2017 British Superbike Championship Explained

The 2017 British Superbike Championship season was the 30th British Superbike Championship season. It began at Donington on 31 March and ended at the Brands Hatch GP circuit on 15 October. Shane Byrne started the season as the defending Champion, having secured his fifth overall title in the British Superbike Championship.^[1]

Teams and riders

Team	Constructor		Rider	Rounds
Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team	Ducati	2	Glenn Irwin	1–4, 6–12
Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team	Ducati	67	Shane Byrne	All
Quattro Plant FS-3 Racing Kawasaki	Kawasaki	3	Billy McConnell	1–7
		81	Luke Stapleford	9
		83	Danny Buchan	11
		97	Kyle Ryde	12
Honda Racing	Honda	4	Dan Linfoot	All
Honda Racing	Honda	22	Jason O'Halloran	All
Gearlink Kawasaki	Kawasaki	5	James Westmoreland	All
Bennetts Suzuki	Suzuki	6	Taylor Mackenzie	1–9, 11
		47	Richard Cooper	11
		47	Richard Cooper	12
		50	Sylvain Guintoli	All
McAMS Yamaha	Yamaha	7	Michael Laverty	All
McAMS Yamaha	Yamaha	77	James Ellison	All
Anvil Hire TAG Racing	Yamaha	8	Shaun Winfield	All
Anvil Hire TAG Racing	Yamaha	25	Josh Brookes	All
Silicone Engineering Racing	Kawasaki	align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"	9	Dean Harrison	9–12
Tyco BMW Motorrad	BMW	10	Josh Elliott	5, 11
		18	Andy Reid	5–9
		24	Christian Iddon	1–4, 6–12
		34	Davide Giugliano	1–2
		34	Alastair Seeley	3
Bathams SMT	BMW	align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"	11	Michael Rutter	1, 7, 12
JG Speedfit Kawasaki	Kawasaki	12	Luke Mossey	1–7, 9–12
JG Speedfit Kawasaki	Kawasaki	91	Leon Haslam	All
Smiths Racing	BMW	14	Lee Jackson	All
Smiths Racing	BMW	60	Peter Hickman	All
Moto Rapido	Ducati	21	John Hopkins	All
RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki	Kawasaki	27	Jake Dixon	All
Buildbase Suzuki	Suzuki	28	Bradley Ray	All
Buildbase Suzuki	Suzuki	33	Michael Dunlop	1, 3, 7
RidersMotorcycles.com BMW	BMW	40	Martin Jessopp	1, 3, 5–12
Team WD-40	Kawasaki	46	Tommy Bridewell	All
Platform Hire Yamaha	Yamaha	64	Aaron Zanotti	All
Lloyd & Jones PR Racing BMW	BMW	96	Jakub Smrž	All

Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

All entries used Pirelli tyres.

Race calendar and results

2017 calendar
Main Season
Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	R1	Donington Park GP	2 April	Leon Haslam	Josh Brookes	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
1	R2	Donington Park GP	2 April		Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
2	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	17 April	James Ellison	James Ellison	Luke Mossey	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
2	R2	Brands Hatch Indy	17 April		Shane Byrne	Luke Mossey	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
3	R1	Oulton Park	1 May	Shane Byrne	Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
3	R2	Oulton Park	1 May		Leon Haslam	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
4	R1	Knockhill	18 June	Luke Mossey	Luke Mossey	Jake Dixon	RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki
4	R2	Knockhill	18 June		Luke Mossey	Jake Dixon	RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki
5	R1	Snetterton 300	2 July	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
5	R2	Snetterton 300	2 July		Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
6	R1	Brands Hatch GP	23 July	Josh Brookes	Dan Linfoot	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
6	R2	Brands Hatch GP	23 July		Josh Brookes	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
7	R1	Thruxton	6 August	Jake Dixon	Peter Hickman	Josh Brookes	Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha
7	R2	Thruxton	6 August		Shane Byrne	Peter Hickman	Smiths Racing BMW
8	R1	Cadwell Park	20 August	Shane Byrne	Lee Jackson	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
8	R2	Cadwell Park	20 August		Lee Jackson	James Ellison	McAMS Yamaha
9	R1	Silverstone GP	rowspan=	9 September	Jason O'Halloran	Shane Byrne	Glenn Irwin	Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
	R2		10 September		James Ellison	Josh Brookes	Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha
	R3		10 September		Christian Iddon	Dan Linfoot	Honda Racing
The Showdown
10	R1	Oulton Park	rowspan=	16 September	Jake Dixon	Jake Dixon	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
10	R2	Oulton Park	17 September		Bradley Ray	Dan Linfoot	Honda Racing
11	R1	TT Circuit Assen	1 October	James Ellison	Shane Byrne	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
11	R2	TT Circuit Assen	1 October		Shane Byrne	Sylvain Guintoli	Bennetts Suzuki
12	R1	Brands Hatch GP	rowspan=	14 October	Shane Byrne	Josh Brookes	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
	R2		15 October		James Ellison	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
	R3		15 October		Jason O'Halloran	Josh Brookes	Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Scoring systemPoints were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos	Rider	Bike	DON		BRH		OUL		KNO		SNE		BRH		THR		CAD		SIL			OUL		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	DNS	DNS	4	Ret	2	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	4	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	9	7	2	5	1	1	8	637
2	Josh Brookes	Yamaha	7	2	10	4	7	6	Ret	5	2	2	5	Ret	1	Ret	12	7	2	1	Ret	3	5	5	2	3	4	1	634
3	Leon Haslam	Kawasaki	1	1	2	3	1	*Ret*	DNS	DNS	4	8	3	5	7	3	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	2	1	3	4	10	Ret	631
4	Peter Hickman	BMW	4	8	9	7	5	7	6	9	7	6	4	4	2	1	4	3	9	8	Ret	8	4	7	6	7	6	6	578
5	Jason O'Halloran	Honda	10	10	7	5	4	3	4	7	3	3	7	7	6	5	5	4	11	5	Ret	10	8	10	13	6	5	2	567
6	Jake Dixon	Kawasaki	9	Ret	Ret	13	10	Ret	1	1	6	4	11	10	3	2	2	Ret	4	9	3	4	6	8	7	DNS	Ret	12	562
BSB Riders Cup
7	Christian Iddon	BMW	3	4	3	2	8	4	DNS	DNS			8	3	5	4	8	5	6	7	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	8	2	2	5	238
8	James Ellison	Yamaha	5	6	*Ret*	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	6	2	19	9	10	1	Ret	2	Ret	5	10	3	4	5	3	3	228
9	Luke Mossey	Kawasaki	2	5	1	1	3	5	2	4	Ret	10	12	6	DNS	DNS			5	12	Ret	Ret	DNS	12	Ret	12	14	17	186
10	Dan Linfoot	Honda	11	12	5	6	16	16	Ret	6	5	7	2	Ret	15	12	Ret	DNS	16	Ret	1	Ret	1	11	9	DNS	9	7	163
11	Bradley Ray	Suzuki	Ret	14	12	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	9	11	10	8	8	Ret	14	11	10	6	6	7	3	6	10	9	Ret	9	140
12	Glenn Irwin	Ducati	6	3	6	Ret	9	2	DNS	DNS			16	14	20	11	11	9	1	Ret	Ret	11	12	14	14	Ret	7	13	132
13	Sylvain Guintoli	Suzuki	Ret	7	Ret	10	Ret	11	8	14	10	9	Ret	17	10	8	18	10	13	4	Ret	Ret	11	4	1	DNS	12	11	131
14	Michael Laverty	Yamaha	8	Ret	8	11	Ret	Ret	10	8	12	15	13	9	21	13	7	8	17	15	2	6	14	Ret	15	Ret	8	4	125
15	John Hopkins	Ducati	Ret	13	13	9	14	9	7	17	8	5	9	11	9	Ret	DNS	DNS	3	10	Ret	2	Ret	9	12	DNS	DNS	DNS	122
16	Lee Jackson	BMW	DNS	DNS	16	16	15	13	9	13	13	13	15	13	14	7	6	2	12	Ret	7	12	15	16	17	8	13	14	96
17	Tommy Bridewell	Kawasaki	12	11	11	12	11	8	11	15	14	14	14	12	16	14	9	6	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	18	11	11	15	83
18	Jakub Smrž	BMW	14	15	14	15	13	12	12	16	Ret	12	DNS	DNS	12	10	17	14	8	13	5	13	13	18	Ret	13	15	16	65
19	Taylor Mackenzie	Suzuki	Ret	Ret	15	14	18	15	5	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	13	DNS	15	15	7	Ret	DNS			DNS	DNS				35
20		Kawasaki	DNS	16	17	Ret	20	17	13	18	16	17	18	Ret	18	15	19	16	14	14	4	14	Ret	20	Ret	14	18	21	25
21	Martin Jessopp	BMW	Ret	DNS			23	14			Ret	Ret	20	19	11	6	16	12	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	17	16	DNS	16	19	22
22	Billy McConnell	Kawasaki	Ret	Ret	18	17	12	10	Ret	10	11	16	17	16	Ret	DNS													21
23	Richard Cooper	Suzuki																						13	11	10	Ret	10	20
24	Davide Giugliano	BMW	13	9	DNS	DNS																							10
25	Andy Reid	BMW									17	18	19	18	17	16	13	13	Ret	Ret	DNS								6
26	Aaron Zanotti	Yamaha	Ret	Ret	19	Ret	22	19	14	19	18	19	Ret	20	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	18	17	Ret	17	Ret	21	Ret	Ret	19	22	2
27	Shaun Winfield	Yamaha	15	18	Ret	18	21	18	Ret	20	19	20	Ret	DNS	22	17	20	17	20	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	22	Ret	17	20	24	2
28	Kyle Ryde	Kawasaki																								15	17	18	1
29	Josh Elliott	BMW									15	Ret												19	19				1
	Dean Harrison	Kawasaki																	Ret	16	Ret	16	17	23	Ret	16	Ret	23	0
	Michael Dunlop	Suzuki	16	17			19	Ret							Ret	DNS													0
	Alastair Seeley	BMW					17	Ret																					0
	Luke Stapleford	Kawasaki																	19	DNS	DNS								0
	Michael Rutter	BMW	DNS	DNS											Ret	Ret										DNS	Ret	20	0
	Danny Buchan	Kawasaki																						Ret	DNS				0
Pos	Rider	Bike	DON		BRH		OUL		KNO		SNE		BRH		THR		CAD		SIL			OUL		ASS		BRH			Pts

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' championship

Pos	Manufacturer	DON		BRH		OUL		KNO		SNE		BRH		THR		CAD		SIL			OUL		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	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	1	4	4	3	5	3	2	1	6	4	9	3	1	2	1	3	4	10	12	455
2	Ducati	6	3	4	9	2	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	4	11	3	9	1	3	Ret	2	7	2	5	1	1	8	423
3	Yamaha	5	2	8	4	6	6	10	2	2	2	5	2	1	9	7	1	2	1	2	3	5	3	2	3	3	1	420
4	BMW	3	4	3	2	5	4	6	9	7	6	4	3	2	1	4	2	6	7	5	8	4	7	6	2	2	5	353
5	Honda	10	10	5	5	4	3	4	6	3	3	2	7	6	5	5	4	11	5	1	10	1	10	9	6	5	2	318
6	Suzuki	16	7	12	8	18	11	5	11	9	9	10	8	8	8	14	10	7	4	6	7	3	4	1	9	12	9	207
Pos	Manufacturer	DON		BRH		OUL		KNO		SNE		BRH		THR		CAD		SIL			OUL		ASS		BRH			Pts

Notes and References

Web site: Miller . David . 15 October 2017. Byrne crowned 2017 British Superbike Champion . BikeSport News . 9 February 2024.