2004 British Superbike Championship

The 2004 British Superbike season was the 17th British Superbike Championship season. Shane Bryne was the reigning champion but he left the race in MotoGP.

John Reynolds took his third and final championship for Rizla Suzuki after starting the season with a run of 11 consecutive podium finishes. Michael Rutter, riding for HM Plant Honda, also started the season strong, but a mid-season slump saw him finish 29 points behind in 2nd. Reynolds' team mate, Yukio Kagayama finished the season 3rd.

The Superbike Cup for Privateer entries was dominated by James Ellison who finished 133 points clear of nearest challenger John Kirkham.

Calendar edit

2004 Calendar
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Rider Winning Team Ref
1 R1   Silverstone International 28 March   Michael Rutter[1]   Michael Rutter   Michael Rutter HM Plant Honda [2]
R2   Michael Rutter   John Reynolds Rizla Suzuki [3]
2 R1   Brands Hatch Indy 12 April   Sean Emmett[4]   John Reynolds   John Reynolds Rizla Suzuki [5]
R2   Michael Rutter   Sean Emmett MonsterMob Ducati [6]
3 R1   Snetterton 25 April   Michael Rutter[7]   John Reynolds   Yukio Kagayama Rizla Suzuki [8]
R2   Michael Rutter   John Reynolds Rizla Suzuki [9]
4 R1   Oulton Park 3 May   John Reynolds[10]   Yukio Kagayama   Yukio Kagayama Rizla Suzuki [11]
R2   Michael Rutter   Yukio Kagayama Rizla Suzuki [12]
5 R1   Mondello Park 23 May   Michael Rutter[13]   John Reynolds   Scott Smart Hawk Kawasaki [14]
R2   John Reynolds   Michael Rutter HM Plant Honda [15]
6 R1   Thruxton 6 June   Dean Thomas[16]   Sean Emmett   Michael Rutter HM Plant Honda [17]
R2   Michael Rutter   Sean Emmett MonsterMob Ducati [18]
7 R1   Brands Hatch GP 20 June   Yukio Kagayama[19]   John Reynolds   John Reynolds Rizla Suzuki [20]
R2   John Reynolds   Leon Haslam Team Renegade Ducati [21]
8 R1   Knockhill 4 July   John Reynolds[22]   Yukio Kagayama   Scott Smart Hawk Kawasaki [23]
R2   Sean Emmett   James Haydon Virgin Mobile Yamaha [24]
9 R1   Mallory Park 18 July   Scott Smart[25]   Yukio Kagayama   John Reynolds Rizla Suzuki [26]
R2   Ryuichi Kiyonari   Scott Smart Hawk Kawasaki [27]
10 R1   Croft 15 August   Yukio Kagayama[28]   Michael Rutter   Michael Rutter HM Plant Honda [29]
R2   John Reynolds   Michael Rutter HM Plant Honda [30]
11 R1   Cadwell Park 30 August   Scott Smart[31]   Yukio Kagayama   Michael Rutter HM Plant Honda [32]
R2   Yukio Kagayama   Yukio Kagayama Rizla Suzuki [33]
12 R1   Oulton Park 12 September   Michael Rutter[34]   Sean Emmett   John Reynolds Rizla Suzuki [35]
R2   Yukio Kagayama   Michael Rutter HM Plant Honda [36]
13 R1   Donington Park 19 September   Ryuichi Kiyonari[37]   Ryuichi Kiyonari   Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda [38]
R2   Michael Rutter   Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda [39]

Entry list edit

2004 Entry List[40]
Team Bike No Riders Class Rounds
Rizla Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 2   John Reynolds All
71   Yukio Kagayama 1-5, 7-13
  Gregorio Lavilla 6
HM Plant Honda Honda CBR1000RR 3   Michael Rutter All
23   Ryuichi Kiyonari All
Virgin Mobile Samsung Yamaha YZF-R1 4   Steve Plater 1-4, 9-13
6   Gary Mason All
8   Tommy Hill All
36   James Haydon 5-13
MonsterMob Ducati Ducati 999 F04 5   Sean Emmett All
Team Vitrans Honda CBR1000RR 9   Craig Coxhell All
ETI Racing Ducati 998 F02 10   Stuart Easton 1, 4-6
  Iain MacPherson 7-9
19   James Haydon 3
34   Paul Brown 10-13
Suregas Racing Ducati 998RS 11   Malcolm Ashley C 1-5, 7, 9
Sendo Ducati Dienza Ducati 998 F02 12   Dean Thomas All
52   Dean Ellison 1
Medd Racing Ducati 999RS 14   Nick Medd C 1-4, 7, 10-13
Sovereign Engineering Suzuki GSX-R1000 15   Sam Corke C 1-9, 11
Jon Kirkham Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 16   Jon Kirkham C All
Jentin Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 17   James Ellison C All
Darrennthomasracing.com Suzuki GSX-R1000 18   Darren Thomas C 1-2
BTS Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 20   Stephen Thompson C 5
86   Cameron Donald C 5-6
Ipone MP Ducati Racing Ducati 998RS 21   Michael Pensavalle C 9, 11-13
KP Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 22   Denver Robb C 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 10
Hobbs Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 25   Dennis Hobbs C 1-11
Carmasters Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 26   Chris Martin C All
Thunderchild Racing Ducati 998RS 27   Vince Whittle C 1-3
Thunderchild/Zakspeed Suzuki GSX-R1000   Zak Barry C 12
Travel City Direct Suzuki GSX-R1000 28   Paul Jones C 1-4
Phase One Endurance Yamaha YZF-R1 30   Stéphane Mertens 13
31   Henry Fincher 13
Nutttravel.com Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 38   Marty Nutt C 1, 12-13
BMR Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R 39   Warren Scott C 2-4
  Chris Platt C 5
97 C 6-13
Team Renegade Ducati Ducati 999RS 41   Noriyuki Haga 4, 7
91   Leon Haslam 4, 7
PR Branson Honda Honda CBR1000RR 43   Kiel Bryce C 4, 6-10
68   Gordon Blackley C 1-2
  Francis Williamson C 3
  Howie Mainwaring C 12-13
Hawk Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 44   John McGuinness 10-13
75 7-9
  Glen Richards 1-6, 10-13
88   Scott Smart All
Superbike Direct Suzuki GSX-R1000 48   Derek Shiels C 5
Rothwell Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R1 50   Steve Brogan C 5-9, 11-12
RBSD/Performance Bikes Suzuki GSX-R1000 54   Dijon Compton C 1-6
  Gus Scott C 7, 9-13
Quay Garage Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 56   James Buckingham C All
Bike Magazine/fwr.co.uk Suzuki GSX-R1000 61   Adam Hitchcox C 1-7
McKenny Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 68   Declan Swanton C 5
B&M Racing Ireland Honda CBR1000RR 72   Derek Wilson C 5
Team Colin Appleyard Yamaha YZF-R1 74   Kieran Clarke 1-9, 11-13
Icon Class
C Privateers Cup
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

Championship Standings edit

Points system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Race 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Rider Bike SIL
 
BHI
 
SNE
 
OUL
 
MOP
 
THR
 
BHGP
 
KNO
 
MAL
 
CRO
 
CAD
 
OUL
 
DON
 
Pts[41]
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1   John Reynolds Suzuki 3 1 1 FL 3 2 FL 1 2 P 2 P 2 FL 2 FL 2 Ret 1 FL 7 FL 4 P 3 P 1 2 5 3 FL Ret 8 1 1 3 6 446
2   Michael Rutter Honda 1 P FL 3 P FL 2 2 FL 3 P 2 P FL 3 3 FL 20 P 1 P 1 2 FL 5 14 9 4 6 Ret 1 FL 1 1 Ret 2 P 2 P 2 2 FL 417
3   Yukio Kagayama Suzuki 4 Ret 3 5 1 4 1 FL 1 4 5 4 P 3 P 3 FL 5 2 FL 15 2 P Ret P 3 FL 1 FL 3 3 FL 14 5 335
4   Scott Smart Kawasaki 7 5 4 4 5 6 5 5 1 3 6 4 Ret 5 1 6 3 P 1 P 3 2 20 P 2 P 8 Ret 4 4 330
5   Sean Emmett Ducati 5 4 Ret P 1 P 4 3 8 Ret 6 7 3 FL 1 2 2 Ret 2 FL 7 5 7 11 10 3 4 FL 4 5 3 315
6   Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda 2 2 6 6 7 9 WD WD 13 8 18 20 10 14 4 3 FL 4 4 2 16 12 6 1 P FL 1 P 234
7   Dean Thomas Ducati 8 6 Ret 8 6 5 4 4 5 Ret 5 P Ret P 10 Ret Ret 9 8 8 8 Ret 6 4 7 5 7 7 193
8   James Haydon Ducati 10 14 181
Yamaha 9 12 Ret Ret 8 6 2 1 5 4 6 5 4 6 14 8 8 8
9   Tommy Hill Yamaha 14 10 9 10 8 10 9 14 Ret 6 9 6 7 8 Ret Ret Ret 6 9 Ret 5 Ret 9 10 10 14 137
10   Glen Richards Kawasaki 9 Ret Ret 7 9 7 6 9 3 4 Ret DNS WD WD 7 5 6 9 6 Ret 125
11   Gary Mason Yamaha Ret 8 5 9 Ret 11 7 7 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 10 6 Ret 14 7 Ret 6 11 Ret 11 Ret 9 12 116
12   James Ellison Yamaha 12 15 14 18 11 12 10 8 13 Ret 8 5 15 13 7 10 15 13 11 9 14 10 15 13 11 9 111
13   Craig Coxhell Honda 10 12 Ret 17 Ret 13 11 11 8 9 11 9 14 9 15 8 Ret 11 13 8 Ret 13 18 12 18 15 92
14   John McGuinness Kawasaki 3 6 Ret 7 9 9 10 7 9 9 13 Ret Ret 11 86
15   Jon Kirkham Suzuki 13 11 8 11 Ret DNS 14 12 11 13 14 11 13 Ret 5 11 16 Ret 15 13 12 14 17 14 12 Ret 77
16   Kieran Clarke Yamaha 16 Ret 10 13 Ret 15 16 13 10 8 10 7 WD WD 12 12 12 Ret 8 7 16 11 Ret DNS 76
17   Steve Plater Yamaha Ret 9 11 12 Ret 8 DNS DNS 11 10 Ret 10 Ret Ret 5 7 Ret 10 67
18   Dennis Hobbs Suzuki 17 13 12 14 12 16 12 Ret 12 11 17 13 11 15 14 15 10 12 14 14 DNS DNS 52
19   Leon Haslam Ducati Ret 6 8 1 43
20   Sam Corke Suzuki 15 Ret 7 Ret 13 18 13 Ret 14 Ret 16 14 9 12 Ret 13 17 16 16 11 39
21   James Buckingham Suzuki 18 Ret 15 15 14 17 15 15 7 10 12 10 Ret 16 16 16 18 18 16 15 Ret Ret 19 15 15 19 34
22   Gregorio Lavilla Suzuki 4 3 29
23   Stuart Easton Ducati 11 7 Ret Ret Ret 14 15 12 21
24   Paul Brown Ducati 12 12 13 Ret 10 Ret Ret 13 20
25   Iain MacPherson Ducati 16 17 8 17 13 14 13
26   Marty Nutt Yamaha 6 Ret 21 Ret 19 21 10
27   Chris Platt Kawasaki DNQ DNQ 21 18 12 18 11 Ret Ret Ret 19 17 Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 22 10
28   Chris Martin Suzuki 19 17 18 Ret 15 19 17 17 16 18 20 17 Ret 19 13 Ret DNS DNS 17 16 15 17 20 16 13 16 8
29   Noriyuki Haga Ducati Ret 10 Ret DNS 6
30   Steve Brogan Yamaha Ret Ret 19 16 Ret 11 Ret Ret 20 17 Ret Ret Ret 20 5
31   Gus Scott Suzuki DNS DNS 21 20 18 18 17 12 Ret 17 17 17 4
32   Malcolm Ashley Ducati Ret 16 13 16 17 Ret 19 16 Ret DNS Ret DNS 19 Ret 4
33   Dean Ellison Ducati Ret 14 2
34   Cameron Donald Suzuki 18 15 18 15 2
35   Derek Shiels Suzuki 15 17 1
36   Michael Pensaville Ducati WD WD 18 15 Ret Ret 20 23 1
37   Denver Robb Suzuki Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 21 22 17 16 Ret DNS Ret DNS Ret Ret 0
38   Warren Scott Kawasaki DNQ DNQ 16 20 18 Ret 0
39   Stéphane Mertens Yamaha 16 18 0
40   Paul Jones Suzuki 20 18 16 Ret 18 Ret Ret 18 0
41   Adam Hitchcox Suzuki Ret DNS 17 19 Ret DNS DNS DNS 19 19 22 19 17 21 0
42   Nick Medd Ducati Ret Ret DNQ DNQ Ret Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS Ret Ret 19 DNS Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 0
43   Vince Whittle Ducati DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS DNS 0
44   Howie Mainwaring Honda 22 18 Ret 20 0
45   Dijon Compton Suzuki DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 20 19 Ret DNS Ret DNS 0
46   Kiel Bryce Honda DNQ DNQ 23 20 20 22 Ret Ret 22 19 Ret DNS 0
47   Declan Swanton Suzuki Ret DNS 0
48   Gordon Blackley Honda DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
49   Darren Thomas Suzuki DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
50   Francis Williamson Honda DNQ DNQ 0
51   Derek Wilson Honda DNQ DNQ 0
52   Zak Berry Suzuki DNQ DNQ 0
53   Henry Fincher Yamaha DNQ DNQ 0
54   Stephen Thompson Suzuki WD WD 0
Pos Rider Bike SIL
 
BHI
 
SNE
 
OUL
 
MOP
 
THR
 
BHGP
 
KNO
 
MAL
 
CRO
 
CAD
 
OUL
 
DON
 
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)

P - Pole
FL - Fastest Lap

Privateers Standings edit

Position Rider Points
1   James Ellison 528
2   Jon Kirkham 395
3   Dennis Hobbs 330
4   James Buckingham 320
5   Sam Corke 241
6   Chris Martin 236
7   Gus Scott 101
8   Chris Platt 93
9   Malcolm Ashley 79
10   Steve Brogan 73
11   Adam Hitchcock 62
12   Marty Nutt 56
13   Paul Jones 45
14   Kiel Bryce 42
15   Cameron Donald 40
16   Michael Pensavalle 38
17   Howie Mainwaring 31
18   Warren Scott 29
19   Denver Robb 25
20   Derek Shiels 20
21   Nick Medd 18
22   Dijon Compton 16

References edit

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External links edit