British Supersport Championship

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British Supersport Championship
Sport Motorcycle sport
No. of teamsSeven manufacturers (Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Triumph, Yamaha, MV)
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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 and Leon Camier all raced in this championship during their early careers.

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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]

Race weekend

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Scoring system

Current Points System
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Machines used

Supersport

* For the 2021 season, oversize engines were allowed as a 'pilot' scheme prior to full implementation in 2022 [5] [6]
* From 2022, machines including extra capacity engines followed FIM homologation requirements [7] [3]

British GP2

British Supersport Champions

SeasonClassRiderMotorcycleNotesRef
1989 Supersport 600 Flag of England.svg Paul Brookes Yamaha [8]
1990 Supersport 600 Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Kawasaki [9]
1991 Supersport 600 Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Simpson Yamaha [10]
1992 Supersport 600 Flag of England.svg Phil Borley Honda [11]
1993 Supersport 600 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Moodie Honda [12]
1994 Supersport 600 Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Simpson Honda [13]
1995 Supersport 600 Flag of England.svg Mike Edwards Honda [14]
1996 Supercup Thunderbike Flag of England.svg Dave Heal Honda [15]
1997 Supersport 600 Flag of England.svg Paul Brown Honda [16]
1998 Supersport 600 Flag of Scotland.svg John Crawford Suzuki [17]
1999 Supersport 600 Flag of Scotland.svg John Crawford Suzuki [18]
2000 Supersport Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Moodie Yamaha
2001 Supersport Flag of England.svg Karl Harris Suzuki
2002 Supersport Flag of Scotland.svg Stuart Easton Ducati [19]
2003 Supersport Flag of England.svg Karl Harris Honda [20]
2004 Supersport Flag of England.svg Karl Harris Honda Harris Finished on 232 points with 6 wins and 2 DNFs from 13 races [21]
2005 Supersport Flag of England.svg Leon Camier Honda Camier finished with 202 points including 4 wins and 2 DNFs in 13 races [22]
2006 Supersport Flag of England.svg Cal Crutchlow Honda Crutchlow won the title easily with 242 Points 6 wins and 2 DNFs from 13 races [23]
2007 Supersport Ulster Banner.svg Michael Laverty Suzuki [24]
2008 Supersport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glen Richards Triumph Richards collected a total of 240 points with 4 wins and 0 DNFs from 12 races [25]
2009 Supersport Flag of England.svg Steve Plater Honda 215 Points with 4 wins
2010 Supersport Flag of England.svg Sam Lowes Honda
2011 Supersport Ulster Banner.svg Alastair Seeley Suzuki
2012 Supersport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glen Richards Triumph
2013 Supersport Flag of Scotland.svg Stuart Easton Yamaha
2014 Supersport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Billy McConnell Triumph
2015 Supersport Flag of England.svg Luke Stapleford Triumph
2016 Supersport Flag of Scotland.svg Tarran Mackenzie Kawasaki
2017 Supersport Ulster Banner.svg Keith Farmer Yamaha
2018 Supersport Flag of Ireland.svg Jack Kennedy Yamaha
2019 Supersport Flag of Ireland.svg Jack KennedyIntegro Yamaha
2020 Supersport Flag of Scotland.svg Rory Skinner Yamaha Youngest ever champion at 19 years and seven days [26]
2021 Supersport Flag of Ireland.svg Jack Kennedy Kawasaki [27]
2022 Supersport Flag of Ireland.svg Jack Kennedy Yamaha [28]
2023 Supersport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Currie Ducati Champion with 406 points, 6 wins and 14 podium places overall [29]

British GP2 Champions

SeasonClassRiderMotorcycleNotesRef
2018GP2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Owens Kalex
2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Ryde Kalex [30]
2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mason LawSpirit [31]
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Nesbitt Kalex 470 points, 95 points ahead of 2nd placed Mason Law [32]
2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Scott Kalex 376 points, 55 points ahead of 2nd placed Cameron Fraser [33]
2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cameron FrasersChassis Factory513 points, 83 points ahead of 2nd placed Harry Rowlings [29]

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