The 2022 British Superbike Championship season was the 35th British Superbike Championship season. The title was won by Bradley Ray. The season was marred by the death of Chrissy Rouse a few days after an incident during the final race at Donington Park.
2022 Entry List [1] | ||||
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Team | Constructor | No. | Rider | Rounds |
McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha | 1 | ![]() | 3–9 |
22 | ![]() | All | ||
Honda Racing UK [4] | Honda | 2 | ![]() | All |
13 | ![]() | All | ||
68 | ![]() | All | ||
88 | ![]() | All | ||
iForce BMW | BMW | 4 | ![]() | 1–5 |
12 | ![]() | 6, 8, 10 | ||
44 | ![]() | 1–7 | ||
DAO Racing | Kawasaki | 5 | ![]() | 1–2, 4–11 |
NP Motorcycles Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 6 | ![]() | 3–7 |
FHO Racing BMW | BMW | 7 | ![]() | All |
60 | ![]() | All | ||
FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 11 | ![]() | 1–9 |
14 | ![]() | All | ||
TAG Racing | Honda | 12 | ![]() | 1–5 |
53 | ![]() | 6-7 | ||
53 | ![]() | 7 | ||
Black Onyx Security Honda | Honda | 16 | ![]() | 1–7 |
SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | BMW | 18 | ![]() | All |
83 | ![]() | All | ||
Rich Energy OMG Racing | Yamaha | 20 | ![]() | 1–2 |
28 | ![]() | All | ||
37 | ![]() | 1 | ||
77 | ![]() | All | ||
Buildbase Suzuki delivered by Hawk Racing [20] | Suzuki | 21 | ![]() | 1–9, 11 |
86 | ![]() | 10-11 | ||
52 | ![]() | All | ||
MCE Ducati | Ducati | 25 | ![]() | All |
66 | ![]() | All | ||
Powerslide/Catfoss Racing | Suzuki | 27 | ![]() | 1–2 |
33 | ![]() | 10-11 | ||
Rapid CDH Racing | Kawasaki | 34 | ![]() | All |
65 | ![]() | All | ||
Oxford Products Racing | Ducati | 46 | ![]() | All |
Specsavers Suzuki [25] | Suzuki | 55 | ![]() | All |
Crowe Performance | BMW | 69 | ![]() | 1–10 |
Team LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 79 | ![]() | All |
Lee Hardy Racing as VisionTrack Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 91 | ![]() | All |
Milenco by Padgetts Motorcycles | Honda | 24 | ![]() | 2 |
74 | ![]() | 11 | ||
Mar-Train Racing | Yamaha | 4 | ![]() | 10-11 |
Points are awarded to the top fifteen 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 |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Pos | Rider | Bike | SIL ![]() | OUL ![]() | DON ![]() | KNO ![]() | BRH ![]() | THR ![]() | CAD ![]() | SNE ![]() | OUL ![]() | DON ![]() | BRH ![]() | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | ||||
The Championship Showdown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | Yamaha | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 1192 |
2 | ![]() | Honda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1171 |
3 | ![]() | Ducati | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1141 |
4 | ![]() | Kawasaki | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | DNS | 14 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 1095 |
5 | ![]() | Yamaha | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 2 | 7 | Ret | 6 | Ret | DNS | 1087 |
6 | ![]() | Yamaha | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | Ret | 12 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 1077 |
7 | ![]() | Yamaha | 10 | 6 | 11 | DNS | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 1031 | ||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | Kawasaki | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | DNS | 11 | DNS | 8 | DNS | DNS | 1017 | ||||||
BSB Riders Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | BMW | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | DSQ | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 283 |
10 | ![]() | BMW | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 14 | 8 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 272 |
11 | ![]() | Kawasaki | Ret | 15 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 205 |
12 | ![]() | Ducati | 12 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 20 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 11 | 187 |
13 | ![]() | BMW | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 14 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 16 | 14 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 9 | 12 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 181 |
14 | ![]() | Ducati | 13 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 15 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 16 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 161 |
15 | ![]() | Suzuki | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 10 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 12 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 7 | DNS | DNS | Ret | 7 | 9 | 135 | |||
16 | ![]() | Suzuki | 17 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 19 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 19 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 77 |
17 | ![]() | BMW | 14 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 11 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 65 |
18 | ![]() | Kawasaki | 20 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 14 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 9 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 19 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 38 |
19 | ![]() | Honda | 15 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 15 | Ret | 19 | DNS | DNS | 17 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 11 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 20 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 35 |
20 | ![]() | Honda | 16 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 14 | DNS | 20 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
21 | ![]() | Suzuki | 19 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | ![]() | BMW | Ret | Ret | DNS | 18 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 17 | Ret | 21 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 15 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 17 | DNS | 18 | |||
23 | ![]() | Honda | Ret | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 21 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 20 | Ret | 18 | 19 | 18 |
24 | ![]() | Kawasaki | 18 | Ret | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 17 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | DNS | 18 | 20 | Ret | 19 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
25 | ![]() | Kawasaki | 22 | Ret | DNS | 23 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 18 | Ret | 18 | 19 | 22 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 18 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 21 | 18 | Ret | 16 | 12 | Ret | 8 | |||
26 | ![]() | BMW | Ret | 12 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
27 | ![]() | Yamaha | 22 | Ret | 17 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | ![]() | Honda | 15 | 15 | Ret | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Suzuki | 26 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 24 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 16 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 0 | |
![]() | Kawasaki | 28 | 23 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 23 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | Ret | 19 | 27 | 23 | 23 | Ret | DNS | 18 | 16 | Ret | 19 | 17 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 20 | 20 | Ret | 0 | |
![]() | BMW | 21 | Ret | 22 | 27 | 23 | 19 | Ret | 19 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 19 | DNS | DNS | WD | WD | 0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | Honda/BMW | 19 | Ret | Ret | 24 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 20 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 23 | Ret | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||
![]() | Honda | 25 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 23 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 22 | Ret | 22 | 0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | Suzuki | 25 | Ret | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Yamaha | 27 | 19 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Yamaha | 24 | 21 | 24 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Kawasaki | Ret | Ret | Ret | 25 | Ret | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | Ret | 25 | 22 | Ret | 24 | 23 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Suzuki | 23 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Honda | 26 | 28 | Ret | WD | WD | WD | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Honda | 29 | Ret | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Honda | DNP | DNP | DNP | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Rider | Bike | SIL ![]() | OUL ![]() | DON ![]() | KNO ![]() | BRH ![]() | THR ![]() | CAD ![]() | SNE ![]() | OUL ![]() | DON ![]() | BRH ![]() | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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