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The 2017 British Superbike Championship season was the 30th British Superbike Championship season. It began at Donington on 31 March and ended at the Brands Hatch GP circuit on 15 October. Shane Byrne started the season as the defending Champion, having secured his fifth overall title in the British Superbike Championship. [1]
| 2017 calendar | |||||||
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| Main Season | |||||||
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | |
| 1 | R1 |  Donington Park GP | 2 April | Leon Haslam |  Josh Brookes | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| R2 | Leon Haslam | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki | ||||
| 2 | R1 | Brands Hatch Indy | 17 April | James Ellison | James Ellison | Luke Mossey | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| R2 | Shane Byrne | Luke Mossey | JG Speedfit Kawasaki | ||||
| 3 | R1 | Oulton Park | 1 May | Shane Byrne | Leon Haslam | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| R2 | Leon Haslam | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team | ||||
| 4 | R1 |  Knockhill | 18 June | Luke Mossey | Luke Mossey | Jake Dixon | RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki |
| R2 | Luke Mossey | Jake Dixon | RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki | ||||
| 5 | R1 | Snetterton 300 | 2 July | Shane Byrne | Shane Byrne | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team |
| R2 | Shane Byrne | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team | ||||
| 6 | R1 | Brands Hatch GP | 23 July | Josh Brookes | Dan Linfoot | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team |
| R2 | Josh Brookes | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team | ||||
| 7 | R1 | Thruxton | 6 August | Jake Dixon | Peter Hickman | Josh Brookes | Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha |
| R2 | Shane Byrne | Peter Hickman | Smiths Racing BMW | ||||
| 8 | R1 | Cadwell Park | 20 August | Shane Byrne | Lee Jackson | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| R2 | Lee Jackson | James Ellison | McAMS Yamaha | ||||
| 9 | R1 | Silverstone GP | 9 September | Jason O'Halloran | Shane Byrne |  Glenn Irwin | Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team |
| R2 | 10 September | James Ellison | Josh Brookes | Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha | |||
| R3 | Christian Iddon | Dan Linfoot | Honda Racing | ||||
| The Showdown | |||||||
| 10 | R1 | Oulton Park | 16 September | Jake Dixon | Jake Dixon | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| R2 | 17 September | Bradley Ray | Dan Linfoot | Honda Racing | |||
| 11 | R1 |  TT Circuit Assen | 1 October | James Ellison | Shane Byrne | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| R2 | Shane Byrne |  Sylvain Guintoli | Bennetts Suzuki | ||||
| 12 | R1 | Brands Hatch GP | 14 October | Shane Byrne | Josh Brookes | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team |
| R2 | 15 October | James Ellison | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team | |||
| R3 | Jason O'Halloran | Josh Brookes | Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha | ||||
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| Pos | Manufacturer | DON | BRH | OUL | KNO | SNE | BRH | THR | CAD | SIL | OUL | 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 455 |
| 2 |  Ducati | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 423 |
| 3 | Yamaha | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 420 |
| 4 |  BMW | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 353 |
| 5 | Honda | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 318 |
| 6 | Suzuki | 16 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 207 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | DON | BRH | OUL | KNO | SNE | BRH | THR | CAD | SIL | OUL | ASS | BRH | Pts | ||||||||||||||
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