2022 British Superbike Championship

The 2022 British Superbike Championship season was the 35th British Superbike Championship season. The title was won by Bradley Ray. The season was marred by the death of Chrissy Rouse a few days after an incident during the final race at Donington Park.

Teams and riders

2022 Entry List[1]
Team Constructor No. Rider Rounds
McAMS Yamaha Yamaha 1 Scotland Tarran Mackenzie[2] 3–9
22 Australia Jason O'Halloran[3] All
Honda Racing UK[4] Honda 2 Northern Ireland Glenn Irwin All
13 Japan Takumi Takahashi All
68 England Tom Neave All
88 Japan Ryo Mizuno All
iForce BMW BMW 4 England Dan Linfoot[5] 1–5
12 England Luke Mossey[6] 6, 8, 10
44 Wales Dan Jones [7] 1–7
DAO Racing Kawasaki 5 England Dean Harrison[8] 1–2, 4–11
NP Motorcycles Kawasaki Kawasaki 6 England James East 3–7
FHO Racing BMW BMW 7 England Ryan Vickers[9] All
60 England Peter Hickman[10] All
FS-3 Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki 11 Scotland Rory Skinner[11] 1–9
14 England Lee Jackson[12] All
TAG Racing Honda 12 England Luke Mossey[13] 1–5
53 Spain Tito Rabat[14] 6-7
53 England Shaun Winfield 7
Black Onyx Security Honda Honda 16 England Luke Hopkins[15] 1–7
SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad BMW 18 Northern Ireland Andrew Irwin[16] All
83 England Danny Buchan[17] All
Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha 20 Australia David Johnson 1–2
28 England Bradley Ray[18] All
37 England James Hillier 1
77 England Kyle Ryde[19] All
Buildbase Suzuki delivered by Hawk Racing [20] Suzuki 21 England Christian Iddon 1–9, 11
86 England Charlie Nesbitt 10-11
52 England Danny Kent All
MCE Ducati Ducati 25 Australia Josh Brookes All
66 England Tom Sykes All
Powerslide/Catfoss Racing Suzuki 27 South Africa Bjorn Estment[21] 1–2
33 Finland Eemeli Lahti 10-11
Rapid CDH Racing Kawasaki 34 England Liam Delves[22] All
65 England Josh Owens[23] All
Oxford Products Racing Ducati 46 England Tommy Bridewell[24] All
Specsavers Suzuki[25] Suzuki 55 England Leon Jeacock[26] All
Crowe Performance BMW 69 England Chrissy Rouse[27] 1–10
Team LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki Kawasaki 79 England Storm Stacey[28] All
Lee Hardy Racing as VisionTrack Kawasaki Kawasaki 91 England Leon Haslam[29] All
Milenco by Padgetts Motorcycles Honda 24 Isle of Man Conor Cummins 2
74 England Davey Todd 11
Mar-Train Racing Yamaha 4 Republic of Ireland Jack Kennedy 10-11

Race calendar and results

2022 calendar[30]
Main Season
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team
1 R1 England Silverstone National 16 April Northern Ireland Glenn Irwin England Kyle Ryde Northern Ireland Glenn Irwin Honda Racing UK
R2 17 April England Bradley Ray Northern Ireland Glenn Irwin Honda Racing UK
R3 England Danny Buchan Northern Ireland Glenn Irwin Honda Racing UK
2 R1 England Oulton Park 1 May England Kyle Ryde England Bradley Ray England Bradley Ray Rich Energy OMG Racing
R2 2 May England Bradley Ray England Bradley Ray Rich Energy OMG Racing
R3 England Bradley Ray England Lee Jackson FS-3 Racing Kawasaki
3 R1 England Donington Park National 21 May Australia Jason O'Halloran Australia Jason O'Halloran England Kyle Ryde Rich Energy OMG Racing
R2 22 May England Kyle Ryde Australia Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
R3 Australia Jason O'Halloran Australia Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
4 R1 Scotland Knockhill 18 June England Bradley Ray England Bradley Ray England Bradley Ray Rich Energy OMG Racing
R2 19 June Scotland Rory Skinner Australia Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
R3 Scotland Rory Skinner Australia Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
5 R1 England Brands Hatch GP 23 July Australia Jason O'Halloran Scotland Tarran Mackenzie Australia Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
R2 24 July Scotland Tarran Mackenzie Scotland Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha
R3 Scotland Tarran Mackenzie Scotland Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha
6 R1 England Thruxton 13 August Australia Jason O'Halloran England Bradley Ray Australia Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
R2 14 August England Bradley Ray Australia Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
R3 England Peter Hickman Scotland Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha
7 R1 England Cadwell Park 28 August England Bradley Ray England Tommy Bridewell England Bradley Ray Rich Energy OMG Racing
R2 29 August England Bradley Ray England Danny Buchan SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad
R3 England Peter Hickman England Danny Buchan SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad
8 R1 England Snetterton 300 10 September England Christian Iddon England Bradley Ray England Bradley Ray Rich Energy OMG Racing
R2 11 September Scotland Tarran Mackenzie England Bradley Ray Rich Energy OMG Racing
R3 Scotland Tarran Mackenzie England Bradley Ray Rich Energy OMG Racing
The Showdown
9 R1 England Oulton Park 24 September England Bradley Ray Australia Jason O'Halloran England Bradley Ray Rich Energy OMG Racing
R2 25 September England Tommy Bridewell England Lee Jackson FS-3 Racing Kawasaki
R3 England Bradley Ray England Tommy Bridewell Oxford Products Racing
10 R1 England Donington Park GP 1 October Australia Jason O'Halloran England Peter Hickman England Tom Sykes MCE Ducati
R2 2 October England Tom Sykes England Tom Sykes MCE Ducati
R3 England Bradley Ray England Bradley Ray Rich Energy OMG Racing
11 R1 England Brands Hatch GP 15 October Northern Ireland Glenn Irwin Northern Ireland Glenn Irwin Northern Ireland Glenn Irwin Honda Racing UK
R2 16 October Northern Ireland Glenn Irwin England Peter Hickman FHO Racing BMW
R3 Northern Ireland Andrew Irwin Northern Ireland Glenn Irwin Honda Racing UK

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Scoring system

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 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1


Pos Rider Bike SIL
England 		OUL
England 		DON
England 		KNO
Scotland 		BRH
England 		THR
England 		CAD
England 		SNE
England 		OUL
England 		DON
England 		BRH
England 		Pts
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
The Championship Showdown
1 England Bradley Ray Yamaha 3 Ret 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 1 4 2 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 5 4 2 1 5 Ret 6 1192
2 Northern Ireland Glenn Irwin Honda 1 1 1 11 9 7 5 Ret Ret 7 8 6 Ret 10 3 4 6 4 9 9 8 9 4 4 4 4 2 5 3 3 1 3 1 1171
3 England Tommy Bridewell Ducati 7 8 7 6 Ret 2 8 Ret Ret 8 5 5 3 3 5 10 10 7 5 3 3 19 3 7 2 2 1 8 6 4 4 5 4 1141
4 England Lee Jackson Kawasaki 9 4 8 9 2 1 4 3 3 4 2 3 9 Ret 10 6 5 5 DNS 14 12 6 8 10 6 1 3 6 5 7 Ret DNS DNS 1095
5 Australia Jason O'Halloran Yamaha 5 6 5 8 6 6 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 4 8 9 12 9 5 Ret DNS DNS 2 7 Ret 6 Ret DNS 1087
6 England Kyle Ryde Yamaha 2 2 10 3 4 10 1 Ret 4 6 9 9 5 7 7 13 18 Ret 12 15 16 3 6 8 9 Ret 9 7 11 6 9 4 10 1077
7 Scotland Tarran Mackenzie Yamaha 10 6 11 DNS 10 8 2 1 1 2 2 1 11 11 10 2 2 3 Ret DNS DNS 1031
8 Scotland Rory Skinner Kawasaki 4 3 4 2 5 4 7 8 4 3 3 Ret 7 6 9 7 7 9 2 5 5 DNS 11 DNS 8 DNS DNS 1017
BSB Riders Cup
9 England Peter Hickman BMW 11 7 9 5 8 9 9 4 Ret 13 Ret 12 11 12 8 5 4 Ret 6 7 6 8 5 2 DSQ 10 7 3 8 11 2 1 5 283
10 England Danny Buchan BMW 10 9 6 10 11 13 12 13 9 5 7 4 Ret 15 13 14 8 Ret 3 1 1 Ret 7 Ret 5 5 4 12 12 5 7 2 3 272
11 England Leon Haslam Kawasaki Ret 15 13 13 3 5 Ret 5 Ret 11 Ret 11 8 5 6 8 9 6 8 4 4 5 17 6 3 6 14 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret DNS 205
12 England Tom Sykes Ducati 12 Ret 16 15 13 11 11 11 7 12 11 10 13 8 Ret 9 12 10 Ret 10 20 7 10 Ret 10 7 6 1 1 Ret 10 10 11 187
13 Northern Ireland Andrew Irwin BMW 6 5 3 12 Ret Ret 17 14 12 14 Ret 16 14 Ret 12 Ret 13 8 7 6 7 Ret Ret 9 Ret 9 12 Ret 4 2 3 17 2 181
14 Australia Josh Brookes Ducati 13 11 18 4 10 8 13 10 8 10 6 7 6 Ret Ret 20 15 Ret 10 Ret 11 13 12 11 10 8 8 11 9 16 Ret 9 7 161
15 England Christian Iddon Suzuki 8 10 11 7 7 14 6 7 6 Ret DNS DNS 10 Ret 11 12 11 11 18 12 Ret 4 Ret Ret 7 DNS DNS Ret 7 9 135
16 England Danny Kent Suzuki 17 18 15 21 19 Ret DNS DNS DNS 19 14 Ret 12 9 Ret Ret 22 15 15 16 14 10 Ret 12 12 12 10 17 14 9 8 6 8 77
17 England Ryan Vickers BMW 14 13 19 14 12 Ret Ret 9 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 11 Ret 13 13 13 13 Ret DNS DNS Ret 13 13 10 10 8 Ret Ret 13 65
18 England Storm Stacey Kawasaki 20 Ret Ret 16 14 12 Ret Ret 14 9 Ret 13 Ret 19 20 25 24 18 19 19 17 15 13 Ret Ret 11 11 16 19 12 17 14 16 38
19 England Tom Neave Honda 15 14 12 17 15 Ret 19 DNS DNS 17 13 14 17 11 Ret 16 Ret 20 14 17 19 14 14 13 13 Ret Ret 13 Ret 14 Ret 16 17 35
20 Japan Takumi Takahashi Honda 16 16 17 25 21 17 16 16 15 21 16 15 18 13 14 23 20 14 DNS 20 15 11 Ret 17 16 14 16 14 15 15 13 13 15 28
21 England Charlie Nesbitt Suzuki 19 13 13 11 8 12 23
22 England Chrissy Rouse† BMW Ret Ret DNS 18 16 Ret 14 12 10 16 12 17 Ret 16 15 Ret 16 17 Ret 21 Ret Ret DNS Ret 15 Ret 17 18 17 DNS 18
23 Japan Ryo Mizuno Honda Ret 17 20 22 22 21 15 15 13 18 15 Ret 22 Ret 21 15 14 12 20 22 21 16 15 14 18 15 20 15 16 20 Ret 18 19 18
24 England Josh Owens Kawasaki 18 Ret 21 19 18 18 18 17 Ret Ret 20 Ret 15 14 16 21 23 16 17 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 17 DNS 18 20 Ret 19 12 11 14 14
25 England Dean Harrison Kawasaki 22 Ret DNS 23 17 16 22 17 18 Ret 18 19 22 17 Ret 16 18 18 Ret Ret 15 14 Ret 15 21 18 Ret 16 12 Ret 8
26 England Dan Linfoot BMW Ret 12 14 20 20 15 20 18 Ret Ret 18 Ret Ret DNS DNS 7
27 Republic of Ireland Jack Kennedy Yamaha 22 Ret 17 14 Ret Ret 2
28 England Davey Todd Honda 15 15 Ret 2
England Leon Jeacock Suzuki 26 22 25 28 25 20 22 Ret Ret 24 19 20 21 20 22 18 21 19 21 23 Ret 17 Ret 16 Ret 16 19 24 20 18 18 19 18 0
England Liam Delves Kawasaki 28 23 Ret Ret Ret Ret 23 Ret DNS DNS 21 21 23 21 Ret 19 27 23 23 Ret DNS 18 16 Ret 19 17 Ret Ret DNS DNS 20 20 Ret 0
Wales Dan Jones BMW 21 Ret 22 27 23 19 Ret 19 16 Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret 17 19 DNS DNS WD WD 0
England Luke Mossey Honda/BMW 19 Ret Ret 24 Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS 20 Ret Ret 16 Ret 17 Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS 23 Ret DNS 0
England Luke Hopkins Honda 25 20 23 26 24 22 21 Ret Ret 23 Ret 19 19 17 18 24 26 21 22 Ret 22 0
Finland Eemeli Lahti Suzuki 25 Ret 21 19 21 20 0
Australia David Johnson Yamaha 27 19 Ret Ret DNS DNS 0
England James Hillier Yamaha 24 21 24 0
England James East Kawasaki Ret Ret Ret 25 Ret 22 24 22 23 Ret 25 22 Ret 24 23 0
South Africa Bjorn Estment Suzuki 23 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 0
Spain Tito Rabat Honda 26 28 Ret WD WD WD 0
Isle of Man Conor Cummins Honda 29 Ret DNS 0
England Shaun Winfield Honda DNP DNP DNP 0
Pos Rider Bike SIL
England 		OUL
England 		DON
England 		KNO
Scotland 		BRH
England 		THR
England 		CAD
England 		SNE
England 		OUL
England 		DON
England 		BRH
England 		Pts

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