2018 British Superbike Championship

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

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Race calendar and results

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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

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Riders' championship

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Scoring system

Points 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   Tarran Mackenzie 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
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

References

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  1. ^ "Breaking News: Upcoming Bennetts BSB round to use Silverstone National Circuit". britishsuperbike.com. MotorSport Vision. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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