2007 British Superbike Championship

The Bennetts 2007 British Superbike Championship season started on 7 April and ended on 14 October.[1]

Calendar

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Rider Winning Team
1 R1   Brands Hatch GP 9 April   Jonathan Rea   Gregorio Lavilla   Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati
R2   Jonathan Rea   Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati
2 R1   Thruxton 15 April   Tommy Hill   Gregorio Lavilla   Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati
R2   Shane Byrne   Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati
3 R1   Silverstone 29 April   Ryuichi Kiyonari   Gregorio Lavilla   Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda
R2   Gregorio Lavilla   Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda
4 R1   Oulton Park 7 May   Gregorio Lavilla   Shane Byrne   Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati
R2   Jonathan Rea   Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda
5 R1   Snetterton 20 May   Shane Byrne   Gregorio Lavilla   Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda
R2   Ryuichi Kiyonari   Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda
6 R1   Mondello Park 17 June   Jonathan Rea   Shane Byrne   Leon Haslam Airwaves Ducati
R2   Jonathan Rea   Jonathan Rea HM Plant Honda
7 R1   Knockhill 1 July   Jonathan Rea   Jonathan Rea   Jonathan Rea HM Plant Honda
R2   Jonathan Rea   Jonathan Rea HM Plant Honda
8 R1   England Oulton Park 15 July   Jonathan Rea   Ryuichi Kiyonari   Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda
R2   Ryuichi Kiyonari   Jonathan Rea HM Plant Honda
9 R1   Mallory Park 22 July   Ryuichi Kiyonari   Ryuichi Kiyonari   Shane Byrne Stobart Vent-Axia Honda
R2   Ryuichi Kiyonari   Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda
10 R1   Croft 12 August   Cal Crutchlow   Leon Haslam   Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda
R2   Ryuichi Kiyonari   Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda
11 R1   Cadwell Park 27 August   Leon Haslam   Leon Camier   Leon Haslam Airwaves Ducati
R2   Leon Haslam   Jonathan Rea HM Plant Honda
12 R1   Donington Park 23 September   Tom Sykes   Ryuichi Kiyonari   Leon Haslam Airwaves Ducati
R2   Ryuichi Kiyonari   Leon Haslam Airwaves Ducati
13 R1   Brands Hatch Indy 14 October   Gregorio Lavilla   Gregorio Lavilla   Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati
R2   Gregorio Lavilla   Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati

Entry List

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2007 Entry List[2]
Team Bike No Riders Class Rounds
HM Plant Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1   Ryuichi Kiyonari[3] 1-13
4   Jonathan Rea[3] 1-13
Bike Animal Honda Honda CBR1000RR 2   Leon Camier[4] 1-11
  Ian Hutchinson[5] 12-13
MSS Discovery Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 3   Michael Rutter[6] 1–5, 7-13
  Stuart Easton[7] 6
Hydrex Honda Honda CBR1000RR 5   Karl Harris[8] 1-13
15   Guy Martin[9] 1-11
64   Aaron Zanotti[10] 12-13
Virgin Mobile Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 6   James Haydon[11] 1-3
  Hudson Kennaugh[12] 4-12
8   Tommy Hill[13] 1-13
77   Marty Nutt 13
Rizla Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7 9   Chris Walker[14] 1-13
35   Cal Crutchlow[14] 1-13
Samsung Superbike Team Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 12   Dean Thomas[15] 1–6, 8-13
  Sean Emmett[16] 7
Jentin Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 12   Simon Andrews[17] 1-11, 13
  Jon Kirkham[18] 12
Team NB Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 18   Tommy Bridewell
46   Ollie Bridewell[19] 1-8*
Hardinge-Ice Valley Honda CBR1000RR 21   Tom Tunstall C
AIM Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 22   Steve Plater[20] 1–4, 5–8, 11-13
Red Viper Racing Honda CBR1000RR 26   Chris Martin 1-13
PBM Racing Ireland Yamaha YZF-R1 27   Paul Barron C
Airwaves Ducati Ducati 999 F06 36   Gregorio Lavilla[21] 1-13
91   Leon Haslam[22] 1-13
Quay Garage Honda CBR1000RR 56   James Buckingham C
Hawk Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 60   Peter Hickman
SMT Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 64   Aaron Zanotti C
Stobart Vent-Axia Honda Honda CBR1000RR 66   Tom Sykes[23] 1-13
67   Shane Byrne[24] 1-13
PR Branson-Honda Honda CBR1000RR 68   Sean Emmett[25]
Nutt Travel Yamaha YZF-R1 77   Marty Nutt C 1-12
T.H.R Honda Honda CBR1000RR 94   Michael Howarth C
MAR Kawasaki ZX-10R 111   Malcolm Ashley C
Icon Class
C Privateers Cup
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider
* Rider died mid-season

Final championship standings (top 10)

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Pos Rider Bike BHGP
 
THR
 
SIL
 
OUL
 
SNE
 
MOP
 
KNO
 
OUL
 
MAL
 
CRO
 
CAD
 
DON
 
BHI
 
Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
1   Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda 8 11 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 3 1 Ret Ret 1 1 1 2 2 Ret 3 3 4 433
2   Jonathan Rea Honda 3 2 Ret 4 2 3 4 5 2 2 4 1 1 1 Ret 1 2 Ret 2 2 Ret 1 5 7 2 2 407
3   Leon Haslam Ducati 6 4 6 6 6 5 2 2 3 5 1 4 3 2 4 4 3 2 5 6 1 Ret 1 1 4 5 387
4   Gregorio Lavilla Ducati 1 1 1 1 5 2 1 4 6 Ret 3 3 7 Ret Ret 10 5 7 6 4 7 3 4 5 1 1 368
5   Shane Byrne Honda 4 13 4 3 Ret Ret 6 3 Ret 3 2 2 4 5 2 3 1 3 9 7 4 Ret 3 6 6 Ret 293
6   Tom Sykes Honda 7 5 5 7 7 6 5 6 4 4 Ret 7 6 4 Ret 6 6 4 3 3 3 5 2 2 Ret 7 279
7   Chris Walker Suzuki 5 8 9 Ret 3 4 Ret 9 9 9 9 Ret 5 6 3 8 4 6 8 10 8 6 6 4 7 6 225
8   Leon Camier Honda 2 3 2 5 4 Ret 8 8 5 6 7 6 Ret 7 6 5 8 11 7 5 Ret DNS 199
9   Cal Crutchlow Suzuki 13 18 7 Ret 11 7 7 Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret 11 Ret 5 Ret 9 5 4 13 5 4 Ret Ret 5 3 152
10   Tommy Hill Yamaha 9 Ret 8 10 8 8 10 7 7 7 10 9 13 Ret 8 Ret 7 9 10 Ret 6 7 Ret Ret Ret 13 138

Superbike cup final standings (top 10)

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Pos Rider Bike Pts
1   Tristan Palmer Honda 426
2   James Buckingham Honda 373
3   Tom Tunstall Honda 332
4   Malcolm Ashley Kawasaki 322
5   Marty Nutt Yamaha 261
6   Paul Barron Yamaha 147
7   Neil Faulkner Yamaha 90
8   Lee Jackson Yamaha 40
9   Brian McCormack Honda 37
10   Ryan Farquhar Honda 21

Final Constructors Standings

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1 Honda 591
2 Ducati 507
3 Suzuki 263
4 Yamaha 180
5 Kawasaki 169

References

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