2018 British Superbike Championship Explained

The 2018 British Superbike Championship season is the 31st British Superbike Championship season. Shane Byrne will start the season as the defending Champion, having secured his sixth overall title in the British Superbike Championship.

Teams and riders

Team	Constructor		Rider	Rounds
Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team	Ducati	2	Glenn Irwin	All
		18	Andrew Irwin	4–12
		67	Shane Byrne	1–3
Honda Racing	Honda	4	Dan Linfoot	1–2, 4–6, 9-12
		22	Jason O'Halloran	All
		23	Ryuichi Kiyonari	3
		68	Tom Neave	7-8
Silicone Engineering Racing	Kawasaki	5	Dean Harrison	1, 3, 6, 9-12
Temple Yamaha	Yamaha	6	William Dunlop	1
Tyco BMW	BMW	7	Michael Laverty	All
		21	Christian Iddon	All
Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha	Yamaha	8	Shaun Winfield	All
		11	James Ellison	All
Gulf BMW	BMW	9	David Johnson	1, 3
Padgetts Racing	Honda	10	Conor Cummins	1, 3
OMG Racing UK LTD	Suzuki	10	Josh Elliott	11-12
		44	Gino Rea	All
JG Speedfit Kawasaki	Kawasaki	12	Luke Mossey	All
		91	Leon Haslam	All
Smiths Racing	BMW	20	Sylvain Barrier	All
		60	Peter Hickman	All
Moto Rapido Racing	Ducati	24	Taylor Mackenzie	1–5
		46	Tommy Bridewell	6–12
McAMS Yamaha	Yamaha	25	Josh Brookes	All
		95	Tarran Mackenzie	All
Lloyd & Jones PR Racing	BMW	26	Luke Hedger	5–7, 9
		42	Joe Francis	10–12
		96	Jakub Smrž	1–3
RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki	Kawasaki	27	Jake Dixon	All
Buildbase Suzuki	Suzuki	28	Bradley Ray	All
		47	Richard Cooper	All
Gearlink Kawasaki	Kawasaki	32	Carl Phillips	1–4
		89	Fraser Rogers	5–12
RidersMotorcycles.com BMW	BMW	40	Martin Jessopp	1, 3, 6–9, 11-12
Movuno.com Halsall Racing	Suzuki	46	Tommy Bridewell	1–4
		52	Danny Kent	12
		68	Tom Neave	9–10
		69	Chrissy Rouse	5–8, 11
Team WD-40	Kawasaki	55	Mason Law	All
Team 64	Kawasaki	64	Aaron Zanotti	4–12
CF Motorsport	Yamaha	77	Kyle Ryde	1–4
FS-3 Racing	Kawasaki	83	Danny Buchan	All

Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

• All entries used Pirelli tyres.

Race calendar and results

2018 calendar
Main Season
Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	R1	Donington Park GP	1 April	Leon Haslam	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Buildbase Suzuki
	R2		2 April		Leon Haslam	Bradley Ray	Buildbase Suzuki
2	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	15 April	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
	R2				Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
3	R1	Oulton Park	7 May	Shane Byrne	Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2				Jason O'Halloran	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
4	R1	Snetterton 300	17 June	Bradley Ray	Glenn Irwin	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2				Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
5	R1	Knockhill	8 July	Jake Dixon	Danny Buchan	Jake Dixon	RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki
	R2				Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
6	R1	Brands Hatch GP	22 July	Glenn Irwin	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	McAMS Yamaha
	R2				Leon Haslam	Josh Brookes	McAMS Yamaha
7	R1	Thruxton	5 August	Glenn Irwin	Luke Mossey	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2				Luke Mossey	Josh Brookes	McAMS Yamaha
8	R1	Cadwell Park	19 August	Bradley Ray	Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2				Jake Dixon	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
9	R1	Silverstone National^[1]	8–9 September	Bradley Ray	Jake Dixon	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2				Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R3				Tarran Mackenzie	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
The Showdown
10	R1	Oulton Park	16 September	Jake Dixon	Jake Dixon	Jake Dixon	RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki
	R2				Jake Dixon	Jake Dixon	RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki
11	R1	TT Circuit Assen	30 September	Jake Dixon	Peter Hickman	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2				Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
12	R1	Brands Hatch GP	13–14 October	Jake Dixon	Jake Dixon	Glenn Irwin	Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
	R2				Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R3				Richard Cooper	Richard Cooper	Buildbase Suzuki

NOTE: Following concerns at Silverstone Circuit as a result of the MotoGP round cancellation, the shorter National Circuit was used.

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Scoring systemPoints are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has 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 SNE KNO 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 Leon Haslam Kawasaki 9 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 6 1 6 699 2 Jake Dixon Kawasaki 11 12 6 Ret 2 3 3 2 1 2 4 4 2 3 3 3 5 Ret 3 1 1 2 Ret 2 Ret 3 629 3 Glenn Irwin Ducati 6 7 7 2 Ret 5 2 Ret 4 4 2 2 5 9 4 5 2 3 4 12 6 5 4 1 7 Ret 588 4 Josh Brookes Yamaha 12 11 13 5 6 6 4 3 8 Ret 1 1 4 1 10 Ret 4 2 6 Ret 5 9 2 7 9 5 584 5 Peter Hickman BMW 8 Ret 10 14 Ret 11 7 6 10 10 6 10 3 2 7 4 8 Ret 19 8 8 4 3 5 6 9 577 6 Bradley Ray Suzuki 1 1 2 7 4 7 Ret Ret 5 Ret 13 16 Ret 12 2 2 Ret 14 7 11 Ret 17 7 11 8 11 551 BSB Riders Cup 7 Tommy Bridewell Suzuki Ret 14 9 8 8 10 DNS DNS 178 Ducati 12 7 11 7 5 Ret 10 6 9 2 3 6 Ret Ret 2 2 8 Jason O'Halloran Honda 7 9 3 Ret 5 2 Ret DNS 16 DNS 14 15 6 6 13 11 6 4 5 6 DNS 7 11 Ret 3 8 176 9 Christian Iddon BMW 14 6 5 6 DNS DNS 9 8 7 6 5 6 13 Ret 6 6 15 5 10 DNS DNS 8 10 Ret 5 4 167 10 Yamaha 18 DNS 11 9 9 Ret 6 Ret 14 11 Ret 5 9 5 8 Ret 3 Ret 2 7 4 3 Ret 3 DNS DNS 163 11 Danny Buchan Kawasaki 13 4 12 12 7 8 5 5 3 3 8 8 Ret Ret Ret 8 13 12 12 DNS DNS 13 9 9 Ret DNS 147 12 Richard Cooper Suzuki 16 13 Ret Ret 10 9 10 7 9 7 7 Ret Ret 14 11 9 Ret 10 8 13 Ret 12 5 Ret 4 1 140 13 Michael Laverty BMW 10 10 8 3 Ret 13 Ret 9 6 5 10 11 Ret 13 14 7 14 Ret Ret 5 Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret Ret 116 14 James Ellison Yamaha 3 Ret 16 11 11 12 8 Ret 13 9 Ret 9 12 15 9 Ret Ret 13 11 9 10 10 8 8 Ret Ret 110 15 Shane Byrne Ducati 2 5 1 4 3 4 98 16 Luke Mossey Kawasaki 5 8 15 13 Ret Ret Ret DNS 12 12 Ret 13 7 8 12 10 7 8 DNS Ret 7 14 15 12 11 Ret 97 17 Andrew Irwin Ducati Ret 10 11 8 9 12 Ret 11 Ret Ret 11 9 Ret 4 9 16 6 4 Ret Ret 80 18 Dan Linfoot Honda 4 3 DNS DNS Ret 4 Ret 13 Ret DNS 12 11 Ret 10 11 15 Ret DNS DNS DNS 66 19 Gino Rea Suzuki 17 15 19 17 13 Ret 14 11 17 15 16 17 Ret 17 16 Ret 9 7 14 14 14 Ret 16 13 Ret 7 45 20 Mason Law Kawasaki 20 Ret 18 18 15 Ret 12 13 15 14 15 18 8 10 DNS DNS 16 15 13 17 13 Ret Ret 17 12 13 40 21 Sylvain Barrier BMW 19 17 20 19 16 19 13 14 Ret 17 Ret Ret 14 18 18 14 17 16 15 DNS DNS 20 13 20 Ret 10 19 22 Chrissy Rouse Suzuki Ret Ret 11 14 10 Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS 13 23 Taylor Mackenzie Ducati 15 16 17 15 Ret 14 11 12 DNS DNS 13 24 Dean Harrison Kawasaki 21 Ret 17 18 17 20 19 17 Ret Ret 12 19 12 14 Ret Ret 10 25 Shaun Winfield Yamaha 26 Ret 22 21 20 20 15 15 Ret 18 20 23 16 Ret 19 15 22 19 21 Ret 16 22 18 Ret 13 14 8 26 Josh Elliott Suzuki 18 Ret 15 10 Ret 7 27 Carl Phillips Kawasaki 24 Ret 21 10 Ret Ret DNS DNS 6 28 Tom Neave Honda Ret Ret 15 12 5 Suzuki 18 Ret 16 18 Ret 29 Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda 12 15 5 30 Danny Kent Suzuki Ret Ret 12 4 31 Martin Jessopp BMW 23 DNS 18 16 Ret 19 15 16 Ret 13 Ret 18 17 Ret DNS Ret Ret DNS 4 32 Jakub Smrž BMW DNS Ret 14 16 14 Ret 4 33 Fraser Rogers Kawasaki Ret 16 19 21 17 Ret 17 Ret 20 DNS DNS 15 15 21 14 Ret Ret DNS 4 34 Aaron Zanotti Kawasaki 16 Ret Ret DNS Ret 24 Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 14 15 3 Joe Francis BMW 16 Ret Ret 17 18 Ret Ret 0 Kyle Ryde Yamaha Ret 19 Ret 20 Ret 17 DNS DNS 0 David Johnson BMW 22 18 19 Ret 0 Luke Hedger BMW DNS DNS 18 22 18 19 21 Ret Ret 0 Conor Cummins Honda 25 20 21 21 0 William Dunlop Yamaha 27 Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike DON BRH OUL SNE KNO BRH THR CAD SIL OUL ASS BRH Pts

Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

Notes and References

1. News: Breaking News: Upcoming Bennetts BSB round to use Silverstone National Circuit. 8 September 2018. britishsuperbike.com. MotorSport Vision. https://web.archive.org/web/20180906041749/http://www.britishsuperbike.com/news/breaking-news-upcoming-bennetts-bsb-round-to-use-silverstone-national-circuit/. 6 September 2018. dead.