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]

2016 British Superbike season
Previous: 2015 Next: 2017
Support series:
British Supersport Championship
Superstock 1000
Superstock 600
British Motostar Championship

Teams and riders

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

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

Riders' championship

Pos Rider Bike SIL
OUL
BRH
KNO
SNE
THR
BRH
CAD
OUL
DON
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 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
OUL
BRH
KNO
SNE
THR
BRH
CAD
OUL
DON
ASS
BRH
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' championship

Pos Manufacturer SIL
OUL
BRH
KNO
SNE
THR
BRH
CAD
OUL
DON
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
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

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