The 2023 British Supersport Championship season was the 35th British Supersport Championship season, incorporating the 2023 British GP2 Cup. Jack Kennedy was the reigning series champion, but did not return to defend his title as he moved up to the 2023 British Superbike Championship. [1] [2] The season was marred by the sudden death of rider Damon Rees following a short illness. [3]
2023 Entry List [4] | |||||
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Team | Constructor | No. | Rider | Class | Rounds |
R&R Racing | Yamaha | 2 | T.J. Toms [5] | 1-11 | |
4 | Caolán Irwin [6] | 1-3 | |||
64 | Sam Munro | 5 | |||
Truelove Brothers | Triumph/Suzuki | 3 | Harry Truelove | 3, 8 | |
Milenco by Padgetts Motorcycles Honda | Honda | 4 | Davey Todd | 6 | |
BPE Yamaha | Yamaha | 4 | Dean Harrison | 9-11 | |
47 | Richard Cooper | 9, 11 | |||
Tech 5 Racing | Ducati | 5 | Matt Stevens | SSC | 2-3, 5-7, 10-11 |
PWR | Yamaha | 6 | Phil Wakefield | 1-4 | |
Macadam Racing | Yamaha | 7 | Tom Toparis [7] | 1-11 | |
41 | Jack Nixon [8] | 1 | |||
Profile / Road and Racing Performance | Kawasaki | 8 | Luke Stapleford | 1-8, 10 | |
Hawk/MD Racing | Yamaha | 9 | Michael Dunlop [9] | 2 | |
Krämer Racing | Krämer | 10 | Joe Collier [10] | GP2 | 1-8 |
10 | Barry Burrell | GP2 | 10-11 | ||
Team FR89 | Kalex | 11 | Lucca Allen | GP2 | 1, 3-11 |
ASTRO-JJR Suzuki | Suzuki | 12 | Jamie Perrin [11] | 1-11 | |
69 | Rhys Irwin [12] | 1-11 | |||
Ashcourt Racing | Yamaha | 13 | Lee Johnston | 1-2 | |
Completely Motorbikes Triumph | Triumph | 14 | James McManus | 1-11 | |
15 | Eugene McManus | 1-11 | |||
Go Racing/SGR | Chassis Factory | 16 | Harvey Claridge [13] | GP2 | 3, 5-11 |
73 | Harry Rowlings [14] | GP2 | 1-11 | ||
Right Gear Racing | Yamaha | 17 | Gareth Cunningham | SSC | 2-3, 6 |
Go Pink Racing | Ariane | 18 | Jodie Fieldhouse | GP2 | 1, 5-8 |
Merlin Motorsport | Kawasaki | 19 | Ben Grayson | SSC | 1-11 |
Motorcycle Race Parts Ducati | Ducati | 21 | Tom Tunstall | SSC | 2-3, 5-7, 9-11 |
Team Val-Tech Racing | Kawasaki | 22 | Eunan McGlinchey [15] | 1-11 | |
Jones Brothers Racing | Kawasaki | 23 | Osian Jones | 9-10 | |
Tommo#21 Racing | Triumph | 24 | Stephen Thomas | 7 | |
Exersci Yamaha | Yamaha | 26 | Tommy Fielding | 10 | |
Ready4Racing Vision Team | Ducati | 27 | Blaze Baker [16] | 1-2 | |
DANIK Group Motorsport | Triumph | 29 | Dan Burnham | 1, 7, 10 | |
Nykos Racing | Nykos | 30 | Owen Mellor | GP2 | 8-9, 11 |
Team Tolly Racing | Yamaha | 33 | Ben Tolliday | SSC | 2-4, 6, 8-11 |
JW Racing | Yamaha | 35 | Josh Wood | SSC | 1, 3, 5-6, 8-11 |
KTS Racing | Yamaha | 36 | Jamie Coward | SSC | 11 |
James Bull Racing | Yamaha | 37 | James Bull | SSC | 1-3, 5-7 |
JDF Racing | Ducati | 38 | Adon Davie | SSC | 1-4, 6-7, 9, 11 |
PHR Performance Triumph | Triumph | 41 | Jack Nixon [17] | 7-11 | |
47 | Richard Cooper | 8 | |||
True Heroes Racing/Laguna Motorcycles Ducati | Ducati | 44 | Charlie White | 1-3, 5-11 | |
50 | Dave Mackay | 2-3, 5-6 | |||
50 | Leon Wilton | 1, 7-11 | |||
RD Racing | Triumph | 45 | Jake Marsh | GP2 | 1-6, 8-11 |
BarneyRacing | Yamaha | 46 | Ash Barnes | 1-9 | |
Russell Racing | Yamaha | 47 | Richard Cooper | 2, 6 | |
Elmech Racing Team | Triumph | 49 | Luke Wallington | GP2 | 1-3, 5-11 |
EG Racing | Yamaha | 51 | Ryan Garside | SSC | 1-5, 7-10 |
Gearlink Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 54 | Tim Neave | 10 | |
55 | Zak Corderoy [18] | 1-11 | |||
96 | Tom Booth-Amos [19] | 1-9, 11 | |||
JMCC Roofing Racing | Yamaha | 56 | Adam McLean | 2, 4 | |
Seeeeeth Yamaha | Yamaha | 57 | Seth Crump | 1-11 | |
CM Racing / Team Xclusiv | Kawasaki | 59 | Caiden Wilkinson | 3, 6, 8, 10 | |
Oxford Products Racing Ducati | Ducati | 61 | Ben Currie | 1-11 | |
Go Racing Developments CFR | Chassis Factory | 66 | Cameron Fraser [20] | GP2 | 1-11 |
LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha | Yamaha | 67 | Casey O'Gorman [21] | 8, 10-11 | |
CF Motorsport | Yamaha | 68 | Carter Brown | 7 | |
Lee | Yamaha | 70 | Lee Wells | 8 | |
Peterpan Racing | Yamaha | 71 | Dave Grace | SSC | 2-3, 6-11 |
Macadam Racing with Specialised Group Racing | Yamaha | 72 | Max Wadsworth | 1-3, 8-11 | |
MPM Routz Racing | Yamaha | 74 | Jaimie van Sikkelerus [22] | 1-11 | |
Lee Devonport Racing | Yamaha | 75 | Lee Devonport | SSC | 1-2, 9-11 |
PreZ Racing Yamaha | Yamaha | 76 | Paul Jordan | 1-2 | |
JRM Ducati | Ducati | 77 | Jonathan Railton [23] | SSC | 1, 3-7, 10-11 |
Talentum Motorsport By Azure Notions | Yamaha | 78 | Freddie Barnes | 1-7, 9-11 | |
Highsparks Ducati | Ducati | 82 | Luke Jones | 1-11 | |
Swan Racing | Yamaha | 87 | Jake Hopper | 10-11 | |
Aalco Motorsport | Kawasaki | 88 | Harry Leigh | SSC | 1-3, 5-6, 10-11 |
NRG-MOTO.COM | Yamaha | 89 | Mark Conlin | SSC | 1, 3 |
Resideo Racing | Ducati | 90 | Craig Kennelly | SSC | 1-3, 5-7, 9, 11 |
K2 Trooper Triumph by PHR Performance | Triumph | 91 | Pierre-Yves Bian | 1-2 | |
Carl Cox Motorsport with Uggly & Co by Binch Pro | Yamaha | 92 | Damon Rees † | 1-4 | |
64 | Sam Munro | 6-7, 10-11 | |||
25 | Thomas Strudwick | 8-9 | |||
Dan Cooper Motorsport | Yamaha | 94 | George Edwards | 3 | |
Force One Racing team | MV Agusta | 99 | Harry Cook [24] | SSC | 1, 3, 5-7, 9-11 |
Key |
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Regular Rider |
Wildcard Rider |
Replacement rider |
GP2 GP2 Cup |
SSC Supersport Cup |
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers in the respective classes. 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 in the respective classes. 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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SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | ||||
1 | Ben Currie | Ducati | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 406 |
2 | Tom Booth-Amos | Kawasaki | 3 | Ret | 1 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 3 | DNS | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 333 | ||
3 | Tom Toparis | Yamaha | 4 | 3 | 14 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 288 |
4 | Rhys Irwin | Suzuki | Ret | 2 | 5 | 5 | DNS | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 282 |
5 | Luke Stapleford | Kawasaki | 2 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 8 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | DNS | 2 | 246 | ||||
6 | Jaimie van Sikkelerus | Yamaha | Ret | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 248 |
7 | Luke Jones | Ducati | Ret | 9 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 2 | 234 |
8 | T.J. Toms | Yamaha | 9 | 16 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 13 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 227 |
9 | Eugene McManus | Triumph | Ret | 8 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 203 |
11 | Jamie Perrin | Suzuki | 5 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | DSQ | Ret | 9 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 183 |
11 | Richard Cooper | Yamaha/Triumph | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | 182 | ||||||||||||
12 | Eunan McGlinchey | Kawasaki | Ret | 18 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNS | 8 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 5 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | DSQ | 3 | 11 | Ret | 6 | 116 |
13 | Zak Corderoy | Kawasaki | 13 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 9 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 7 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 111 |
14 | Jack Nixon | Yamaha | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 108 | ||||||||||
15 | Dean Harrison | Yamaha | 6 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | Max Wadsworth | Yamaha | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 11 | DNS | 15 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 65 | ||||||||
17 | Lee Johnston | Yamaha | 1 | 1 | Ret | 10 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | Seth Crump | Yamaha | 14 | 13 | 30 | 15 | 5 | Ret | 12 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | 23 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 18 | 11 | 60 |
19 | Damon Rees † | Yamaha | 7 | Ret | 20 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 54 | ||||||||||||||
20 | Sam Munro | Yamaha | 11 | 13 | 6 | 11 | DNS | DNS | Ret | 13 | DNS | 10 | 49 | ||||||||||||
21 | Casey O'Gorman | Yamaha | WD | WD | 5 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 46 | ||||||||||||||||
22 | Ash Barnes | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 14 | Ret | 17 | 14 | Ret | WD | WD | 35 | ||||
23 | James McManus | Triumph | 17 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 16 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 16 | Ret | 19 | 17 | 16 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 17 | Ret | 15 | 35 |
24 | Jonathan Railton | Ducati | DNS | DNS | 22 | Ret | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 24 | ||||||
25 | Blaze Baker | Ducati | 10 | 7 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Tom Tunstall | Ducati | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 | ||||||
27 | Michael Dunlop | Yamaha | 11 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Adam McLean | Yamaha | 13 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Rider | Bike | SIL | OUL | DON | KNO | SNE | BRH | THR | CAD | OUL | DON | BRH | Pts | |||||||||||
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