2016 British Superbike Championship season

2016 British Superbike season
Previous:	2015	Next:	2017
Support series: British Supersport Championship Superstock 1000 Superstock 600 British Motostar Championship

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.^[1]

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	Tyco BMW
	R2			Dan Linfoot	Peter Hickman	Peter Hickman	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
2	R1	Oulton Park	2 May	Leon Haslam	Michael Laverty	Leon Haslam	JG Speedfit Kawasaki
	R2			Michael Laverty	James Ellison	Richard Cooper	Buildbase BMW Motorrad
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 Christian Iddon BMW 3 3 2 2 72 2 Shane Byrne Ducati 2 2 8 6 58 3 Michael Laverty BMW 1 6 6 5 56 4 Leon Haslam Kawasaki Ret 5 1 3 52 5 Jason O'Halloran Honda 6 4 4 8 44 6 Richard Cooper BMW 12 11 9 1 41 BSB Riders Cup 7 James Ellison Kawasaki 13 8 3 4 40 8 Peter Hickman Kawasaki Ret 1 12 12 33 9 Lee Jackson BMW 8 7 14 13 22 10 Luke Mossey Kawasaki 4 10 16 Ret 19 11 Dan Linfoot Honda 5 9 Ret Ret 18 12 Glenn Irwin Ducati 14 13 13 7 17 13 Jack Kennedy Kawasaki Ret Ret 7 9 16 14 Alastair Seeley BMW Ret 14 5 Ret 13 15 John Hopkins Yamaha 9 Ret 11 Ret 12 16 Danny Buchan Ducati 7 Ret DNS DNS 9 17 Tommy Bridewell Suzuki 10 16 15 14 6 18 Ryuichi Kiyonari Suzuki 11 12 Ret Ret 9 19 Billy McConnell Kawasaki 16 Ret 10 Ret 0 20 Stuart Easton Yamaha Ret Ret 17 10 6 21 Howie Mainwaring-Smart BMW 18 17 Ret 11 5 22 Jakub Smrž BMW 15 15 18 15 3 James Rispoli Yamaha Ret DNS 19 16 0 Martin Jessopp BMW 17 18 21 Ret 0 Filip Backlund Kawasaki DNS DNS 20 17 0 Vittorio Iannuzzo Kawasaki 21 20 Ret 18 0 Sam Hornsey Kawasaki 19 19 0 Jenny Tinmouth Honda 20 23 22 19 0 Shaun Winfield Yamaha Ret 21 Ret Ret 0 Aaron Zanotti Yamaha 22 22 23 Ret 0 Michael Dunlop BMW Ret Ret Ret DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike SIL OUL BRH KNO SNE THR BRH CAD OUL DON ASS BRH Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd 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 participate (DNP) 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	1	3	2	1																							86
2	Kawasaki	4	1	1	3																							79
3	Ducati	2	2	8	6																							58
4	Honda	5	4	4	8																							45
5	Yamaha	9	21	11	10																							18
6	Suzuki	10	12	14	15																							11
Pos	Manufacturer	SIL		OUL		BRH		KNO		SNE		THR		BRH		CAD		OUL			DON		ASS		BRH			Pts

References

1. http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2015/Milwaukee+BMW+joins+WorldSBK+with+Brookes+and+Abraham+0

External links

• Official website