2022 British Supersport Championship Explained

The 2022 British Supersport Championship season was the 34th British Supersport Championship season, incorporating the 2022 British GP2 Cup. Jack Kennedy started the season as the reigning champion.^[1]

Teams and riders

2022 Entry List^[2]
Team	Constructor		Rider	Class	Rounds
Mar-Train Racing	Yamaha	1	Jack Kennedy^[3]		1–9
Appleyard Macadam Racing	Yamaha	4	Harry Truelove^[4]		All
		97	Bradley Perie		All
MD Racing	Yamaha	5	Michael Dunlop^[5]		2
Associated British Motorcycles	ABM	5	Mason Law^[6]	GP2	10-11
PWR	Yamaha	6	Phil Wakefield		All
Krämer Factory Racing	Krämer	7	Barry Burrell	GP2	2–11
		58	Lukas Wimmer	GP2	5, 7, 9–11
		17	Joe Collier	GP2	9, 11
Gearlink Kawasaki	Kawasaki	8	Luke Stapleford		2-9, 11
		22	Eunan McGlinchey^[7]		1
		45	Scott Swann		5-11
		55	Zak Corderoy^[8]		1-3
		96	Tom Booth-Amos^[9]		10
		96	Tom Booth-Amos^[10]		11
PW Gates Racing	Harris Performance	9	Conor Wheeler	GP2
Vandenhoy - Krämer	Krämer	10	Simon Reid	GP2	1-3
DOT Racing	Kawasaki	11	Max Ingham		All
		83	Harris Beech		2-3
Motorcycle Race Parts Ducati	Ducati	12	Tom Tunstall		10
Ashcourt Racing	Yamaha	13	Lee Johnston		1-3, 5-6, 8-11
		92	Damon Rees		All
PHR Performance Triumph	Triumph	14	Brian McCormack		2, 10
Completely Motorbikes/Affinity	Kawasaki	15	Eugene McManus		All
Go Racing/SGR	Chassis Factory	16	Harvey Claridge	GP2	All
		17	Carl Stevens	GP2	3
		95	Carl Stevens	GP2	11
		57	Korie McGreevy	GP2	4-7
Go Pink Racing	Ariane	18	Jodie Fieldhouse	GP2	1-3, 5-7, 9-11
Tommo#21 Racing	Triumph	21	Stephen Thomas		1-3, 5-6, 8, 10-11
McAdoo Kawasaki	Kawasaki	22	Eunan McGlinchey		11
Enpro Kawasaki	Kawasaki	23	Ben Grayson		3, 9
True Heroes Racing/Laguna Motorcycles Ducati	Ducati	14	Charlie White		6
		24	Charlie White		10
		55	Leon Wilton		6, 10
D2R Yamaha	Yamaha	27	Peter Wright		1-3, 7, 9
Astro JJR Triumph	Triumph	2	Josh Day		1-3
		5	Mason Law		5-6
		28	Shane Richardson^[11]		1, 9-11
		69	Rhys Irwin		All
		77	Tom Toparis^[12]		7-9
Carl Cox Motorsport with Uggly & Co by Binch Pro	Yamaha	30	Max Cook^[13]		11
Marvel HCL Motorsport	Ducati	31	Matt Bainbridge		10
Team Tolly by Motorcycle Sport Media	Yamaha	33	Ben Tolliday		1-5, 7
JW Racing	Yamaha	35	Josh Wood		3, 5, 7-8, 10-11
AH Performance/Breckland Utility Solutions	Ducati	36	Ewan Potter		6
Team 151s	Ariane	37	Charlie Morris	GP2	7, 11
AGR Motorsport	Triumph	38	Jamie Cringle		10
Donkey Box Racing	Yamaha	41	Alan Naylor		2, 4-5
R&R Racing	Yamaha	44	Caolán Irwin		All
Quayside Racing Powered by Steampacket Co.	Honda	45	Nathan Harrison		2
BarneyRacing	Yamaha	46	Ash Barnes		3-11
Synergy Racing	FTR Moto	47	Jake Archer	GP2	All
Exersci Yamaha	Yamaha	56	Tommy Fielding		1, 7
Team Xclusiv	Kawasaki	59	Caiden Wilkinson		7
Munro Racing	Yamaha	64	Sam Munro		1-4
Go Racing/CFR	Chassis Factory	66	Cameron Fraser	GP2	All
LS Joinery Yamaha	Yamaha	70	Lee Wells		7
Peterpan Racing	Yamaha	71	Dave Grace		11
Specialised Group / Valley Racing	Yamaha	72	Max Wadsworth		1-4, 9-10
BER/ Steve Jordan Motorcycles	BER EVO	73	Harry Rowlings	GP2	1-2, 4-11
MPM Routz Racing	Yamaha	74	Jaimie van Sikkelerus		All
Ready4Racing Vision Team	Kawasaki	75	Jamie Perrin		1-6
Jamie Perrin Racing	Yamaha	75	Jamie Perrin		7, 9-11
BPE Yamaha by Russell Racing	Yamaha	77	Richard Cooper		11
		81	Ian Hutchinson		2
PreZ Racing Yamaha	Yamaha	77	Paul Jordan		1, 6
		22	Paul Jordan		9
Highsparks Ducati	Ducati	82	Luke Jones		All
Dragon Racing	Ducati	89	David Jones		1-3, 9-10
ILR / Mark Coverdale Yamaha	Yamaha	93	Joseph Loughlin		2
Art of Racing	Ducati	96	Peter Hasler		6
DAT Racing	Chassis Factory	98	Tomás de Vries	GP2	1-3, 5-8, 10-11
Kovara Projects / RS Racing	Kalex	99	Jack Scott	GP2	All

Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement rider
GP2 GP2 Cup

Race calendar and results

2022 calendar^[14]
Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	SR	Silverstone National	16 April	Jack Kennedy	Lee Johnston	Jack Kennedy	Mar-Train Racing
	FR		17 April		Bradley Perie	Jack Kennedy	Mar-Train Racing
2	SR	Oulton Park	1 May	Jack Kennedy	Lee Johnston	Jack Kennedy	Mar-Train Racing
	FR		2 May		Lee Johnston	Jack Kennedy	Mar-Train Racing
3	SR	Donington Park National	21 May		Bradley Perie	Bradley Perie	Appleyard Macadam Racing
	FR		22 May		Jack Kennedy		Appleyard Macadam Racing
4	SR	Knockhill	18 June	Jack Kennedy	Jack Kennedy	Jack Kennedy	Mar-Train Racing
	FR		19 June		Jack Kennedy		Mar-Train Racing
5	SR	Brands Hatch GP	23 July	Jack Kennedy	Jack Kennedy		Mar-Train Racing
	FR		24 July		Jack Kennedy	Jack Kennedy	Mar-Train Racing
6	SR	Thruxton	13 August	Jack Kennedy	Jack Scott	Jack Scott	RS Racing
	FR		14 August		Jack Kennedy	Jack Kennedy	Mar-Train Racing
7	SR	Cadwell Park	28 August	Jack Kennedy	Jack Kennedy	Harry Truelove	Appleyard Macadam Racing
	FR		29 August		Jack Kennedy	Jack Kennedy	Mar-Train Racing
8	SR	Snetterton 300	10 September	Jack Kennedy	Jack Kennedy	Jack Kennedy	Mar-Train Racing
	FR		11 September		Jack Kennedy	Jack Kennedy	Mar-Train Racing
9	SR	Oulton Park	24 September	Jack Kennedy	Luke Stapleford	Bradley Perie	Appleyard Macadam Racing
	FR		25 September		Jack Kennedy	Bradley Perie	Appleyard Macadam Racing
10	SR	Donington Park GP	1 October	Tom Booth-Amos	Lee Johnston	Bradley Perie	Appleyard Macadam Racing
	FR		2 October		Jaimie van Sikkelerus	Jaimie van Sikkelerus	MPM Routz Racing
11	SR	Brands Hatch GP	15 October	Bradley Perie	Harry Truelove	Bradley Perie	Appleyard Macadam Racing
	FR		16 October		Lee Johnston	Bradley Perie	Appleyard Macadam Racing

Championship standings

Scoring systemPoints are awarded to the top fifteen finishers in the respective classes. 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

Supersport Championship

Pos	Rider	Bike	SIL		OUL		DON		KNO		BRH		THR		CAD		SNE		OUL		DON		BRH		Pts
SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR
1	Jack Kennedy	Yamaha	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	Ret	3					401
2	Bradley Perie	Yamaha	Ret	Ret	2	3	1	1	4	4	5	4	3	2	4	2	Ret	2	1	1	1	Ret	1	1	359
3	Harry Truelove	Yamaha	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	5	2	3	6	7	1	Ret	4	Ret	2	Ret	6	2	Ret	4	275
4	Lee Johnston	Yamaha	2	2	3	2	4	5	DNS	DNS	6	Ret	10	8			3	4	3	2	3	3	4	2	257
5		Yamaha	4	4	9	7	13	9	8	8	12	11	15	14	Ret	3	2	3	8	5	2	1	5	4	229
6	Luke Stapleford	Kawasaki			5	5	5	4	2	2	3	2	4	4	6	Ret	7	7	Ret	Ret			7	10	200
7		Triumph	6	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	12	7	7	10	12	9	11	27	6	8	6	7	6	7	9	3	7	155
8		Kawasaki	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	9	6	10	3	Ret	7	5	6	5	Ret	10	9	10	8	9	6	13	12	153
9	Damon Rees	Yamaha	Ret	9	18	12	12	7	11	12	8	9	Ret	17	10	4	12	8	6	7	8	10	6	8	145
10	Luke Jones	Ducati	5	5	8	Ret	10	10	6	14	Ret	10	Ret	9	8	7	6	10	Ret	Ret	5	5	Ret	13	135
11	Jamie Perrin	Kawasaki/Yamaha	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	8	Ret	5	10	11	Ret	7	5	8	5			4	4	Ret	8	10	Ret	124
12	Ash Barnes	Yamaha					11	Ret	Ret	DNS	13	13	11	10	7	9	11	12	16	14	14	Ret	15	14	73
13	Max Ingham	Kawasaki	11	11	26	Ret	16	16	15	18	20	17	Ret	18	11	8	19	18	18	16	22	19	28	21	55
14	Caolán Irwin	Yamaha	Ret	12	13	13	14	13	DNS	DNS	DNS	18	18	Ret	20	12	18	16	15	19	13	12	17	Ret	55
15	Scott Swann	Kawasaki									17	19	12	12	Ret	Ret	13	13	5	9	10	Ret	13	Ret	52
16	Tom Booth-Amos	Kawasaki																			4	4	8	5	45
17	Phil Wakefield	Yamaha	13	13	23	Ret	17	18	14	16	18	Ret	19	21	19	17	20	17	17	18	19	18	24	19	43
18	Sam Munro	Yamaha	Ret	Ret	11	8	7	11	DNS	9															37
19	Richard Cooper	Yamaha																					2	3	36
20		Triumph									7	6	8	13											34
21	Josh Day	Triumph	10	7	15	11	DNS	DNS																	26
22	Tom Toparis	Triumph													12	10	9	11	DNS	DNS					25
23	Shane Richardson	Triumph	WD	WD															9	10	11	11	Ret	17	25
24	Zak Corderoy	Kawasaki	14	Ret	6	6	Ret	DNS																	24
25	Max Wadsworth	Yamaha	12	Ret	22	15	18	17											12	DNS	15	14	DNS	15	24
26	Eunan McGlinchey	Kawasaki	7	6																			14	DNS	22
27	Max Cook	Yamaha																					11	9	13
28	Josh Wood	Yamaha					21	Ret			19	Ret			18	16	16	Ret			Ret	DNS	23	23	13
29	Ian Hutchinson	Yamaha			16	9																			9
30	Tommy Fielding	Yamaha	17	16											21	Ret									7
31	Paul Jordan	Yamaha	16	17									21	23					22	Ret					7
32	Ben Tolliday	Yamaha	Ret	DNS	29	23	26	23	18	20	Ret	DNS			24	20									6
33	Stephen Thomas	Triumph	20	19	Ret	DNS	24	24			Ret	DNS	22	24			22	21			21	21	27	Ret	3
34	Caiden Wilkinson	Kawasaki													23	19									2
35	Alan Naylor	Yamaha			DNS	DNS			19	Ret	DNS	DNS													2
36	David Jones	Ducati	Ret	Ret	21	16	DNS	DNS											25	Ret	23	23			2
37	Jamie Cringle	Triumph																			24	20			1
38	Joseph Loughlin	Yamaha			25	20																			1
39	Peter Wright	Yamaha	Ret	21	31	25	27	26							26	23			DNS	DNS					1
	Michael Dunlop	Yamaha			19	Ret																			0
	Brian McCormack	Triumph			Ret	21															25	Ret			0
	Lee Wells	Yamaha													Ret	21									0
	Peter Hasler	Ducati											25	28											0
	Ewan Potter	Ducati											26	26											0
	Matt Bainbridge	Ducati																			26	DNS			0
	Charlie White	Ducati											27	27							27	Ret			0
	Leon Wilton	Ducati											28	Ret							28	25			0
	Dave Grace	Yamaha																					29	Ret	0
	Harris Beech	Kawasaki			DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS																	0
	Nathan Harrison	Honda			DNS	DNS																			0
	Tom Tunstall	Ducati																			DNS	DNS			0
Pos	Rider	Bike	SIL		OUL		DON		KNO		BRH		THR		CAD		SNE		OUL		DON		BRH		Pts

GP2 Cup

Pos	Rider	Bike	SIL		OUL		DON		KNO		BRH		THR		CAD		SNE		OUL		DON		BRH		Pts
R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
1	Jack Scott	Kalex	Ret	8	12	10	6	8	DNS	11	4	5	1	3	3	Ret	5	5	Ret	11	Ret	7	Ret	28	376
2	Cameron Fraser	Chassis Factory	8	Ret	14	14	Ret	14	12	13	DNS	20	15	15	13	11	14	Ret	14	15	17	17	19	20	321
3	Harvey Claridge	Chassis Factory	9	10	20	17	15	15	17	Ret	14	14	20	20	16	15	15	14	11	13	12	Ret	Ret	3	315
4	Jake Archer	FTR Moto	Ret	14	27	22	20	19	16	17	16	15	19	19	15	14	21	19	13	12	Ret	15	16	16	280
5		BER EVO	15	18	24	19	DNS	DNS	DNS	19	Ret	21	16	16	17	13	17	15	19	17	Ret	16	20	Ret	211
6	Tomás de Vries	Chassis Factory	18	15	30	24	23	22			21	22	23	22	22	18	23	20			20	22	25	24	182
7		Krämer			28	18	22	21	13	15	15	Ret	25	25	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	120
8	Jodie Fieldhouse	Ariane	19	20	DNS	DNS	28	27			Ret	Ret	29	Ret	Ret	24			24	21	29	24	30	27	98
9	Korie McGreevy	Chassis Factory							6	6	9	8	DNS	DNS											90
10		ABM																			16	12	10	11	90
11	Carl Stevens	Chassis Factory					19	20															26	25	44
12		Krämer									Ret	16			DNS	Ret			21	Ret	18	Ret	23	Ret	44
13		Krämer																	20	20			21	22	43
14	Charlie Morris	Ariane													25	22							31	26	32
		Krämer	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS																	0
		Harris Performance	WD	WD																					0
Pos	Rider	Bike	SIL		OUL		DON		KNO		BRH		THR		CAD		SNE		OUL		DON		BRH		Pts

Notes and References

1. News: JACK KENNEDY BACK ON TOP WITH THIRD BRITISH SUPERSPORT CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. 1 December 2021. www.visordown.com.
2. News: 2022 Supersport Riders. 13 April 2022. britishsuperbike.com. MotorSport Vision.
3. News: BSB: Reigning champion Jack Kennedy joins Mar-Train Yamaha for 2022 Supersport campaign. 1 December 2021. www.motorcyclenews.com.
4. News: BSB: Harry Truelove joins Bradley Perie at Appleyard Macadam Yamaha. 20 January 2022. www.motorcyclenews.com.
5. News: DUNLOP TO MAKE OULTON PARK APPEARANCE IN QUATTRO BRITISH SUPERSPORT AND PIRELLI NATIONAL SUPERSTOCK. 22 April 2022. www.britishsuperbike.com.
6. News: LAW RETURNS TO QUATTRO GROUP BRITISH GP2 CHAMPIONSHIP AT DONINGTON PARK. 29 September 2022. www.britishsuperbike.com.
7. News: Corderoy joins McGlinchey at Gearlink Kawasaki. 29 November 2021. www.bikesportnews.com.
8. News: Corderoy joins McGlinchey at Gearlink Kawasaki. 29 November 2021. www.bikesportnews.com.
9. News: Booth-Amos joins Gearlink Kawasaki for Donington Park. 27 September 2022. www.bikesportnews.com.
10. News: Second Gearlink Kawasaki outing for Booth-Amos. 11 October 2022. www.bikesportnews.com.
11. News: TRIUMPH RETURNS IN QUATTRO GROUP BRITISH SUPERSPORT CHAMPIONSHIP WITH ASTRO JJR. 20 January 2022. www.britishsuperbike.com.
12. News: Cadwell BSB: Toparis joins Astro JJR Triumph. 28 August 2022. www.bikesportnews.com.
13. News: BSB Brands Hatch: Max Cook to make British Supersport debut in season finale. 15 October 2022. www.motorcyclenews.com.
14. News: 2022 British Superbike Championship Calendar. 28 December 2021. www.britishsuperbike.com.