2023 British Superbike Championship

The 2023 British Superbike Championship season is the 36th season of the motorcycle championship. Bradley Ray was the reigning champion, but chose to compete in the 2023 Superbike World Championship. The championship was won by Tommy Bridewell, winning the closest-ever BSB season, defeating teammate Glenn Irwin by just half a point.

Teams and riders

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2023 Entry List[1]
Team Constructor No. Rider Rounds
BeerMonster Ducati Ducati 2   Glenn Irwin[2] All
46   Tommy Bridewell[3] All
Mar-Train Racing Yamaha Yamaha 4   Jack Kennedy[4] All
DAO Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki 5   Dean Harrison[5] 1–7
51   Brayden Elliott 9–11
81   Luke Stapleford 8
LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha[6] Yamaha 7   Ryan Vickers 1, 3–11
7   Luke Stapleford 2
77   Kyle Ryde[7] 1–11
TAG Racing Honda Honda 4   Shaun Winfield 11
8   Héctor Barberá[8] 1–5, 7–10
15   Tom Booth-Amos 11
34   Liam Delves 6
59   Matt Truelove 7
Tactix by Lloyd and Jones BMW BMW 12   Luke Mossey[9] All
Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki Kawasaki 14   Lee Jackson[10] All
30   Max Cook[11] All
NP Motorcycles Kawasaki Kawasaki 16   Luke Hopkins[12] 1
Honda Racing UK[13] Honda 18   Andrew Irwin 1–3, 10-11
54   Franco Bourne 5–9
68   Tom Neave All
Oxford Products Racing Ducati 21   Christian Iddon[14] All
McAMS Yamaha Yamaha 22   Jason O'Halloran[15] All
53   Tito Rabat 5–7
54   Tim Neave[16] 1–3
59   Niccolò Canepa 10-11
81   Luke Stapleford 9
FHO Racing BMW BMW 25   Josh Brookes[17] All
60   Peter Hickman[18] All
Rapid CDH Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki 34   Liam Delves[19] 1–5
55   Jack Scott[20] All
56   Louis Valleley 7–11
Lovell Kent Racing Honda Honda 52   Danny Kent[21] 1–7
Crendon Honda by Hawk Racing Honda 65   Josh Owens[22] 1–7
6   Michael Dunlop 9–10
MasterMac by Hawk Racing Honda Honda 86   Charlie Nesbitt[23] All
Milenco by Padgetts Motorcycles Honda Honda 74   Davey Todd[24] 1–3
Starline Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki 79   Storm Stacey[25] All
SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad BMW 83   Danny Buchan[26] 1, 3–8
74   Davey Todd 9
Lee Hardy Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki 97   Bradley Perie[27] All
ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team BMW 91   Leon Haslam All
Hawk Racing Honda 6   Michael Dunlop 2
Roadhouse Macau Racing/FHO BMW BMW 11   Brian McCormack 2
Marvel HCL Motorsport Honda 54   Franco Bourne 10-11
Milwaukee BMW Motorrad BMW 74   Davey Todd 10-11
Cumins by Team IWR Honda Honda 75   Alex Olsen 10-11
IN Competition Aprilia 89   Fraser Rogers 11

Race calendar and results

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2023 calendar[28]
Main Season
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team
1 R1   Silverstone National 8 April Tommy Bridewell Kyle Ryde Kyle Ryde LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha
R2 9 April Jason O'Halloran Josh Brookes FHO Racing BMW Motorrad
R3 Glenn Irwin Glenn Irwin BeerMonster Ducati
2 R1   Oulton Park 30 April Josh Brookes Tommy Bridewell Josh Brookes FHO Racing BMW Motorrad
R2 1 May Leon Haslam Tommy Bridewell BeerMonster Ducati
R3 Tommy Bridewell Glenn Irwin BeerMonster Ducati
3 R1   Donington Park GP 20 May Kyle Ryde Leon Haslam Kyle Ryde LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha
R2 21 May Tommy Bridewell Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
R3 Glenn Irwin Kyle Ryde LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha
4 R1   Knockhill 17 June Glenn Irwin Jason O'Halloran Glenn Irwin BeerMonster Ducati
R2 18 June Christian Iddon Kyle Ryde LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha
R3 Glenn Irwin Glenn Irwin BeerMonster Ducati
5 R1   Snetterton 300 8 July Jason O'Halloran Tommy Bridewell Tommy Bridewell BeerMonster Ducati
R2 9 July Tommy Bridewell Tommy Bridewell BeerMonster Ducati
R3 Tommy Bridewell
Ryan Vickers
Tommy Bridewell BeerMonster Ducati
6 R1   Brands Hatch GP 22 July Tommy Bridewell Christian Iddon Ryan Vickers LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha
R2 23 July Tommy Bridewell Tommy Bridewell BeerMonster Ducati
R3 Ryan Vickers Tommy Bridewell BeerMonster Ducati
7 R1   Thruxton 12 August Jason O'Halloran Charlie Nesbitt Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
R2 13 August Ryan Vickers Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
R3 Charlie Nesbitt Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
8 R1   Cadwell Park 27 August Ryan Vickers Leon Haslam Glenn Irwin BeerMonster Ducati
R2 28 August Leon Haslam Glenn Irwin BeerMonster Ducati
R3 Tommy Bridewell Tommy Bridewell BeerMonster Ducati
The Showdown
9 R1   Oulton Park 16 September Tommy Bridewell Tommy Bridewell Glenn Irwin BeerMonster Ducati
R2 17 September Tommy Bridewell Glenn Irwin BeerMonster Ducati
R3 Tommy Bridewell Tommy Bridewell BeerMonster Ducati
10 R1   Donington Park National 30 September Jason O'Halloran Leon Haslam Ryan Vickers LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha
R2 1 October Tommy Bridewell Kyle Ryde LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha
R3 Jason O'Halloran Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
11 R1   Brands Hatch GP 14 October Jason O'Halloran Jason O'Halloran Kyle Ryde LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha
R2 15 October Tommy Bridewell Glenn Irwin BeerMonster Ducati
R3 Tommy Bridewell Glenn Irwin BeerMonster Ducati

Championship standings

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Riders' championship

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Scoring system in the Main season[29]

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 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Scoring system in the first two rounds in the showdown[30]

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 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Scoring system in the season finale[31]

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 35 30 27 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
Pos Rider Bike SIL
 
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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
1   Tommy Bridewell Ducati 2 2 3 5 1 4 2 Ret 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 6 1 1 14 14 15 5 5 1 4 6 1 24 Ret 9 3 2 2 455
2   Glenn Irwin Ducati 5 3 1 3 2 1 5 Ret 3 1 Ret 1 4 4 2 9 4 2 9 13 13 1 1 2 1 1 2 23 Ret Ret 4 1 1 454.5
3   Kyle Ryde Yamaha 1 4 7 7 5 3 1 Ret 1 2 1 4 13 11 8 14 7 Ret 8 6 7 2 2 4 6 3 6 12 1 12 1 3 3 422
4   Lee Jackson Kawasaki 14 10 9 10 8 8 4 5 6 10 6 5 7 7 7 13 8 7 5 2 2 6 6 5 2 2 3 5 4 8 9 5 8 376.5
5   Leon Haslam BMW 6 6 6 2 3 2 3 4 8 6 10 6 Ret 3 3 Ret Ret 8 6 7 6 Ret 4 3 3 4 4 2 2 Ret Ret 6 5 369
6   Jason O'Halloran Yamaha 4 5 4 Ret Ret 10 14 1 7 3 3 Ret 3 5 6 5 6 6 1 1 1 4 3 6 8 8 9 17 5 1 2 Ret 7 365.5
7   Josh Brookes BMW 3 1 2 1 6 5 6 3 13 9 9 8 2 2 Ret 12 9 Ret 15 17 22 8 8 8 5 5 5 7 8 3 7 8 9 340
8   Ryan Vickers Yamaha 13 12 10 7 2 4 7 4 3 Ret 9 4 1 5 3 3 4 5 3 Ret WD DSQ 9 8 1 6 Ret 10 4 4 306
9   Christian Iddon Ducati 25 Ret 11 8 7 7 Ret 9 5 5 5 9 5 8 5 3 2 4 13 9 10 7 7 7 7 7 7 16 3 2 5 Ret 6 306
10   Jack Kennedy Yamaha 7 7 8 12 9 13 Ret 10 12 11 13 13 8 10 12 4 10 13 11 5 Ret 10 Ret WD Ret Ret Ret 4 11 5 8 14 Ret 175
11   Charlie Nesbitt Honda 12 Ret 17 11 Ret 14 10 6 9 Ret Ret Ret 9 12 11 11 11 9 2 3 3 Ret Ret Ret 10 12 12 20 7 4 Ret 11 10 174.5
12   Peter Hickman BMW 11 Ret 12 4 Ret 6 13 7 11 16 Ret 12 20 DNS Ret 8 12 Ret 10 8 9 9 Ret 10 9 10 11 9 10 7 6 9 Ret 173
13   Storm Stacey Kawasaki 18 19 21 9 Ret 11 9 11 Ret 8 7 Ret 16 16 Ret 7 13 11 16 11 8 Ret 9 9 Ret Ret 10 8 Ret 6 11 10 12 140.5
14   Danny Kent Honda 9 8 5 15 11 Ret 8 Ret Ret 17 Ret DNS 6 6 9 2 3 5 7 10 Ret 115
15   Max Cook Kawasaki 20 21 20 20 14 17 11 12 Ret 18 Ret 14 11 14 13 10 14 10 4 Ret 4 WD WD WD 11 13 13 13 9 18 13 7 11 114
16   Tom Neave Honda Ret 11 14 14 12 Ret Ret 8 14 15 8 7 12 DNS 15 23 Ret 14 18 15 16 11 10 Ret 14 Ret DNS 11 13 15 14 12 13 89
17   Luke Mossey BMW 21 14 Ret 13 13 19 19 Ret Ret 14 14 11 14 19 Ret 18 Ret Ret 12 16 12 15 13 Ret Ret 15 Ret 3 Ret 11 12 15 Ret 67
18   Andrew Irwin Honda 8 9 Ret 6 4 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 13 17 50
19   Bradley Perie Kawasaki 19 17 18 22 17 16 17 15 17 Ret DNS DNS Ret 17 Ret 19 15 19 17 12 11 12 11 11 13 11 14 15 Ret 19 15 17 14 42
20   Franco Bourne Honda 19 Ret Ret 20 Ret 16 19 18 14 13 12 12 15 Ret Ret 6 DNS 14 Ret 18 Ret 30
21   Dean Harrison Kawasaki 15 20 19 17 10 12 Ret DNS DNS 12 12 10 15 Ret 16 16 Ret 17 22 Ret 20 26
22   Danny Buchan BMW 10 Ret DNS 12 Ret 10 DNS 11 Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS Ret 12 Ret 21 19 WD WD WD 25
23   Tito Rabat Yamaha 10 13 10 21 Ret 15 Ret 19 Ret 16
24   Davey Todd Honda and BMW 22 16 22 24 15 15 20 DNS DNS 12 16 15 18 14 10 19 Ret 16 15
25   Jack Scott Kawasaki 23 Ret DNS 23 21 22 18 Ret 18 19 15 Ret 17 18 Ret 17 Ret 18 20 20 18 14 14 13 16 17 17 14 16 16 18 Ret 18 10
26   Josh Owens Honda 24 15 16 16 Ret DNS Ret 14 DSQ 13 Ret Ret 18 15 14 15 Ret Ret WD WD WD 9.5
27   Niccolò Canepa Yamaha Ret 12 13 Ret 16 15 9
28   Héctor Barberá Honda Ret 18 15 21 20 21 15 13 15 Ret 16 15 21 Ret 17 23 22 17 17 15 15 17 18 18 WD WD WD 9
29   Louis Valleley Kawasaki 21 23 21 18 Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret 10 Ret 20 Ret Ret 23 6
30   Tim Neave Yamaha 16 13 13 18 19 18 16 Ret 16 6
31   Luke Stapleford Yamaha and Kawasaki 19 16 20 16 Ret 14 Ret 14 16 4
32   Alex Olsen Honda 22 15 Ret Ret 19 20 1
  Liam Delves Kawasaki and Honda 17 Ret DNS Ret 18 Ret 21 16 19 20 Ret Ret 22 DNS Ret 22 16 20 0
  Brayden Elliott Kawasaki 18 19 Ret 19 17 17 21 20 21 0
  Fraser Rogers Aprilia 17 Ret 19 0
  Michael Dunlop Honda Ret Ret DNS 19 Ret Ret 21 Ret Ret 0
  Tom Booth-Amos Honda 20 Ret 22 0
  Shaun Winfield Honda 22 Ret Ret 0
  Brian McCormack BMW 25 Ret DNS 0
  Luke Hopkins Kawasaki DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
  Matt Truelove Honda DNP DNP DNP 0
Pos Rider Bike SIL
 
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