2015 British Superbike Championship

2015 British Superbike season

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The 2015 British Superbike Championship season is the 28th British Superbike Championship season. It began at Donington Park on 6 April and will end at the Brands Hatch GP circuit on 18 October. Shane Byrne is the defending champion.

Race calendar and results

2015 Calendar
Main Season
Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Rider	Winning Team
1	R1	Donington Park	6 April	Ryuichi Kiyonari	Shane Byrne	James Ellison	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2			Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
2	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	19 April	James Ellison	James Ellison	James Ellison	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2			James Ellison	James Ellison	James Ellison	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
3	R1	Oulton Park	4 May	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Tommy Bridewell	Tyco BMW Motorrad Racing
	R2			Josh Brookes	Shane Byrne	Stuart Easton	PBM Kawasaki
4	R1	Snetterton 300	21 June	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
	R2			Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
5	R1	Knockhill	5 July	Shane Byrne	James Ellison	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
	R2			James Ellison	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
6	R1	Brands Hatch GP	19 July	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
	R2			Shane Byrne	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
7	R1	Thruxton	2 August	Josh Brookes	Dan Linfoot	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
	R2			Dan Linfoot	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
8	R1	Cadwell Park	23 August	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
	R2			Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
9	R1	Oulton Park	5 September	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
	R2		6 September	Shane Byrne	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Milwaukee Yamaha
	R3			Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
The Showdown
10	R1	TT Circuit Assen	20 September
	R2
11	R1	Silverstone Arena GP	4 October
	R2
12	R1	Brands Hatch GP	17 October
	R2		18 October
	R3

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Pos Rider Bike DON BRH OUL SNE KNO BRH THR CAD OUL ASS SIL BRH Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 The Championship Showdown 1 Josh Brookes Yamaha 3 6 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 316 2 Shane Byrne Kawasaki 2 1 2 2 3 Ret 1 1 1 1 Ret 2 4 2 6 4 277 3 James Ellison Kawasaki 1 12 1 1 6 2 Ret 7 Ret Ret 3 4 DNS DNS 147 4 Tommy Bridewell BMW 6 8 Ret 6 1 Ret 4 5 7 DNS 4 Ret Ret 4 4 3 141 5 Stuart Easton Kawasaki 11 3 6 5 4 1 7 6 2 2 Ret DNS 139 6 Michael Laverty BMW 9 7 13 19 8 4 Ret 4 4 6 5 5 9 6 5 Ret 126 BSB Riders Cup 7 Dan Linfoot Honda 4 2 5 10 Ret 12 8 Ret 2 5 10 10 105 8 Jason O'Halloran Honda 19 11 5 10 7 5 3 3 5 5 Ret 9 DNS DNS 103 9 Richard Cooper Kawasaki 10 17 11 15 10 7 10 12 Ret 13 2 3 DNS Ret 93 BMW 8 7 10 Luke Mossey Kawasaki 15 19 12 24 Ret 13 9 13 8 Ret 7 7 6 3 7 6 90 11 Billy McConnell BMW Ret 9 9 9 14 8 17 14 12 21 10 6 8 15 3 6 88 12 Peter Hickman BMW 5 4 Ret 14 DNS DNS 12 15 10 9 Ret 13 Ret Ret 2 2 87 13 Howie Mainwaring Kawasaki Ret 14 7 7 9 6 8 Ret Ret DNS Ret 17 5 7 15 Ret 66 14 Christian Iddon Suzuki 7 5 Ret 12 17 15 16 9 Ret 10 13 8 Ret 20 9 13 59 15 James Westmoreland Kawasaki Ret Ret 17 17 13 11 Ret Ret 9 8 9 14 3 Ret 13 9 58 16 Ryuichi Kiyonari BMW 14 Ret 4 4 5 Ret 21 Ret Ret 4 16 18 17 17 14 Ret 54 17 Chris Walker Kawasaki 8 10 10 13 11 9 6 Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret 15 12 Ret 15 51 18 Lee Jackson BMW 13 13 18 23 15 10 Ret 19 11 11 12 11 DNS 9 12 11 48 19 Danny Buchan Kawasaki Ret Ret 14 8 Ret 17 13 17 6 7 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 8 40 20 Broc Parkes Yamaha 16 Ret 8 11 Ret 22 11 11 14 14 11 10 DNS DNS 38 21 Jack Kennedy Kawasaki Ret 23 Ret 18 Ret 18 15 Ret Ret 17 14 12 7 Ret 11 14 23 22 Martin Jessopp BMW 23 22 16 20 16 14 18 16 Ret 15 10 8 19 12 21 23 Josh Waters Suzuki 18 15 15 16 12 12 14 18 Ret 15 17 19 14 10 17 17 21 24 Filip Backlund Kawasaki 17 Ret Ret 22 Ret 16 Ret 8 Ret DNS 15 16 11 14 18 16 16 25 John Hopkins Ducati 6 Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 10 26 Ian Hutchinson Kawasaki 20 18 22 25 23 24 13 11 8 27 Adam Jenkinson Yamaha 12 13 7 28 Robbin Harms BMW 12 16 Ret Ret 19 21 4 29 Michael Rutter Kawasaki Ret 27 22 Ret 13 18 Ret Ret 3 30 Jed Metcher Kawasaki 21 20 15 16 18 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS 1 Taylor Mackenzie Kawasaki Ret Ret Ret 28 18 20 Ret Ret 16 19 Ret 20 16 16 0 Shaun Winfield Kawasaki 21 25 21 29 24 Ret 25 Ret 17 20 20 21 Ret 18 20 18 0 Aaron Zanotti Yamaha Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 24 23 19 23 21 23 17 19 21 Ret 0 Jenny Tinmouth Honda Ret DNS 23 30 25 26 22 Ret 18 22 19 22 Ret 22 22 20 0 Barry Burrell Kawasaki 18 21 0 Jakub Smrž Ducati Ret 24 Ret 21 20 19 0 Victor Cox Kawasaki Ret 21 19 26 21 23 DNS 22 0 John Ingram Kawasaki Ret 19 0 Daniel Johnson Kawasaki 22 20 20 Ret 0 Joe Burns Kawasaki DNS DNS 20 Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS 0 Lee Costello Kawasaki 23 21 DNS DNS Ret Ret DNS DNS 0 Rhalf Lo Turco Kawasaki Ret DNS Ret 31 DNS DNS Ret 24 Ret 24 23 21 0 David Johnson BMW 24 26 0 James Rose Kawasaki Ret 24 Ret DNS 0 David McFadden Kawasaki Ret 25 0 Vittorio Iannuzzo MV Agusta Ret Ret Ret DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike BRH DON OUL SNE KNO BRH THR CAD OUL ASS SIL BRH Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Manufacturers' championship

Pos	Manufacturer	DON		BRH		OUL		SNE		KNO		BRH		THR		CAD		OUL			ASS		SIL		BRH			Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3
1	Kawasaki	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	6	4											340
2	Yamaha	3	6	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1											316
3	BMW	5	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	4	2	2											225
4	Honda	4	2	5	10	7	5	3	3	5	5	19	9	2	5	10	10											174
5	Suzuki	7	5	15	12	12	12	14	9	Ret	10	13	8	14	10	9	13											77
6	Ducati	Ret	24	Ret	21	20	19					6	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	Ret											10
	MV Agusta							Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS																	0
Pos	Manufacturer	BRH		DON		OUL		SNE		KNO		BRH		THR		CAD		OUL			ASS		SIL		BRH			Pts

External links

• Official website