	Shane Byrne	Dan Linfoot	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2				James Ellison	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati
5	R1	Snetterton 300	10 July	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne		Honda Racing
	R2						Be Wiser Ducati
6	R1	Thruxton	24 July			Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati
	R2					Michael Laverty	Tyco BMW
7	R1	Brands Hatch GP	7 August				Be Wiser Ducati
	R2				Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati
8	R1	Cadwell Park	29 August	Leon Haslam		Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati
	R2						JG Speedfit Kawasaki
9	R1	Oulton Park	10 September	Shane Byrne			JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2		11 September				JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R3						JG Speedfit Kawasaki
The Showdown
10	R1	Donington Park	18 September	Leon Haslam			Be Wiser Ducati
	R2				Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati
11	R1	TT Circuit Assen	2 October			Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2				Shane Byrne	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
12	R1	Brands Hatch GP	15 October	Tommy Bridewell	Christian Iddon	Peter Hickman	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2		16 October		James Ellison	James Ellison	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R3				Shane Byrne	James Ellison	JG Speedfit Kawasaki

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Pos Rider Bike SIL OUL BRH KNO SNE THR BRH CAD OUL DON 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 Shane Byrne Ducati 2 2 8 6 9 1 Ret 1 3 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 3 9 Ret 5 1 1 2 2 6 6 3 669 2 Leon Haslam Kawasaki Ret 5 1 3 1 3 1 6 5 4 13 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 Ret 1 1 Ret 5 4 640 3 James Ellison Kawasaki 13 8 3 4 2 Ret 7 2 Ret Ret 5 7 10 9 6 8 2 2 Ret 4 7 3 7 Ret 1 1 610 4 Dan Linfoot Honda 5 9 Ret Ret 10 5 2 3 2 2 Ret 9 7 8 Ret 6 5 3 Ret 7 2 4 4 4 4 6 602 5 Jason O'Halloran Honda 6 4 4 8 8 6 9 5 1 5 6 2 4 3 3 2 4 4 Ret 3 Ret 5 3 Ret 9 11 568 6 Luke Mossey Kawasaki 4 10 16 Ret 5 10 3 12 7 13 3 4 3 7 12 9 7 5 2 Ret 8 7 5 13 10 9 550 BSB Riders Cup 7 Peter Hickman Kawasaki Ret 1 12 12 7 8 5 4 Ret 8 12 6 11 11 7 4 3 7 7 5 4 16 14 1 3 12 233 8 Michael Laverty BMW 1 6 6 5 6 Ret 8 21 Ret 3 2 1 14 Ret 10 12 8 Ret 4 10 13 6 6 11 16 16 202 9 Christian Iddon BMW 3 3 2 2 11 7 14 10 19 6 21 13 9 10 Ret Ret Ret 11 9 8 3 12 8 2 Ret 5 199 10 Richard Cooper BMW 12 11 9 1 4 2 6 7 Ret 11 8 Ret 8 5 8 Ret 6 12 6 6 5 8 10 Ret Ret 15 193 11 Tommy Bridewell Suzuki 10 16 15 14 3 4 12 8 8 10 4 8 Ret Ret 4 5 Ret 6 3 Ret 6 17 16 5 8 8 172 12 Glenn Irwin Ducati 14 13 13 7 13 Ret 11 Ret Ret 7 11 3 Ret 4 5 7 Ret 9 11 13 10 11 12 3 7 17 143 13 Lee Jackson BMW 8 7 14 13 15 12 13 15 10 15 Ret 10 5 6 Ret 11 10 Ret 8 12 11 15 13 8 13 Ret 108 14 John Hopkins Yamaha 9 Ret 11 Ret 12 11 4 Ret 15 Ret 14 15 12 Ret Ret 9 Ret 10 15 7 2 2 105 15 Billy McConnell Kawasaki 16 Ret 10 Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret 4 14 22 19 12 16 13 13 Ret 17 12 Ret 9 13 17 12 Ret 14 51 16 Jake Dixon BMW Ret 13 6 12 17 16 13 12 9 10 11 8 Ret 50 17 Danny Buchan Ducati 7 Ret DNS DNS Ret 15 10 11 12 9 Ret Ret Ret 15 48 Kawasaki 11 14 13 13 14 18 Jakub Smrž BMW 15 15 18 15 DNS DNS 16 Ret 11 Ret 9 12 Ret 14 16 18 18 18 19 11 12 14 11 10 11 Ret 48 19 Broc Parkes Yamaha Ret Ret 6 13 14 14 10 9 9 DNS 14 10 45 20 Ryuichi Kiyonari Suzuki 11 12 Ret Ret DNS DNS Ret 19 Ret 20 7 11 19 22 42 BMW 16 10 15 DNS DNS 18 18 14 15 7 21 Alastair Seeley BMW Ret 14 5 Ret 17 14 15 18 14 Ret Ret 22 16 18 15 16 Ret 15 13 Ret DNS 21 Ret 9 12 13 37 22 Stuart Easton Yamaha Ret Ret 17 10 14 9 17 14 9 16 Ret DNS 27 Ducati 21 20 15 16 16 Ret 14 23 Jack Kennedy Kawasaki Ret Ret 7 9 DNS DNS Ret 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret DNS 16 24 BMW 18 17 Ret 11 16 13 20 9 16 Ret Ret Ret 15 Yamaha 22 Ret DNS DNS DNS 25 Martin Jessopp BMW 17 18 21 Ret 21 Ret 17 22 10 15 17 19 DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS Ret 21 Ret Ret 19 7 26 Josh Hook Kawasaki 18 16 Ret Ret 16 14 20 20 20 19 Ret Ret 18 14 Ret 19 23 Ret 19 18 4 27 James Rispoli Yamaha Ret DNS 19 16 Ret DNS 23 17 13 19 Ret 21 18 17 17 17 17 Ret 17 Ret DNS Ret 22 DNS 17 DNS 3 28 Vittorio Iannuzzo Kawasaki 21 20 Ret 18 Ret 20 Ret Ret 21 Ret 23 23 23 21 26 Ret Ret 22 21 15 15 20 20 15 Ret 21 3 29 Luke Stapleford BMW 14 17 2 30 Filip Backlund Kawasaki 20 17 18 17 19 Ret 15 18 15 18 Ret DNS 18 Ret 19 19 20 Ret Ret 23 25 DNS DNS DNS 2 Shaun Winfield Yamaha Ret 21 Ret Ret 20 18 Ret Ret 22 24 20 25 24 24 23 21 20 20 Ret 18 16 Ret 29 16 20 20 0 Aaron Zanotti Yamaha 22 22 23 Ret 19 Ret 22 Ret 18 21 18 20 21 23 24 23 21 21 22 16 17 24 27 Ret Ret 22 0 Josh Wainwright BMW Ret 22 20 23 19 24 22 Ret 25 22 Ret 24 23 17 18 26 28 Ret 21 23 0 Alessandro Polita Ducati 22 19 Ret 18 Ret 0 Jenny Tinmouth Honda 20 23 22 19 Ret Ret 24 20 Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS 27 24 22 23 24 Ret 19 27 26 DNS DNS DNS 0 Sam Hornsey Kawasaki 19 19 0 Matěj Smrž BMW DNS DNS 21 19 0 Ian Hutchinson BMW 25 24 0 Michael Dunlop BMW Ret Ret Ret DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike SIL OUL BRH KNO SNE THR BRH CAD OUL DON ASS BRH Pts

Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' championship

Pos	Manufacturer	SIL		OUL		BRH		KNO		SNE		THR		BRH		CAD		OUL			DON		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
1	Kawasaki	4	1	1	3	1	3	1	2	4	4	3	4	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	538
2	Ducati	2	2	8	6	9	1	10	1	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	3	9	9	5	1	1	2	2	3	6	3	451
3	Honda	5	4	4	8	8	5	2	3	1	2	6	2	4	3	3	2	4	3	24	3	2	4	3	4	4	6	370
4	BMW	1	3	2	1	4	2	6	7	6	3	2	1	5	5	8	10	6	8	4	6	3	6	6	2	11	5	361
5	Suzuki	10	12	14	15	3	4	12	8	8	10	4	8	Ret	Ret	4	5	Ret	6	3	Ret	6	17	16	5	8	8	176
6	Yamaha	9	21	11	10	12	9	4	14	9	16	18	20	6	13	14	15	12	14	10	9	16	9	9	7	2	2	153
Pos	Manufacturer	SIL		OUL		BRH		KNO		SNE		THR		BRH		CAD		OUL			DON		ASS		BRH			Pts

Notes and References

1. Web site: Abraham and Brookes join WorldSBK with BMW.