The 2023 British Superbike Championship season is the 36th season of the motorcycle championship. Bradley Ray was the reigning champion, but chose to compete in the 2023 Superbike World Championship. The championship was won by Tommy Bridewell, winning the closest-ever BSB season, defeating teammate Glenn Irwin by just half a point.
2023 Entry List [1] | ||||
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Team | Constructor | No. | Rider | Rounds |
BeerMonster Ducati | Ducati | 2 | Glenn Irwin [2] | All |
46 | Tommy Bridewell [3] | All | ||
Mar-Train Racing Yamaha | Yamaha | 4 | Jack Kennedy [4] | All |
DAO Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 5 | Dean Harrison [5] | 1–7 |
51 | Brayden Elliott | 9–11 | ||
81 | Luke Stapleford | 8 | ||
LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha [6] | Yamaha | 7 | Ryan Vickers | 1, 3–11 |
7 | Luke Stapleford | 2 | ||
77 | Kyle Ryde [7] | 1–11 | ||
TAG Racing Honda | Honda | 4 | Shaun Winfield | 11 |
8 | Héctor Barberá [8] | 1–5, 7–10 | ||
15 | Tom Booth-Amos | 11 | ||
34 | Liam Delves | 6 | ||
59 | Matt Truelove | 7 | ||
Tactix by Lloyd and Jones BMW | BMW | 12 | Luke Mossey [9] | All |
Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 14 | Lee Jackson [10] | All |
30 | Max Cook [11] | All | ||
NP Motorcycles Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 16 | Luke Hopkins [12] | 1 |
Honda Racing UK [13] | Honda | 18 | Andrew Irwin | 1–3, 10-11 |
54 | Franco Bourne | 5–9 | ||
68 | Tom Neave | All | ||
Oxford Products Racing | Ducati | 21 | Christian Iddon [14] | All |
McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha | 22 | Jason O'Halloran [15] | All |
53 | Tito Rabat | 5–7 | ||
54 | Tim Neave [16] | 1–3 | ||
59 | Niccolò Canepa | 10-11 | ||
81 | Luke Stapleford | 9 | ||
FHO Racing BMW | BMW | 25 | Josh Brookes [17] | All |
60 | Peter Hickman [18] | All | ||
Rapid CDH Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 34 | Liam Delves [19] | 1–5 |
55 | Jack Scott [20] | All | ||
56 | Louis Valleley | 7–11 | ||
Lovell Kent Racing Honda | Honda | 52 | Danny Kent [21] | 1–7 |
Crendon Honda by Hawk Racing | Honda | 65 | Josh Owens [22] | 1–7 |
6 | Michael Dunlop | 9–10 | ||
MasterMac by Hawk Racing Honda | Honda | 86 | Charlie Nesbitt [23] | All |
Milenco by Padgetts Motorcycles Honda | Honda | 74 | Davey Todd [24] | 1–3 |
Starline Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 79 | Storm Stacey [25] | All |
SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | BMW | 83 | Danny Buchan [26] | 1, 3–8 |
74 | Davey Todd | 9 | ||
Lee Hardy Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 97 | Bradley Perie [27] | All |
ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team | BMW | 91 | Leon Haslam | All |
Hawk Racing | Honda | 6 | Michael Dunlop | 2 |
Roadhouse Macau Racing/FHO BMW | BMW | 11 | Brian McCormack | 2 |
Marvel HCL Motorsport | Honda | 54 | Franco Bourne | 10-11 |
Milwaukee BMW Motorrad | BMW | 74 | Davey Todd | 10-11 |
Cumins by Team IWR Honda | Honda | 75 | Alex Olsen | 10-11 |
IN Competition | Aprilia | 89 | Fraser Rogers | 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 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Pos | Rider | Bike | SIL | OUL | DON | KNO | SNE | BRH | THR | CAD | 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 | ||||
1 | Tommy Bridewell | Ducati | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 24 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 455 |
2 | Glenn Irwin | Ducati | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | 454.5 |
3 | Kyle Ryde | Yamaha | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 422 |
4 | Lee Jackson | Kawasaki | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 376.5 |
5 | Leon Haslam | BMW | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 5 | 369 |
6 | Jason O'Halloran | Yamaha | 4 | 5 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 365.5 |
7 | Josh Brookes | BMW | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | 15 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 340 |
8 | Ryan Vickers | Yamaha | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Ret | WD | DSQ | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 4 | 306 | |||
9 | Christian Iddon | Ducati | 25 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 306 |
10 | Jack Kennedy | Yamaha | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 5 | Ret | 10 | Ret | WD | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 14 | Ret | 175 |
11 | Charlie Nesbitt | Honda | 12 | Ret | 17 | 11 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 6 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 174.5 |
12 | Peter Hickman | BMW | 11 | Ret | 12 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 16 | Ret | 12 | 20 | DNS | Ret | 8 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 173 |
13 | Storm Stacey | Kawasaki | 18 | 19 | 21 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 7 | Ret | 16 | 16 | Ret | 7 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 140.5 |
14 | Danny Kent | Honda | 9 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | DNS | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 115 | ||||||||||||
15 | Max Cook | Kawasaki | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | Ret | 4 | WD | WD | WD | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 114 |
16 | Tom Neave | Honda | Ret | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 12 | DNS | 15 | 23 | Ret | 14 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 14 | Ret | DNS | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 89 |
17 | Luke Mossey | BMW | 21 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 19 | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 15 | Ret | 67 |
18 | Andrew Irwin | Honda | 8 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | Bradley Perie | Kawasaki | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 17 | Ret | 19 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 19 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 42 |
20 | Franco Bourne | Honda | 19 | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 6 | DNS | 14 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 30 | ||||||||||||
21 | Dean Harrison | Kawasaki | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 12 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 22 | Ret | 20 | 26 | ||||||||||||
22 | Danny Buchan | BMW | 10 | Ret | DNS | 12 | Ret | 10 | DNS | 11 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | 12 | Ret | 21 | 19 | WD | WD | WD | 25 | ||||||||||||
23 | Tito Rabat | Yamaha | 10 | 13 | 10 | 21 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Davey Todd | Honda and BMW | 22 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 20 | DNS | DNS | 12 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 19 | Ret | 16 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
25 | Jack Scott | Kawasaki | 23 | Ret | DNS | 23 | 21 | 22 | 18 | Ret | 18 | 19 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 18 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | Ret | 18 | 10 |
26 | Josh Owens | Honda | 24 | 15 | 16 | 16 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 14 | DSQ | 13 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | Ret | Ret | WD | WD | WD | 9.5 | ||||||||||||
27 | Niccolò Canepa | Yamaha | Ret | 12 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Héctor Barberá | Honda | Ret | 18 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 21 | Ret | 17 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | WD | WD | WD | 9 | ||||||
29 | Louis Valleley | Kawasaki | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 20 | Ret | Ret | 23 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | Tim Neave | Yamaha | 16 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Luke Stapleford | Yamaha and Kawasaki | 19 | 16 | 20 | 16 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Alex Olsen | Honda | 22 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 20 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liam Delves | Kawasaki and Honda | 17 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 18 | Ret | 21 | 16 | 19 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 22 | DNS | Ret | 22 | 16 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Brayden Elliott | Kawasaki | 18 | 19 | Ret | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fraser Rogers | Aprilia | 17 | Ret | 19 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Dunlop | Honda | Ret | Ret | DNS | 19 | Ret | Ret | 21 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tom Booth-Amos | Honda | 20 | Ret | 22 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shaun Winfield | Honda | 22 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brian McCormack | BMW | 25 | Ret | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luke Hopkins | Kawasaki | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matt Truelove | Honda | DNP | DNP | DNP | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Rider | Bike | SIL | OUL | DON | KNO | SNE | BRH | THR | CAD | OUL | DON | BRH | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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