2022 British Superbike Championship

2022 British Superbike season

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British Supersport Championship
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British Talent Cup
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2022 champion, Bradley Ray

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.

Teams and riders

2022 Entry List [1]
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	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	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
VisionTrack Kawasaki	Kawasaki	91	Leon Haslam [29]	All
Milenco by Padgett's Motorcycles	Honda	24	Conor Cummins	2
		74	Davey Todd	11
Mar-Train Racing	Yamaha	4	Jack Kennedy	10–11

Race calendar and results

2022 calendar [30]
Main Season
Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	R1	Silverstone National	16 April	Glenn Irwin	Kyle Ryde	Glenn Irwin	Honda Racing UK
	R2		17 April		Bradley Ray	Glenn Irwin	Honda Racing UK
	R3				Danny Buchan	Glenn Irwin	Honda Racing UK
2	R1	Oulton Park	1 May	Kyle Ryde	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Rich Energy OMG Racing
	R2		2 May		Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Rich Energy OMG Racing
	R3				Bradley Ray	Lee Jackson	FS-3 Racing Kawasaki
3	R1	Donington Park National	21 May	Jason O'Halloran	Jason O'Halloran	Kyle Ryde	Rich Energy OMG Racing
	R2		22 May		Kyle Ryde	Jason O'Halloran	McAMS Yamaha
	R3				Jason O'Halloran	Jason O'Halloran	McAMS Yamaha
4	R1	Knockhill	18 June	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Rich Energy OMG Racing
	R2		19 June		Rory Skinner	Jason O'Halloran	McAMS Yamaha
	R3				Rory Skinner	Jason O'Halloran	McAMS Yamaha
5	R1	Brands Hatch GP	23 July	Jason O'Halloran	Tarran Mackenzie	Jason O'Halloran	McAMS Yamaha
	R2		24 July		Tarran Mackenzie	Tarran Mackenzie	McAMS Yamaha
	R3				Tarran Mackenzie	Tarran Mackenzie	McAMS Yamaha
6	R1	Thruxton	13 August	Jason O'Halloran	Bradley Ray	Jason O'Halloran	McAMS Yamaha
	R2		14 August		Bradley Ray	Jason O'Halloran	McAMS Yamaha
	R3				Peter Hickman	Tarran Mackenzie	McAMS Yamaha
7	R1	Cadwell Park	28 August	Bradley Ray	Tommy Bridewell	Bradley Ray	Rich Energy OMG Racing
	R2		29 August		Bradley Ray	Danny Buchan	SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad
	R3				Peter Hickman	Danny Buchan	SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad
8	R1	Snetterton 300	10 September	Christian Iddon	Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Rich Energy OMG Racing
	R2		11 September		Tarran Mackenzie	Bradley Ray	Rich Energy OMG Racing
	R3				Tarran Mackenzie	Bradley Ray	Rich Energy OMG Racing
The Showdown
9	R1	Oulton Park	24 September	Bradley Ray	Jason O'Halloran	Bradley Ray	Rich Energy OMG Racing
	R2		25 September		Tommy Bridewell	Lee Jackson	FS-3 Racing Kawasaki
	R3				Bradley Ray	Tommy Bridewell	Oxford Products Racing
10	R1	Donington Park GP	1 October	Jason O'Halloran	Peter Hickman	Tom Sykes	MCE Ducati
	R2		2 October		Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	MCE Ducati
	R3				Bradley Ray	Bradley Ray	Rich Energy OMG Racing
11	R1	Brands Hatch GP	15 October	Glenn Irwin	Glenn Irwin	Glenn Irwin	Honda Racing UK
	R2		16 October		Glenn Irwin	Peter Hickman	FHO Racing BMW
	R3				Andrew Irwin	Glenn Irwin	Honda Racing UK

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Scoring system

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
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
			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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