Sport | Motorcycle sport |
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No. of teams | Seven manufacturers (Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Triumph, Yamaha, MV) |
Most recent champion(s) | Benjamin Currie ( Ducati ) |
British Supersport Championship is a support series to the British Superbike Championship (BSB) for engine capacities smaller than Superbike. British Supersport runs one or two rounds per weekend at each BSB event. The BSS championship is seen as a stepping stone for the younger talent to progress to the British Superbike Championship or to World level classes. Riders such as: Tom Sykes, Cal Crutchlow, Sam Lowes, Alex Lowes, Jonathan Rea Leon Camier and Rory Skinner; all raced in this championship during their early careers.
From 2018, a new British GP2 class was introduced to be run within existing Supersport races. Devised by MSVR, it is based on Moto2 Honda-engined machines. [1]
From 2023 season onwards, new engine regulations are in force allowing larger engines to be used, dependent on the number of cylinders, from manufacturers such as Ducati and MV. [2] [3]
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Season | Class | Rider | Motorcycle | Notes | Ref |
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1989 | Supersport 600 | ![]() | Yamaha | [8] | |
1990 | Supersport 600 | ![]() | Kawasaki | [9] | |
1991 | Supersport 600 | ![]() | Yamaha | [10] | |
1992 | Supersport 600 | ![]() | Honda | [11] | |
1993 | Supersport 600 | ![]() | Honda | [12] | |
1994 | Supersport 600 | ![]() | Honda | [13] | |
1995 | Supersport 600 | ![]() | Honda | [14] | |
1996 | Supercup Thunderbike | ![]() | Honda | [15] | |
1997 | Supersport 600 | ![]() | Honda | [16] | |
1998 | Supersport 600 | ![]() | Suzuki | [17] | |
1999 | Supersport 600 | ![]() | Suzuki | [18] | |
2000 | Supersport | ![]() | Yamaha | ||
2001 | Supersport | ![]() | Suzuki | ||
2002 | Supersport | ![]() | Ducati | [19] | |
2003 | Supersport | ![]() | Honda | [20] | |
2004 | Supersport | ![]() | Honda | Harris Finished on 232 points with 6 wins and 2 DNFs from 13 races | [21] |
2005 | Supersport | ![]() | Honda | Camier finished with 202 points including 4 wins and 2 DNFs in 13 races | [22] |
2006 | Supersport | ![]() | Honda | Crutchlow won the title easily with 242 Points 6 wins and 2 DNFs from 13 races | [23] |
2007 | Supersport | ![]() | Suzuki | [24] | |
2008 | Supersport | ![]() | Triumph | Richards collected a total of 240 points with 4 wins and 0 DNFs from 12 races | [25] |
2009 | Supersport | ![]() | Honda | 215 Points with 4 wins | |
2010 | Supersport | ![]() | Honda | ||
2011 | Supersport | ![]() | Suzuki | ||
2012 | Supersport | ![]() | Triumph | ||
2013 | Supersport | ![]() | Yamaha | ||
2014 | Supersport | ![]() | Triumph | ||
2015 | Supersport | ![]() | Triumph | ||
2016 | Supersport | ![]() | Kawasaki | ||
2017 | Supersport | ![]() | Yamaha | ||
2018 | Supersport | ![]() | Yamaha | ||
2019 | Supersport | ![]() | Integro Yamaha | ||
2020 | Supersport | ![]() | Yamaha | Youngest ever champion at 19 years and seven days | [26] |
2021 | Supersport | ![]() | Kawasaki | [27] | |
2022 | Supersport | ![]() | Yamaha | [28] | |
2023 | Supersport | ![]() | Ducati | Champion with 406 points, 6 wins and 14 podium places overall | [29] |
Season | Class | Rider | Motorcycle | Notes | Ref |
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2018 | GP2 | ![]() | Kalex | ||
2019 | ![]() | Kalex | [30] | ||
2020 | ![]() | Spirit | [31] | ||
2021 | ![]() | Kalex | 470 points, 95 points ahead of 2nd placed Mason Law | [32] | |
2022 | ![]() | Kalex | 376 points, 55 points ahead of 2nd placed Cameron Fraser | [33] | |
2023 | ![]() | Chassis Factory | 513 points, 83 points ahead of 2nd placed Harry Rowlings | [29] |
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