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
Team | Constructor | No. | Rider | Rounds |
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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
2016 calendar | |||||||
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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
Riders' championship
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Bold – Pole position |
Manufacturers' championship
Pos | Manufacturer | SIL | OUL | BRH | KNO | SNE | THR | BRH | CAD | OUL | DON | ASS | BRH | Pts | ||||||||||||||
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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 | OUL | BRH | KNO | SNE | THR | BRH | CAD | OUL | DON | ASS | BRH | Pts |
References
- ^ "Abraham and Brookes join WorldSBK with BMW".
External links
- Official website