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2023 British Supersport Championship

The 2023 British Supersport Championship season is the 35th British Supersport Championship season, incorporating the 2023 British GP2 Cup. Jack Kennedy is the reigning series champion, but did not return to defend his title as he moved up to the 2023 British Superbike Championship.[1][2] The season was marred by the sudden death of rider Damon Rees following a short illness.[3]

Teams and riders

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2023 Entry List[4]
Team Constructor No. Rider Class Rounds
R&R Racing Yamaha 2   T.J. Toms[5] 1-11
4   Caolán Irwin[6] 1-3
64   Sam Munro 5
Truelove Brothers Triumph/Suzuki 3   Harry Truelove 3, 8
Milenco by Padgetts Motorcycles Honda Honda 4   Davey Todd 6
BPE Yamaha Yamaha 4   Dean Harrison 9-11
47   Richard Cooper 9, 11
Tech 5 Racing Ducati 5   Matt Stevens SSC 2-3, 5-7, 10-11
PWR Yamaha 6   Phil Wakefield 1-4
Macadam Racing Yamaha 7   Tom Toparis[7] 1-11
41   Jack Nixon[8] 1
Profile / Road and Racing Performance Kawasaki 8   Luke Stapleford 1-8, 10
Hawk/MD Racing Yamaha 9   Michael Dunlop[9] 2
Krämer Racing Krämer 10   Joe Collier[10] GP2 1-8
10   Barry Burrell GP2 10-11
Team FR89 Kalex 11   Lucca Allen GP2 1, 3-11
ASTRO-JJR Suzuki Suzuki 12   Jamie Perrin[11] 1-11
69   Rhys Irwin[12] 1-11
Ashcourt Racing Yamaha 13   Lee Johnston 1-2
Completely Motorbikes Triumph Triumph 14   James McManus 1-11
15   Eugene McManus 1-11
Go Racing/SGR Chassis Factory 16   Harvey Claridge[13] GP2 3, 5-11
73   Harry Rowlings[14] GP2 1-11
Right Gear Racing Yamaha 17   Gareth Cunningham SSC 2-3, 6
Go Pink Racing Ariane 18   Jodie Fieldhouse GP2 1, 5-8
Merlin Motorsport Kawasaki 19   Ben Grayson SSC 1-11
Motorcycle Race Parts Ducati Ducati 21   Tom Tunstall SSC 2-3, 5-7, 9-11
Team Val-Tech Racing Kawasaki 22   Eunan McGlinchey[15] 1-11
Jones Brothers Racing Kawasaki 23   Osian Jones 9-10
Tommo#21 Racing Triumph 24   Stephen Thomas 7
Exersci Yamaha Yamaha 26   Tommy Fielding 10
Ready4Racing Vision Team Ducati 27   Blaze Baker[16] 1-2
DANIK Group Motorsport Triumph 29   Dan Burnham 1, 7, 10
Nykos Racing Nykos 30   Owen Mellor GP2 8-9, 11
Team Tolly Racing Yamaha 33   Ben Tolliday SSC 2-4, 6, 8-11
JW Racing Yamaha 35   Josh Wood SSC 1, 3, 5-6, 8-11
KTS Racing Yamaha 36   Jamie Coward SSC 11
James Bull Racing Yamaha 37   James Bull SSC 1-3, 5-7
JDF Racing Ducati 38   Adon Davie SSC 1-4, 6-7, 9, 11
PHR Performance Triumph Triumph 41   Jack Nixon[17] 7-11
47   Richard Cooper 8
True Heroes Racing/Laguna Motorcycles Ducati Ducati 44   Charlie White 1-3, 5-11
50   Dave Mackay 2-3, 5-6
50   Leon Wilton 1, 7-11
RD Racing Triumph 45   Jake Marsh GP2 1-6, 8-11
BarneyRacing Yamaha 46   Ash Barnes 1-9
Russell Racing Yamaha 47   Richard Cooper 2, 6
Elmech Racing Team Triumph 49   Luke Wallington GP2 1-3, 5-11
EG Racing Yamaha 51   Ryan Garside SSC 1-5, 7-10
Gearlink Kawasaki Kawasaki 54   Tim Neave 10
55   Zak Corderoy[18] 1-11
96   Tom Booth-Amos[19] 1-9, 11
JMCC Roofing Racing Yamaha 56   Adam McLean 2, 4
Seeeeeth Yamaha Yamaha 57   Seth Crump 1-11
CM Racing / Team Xclusiv Kawasaki 59   Caiden Wilkinson 3, 6, 8, 10
Oxford Products Racing Ducati Ducati 61   Ben Currie 1-11
Go Racing Developments CFR Chassis Factory 66   Cameron Fraser[20] GP2 1-11
LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha Yamaha 67   Casey O'Gorman[21] 8, 10-11
CF Motorsport Yamaha 68   Carter Brown 7
Lee Yamaha 70   Lee Wells 8
Peterpan Racing Yamaha 71   Dave Grace SSC 2-3, 6-11
Macadam Racing with Specialised Group Racing Yamaha 72   Max Wadsworth 1-3, 8-11
MPM Routz Racing Yamaha 74   Jaimie van Sikkelerus[22] 1-11
Lee Devonport Racing Yamaha 75   Lee Devonport SSC 1-2, 9-11
PreZ Racing Yamaha Yamaha 76   Paul Jordan 1-2
JRM Ducati Ducati 77   Jonathan Railton[23] SSC 1, 3-7, 10-11
Talentum Motorsport By Azure Notions Yamaha 78   Freddie Barnes 1-7, 9-11
Highsparks Ducati Ducati 82   Luke Jones 1-11
Swan Racing Yamaha 87   Jake Hopper 10-11
Aalco Motorsport Kawasaki 88   Harry Leigh SSC 1-3, 5-6, 10-11
NRG-MOTO.COM Yamaha 89   Mark Conlin SSC 1, 3
Resideo Racing Ducati 90   Craig Kennelly SSC 1-3, 5-7, 9, 11
K2 Trooper Triumph by PHR Performance Triumph 91   Pierre-Yves Bian 1-2
Carl Cox Motorsport with Uggly & Co by Binch Pro Yamaha 92   Damon Rees† 1-4
64   Sam Munro 6-7, 10-11
25   Thomas Strudwick 8-9
Dan Cooper Motorsport Yamaha 94   George Edwards 3
Force One Racing team MV Agusta 99   Harry Cook[24] SSC 1, 3, 5-7, 9-11
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement rider
GP2 GP2 Cup
SSC Supersport Cup

Race calendar and results

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2023 calendar[25]
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team
1 SR   Silverstone National 8 April   Lee Johnston   Tom Booth-Amos   Lee Johnston Ashcourt Racing
FR 9 April   Tom Booth-Amos   Tom Toparis   Lee Johnston Ashcourt Racing
2 SR   Oulton Park 30 April   Richard Cooper   Richard Cooper   Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki
FR 1 May   Richard Cooper   Richard Cooper   Luke Stapleford Profile / Road and Racing Performance
3 SR   Donington Park GP 20 May   Tom Booth-Amos   Tom Booth-Amos   Jaimie van Sikkelerus MPM Routz Racing
FR 21 May   Tom Booth-Amos   Tom Booth-Amos   Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki
4 SR   Knockhill 17 June   Tom Booth-Amos   Tom Booth-Amos   Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki
FR 18 June   Tom Booth-Amos   Tom Booth-Amos   Rhys Irwin ASTRO-JJR Suzuki
5 SR   Snetterton 300 8 July   Luke Stapleford   Tom Booth-Amos   Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki
FR 9 July   Tom Booth-Amos   Ben Currie   Luke Stapleford Profile / Road and Racing Performance
6 SR   Brands Hatch GP 22 July   Luke Stapleford   Richard Cooper   Richard Cooper Russell Racing
FR 23 July   Richard Cooper   Tom Booth-Amos   Rhys Irwin ASTRO-JJR Suzuki
7 SR   Thruxton 12 August   T.J. Toms   Tom Booth-Amos   Ben Currie Oxford Products Racing Ducati
FR 13 August   Tom Booth-Amos   Rhys Irwin   Ben Currie Oxford Products Racing Ducati
8 SR   Cadwell Park 27 August   Ben Currie   Tom Booth-Amos   Ben Currie Oxford Products Racing Ducati
FR 28 August   Tom Booth-Amos   Tom Booth-Amos   Ben Currie Oxford Products Racing Ducati
9 SR   Oulton Park 16 September   Ben Currie   Jaimie van Sikkelerus   Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki
FR 17 September   Jaimie van Sikkelerus   Dean Harrison   Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki
10 SR   Donington Park National 30 September   Ben Currie   Ben Currie   Ben Currie Oxford Products Racing Ducati
FR 1 October   Ben Currie   Ben Currie   Ben Currie Oxford Products Racing Ducati
11 SR   Brands Hatch GP 14 October   Rhys Irwin   Ben Currie   Richard Cooper BPE Yamaha
FR 15 October   Ben Currie   Ben Currie   Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki

Championship standings

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Scoring system in the Main season

Points 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 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Scoring system in the season finale

Points 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 35 30 27 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
Supersport Championship
Pos Rider Bike SIL
  		OUL
  		DON
  		KNO
  		SNE
  		BRH
  		THR
  		CAD
  		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   Ben Currie Ducati 6 6 6 3 Ret 2 4 3 3 9 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 6 Ret 406
2   Tom Booth-Amos Kawasaki 3 Ret 1 4 Ret 1 1 Ret 1 3 DNS 3 25 3 3 Ret 1 1 2 1 333
3   Tom Toparis Yamaha 4 3 14 Ret 2 5 7 4 Ret 4 9 6 7 4 4 4 4 8 7 8 3 Ret 288
4   Rhys Irwin Suzuki Ret 2 5 5 DNS 14 3 1 2 2 5 1 3 2 Ret 3 Ret Ret 8 Ret 5 Ret 282
5   Luke Stapleford Kawasaki 2 Ret Ret 1 3 3 2 2 Ret 1 8 Ret 2 4 2 Ret DNS 2 246
6   Jaimie van Sikkelerus Yamaha Ret 5 10 7 1 4 10 7 4 Ret 11 9 8 10 Ret 10 3 7 10 5 4 12 248
7   Luke Jones Ducati Ret 9 3 10 6 6 6 8 5 5 Ret DNS 9 7 7 7 5 9 6 12 Ret 2 234
8   T.J. Toms Yamaha 9 16 7 Ret 9 13 6 10 Ret 10 7 Ret 4 5 6 5 7 6 2 7 10 4 227
9   Eugene McManus Triumph Ret 8 12 Ret Ret 7 11 5 7 7 5 10 11 8 8 6 Ret 7 4 7 Ret 3 203
11   Jamie Perrin Suzuki 5 4 Ret 11 4 Ret 5 6 6 6 8 5 DSQ Ret 9 11 Ret Ret 14 6 12 Ret 183
11   Richard Cooper Yamaha/Triumph 2 2 1 4 5 2 Ret 2 1 Ret 182
12   Eunan McGlinchey Kawasaki Ret 18 4 8 Ret 11 Ret DNS 8 Ret Ret 8 5 Ret Ret DNS Ret DSQ 3 11 Ret 6 116
13   Zak Corderoy Kawasaki 13 11 8 Ret 7 9 Ret 9 Ret Ret 3 7 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 111
14   Jack Nixon Yamaha 8 12 12 12 12 10 8 5 13 11 9 5 108
15   Dean Harrison Yamaha 6 4 12 9 19 7 65
16   Max Wadsworth Yamaha 11 10 15 17 11 DNS 15 9 9 14 11 21 15 14 65
17   Lee Johnston Yamaha 1 1 Ret 10 64
18   Seth Crump Yamaha 14 13 30 15 5 Ret 12 14 Ret Ret Ret 18 23 21 Ret Ret 12 13 Ret 16 18 11 60
19   Damon Rees† Yamaha 7 Ret 20 9 9 8 8 10 54
20   Sam Munro Yamaha 11 13 6 11 DNS DNS Ret 13 DNS 10 49
21   Casey O'Gorman Yamaha WD WD 5 3 5 Ret 46
22   Ash Barnes Yamaha Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 16 17 9 8 19 14 Ret 17 14 Ret WD WD 35
23   James McManus Triumph 17 14 Ret Ret 13 16 12 Ret 13 16 Ret 19 17 16 Ret 15 Ret Ret 18 17 Ret 15 35
24   Jonathan Railton Ducati DNS DNS 22 Ret 18 20 17 15 22 15 15 14 23 22 24 16 24
25   Blaze Baker Ducati 10 7 18
26   Tom Tunstall Ducati 19 19 16 18 15 17 21 15 20 19 13 18 19 23 22 20 16
27   Michael Dunlop Yamaha 11 13 10
28   Adam McLean Yamaha 13 14 Ret 15 9
Pos Rider Bike SIL
  		OUL
  		DON
  		KNO
  		SNE
  		BRH
  		THR
  		CAD
  		OUL
  		DON
  		BRH
  		Pts

References

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