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 | Tarran Mackenzie [2] | 3–9 |
22 | Jason O'Halloran [3] | All | ||
Honda Racing UK [4] | Honda | 2 | Glenn Irwin | All |
13 | Takumi Takahashi | All | ||
68 | Tom Neave | All | ||
88 | Ryo Mizuno | All | ||
iForce BMW | BMW | 4 | Dan Linfoot [5] | 1–5 |
12 | Luke Mossey [6] | 6, 8, 10 | ||
44 | Dan Jones [7] | 1–7 | ||
DAO Racing | Kawasaki | 5 | Dean Harrison [8] | 1–2, 4–11 |
NP Motorcycles Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 6 | James East | 3–7 |
FHO Racing BMW | BMW | 7 | Ryan Vickers [9] | All |
60 | Peter Hickman [10] | All | ||
FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 11 | Rory Skinner [11] | 1–9 |
14 | Lee Jackson [12] | All | ||
TAG Racing | Honda | 12 | Luke Mossey [13] | 1–5 |
53 | Tito Rabat [14] | 6-7 | ||
53 | Shaun Winfield | 7 | ||
Black Onyx Security Honda | Honda | 16 | Luke Hopkins [15] | 1–7 |
SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | BMW | 18 | Andrew Irwin [16] | All |
83 | Danny Buchan [17] | All | ||
Rich Energy OMG Racing | Yamaha | 20 | David Johnson | 1–2 |
28 | Bradley Ray [18] | All | ||
37 | James Hillier | 1 | ||
77 | Kyle Ryde [19] | All | ||
Buildbase Suzuki delivered by Hawk Racing [20] | Suzuki | 21 | Christian Iddon | 1–9, 11 |
86 | Charlie Nesbitt | 10-11 | ||
52 | Danny Kent | All | ||
MCE Ducati | Ducati | 25 | Josh Brookes | All |
66 | Tom Sykes | All | ||
Powerslide/Catfoss Racing | Suzuki | 27 | Bjorn Estment [21] | 1–2 |
33 | Eemeli Lahti | 10-11 | ||
Rapid CDH Racing | Kawasaki | 34 | Liam Delves [22] | All |
65 | Josh Owens [23] | All | ||
Oxford Products Racing | Ducati | 46 | Tommy Bridewell [24] | All |
Specsavers Suzuki [25] | Suzuki | 55 | Leon Jeacock [26] | All |
Crowe Performance | BMW | 69 | Chrissy Rouse [27] | 1–10 |
Team LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 79 | Storm Stacey [28] | All |
Lee Hardy Racing as VisionTrack Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 91 | Leon Haslam [29] | All |
Milenco by Padgetts Motorcycles | Honda | 24 | Conor Cummins | 2 |
74 | Davey Todd | 11 | ||
Mar-Train Racing | Yamaha | 4 | Jack Kennedy | 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 | Bradley Ray | 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 | Glenn Irwin | 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 | Tommy Bridewell | 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 | Lee Jackson | 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 | Jason O'Halloran | 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 | Kyle Ryde | 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 | Tarran Mackenzie | Yamaha | 10 | 6 | 11 | DNS | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 1031 | ||||||||||||
8 | Rory Skinner | 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 | Peter Hickman | 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 | Danny Buchan | 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 | Leon Haslam | 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 | Tom Sykes | 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 | Andrew Irwin | 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 | Josh Brookes | 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 | Christian Iddon | 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 | Danny Kent | 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 | Ryan Vickers | 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 | Storm Stacey | 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 | Tom Neave | 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 | Takumi Takahashi | 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 | Charlie Nesbitt | Suzuki | 19 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Chrissy Rouse † | 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 | Ryo Mizuno | 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 | Josh Owens | 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 | Dean Harrison | 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 | Dan Linfoot | BMW | Ret | 12 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
27 | Jack Kennedy | Yamaha | 22 | Ret | 17 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Davey Todd | Honda | 15 | 15 | Ret | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leon Jeacock | 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 | |
Liam Delves | 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 | |
Dan Jones | BMW | 21 | Ret | 22 | 27 | 23 | 19 | Ret | 19 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 19 | DNS | DNS | WD | WD | 0 | |||||||||||||
Luke Mossey | 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 | ||||||||||
Luke Hopkins | Honda | 25 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 23 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 22 | Ret | 22 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Eemeli Lahti | Suzuki | 25 | Ret | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Johnson | Yamaha | 27 | 19 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Hillier | Yamaha | 24 | 21 | 24 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James East | Kawasaki | Ret | Ret | Ret | 25 | Ret | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | Ret | 25 | 22 | Ret | 24 | 23 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Bjorn Estment | Suzuki | 23 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tito Rabat | Honda | 26 | 28 | Ret | WD | WD | WD | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conor Cummins | Honda | 29 | Ret | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shaun Winfield | Honda | DNP | DNP | DNP | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Rider | Bike | SIL | OUL | DON | KNO | BRH | THR | CAD | SNE | OUL | DON | BRH | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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