2017 British Superbike Championship

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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

Contents

Teams and riders

Race calendar and results

2017 calendar
Main Season
RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning riderWinning team
1R1 Flag of England.svg Donington Park GP 2 April Flag of England.svg Leon Haslam Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Brookes Flag of England.svg Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki
R2 Flag of England.svg Leon Haslam Flag of England.svg Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki
2R1 Flag of England.svg Brands Hatch Indy 17 April Flag of England.svg James Ellison Flag of England.svg James Ellison Flag of England.svg Luke Mossey JG Speedfit Kawasaki
R2 Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Flag of England.svg Luke Mossey JG Speedfit Kawasaki
3R1 Flag of England.svg Oulton Park 1 May Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Flag of England.svg Leon Haslam Flag of England.svg Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki
R2 Flag of England.svg Leon Haslam Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
4R1 Flag of Scotland.svg Knockhill 18 June Flag of England.svg Luke Mossey Flag of England.svg Luke Mossey Flag of England.svg Jake Dixon RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki
R2 Flag of England.svg Luke Mossey Flag of England.svg Jake Dixon RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki
5R1 Flag of England.svg Snetterton 300 2 July Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
R2 Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
6R1 Flag of England.svg Brands Hatch GP 23 July Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Brookes Flag of England.svg Dan Linfoot Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Brookes Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
7R1 Flag of England.svg Thruxton 6 August Flag of England.svg Jake Dixon Flag of England.svg Peter Hickman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Brookes Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha
R2 Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Flag of England.svg Peter Hickman Smiths Racing BMW
8R1 Flag of England.svg Cadwell Park 20 August Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Flag of England.svg Lee Jackson Flag of England.svg Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki
R2 Flag of England.svg Lee Jackson Flag of England.svg James Ellison McAMS Yamaha
9R1 Flag of England.svg Silverstone GP 9 September Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason O'Halloran Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Ulster Banner.svg Glenn Irwin Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
R210 September Flag of England.svg James Ellison Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Brookes Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha
R3 Flag of England.svg Christian Iddon Flag of England.svg Dan Linfoot Honda Racing
The Showdown
10R1 Flag of England.svg Oulton Park 16 September Flag of England.svg Jake Dixon Flag of England.svg Jake Dixon Flag of England.svg Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki
R217 September Flag of England.svg Bradley Ray Flag of England.svg Dan Linfoot Honda Racing
11R1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg TT Circuit Assen 1 October Flag of England.svg James Ellison Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Flag of England.svg Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki
R2 Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Flag of France.svg Sylvain Guintoli Bennetts Suzuki
12R1 Flag of England.svg Brands Hatch GP 14 October Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Brookes Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
R215 October Flag of England.svg James Ellison Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason O'Halloran Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Brookes Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Scoring system

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 
Points252016131110987654321
PosRiderBike DON
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BRH
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
KNO
Flag of Scotland.svg
SNE
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
THR
Flag of England.svg
CAD
Flag of England.svg
SIL
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
ASS
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3
The Championship Showdown
1 Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Ducati DNSDNS4Ret213311114Ret3RetRet3Ret9725118637
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Brookes Yamaha 7210476Ret5225Ret1Ret12721Ret3552341634
3 Flag of England.svg Leon Haslam Kawasaki 11231RetDNSDNS4835731RetRetRetRet1213410Ret631
4 Flag of England.svg Peter Hickman BMW 489757697644214398Ret8476766578
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason O'Halloran Honda 101075434733776554115Ret1081013652567
6 Flag of England.svg Jake Dixon Kawasaki 9RetRet1310Ret11641110322Ret4934687DNSRet12562
BSB Riders Cup
7 Flag of England.svg Christian Iddon BMW 343284DNSDNS83548567RetRet9Ret8225238
8 Flag of England.svg James Ellison Yamaha 56RetRet6RetRet2RetRet62199101Ret2Ret51034533228
9 Flag of England.svg Luke Mossey Kawasaki 25113524Ret10126DNSDNS512RetRetDNS12Ret121417186
10 Flag of England.svg Dan Linfoot Honda 1112561616Ret6572Ret1512RetDNS16Ret1Ret1119DNS97163
11 Flag of England.svg Bradley Ray Suzuki Ret14128RetRetRet129111088Ret14111066736109Ret9140
12 Ulster Banner.svg Glenn Irwin Ducati 636Ret92DNSDNS161420111191RetRet11121414Ret713132
13 Flag of France.svg Sylvain Guintoli Suzuki Ret7Ret10Ret11814109Ret171081810134RetRet1141DNS1211131
14 Ulster Banner.svg Michael Laverty Yamaha 8Ret811RetRet108121513921137817152614Ret15Ret84125
15 Flag of the United States.svg John Hopkins Ducati Ret13139149717859119RetDNSDNS310Ret2Ret912DNSDNSDNS122
16 Flag of England.svg Lee Jackson BMW DNSDNS16161513913131315131476212Ret7121516178131496
17 Flag of England.svg Tommy Bridewell Kawasaki 12111112118111514141412161496Ret11RetRetRet151811111583
18 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Smrž BMW 1415141513121216Ret12DNSDNS121017148135131318Ret13151665
19 Flag of Scotland.svg Taylor Mackenzie Suzuki RetRet15141815511RetRetRet1513DNS15157RetDNSDNSDNS35
20 Flag of England.svg James Westmoreland Kawasaki DNS1617Ret20171318161718Ret181519161414414Ret20Ret14182125
21 Flag of England.svg Martin Jessopp BMW RetDNS2314RetRet2019116161215RetRetRet161716DNS161922
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Billy McConnell Kawasaki RetRet18171210Ret1011161716RetDNS21
23 Flag of England.svg Richard Cooper Suzuki 131110Ret1020
24 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Giugliano BMW 139DNSDNS10
25 Flag of Ireland.svg Andy Reid BMW 1718191817161313RetRetDNS6
26 Flag of England.svg Aaron Zanotti Yamaha RetRet19Ret221914191819Ret20RetRetRet181817Ret17Ret21RetRet19222
27 Flag of England.svg Shaun Winfield Yamaha 1518Ret182118Ret201920RetDNS2217201720RetRet15Ret22Ret1720242
28 Flag of England.svg Kyle Ryde Kawasaki 1517181
29 Ulster Banner.svg Josh Elliott BMW 15Ret19191
Flag of England.svg Dean Harrison Kawasaki Ret16Ret161723Ret16Ret230
Ulster Banner.svg Michael Dunlop Suzuki 161719RetRetDNS0
Ulster Banner.svg Alastair Seeley BMW 17Ret0
Flag of England.svg Luke Stapleford Kawasaki 19DNSDNS0
Flag of England.svg Michael Rutter BMW DNSDNSRetRetDNSRet200
Flag of England.svg Danny Buchan Kawasaki RetDNS0
PosRiderBike DON
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
KNO
Flag of Scotland.svg
SNE
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
THR
Flag of England.svg
CAD
Flag of England.svg
SIL
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
ASS
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird 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)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' championship

PosManufacturer DON
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
KNO
Flag of Scotland.svg
SNE
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
THR
Flag of England.svg
CAD
Flag of England.svg
SIL
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
ASS
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3
1 Flag of Japan.svg Kawasaki 1111151144353216493121341012455
2 Flag of Italy.svg Ducati 6349213311114113913Ret2725118423
3 Flag of Japan.svg Yamaha 528466102225219712123532331420
4 Flag of Germany.svg BMW 34325469764321426758476225353
5 Flag of Japan.svg Honda 1010554346332765541151101109652318
6 Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki 16712818115119910888141074673419129207
PosManufacturer DON
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
KNO
Flag of Scotland.svg
SNE
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
THR
Flag of England.svg
CAD
Flag of England.svg
SIL
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
ASS
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
Pts

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