2015 British Superbike Championship

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	PBM Kawasaki
1	R2	Donington Park	6 April	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
2	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	19 April	James Ellison	James Ellison	James Ellison	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
2	R2	Brands Hatch Indy	19 April	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
3	R2	Oulton Park	4 May	Josh Brookes	Shane Byrne	Stuart Easton	PBM Kawasaki
4	R1	Snetterton 300	21 June	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
4	R2	Snetterton 300	21 June	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
5	R1	Knockhill	5 July	Shane Byrne	James Ellison	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
5	R2	Knockhill	5 July	James Ellison	Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	PBM Kawasaki
6	R1	Brands Hatch GP	19 July
6	R2	Brands Hatch GP	19 July
7	R1	Thruxton	2 August
7	R2	Thruxton	2 August
8	R1	Cadwell Park	23 August
8	R2	Cadwell Park	23 August
9	R1	Oulton Park	5 September
	R2		6 September
	R3		6 September
The Showdown
10	R1	TT Circuit Assen	20 September
10	R2	TT Circuit Assen	20 September
11	R1	Silverstone Arena GP	4 October
11	R2	Silverstone Arena GP	4 October
12	R1	Brands Hatch GP	17 October
	R2		18 October
	R3		18 October

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Pos	Rider	Bike	DON		BRH		OUL		SNE		KNO		BRH		THR		CAD		OUL			ASS		SIL		BRH			Pts
Pos	Rider	Bike	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	Pts
The Championship Showdown
1	Shane Byrne	Kawasaki	2	1	2	2	3	Ret	1	1	1	1																	201
2	Josh Brookes	Yamaha	3	6	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3																	166
3	Stuart Easton	Kawasaki	11	3	6	5	4	1	7	6	2	2																	139
4	James Ellison	Kawasaki	1	12	1	1	6	2	Ret	7	Ret	Ret																	118
5	Jason O'Halloran	Honda	19	11	5	10	7	5	3	3	5	5																	96
6	Tommy Bridewell	BMW	6	8	Ret	6	1	Ret	4	5	7	DNS																	86
BSB Riders Cup
7	Michael Laverty	BMW	9	7	13	19	8	4	Ret	4	4	6																	76
8	Dan Linfoot	Honda	4	2					5	10	Ret	12																	54
9	Ryuichi Kiyonari	BMW	14	Ret	4	4	5	Ret	21	Ret	Ret	4																	52
10	Howie Mainwaring	Kawasaki	Ret	14	7	7	9	6	8	Ret	Ret	DNS																	45
11	Chris Walker	Kawasaki	8	10	10	13	11	9	6	Ret	DNS	DNS																	45
12	Peter Hickman	BMW	5	4	Ret	14	DNS	DNS	12	15	10	9																	44
13	Richard Cooper	Kawasaki	10	17	11	15	10	7	10	12	Ret	13																	40
14	Christian Iddon	Suzuki	7	5	Ret	12	17	15	16	9	Ret	10																	38
15	Billy McConnell	BMW	Ret	9	9	9	14	8	17	14	12	21																	37
16	Danny Buchan	Kawasaki	Ret	Ret	14	8	Ret	17	13	17	6	7																	32
17	Broc Parkes	Yamaha	16	Ret	8	11	Ret	22	11	11	14	14																	27
18	Luke Mossey	Kawasaki	15	19	12	24	Ret	13	9	13	8	Ret																	26
19	James Westmoreland	Kawasaki	Ret	Ret	17	17	13	11	Ret	Ret	9	8																	23
20	Lee Jackson	BMW	13	13	18	23	15	10	Ret	19	11	11																	23
21	Josh Waters	Suzuki	18	15	15	16	12	12	14	18	Ret	15																	13
22	Filip Backlund	Kawasaki	17	Ret	Ret	22	Ret	16	Ret	8	Ret	DNS																	8
23	Robbin Harms	BMW	12	16	Ret	Ret	19	21																					4
24	Michael Rutter	Kawasaki			Ret	27	22	Ret			13	18																	3
25	Martin Jessopp	BMW	23	22	16	20	16	14	18	16																			2
26	Jed Metcher	Kawasaki							21	20	15	16																	1
27	Jack Kennedy	Kawasaki	Ret	23	Ret	18	Ret	18	15	Ret	Ret	17																	1
	Taylor Mackenzie	Kawasaki	Ret	Ret	Ret	28	18	20	Ret	Ret	16	19																	0
	Shaun Winfield	Kawasaki	21	25	21	29	24	Ret	25	Ret	17	20																	0
	Ian Hutchinson	Kawasaki	20	18	22	25	23	24																					0
	Jenny Tinmouth	Honda	Ret	DNS	23	30	25	26	22	Ret	18	22																	0
	Jakub Smrž	Ducati	Ret	24	Ret	21	20	19																					0
	Victor Cox	Kawasaki	Ret	21	19	26	21	23	DNS	22																			0
	Aaron Zanotti	Yamaha	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	24	23	19	23																	0
	Daniel Johnson	Kawasaki	22	20	20	Ret																							0
	Joe Burns	Kawasaki	DNS	DNS					20	Ret	Ret	DNS																	0
	Lee Costello	Kawasaki							23	21	DNS	DNS																	0
	David Johnson	BMW	24	26																									0
	Rhalf Lo Turco	Kawasaki	Ret	DNS	Ret	31	DNS	DNS	Ret	24																			0
	James Rose	Kawasaki									Ret	24																	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
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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
Pos	Manufacturer	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	Pts
1	Kawasaki	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1																	241
2	Yamaha	3	6	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3																	166
3	BMW	5	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4																	140
4	Honda	4	2	5	10	7	5	3	3	5	5																	124
5	Suzuki	7	5	15	12	12	12	14	9	Ret	10																	48
	Ducati	Ret	24	Ret	21	20	19																					0
	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