2016 British Superbike Championship

Last updated June 09, 2025

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
Be Wiser Ducati	Ducati	2	Glenn Irwin	All
Be Wiser Ducati	Ducati	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
Quattro Plant Kawasaki	Kawasaki	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
Bennetts Suzuki	Suzuki	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
Lloyd & Jones PR Racing	BMW	26	Josh Wainwright	4–12
Royal Air Force Regular & Reserves	BMW	27	Jake Dixon	4–12
Royal Air Force Regular & Reserves	BMW	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
1	R2	Silverstone Arena GP	10 April		Peter Hickman	Peter Hickman	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
2	R1	Oulton Park	2 May	Leon Haslam	Michael Laverty	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
2	R2	Oulton Park	2 May		James Ellison	Richard Cooper	Buildbase BMW Motorrad
3	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	22 May	Luke Mossey	Luke Mossey	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
3	R2	Brands Hatch Indy	22 May		Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati
4	R1	Knockhill	26 June	Shane Byrne	Dan Linfoot	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
4	R2	Knockhill	26 June		James Ellison	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati
5	R1	Snetterton 300	10 July	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Jason O'Halloran	Honda Racing
5	R2	Snetterton 300	10 July		Dan Linfoot	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati
6	R1	Thruxton	24 July	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati
6	R2	Thruxton	24 July		Dan Linfoot	Michael Laverty	Tyco BMW
7	R1	Brands Hatch GP	7 August	Luke Mossey	Luke Mossey	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati
7	R2	Brands Hatch GP	7 August		Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati
8	R1	Cadwell Park	29 August	Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati
8	R2	Cadwell Park	29 August		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		11 September		Christian Iddon	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
The Showdown
10	R1	Donington Park	18 September	Leon Haslam	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati
10	R2	Donington Park	18 September		Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Be Wiser Ducati
11	R1	TT Circuit Assen	2 October	Shane Byrne	Jason O'Halloran	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
11	R2	TT Circuit Assen	2 October		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		16 October		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
Pos	Rider	Bike	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	Pts
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
17	Danny Buchan	Kawasaki															11	14	13	13	14								48
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
20	Ryuichi Kiyonari	BMW																	16	10	15	DNS	DNS	18	18	14	15	7	42
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
22	Stuart Easton	Ducati															21	20	15	16	16	Ret	14						27
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
24	Howie Mainwaring-Smart	Yamaha															22	Ret								DNS	DNS	DNS	15
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

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

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

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[1] "Abraham and Brookes join WorldSBK with BMW".

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