2016 British Superbike Championship

2016 British Superbike season

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The 2016 British Superbike Championship season is the 29th British Superbike Championship season. It begins at Silverstone on 8 April and will end at the Brands Hatch GP circuit on 16 October. Josh Brookes, and his team Milwaukee Yamaha, were the previous champion but neither will defend their titles and will instead compete in World Superbikes.

Race calendar and results

2016 Calendar
Main Season
Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Rider	Winning Team
1	R1	Silverstone Arena GP	10 April	Leon Haslam	Dan Linfoot	Michael Laverty	TAS Racing: Tyco BMW
	R2			Dan Linfoot	Peter Hickman	Peter Hickman	GB Moto Racing: JG Speedfit Kawasaki
2	R1	Oulton Park	2 May
	R2
3	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	22 May
	R2
4	R1	Knockhill	26 June
	R2
5	R1	Snetterton 300	10 July
	R2
6	R1	Thruxton	24 July
	R2
7	R1	Brands Hatch GP	7 August
	R2
8	R1	Cadwell Park	29 August
	R2
9	R1	Oulton Park	10 September
	R2		11 September
	R3
The Showdown
10	R1	Donington Park	18 September
	R2
11	R1	TT Circuit Assen	2 October
	R2
12	R1	Brands Hatch GP	15 October
	R2		16 October
	R3

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Pos Rider Bike SIL OUL BRH KNO SNE THR BRH CAD OUL DON ASS 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 Shane Byrne Ducati 2 2 40 2 Michael Laverty BMW 1 6 35 3 Christian Iddon BMW 3 3 32 4 Peter Hickman Kawasaki DNF 1 25 5 Jason O'Halloran Honda 6 4 23 6 Luke Mossey Kawasaki 4 10 19 BSB Riders Cup 7 Dan Linfoot Honda 5 9 18 8 Lee Jackson BMW 8 7 17 9 Leon Haslam Kawasaki DNF 5 11 10 James Ellison Kawasaki 13 8 11 Glenn Irwin Ducati Billy McConnell Yamaha Stuart Easton Yamaha Shaun Winfield Yamaha James East Kawasaki Jenny Tinmouth Honda John Hopkins Yamaha Ryuichi Kiyonari Suzuki Robbin Harms Kawasaki Vittorio Iannuzzo Kawasaki Alastair Seeley BMW Martin Jessopp BMW Howie Mainwaring-Smart BMW Jack Kennedy Kawasaki Tommy Bridewell Suzuki Aaron Zanotti Kawasaki James Rispoli Yamaha Danny Buchan Ducati Sam Hornsey Kawasaki Jakub Smrž BMW Filip Backlund Kawasaki Pos Rider Bike SIL OUL BRH KNO SNE THR BRH CAD OUL DON ASS 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	SIL		OUL		BRH		KNO		SNE		THR		BRH		CAD		OUL			DON		ASS		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	BMW
2	Ducati
3	Honda
4	Kawasaki
5	Suzuki
6	Yamaha
Pos	Manufacturer	SIL		OUL		BRH		KNO		SNE		THR		BRH		CAD		OUL			DON		ASS		BRH			Pts

External links

• Official website