2024 British Superbike Championship

The 2024 British Superbike Championship is the 37th season of the motorcycle championship. Tommy Bridewell is the defending champion, having won the 2023 season by half a point over then-teammate Glenn Irwin.[1]

Rule Changes

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Incorporated into the 2024 season is a lesser-class of machine, entitled 'Pathway', to be run concurrently within the same scheduled events. The aim is to allow new participants to enter at a reduced cost with a machine closer in specification to Superstock 1000. Trials were held within some races during the 2023 season.[2]

Two support classes were not carried on into 2024. The first, the National Junior Superstock Championship, was discontinued because there are only two manufacturers available with no future options and no ability for a balance of performance formula. The second, the British Junior Supersport Championship, was discontinued because there was only one viable manufacturer, making it a de facto one make series. It was replaced with a properly budgeted and technically controlled one make series with the new Kawasaki British Superteen Championship using Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4RR machines.[3]

Teams and riders

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Riders with a superscript PW are part of the Pathway class.

Team Constructor No. Rider Rounds
IN Competition SENCAT Aprilia Aprilia 8   Lewis RolloPW 1–9
Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad BMW 11   Rory Skinner 1–5, 7, 9
15   Richard Kerr 6, 8
FHO Racing BMW Motorrad 25   Josh Brookes 1–9
60   Peter Hickman 1–9
ROKitLT Haslam Racing BMW Motorrad 91   Leon Haslam 1–9
Hager PBM Ducati Ducati 2   Glenn Irwin 1–9
Oxford Racing Products Ducati 21   Christian Iddon 1–9
Honda Racing UK Honda 1   Tommy Bridewell 1–9
18   Andrew Irwin 1–9
5   Dean Harrison 1–6
C&L Fairburn Jackson Racing 3   Billy McConnell 1–9
MasterMac Honda 14   Lee Jackson 1–9
86   Charlie Nesbitt 1–9
Rapid Honda 27   Tom Ward 8
54   Franco Bourne 1–7, 9
TAG Honda 74   Jaimie van SikkelerusPW 1–6
89   Fraser Rogers 1–4, 7-9
Cumins by Team IWR 15   Tom WardPW 9
75   Alex OlsenPW 1, 3–8
STAUFF Fluid Power Kawasaki Kawasaki 68   Tom Neave 1, 4–7
  Eemeli Lahti[4] 2
12   Luke Mossey[5] 3
97   Bradley Perie 8-9
CDH Racing Kawasaki 23   Luke Hedger 1–9
Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki 22   Jason O'Halloran 1–9
30   Max Cook 1–9
DAO Racing 51   Brayden Elliott 1–9
83   Danny Buchan 1–9
NP Racing Kawasaki 55   Louis Valleley 1–9
LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki 79   Storm Stacey 1–9
OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing Yamaha 7   Ryan Vickers 1–9
77   Kyle Ryde 1–9
McAMS Racing Yamaha 52   Danny Kent 1–9

Race calendar and results

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Main Season
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team
1 R1   Circuito de Navarra 21 April   Danny Kent   Kyle Ryde   Ryan Vickers OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing
R2   Kyle Ryde   Tommy Bridewell   Ryan Vickers OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing
2 R1   Oulton Park 5 May   Kyle Ryde   Glenn Irwin   Glenn Irwin Hager PBM Ducati
R2 6 May   Glenn Irwin   Christian Iddon   Glenn Irwin Hager PBM Ducati
R3   Christian Iddon   Christian Iddon   Glenn Irwin Hager PBM Ducati
3 R1   Donington Park GP 18 May   Ryan Vickers   Christian Iddon   Kyle Ryde OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing
R2 19 May   Christian Iddon   Danny Kent   Glenn Irwin Hager PBM Ducati
R3   Danny Kent   Tommy Bridewell   Jason O'Halloran Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki
4 R1   Knockhill 15 June   Tommy Bridewell   Tommy Bridewell   Tommy Bridewell Honda Racing UK
R2 16 June   Tommy Bridewell   Danny Kent   Rory Skinner Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad
R3   Danny Kent   Christian Iddon   Christian Iddon Oxford Products Racing Ducati
5 R1   Snetterton 300 6 July   Ryan Vickers   Storm Stacey   Storm Stacey LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki
R2 7 July   Storm Stacey   Glenn Irwin   Glenn Irwin Hager PBM Ducati
R3   Glenn Irwin   Tommy Bridewell   Glenn Irwin Hager PBM Ducati
6 R1   Brands Hatch GP 20 July   Ryan Vickers   Ryan Vickers   Ryan Vickers OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing
R2 21 July   Ryan Vickers   Ryan Vickers   Ryan Vickers OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing
R3   Ryan Vickers   Ryan Vickers   Ryan Vickers OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing
7 R1   Thruxton 10 August   Kyle Ryde   Max Cook   Kyle Ryde OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing
R2 11 August   Max Cook   Ryan Vickers   Ryan Vickers OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing
R3   Ryan Vickers   Charlie Nesbitt   Ryan Vickers OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing
8 R1   Cadwell Park 25 August   Jason O'Halloran   Lee Jackson   Kyle Ryde OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing
R2 26 August   Lee Jackson   Charlie Nesbitt   Tommy Bridewell Honda Racing UK
R3   Charlie Nesbitt   Ryan Vickers   Kyle Ryde OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing
The Showdown
9 R1   Oulton Park International 14 September   Kyle Ryde   Kyle Ryde   Kyle Ryde OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing
R2 15 September   Kyle Ryde   Glenn Irwin   Glenn Irwin Hager PBM Ducati
R3   Glenn Irwin   Kyle Ryde   Kyle Ryde OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing
10 R1   Donington Park GP 28 September
R2 29 September
R3
11 R1   Brands Hatch GP 12 October
R2 13 October
R3

Championship standings

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Riders' championship

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Scoring system in the Main season[6]

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[6]

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[6]

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
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R1 R2 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 Honda 7 Ret 4 2 6 2 3 2 1 3 2 Ret 2 2 2 2 4 4 7 6 4 1 2 Ret 4 2 334
2   Kyle Ryde Yamaha 2 3 3 5 Ret 1 5 5 4 14 15 3 4 5 6 3 3 1 8 4 1 2 1 1PF 13 1F 328
3   Glenn Irwin Ducati 4 8 1 1 1 5 1 4 Ret 8 9 5 1 1 4 DNS 7 14 DNS 15 5 5 5 2 1F 9 289
4   Christian Iddon Ducati 6 5 2 3 2 Ret 6 9 Ret 2 1 6 3 3 5 6 2 9 6 13 13 9 8 Ret Ret 6 245
5   Danny Kent Yamaha 3 2 6 4 4 4 4 3 7 Ret 3 Ret 6 4 Ret DNS 15 Ret 3 2 14 Ret 12 7 2 5 234
6   Ryan Vickers Yamaha 1 1 5 7 3 Ret Ret WD Ret WD WD 9 7 8 1 1 1 2 1 1 Ret 6 Ret 5 12 DNS 228
7   Lee Jackson Honda 14 12 14 11 11 7 12 8 8 9 10 DNS 12 11 8 7 6 7 11 7 2 3 3 3 7 7 207
8   Leon Haslam BMW 11 4 10 8 5 3 2 6 10 Ret Ret 8 24 Ret 7 5 10 6 9 10 8 8 7 6 3 13 207
9   Jason O'Halloran Kawasaki 10 6 7 6 7 8 Ret 1 5 Ret Ret 4 8 9 9 11 8 3 WD WD 6 10 WD 9 6 DNS 180
10   Josh Brookes BMW Ret 11 9 7 8 10 8 Ret 6 12 11 13 10 7 11 8 11 16 4 8 7 7 6 4 16 10 170
11   Charlie Nesbitt Honda 9 9 11 13 13 9 7 11 9 5 8 Ret 9 10 Ret 10 9 Ret 12 5 3 4 4 Ret Ret Ret 151
12   Andrew Irwin Honda 16 13 16 14 15 14 9 7 3 Ret Ret 7 5 6 3 4 5 Ret 14 9 DNS WD WD 12 9 8 136
13   Max Cook Kawasaki 8 7 Ret 10 9 6 Ret 10 Ret 10 Ret Ret 13 12 12 13 12 8 2 Ret 16 16 14 10 15 4 121
14   Storm Stacey Kawasaki Ret 15 Ret 12 10 DNS 16 15 12 4 13 1 14 15 Ret 14 17 13 10 14 11 13 13 14 8 3 108
15   Billy McConnell Honda 15 14 Ret 19 17 11 Ret 14 16 7 5 DNS WD WD 14 DNS 14 5 5 3 9 12 10 13 11 DNS 95
16   Rory Skinner BMW 5 Ret 8 DNS[7] DNS WD WD WD 2 1 4 DNS WD WD DNS WD WD 11 Ret DNS 70
17   Peter Hickman BMW 12 10 13 15 Ret WD WD WD Ret Ret WD Ret 15 14 15 12 13 10 13 12 12 15 9 8 14 11 67
18   Lewis RolloPW Aprilia Ret Ret 17 17 18 19 13 17 17 11 14 2 16 20 18 15 18 11 16 11 18 18 18 Ret 5 DNS 53
19   Fraser Rogers Honda 13 Ret 12 20 14 13 10 12 13 6 6 Ret 17 DNS WD WD WD 17 10 DNS 51
20   Danny Buchan Kawasaki 19 Ret 19 16 12 15 17 16 11 13 7 15 23 16 10 DNS 16 15 15 17 10 11 11 Ret WD WD 47
21   Franco Bourne Honda 17 16 Ret WD WD 12 NC Ret 15 Ret 17 10 11 13 Ret 9 Ret 17 Ret DNS WD WD WD 26
22   Dean Harrison Honda 18 Ret 15 DNS 16 17 11 13 19 17 Ret 11 19 17 16 18 19 14
23   Luke Hedger Kawasaki 22 20 18 Ret DNS 21 19 18 14 15 12 Ret 20 19 13 DNS WD 19 19 19 Ret 20 20 Ret 19 15 11
24   Alex OlsenPW Honda Ret 17 20 15 DNS 18 18 Ret 16 18 Ret 17 17 20 12 Ret 16 19 23 17 5
25   Richard Kerr BMW and Honda 19 16 22 Ret 19 21 16 18 12 4
26   Tom Neave Kawasaki Ret DNS DNS 16 Ret 12 17 18 WD WD WD 18 WD WD 4
27   Tom Ward Honda 15 14 16 3
28   Brayden Elliott Kawasaki 20 18 20 18 Ret 18 18 19 Ret 19 16 Ret 21 21 20 19 21 20 18 18 20 21 19 18 20 14 2
29   Luke Mossey Kawasaki 16 14 Ret 2
30   Louis Valleley Kawasaki Ret Ret 23 23 21 Ret DNS 20 NC Ret 18 14 DNS DNS 22 20 24 21 20 20 21 22 Ret Ret 21 DNS 2
31   Bradley Perie Kawasaki 17 17 15 15 17 DNS 2
32   Jaimie van SikkelerusPW Honda 21 19 22 21 20 Ret WD WD 20 20 Ret Ret 22 22 21 21 23 0
33   Eemeli Lahti Kawasaki 21 22 19 0
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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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Annotation Meaning
P Pole position
F Fastest lap
Rider key
Colour Meaning
Light blue Rookie rider

References

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  1. ^ "Kyle Ryde tops Donington Park BSB Test ahead of Glenn Irwin". mcnews.com.au. 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ BSB: Honda riders complete first Pathway Class test at Oulton Park Motorcycle News, 17 September 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024
  3. ^ "2024 BENNETTS BRITISH SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP SUPPORT CLASS LINE UP UNVEILED". British Superbikes. 20 July 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Tom Neave Confirms Oulton Park BSB Absence". BikeSport News. 1 May 2024. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Luke Mossey to Replace Tom Neave at Donington BSB". BikeSport News. 15 May 2024. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "EVENT FORMAT". British Superbikes. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Rory Skinner Taken to Hospital After Oulton Park BSB Crash". BikeSport News. 6 May 2024. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.