2022 Australian Superbike Championship

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The 2022 Australian Superbike Championship season (known for sponsorship reasons as the Alpinestars Australian Superbike Championship) was the 43rd Australian Superbike Championship season. Wayne Maxwell started the season as the reigning champion, after picking up his third title in 2021.

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However, it was Mike Jones who would go on take the title, his third overall. [1] This was the first time a Yamaha mounted rider had won the Australian Superbike Championship since Jamie Stauffer in 2007.

The final round of the season was notable for the presence of MotoGP star Jack Miller in his final ride aboard a Ducati, [2] as well as Moto2 rider Marcel Schrötter [3] and Moto3 rider Joel Kelso. [4]

Race calendar and results

Initially, an 8-round calendar was announced for 2022, [5] however, a round at Symmons Plains Raceway in Tasmania was later cancelled. [6]

Round 6 of the championship coincided with the final round of the 2022 Superbike World Championship.

2022 calendar
RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest LapWinning Rider
1R1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 25-27 February Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryan Staring
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell
2R1 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Raceway 18-20 March Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Jones Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryan Staring Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Jones
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Jones Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Jones
3R1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Wakefield Park 22-24 April Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Jones Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Jones
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell
4R1 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Hidden Valley Raceway 17-19 June Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Waters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Jones
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cru Halliday Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Jones
5R1 Flag of Queensland.svg Morgan Park Raceway 5-7 August Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Troy Herfoss Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell
6R1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 18-20 November Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Waters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryan Staring Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryan Staring
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Waters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Waters
7R1 Flag of South Australia.svg The Bend Motorsport Park 25-27 November Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Jones Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Troy Herfoss
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Jones Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Jones

Circuit locations

Teams and riders

2022 Entry List
TeamConstructorNo.RiderRounds
Boost Mobile Racing with K-Tech Ducati 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell All
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Waters [7] 6–7
Yamaha 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Chiodo 1–4
727 Moto Racing Team Yamaha 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jed Metcher 1–3, 5–7
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Pearson 1–3
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Billy McConnell 6–7
Desmosport Ducati Ducati 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Pearson 5–7
67 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryan Staring All
Northstar Yamaha Addicted to Track Yamaha 10 Flag of the United States.svg Travis Wyman 6–7
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aiden Wagner 1–2
37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Edwards All
43 Flag of New Zealand.svg Alastair Hoogenboezem 6
Kawasaki Connection Kawasaki 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Walters 1–3, 5–7
MotoGo Yamaha Yamaha 13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony West All
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Jhonston 1
Maxima Racing Oils BMW BMW 14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Allerton All
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Waters 1–4
33 Flag of New Zealand.svg Sloan Frost 5–7
Thriller Motorsport Honda 16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Hook 7
Yamaha 23 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schrötter 7
Ducati 43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller 7
Penrite Honda Racing Honda 17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Troy Herfoss All
81 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Senna Agius 6–7
RPE Racing Honda 22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Forde 1
William Adams CAT Yamaha 25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Falzon 1–4, 6–7
GTR MotoStars Team Yamaha 27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Stauffer All
JC Motorsports Yamaha 29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ted Collins 6
Six Ways From Sunday Kawasaki 33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hamish McMurray 1, 3
Dynapumps VRT Signs Yamaha 35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Stronach 4
Yamaha Racing Team Yamaha 46 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Jones All
65 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cru Halliday All
Cooper Racing Honda 51 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chandler Cooper 1–3, 7
DTA Contractors Yamaha 52 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Lally 4
BC Performance Kawasaki 60 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Burke 1, 6–7
DC8 Studio Evolution Legal Ducati 60 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Benjamin Lowe 5
Unitech Racing Yamaha 61 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arthur Sissis All
Western Motorcycles Sydney Suzuki 62 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brendan McIntyre 6–7
SA Pool and Spa Services Yamaha 64 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Kemp 7
Livson Racing Team BMW 66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joel Kelso 7
78 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Spiteri 4–7
Top North Auto Air Kawasaki 69 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke MacDonald 4
The Construction Team Kawasaki 72 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paris Hardwick 6–7
Brad Signs Suzuki 75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trent Binaisse 6
BMW Alliance Racing BMW 83 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lachlan Epis 1–5
North Coast V-Twins Ducati 86 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Beau Beaton 1–2, 6–7
Toprider Australia Yamaha 88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Burns 2

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top twenty finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th  16th  17th  18th  19th  20th 
Points2520181716151413121110987654321

In addition, pole position is awarded 1 point.

[8] [9]

PosRiderBike PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		QUE
Flag of Queensland.svg 		WAK
Flag of New South Wales.svg 		HDV
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg 		MPR
Flag of Queensland.svg 		PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		TBM
Flag of South Australia.svg 		Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R3R1R2
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Jones Yamaha 34111112121221053611328
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Maxwell Ducati Ret11232141111111Ret1Ret23276
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryan Staring Ducati 121625533453162Ret12258
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Troy Herfoss Honda 11136744243358441Ret242
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Allerton BMW 674678514267275314235
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arthur Sissis Yamaha 8874667758949755231
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Waters BMW 453587867217
Ducati 31214Ret
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cru Halliday Yamaha 235Ret33656116113Ret86217
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Falzon Yamaha 561111911988910Ret98159
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony West Yamaha 1011881091199Ret812RetRet77154
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Pearson Yamaha 14151212DNSDNS122
Ducati 447118139
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jed Metcher Yamaha 1210RetRet111291051261211121
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Stauffer Yamaha 1617141414131212Ret1012171891415108
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lachlan Epis BMW RetRetDSQRet12101010Ret71166
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Edwards Yamaha 20191716151415161313142223RetDNSDNS59
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Chiodo Yamaha 13141010RetDNSRet111058
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Walters Kawasaki 99RetRet13RetRetDNS23151120Ret49
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Senna Agius Honda 68RetRet248
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aiden Wagner Yamaha 7129947
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Beau Beaton Ducati 151613131417DNS171746
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Burke Kawasaki DNSDNS151310151636
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Stronach Yamaha 13131225
23 Flag of New Zealand.svg Sloan Frost BMW 1213182417212124
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chandler Cooper Honda 18Ret1515Ret15192024
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Spiteri BMW 1617Ret1415DNSDNSDNS222322
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joel Kelso BMW 111021
27 Flag of the United States.svg Travis Wyman Yamaha 16Ret13161821
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Lally Yamaha 14151420
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller Ducati Ret417
30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Billy McConnell Yamaha DNS14RetDNS1315
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brendan McIntyre Suzuki 202014181914
32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ted Collins Yamaha 1316Ret13
33 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schrötter Yamaha 10DSQ11
34 Flag of New Zealand.svg Alastair Hoogenboezem Yamaha Ret191211
35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Benjamin Lowe Ducati 151611
36 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke MacDonald Kawasaki 17Ret1510
37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paris Hardwick Kawasaki 192116Ret227
38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Jhonston Yamaha 17187
39 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trent Binaisse Suzuki 2122156
40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Forde Honda 19203
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Kemp Yamaha 23240
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Hook Honda DNSDNS0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hamish McMurray Kawasaki DNQDNQDNQDNQ0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Burns Yamaha DNQDNQ0
PosRiderBike PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		QUE
Flag of Queensland.svg 		WAK
Flag of New South Wales.svg 		HDV
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg 		MPR
Flag of Queensland.svg 		PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		TBM
Flag of South Australia.svg 		Pts

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