The British Supersport Championship, National Superstock 1000 & 600 and the British Motostar Championship are the four main championship series that are run as support races alongside the British Superbike Championship. In 2012 the Motostar category replaced the defunct 125cc category that had been running since the start of the British Superbike Championship in 1988, Motostar was open to both 125 and 250 machines similar to Moto 3 machines. The Supersport racing started in 1989 and is a class comprising 600cc Motorcycles that are allowed racing modifications and custom tuning. It wasn't until 2000 that the Superstock 1000 category replaced the defunct 250cc category, with the Superstock 600 championship being the newest addition on the support series in 2008. In 2010 the Superstock 1000 and Superstock 600 categories also supported the British rounds of the Superbike World Championship and the Moto GP both at Silverstone.
Sport | Motorcycle sport |
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No. of teams | 6 manufacturers (Ducati, Kawasaki, MV Agusta, Suzuki, Triumph, Yamaha) |
Most recent champion(s) | Jack Kennedy |
British Supersport Championship is a support series to the British Superbike Championship (BSB). Until 2011 the British Supersport championship ran a single race at every BSB event, since then it has been expanded and now runs two rounds every BSB event. The machines are 600cc production bikes that are allowed a set amount of tuning and aftermarket parts. The BSS championship is seen as a stepping stone for the younger talent to go up to the British Superbike Championship, riders such as: Tom Sykes, Cal Crutchlow and Leon Camier having come through this championship in the past.
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Year | Class | Rider | Motorcycle | Notes | Ref |
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1989 | Supersport 600 | Rodney Knapp | Yamaha | [1] | |
1990 | Supersport 600 | John Reynolds | Kawasaki | [2] | |
1991 | Supersport 600 | Ian Simpson | Yamaha | [3] | |
1992 | Supersport 600 | Phil Borley | Honda | [4] | |
1993 | Supersport 600 | Jim Moodie | Honda | [5] | |
1994 | Supersport 600 | Ian Simpson | Honda | [6] | |
1995 | Supersport 600 | Mike Edwards | Honda | [7] | |
1996 | Supercup Thunderbike | Dave Heal | Honda | [8] | |
1997 | Supersport 600 | Paul Brown | Honda | [9] | |
1998 | Supersport 600 | John Crawford | Suzuki | [10] | |
1999 | Supersport 600 | John Crawford | Suzuki | [11] | |
2000 | Supersport | Jim Moodie | Yamaha | [12] | |
2001 | Supersport | Karl Harris | Suzuki | [13] | |
2002 | Supersport | Stuart Easton | Ducati | [14] | |
2003 | Supersport | Karl Harris | Honda | [15] | |
2004 | Supersport | Karl Harris | Honda | Harris Finished on 232 points with 6 wins and 2 DNFs from 13 rides | [16] |
2005 | Supersport | Leon Camier | Honda | Camier finished with 202 points including 4 wins and 2 DNFs in 13 racers | [17] |
2006 | Supersport | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | Crutchlow won the title easily with 242 Points 6 wins and 2 DNFs from 13 races | [18] |
2007 | Supersport | Michael Laverty | Suzuki | [19] | |
2008 | Supersport | Glen Richards | Triumph | Richards collected a total of 240 points with 4 wins and 0 DNFs from 12 races | [20] |
2009 | Supersport | Steve Plater | Honda | 215 Points with 4 wins | [21] |
2010 | Supersport | Sam Lowes | Honda | [22] | |
2011 | Supersport | Alastair Seeley | Suzuki | [23] | |
2012 | Supersport | Glen Richards | Triumph | [24] | |
2013 | Supersport | Stuart Easton | Yamaha | [25] | |
2014 | Supersport | Billy McConnell | Triumph | [26] | |
2015 | Supersport | Luke Stapleford | Triumph | [27] | |
2016 | Supersport | Tarran Mackenzie | Kawasaki | [28] | |
2017 | Supersport | Keith Farmer | Yamaha | [29] | |
2018 | Supersport | Jack Kennedy | Yamaha | [30] | |
2019 | Supersport | Jack Kennedy | Yamaha | [31] | |
2020 | Supersport | Rory Skinner | Yamaha | [32] | |
2021 | Supersport | Jack Kennedy | Kawasaki | [33] | |
2022 | Supersport | Jack Kennedy | Yamaha | [34] |
Sport | Motorcycle sport |
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First season | 2018 |
No. of teams | 4 manufacturers (Kalex, Spirit, Harris, Chassis Factory) |
Most recent champion(s) | Jack Scott |
The British GP2 Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Quattro Group British GP2 Cup, is a support series to the British Superbike Championship (BSB).
Founded in 2018, the series races alongside the British Supersport Championship, although the two have separate classifications.
The bikes have prototype chassis like those used in Moto2 and use full-slick tyres (unlike Supersport), but their engines must adhere to Superstock600 regulations, with an output limit of 128 hp.
Mason Law is the reigning champion having claimed the 2020 title racing for Spirit Moto Corsa. The previous two champions Kyle Ryde (2019) and Josh Owens (2018) raced for Team Kovara Projects RS Racing aboard Kalex machinery.
Year | Rider | Motorcycle | Ref |
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2018 | Josh Owens | Kalex | [30] |
2019 | Kyle Ryde | Kalex | [31] |
2020 | Mason Law | Spirit | [32] |
2021 | Charlie Nesbitt | Kalex | [35] |
2022 | Jack Scott | Kalex | [36] |
Sport | Motorcycle sport |
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No. of teams | 6 manufacturers (Aprilia, BMW, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha) |
Most recent champion(s) | Davey Todd |
The National Superstock 1000 Championship is a support race for the British Superbike Championship, the superstock 1000 meaning that all the bikes have to be of a stock spec. This means that racing is much cheaper than in other categories as such this category gets many more entrants than any other class on the BSB grid.
Year | Rider | Motorcycle | Notes | Ref |
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2001 | Paul Young | 236 Points | [13] | |
2002 | David Jefferies | 237 Points | [37] | |
2003 | Andy Tinsley | 178 Points | [38] | |
2004 | Danny Beaumont | 214 Points | [39] | |
2005 | Lee Jackson | 194 Points | [40] | |
2006 | Brendan Roberts | 216 Points | [41] | |
2007 | Glen Richards | Yamaha | 223 Points | [42] |
2008 | Steve Brogan | Honda | 273 points & Won 8 of the 12 races | [20] |
2009 | Alastair Seeley | Suzuki | 241 Points, won the first 9 meetings, moving to Superbike class for the last 2 races | [21] |
2010 | Jon Kirkham | BMW | [22] | |
2011 | Richard Cooper | BMW | [23] | |
2011 | Richard Cooper | BMW | [23] | |
2012 | Keith Farmer | Kawasaki | [24] | |
2013 | Hudson Kennaugh | Kawasaki | [25] | |
2014 | Danny Buchan | Kawasaki | [26] | |
2015 | Joshua Elliott | Kawasaki | [27] | |
2016 | Taylor Mackenzie | BMW | [43] | |
2017 | Danny Buchan | Kawasaki | [44] | |
2018 | Keith Farmer | BMW | [45] | |
2019 | Richard Cooper | Suzuki | [46] | |
2020 | Chrissy Rouse | BMW | [47] | |
2021 | Tom Neave | Honda | ||
2022 | Davey Todd | Honda | 286 Points | [48] |
Sport | Motorcycle sport |
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No. of teams | 4 manufacturers (Kawasaki, MV Agusta, Triumph, Yamaha) |
Most recent champion(s) | Max Cook |
The National Superstock 600 Championship is a support race for the British Superbike Championship. Superstock 600 meaning that all the bikes have to be an essentially stock specification, based on the bikes that are produced for public road use, with a maximum engine size of 600cc.
Year | Rider | Motorcycle | Notes | Ref |
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2008 | Lee Johnston | Yamaha | 207 with 1 win | [20] |
2009 | Jamie Hamilton | Kawasaki | 165 with 2 wins | [21] |
2010 | Josh Day | Yamaha | 3 wins, 5 pole positions | [22] |
2011 | Keith Farmer | Yamaha | [23] | |
2012 | Lee Jackson | Kawasaki | [24] | |
2013 | Luke Hedger | Kawasaki | [25] | |
2014 | Kyle Ryde | Yamaha | [26] | |
2015 | Mason Law | Kawasaki | [27] | |
2016 | Jordan Weaving | Kawasaki | [49] | |
2017 | Dan Stamper | Yamaha | [50] | |
2018 | Ryan Vickers | Yamaha | [51] | |
2019 | Korie McGreevy | Triumph | [52] | |
2020 | Ben Luxton | Kawasaki | [53] | |
2021 | Jack Nixon | Yamaha | ||
2022 | Max Cook | Yamaha |
Sport | Motorcycle sport |
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No. of teams | 3 manufacturers (KTM, Honda, Mahindra) |
Most recent champion(s) | Brandon Paasch Scott Ogden (Standard) |
The British Motostar Championship was a support race for the British Superbike Championship, this class developed from the defunct 125cc category. At the end of the 2015 season the 125cc class ended and the newer 250cc Moto3 bikes were allowed in this class as a way of a stepping stone to the Moto3 class at world championship level which runs 250cc Moto3 bikes.
Year | Class | Rider | Motorcycle | Notes | Ref |
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1996 | 125cc | Robin Appleyard | 306 Points | [8] | |
1997 | 125cc | Darren Barton | Honda | 204 Points | [9] |
1998 | 125cc | Chris Palmer | Honda | 159 Points | [10] |
1999 | 125cc | Darren Barton | Honda | 205 Points | [11] |
2000 | 125cc | Kenny Tibble | Honda | 168 Points | [12] |
2001 | 125cc | Leon Camier | 178 Points, beating Casey Stoner to the title by 3 points | [13] | |
2002 | 125cc | Chris Martin | 289 Points | [37] | |
2003 | 125cc | Michael Wilcox | 183 Points | [38] | |
2004 | 125cc | Christian Elkin | 224 Points | [39] | |
2005 | 125cc | Christian Elkin | 197 Points | [40] | |
2006 | 125cc | Daniel Cooper | 207 Points | [41] | |
2007 | 125cc | Luke Jones | 249 Points | [42] | |
2008 | 125cc | Matthew Hoyle | Honda | 190 points winning 6 of the 12 Races | [20] |
2009 | 125cc | James Lodge | Honda | 182 points winning only 1 race of 12 | [21] |
2010 | 125cc | James Lodge | Honda | [22] | |
2011 | 125cc | Kyle Ryde | Honda | [23] | |
2012 | 125cc | Luke Hedger | 185 Points | [24] | |
2013 | 125cc | Tom Carne | 208 Points | [25] | |
2014 | 125cc | Edward Rendell | Honda | 208 Points | [26] |
2015 | 125cc | Josh Owens | Honda | 208 Points | [27] |
Year | Class | Rider | Motorcycle | Notes | Ref |
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2013 | 250cc | Joe Francis | 214 Points | [25] | |
2014 | 250cc | Jordan Weaving | 225 Points | [26] | |
2015 | 250cc | Scott Deroue | KTM | 473 Points | [27] |
2016 | 250cc | Charlie Nesbitt | KTM | [54] | |
2017 | 250cc | Tom Booth-Amos | KTM | [55] | |
2018 | 250cc | Jake Archer | KTM | [56] | |
2019 | 250cc | Brandon Paasch | KTM | [57] |
Year | Class | Rider | Motorcycle | Notes | Ref |
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2016 | 250cc | Dan Jones | Honda | [54] | |
2017 | 250cc | Max Cook | Honda | [55] | |
2018 | 250cc | Víctor Rodríguez | Honda | [56] | |
2019 | 250cc | Scott Ogden | Honda | [57] |
Sport | Motorcycle sport |
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No. of teams | 1 manufacturer (KTM) |
Most recent champion(s) | Fenton Seabright |
Official website | http://www.ktmrccup.com/ |
The KTM British Junior Cup was a support race for the British Superbike Championship, open to riders 13-18-years old. Every rider lined up on an identical 'Cup' variation of the KTM RC390. The series gave equal opportunity and level playing field for emerging talent across eight events incorporating 20 points-scoring races. Former MCE BSB rider Steve Plater was the Series ambassador.
In 2015 at the Snetterton Circuit, Thomas Strudwick became the youngest ever rider to win a British Championship Race at 13 years, 247 days beating previous record holder Kyle Ryde.
The 2016 KTM British Junior Cup was won by 15 year old Aaron Wright from Northern Ireland. Wright secured the title with 3 races to spare following 11 wins from 15 completed races and a total of 298 points. [58]
Year | Rider | Motorcycle | Notes | Ref |
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2015 | Cameron Fraser | KTM | 304 points | [27] |
2016 | Aaron Wright | KTM | 298 points | [59] |
2017 | Fenton Seabright | KTM | 380 points | [60] |
Sport | Motorcycle sport |
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No. of teams | 3 manufacturers (Kawasaki, KTM, Yamaha) |
Most recent champion(s) | Finn Smart-Weeden (2023) |
Year | Rider | Motorcycle | Ref |
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2018 | Eunan McGlinchey | Kawasaki | [61] |
2019 | Elliot Pinson | Kawasaki | [62] |
2020 | Owen Jenner | Kawasaki | [63] |
2021 | Cameron Dawson | Kawasaki | [64] |
2022 | James McManus | Kawasaki | [65] |
2023 | Finn Smart-Weeden | Kawasaki | [66] |
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