2016 British Superbike Championship

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

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Team Constructor No. 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

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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   Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki
R2   James Ellison   Richard Cooper 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   Jason O'Halloran Honda Racing
R2   Dan Linfoot   Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati
6 R1   Thruxton 24 July   Shane Byrne   Shane Byrne   Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati
R2   Dan Linfoot   Michael Laverty Tyco BMW
7 R1   Brands Hatch GP 7 August   Luke Mossey   Luke Mossey   Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati
R2   Shane Byrne   Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati
8 R1   Cadwell Park 29 August   Leon Haslam   Leon Haslam   Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati
R2   Leon Haslam   Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki
9 R1   Oulton Park 10 September   Shane Byrne   Leon Haslam   Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki
R2 11 September   Jason O'Halloran   Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki
R3   Christian Iddon   Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki
The Showdown
10 R1   Donington Park 18 September   Leon Haslam   Shane Byrne   Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati
R2   Shane Byrne   Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati
11 R1   TT Circuit Assen 2 October   Shane Byrne   Jason O'Halloran   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

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Riders' championship

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Pos Rider Bike SIL
 
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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   Howie Mainwaring-Smart 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
 
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Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' championship

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Pos Manufacturer SIL
 
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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
 
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References

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  1. ^ "Abraham and Brookes join WorldSBK with BMW".
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