2007 British Superbike Championship

The Bennetts 2007 British Superbike Championship season started on 7 April and ended on 14 October. Defending Champion Ryuichi Kiyonari repeated as the 2007 BSB Champion on a HM Plant Racing HRC Honda CBR1000RR.

Calendar 2007 Calendar Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team 1 R1 Brands Hatch GP 9 April Jonathan Rea Gregorio Lavilla Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati R2 Jonathan Rea Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati 2 R1 Thruxton 15 April Tommy Hill Gregorio Lavilla Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati R2 Shane Byrne Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati 3 R1 Silverstone 29 April Ryuichi Kiyonari Gregorio Lavilla Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda R2 Gregorio Lavilla Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda 4 R1 Oulton Park 7 May Gregorio Lavilla Shane Byrne Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati R2 Jonathan Rea Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda 5 R1 Snetterton 20 May Shane Byrne Gregorio Lavilla Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda R2 Ryuichi Kiyonari Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda 6 R1 Mondello Park 17 June Jonathan Rea Shane Byrne Leon Haslam Airwaves Ducati R2 Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea HM Plant Honda 7 R1 Knockhill 1 July Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea HM Plant Honda R2 Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea HM Plant Honda 8 R1 Oulton Park 15 July Jonathan Rea Ryuichi Kiyonari Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda R2 Ryuichi Kiyonari Jonathan Rea HM Plant Honda 9 R1 Mallory Park 22 July Ryuichi Kiyonari Ryuichi Kiyonari Shane Byrne Stobart Vent-Axia Honda R2 Ryuichi Kiyonari Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda 10 R1 Croft 12 August Cal Crutchlow Leon Haslam Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda R2 Ryuichi Kiyonari Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda 11 R1 Cadwell Park 27 August Leon Haslam Leon Camier Leon Haslam Airwaves Ducati R2 Leon Haslam Jonathan Rea HM Plant Honda 12 R1 Donington Park 23 September Tom Sykes Ryuichi Kiyonari Leon Haslam Airwaves Ducati R2 Ryuichi Kiyonari Leon Haslam Airwaves Ducati 13 R1 Brands Hatch Indy 14 October Gregorio Lavilla Gregorio Lavilla Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati R2 Gregorio Lavilla Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati

Entry list 2007 Entry List Team Bike No Riders Class Rounds HM Plant Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1 Ryuichi Kiyonari All 4 Jonathan Rea All Bike Animal Honda Honda CBR1000RR 2 Leon Camier 1–11 Ian Hutchinson 12–13 Isolon MSS Discovery Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 3 Michael Rutter 1–5, 8–13 Stuart Easton 6–7 Hydrex Honda Honda CBR1000RR 5 Karl Harris All 15 Guy Martin 1–3, 8, 11 64 Aaron Zanotti 12–13 Virgin Media Optoma Loans Yamaha YZF-R1 6 James Haydon 1–3 Hudson Kennaughhttp://www.superbike.co.uk/racing/bsb/superbike_Virgin_Media_news_for_Oulton_Park_BSB_2007_news_118209.html 4–7 8 Tommy Hill All 77 Marty Nutt 12–13 Rizla Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7 9 Chris Walker All 35 Cal Crutchlow AllMark Johns MotorsHonda CBR1000RR 11 Ryan Farquhar C 1–2 52 Ryan Rainey C 10–11 Iain MacPherson 12 TAG Racing Honda CBR1000RR 11 Brian McCormack C 9 14 6Samsung Superbike TeamSuzuki GSX-R1000 K6 12 Dean Thomas 1–6, 8–13 Sean Emmett 7–8 112 Sean Emmett 12–13 Jentin Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 12 Simon Andrews 1–2, 4–5, 8–11, 13 Jon Kirkham 12 Team NBSuzuki GSX-R1000 K6 18 Tommy Bridewell 1–9, 12–13 46 Ollie BridewellOllie Bridewell dies at Mallory Visor Down, 20 July 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2016 1–9* Hardinge-Ice Valley Motorsport Honda CBR1000RR 21 Tom Tunstall C All AIM Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 22 Steve Plater 1–3, 5–8, 11–13 Les Shand 8 Keith Amor 9–10Krystal RacingYamaha YZF-R1 24 Lee Jackson C 9Red Viper RacingHonda CBR1000RR 26 Chris Martin AllPBM Racing Ireland Yamaha YZF-R1 27 Paul Barron C 1–10, 12–13Team Emco – NSF RacingYamaha YZF-R1 28 Neil Faulkner C 1–8, 10–13 Astro KS Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 32 Kenny Gilbertson C 13 Ezylet Phase One Yamaha YZF-R1 34 Guy Martin 13 Airwaves Ducati Ducati 999 F06 36 Gregorio Lavilla All 91 Leon Haslam All Riders Racing Honda CBR1000RR 40 Martin Jessopp C 13 Team Millsport Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 49 Conor Cummins C 12 Quay Garage Honda CBR1000RR 56 James Buckingham C All Hawk Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 6 James Haydon 11–13 88 Scott Smart All 150 Peter Hickman 1–9 Alex Camier 10 SMT Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 64 Aaron Zanotti 1–11 65 John Ingram 12–13 Stobart Vent-Axia Honda Honda CBR1000RR 66 Tom Sykes All 67 Shane Byrne All PR Branson-Honda Honda CBR1000RR 68 Sean Emmett 1–2, 4–5 David Johnson 9, 11–13 Nutt Travel Yamaha YZF-R1 77 Marty Nutt C 1–3, 5–11 Uel Duncan Racing Honda CBR1000RR 86 Cameron Donald 2 T.H.R Honda Honda CBR1000RR 94 Michael Howarth C 1 Tristan Palmer C 3–13 MAR Kawasaki ZX-10R 111 Malcolm Ashley C All Icon Class C Privateers Cup Key Regular Rider Wildcard Rider Replacement Rider * Rider died mid-season

Notes

Final championship standings

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! Class BHGP THR SIL OUL SNE MOP KNO OUL MAL CRO CAD DON BHI PtsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2 1 Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda 8 11 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 3 1 Ret Ret 1 1 1 2 2 Ret 3 3 4 433 2 Jonathan Rea Honda 3 2 Ret 4 2 3 4 5 2 2 4 1 1 1 Ret 1 2 Ret 2 2 Ret 1 5 7 2 2 407 3 Leon Haslam Ducati 6 4 6 6 6 5 2 2 3 5 1 4 3 2 4 4 3 2 5 6 1 Ret 1 1 4 5 387 4 Gregorio Lavilla Ducati 1 1 1 1 5 2 1 4 6 Ret 3 3 7 Ret Ret 10 5 7 6 4 7 3 4 5 1 1 368 5 Shane Byrne Honda 4 13 4 3 Ret Ret 6 3 Ret 3 2 2 4 5 2 3 1 3 9 7 4 Ret 3 6 6 Ret 293 6 Tom Sykes Honda 7 5 5 7 7 6 5 6 4 4 Ret 7 6 4 Ret 6 6 4 3 3 3 5 2 2 Ret 7 279 7 Chris Walker Suzuki 5 8 9 Ret 3 4 Ret 9 9 9 9 Ret 5 6 3 8 4 6 8 10 8 6 6 4 7 6 225 8 Leon Camier Honda 2 3 2 5 4 Ret 8 8 5 6 7 6 Ret 7 6 5 8 11 7 5 Ret Ret 199 9 Cal Crutchlow Suzuki 13 18 7 Ret 11 7 7 Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret 11 Ret 5 Ret 9 5 4 13 5 4 Ret Ret 5 3 152 10 Tommy Hill Yamaha 9 Ret 8 10 8 8 10 7 7 7 10 9 13 Ret 8 Ret 7 9 10 Ret 6 7 Ret Ret Ret 13 138 11 Karl Harris Honda 14 6 10 9 9 12 9 Ret 13 15 6 8 10 8 Ret 2 Ret 13 11 Ret Ret DNS Ret 10 Ret 8 121 12 Michael Rutter Kawasaki 10 7 11 8 10 9 15 13 11 Ret Ret 7 Ret 8 13 8 11 10 9 8 8 10 118 13 Scott Smart Kawasaki 21 20 14 11 Ret 14 11 16 14 8 12 10 Ret DNS 7 11 10 10 14 11 10 12 7 Ret 11 12 95 14 Ollie Bridewell Suzuki 19 15 Ret 19 13 11 13 11 18 10 Ret 11 8 10 9 9 WD WD 56 15 Steve Plater Yamaha 18 14 13 13 19 Ret 15 Ret Ret 12 18 12 WD WD 13 9 10 9 10 11 51 16 Simon Andrews Yamaha 11 9 21 16 12 14 12 Ret Ret DNS 11 12 12 9 Ret Ret 9 16 49 17 Dean Thomas Suzuki 16 10 16 Ret 14 13 Ret 10 Ret 13 14 13 WD WD 12 14 16 12 14 Ret Ret DNS 16 19 37 18 James Haydon Kawasaki 9 8 8 Ret Ret 9 31 Yamaha 17 16 17 17 15 16 19 Tommy Bridewell Suzuki 12 Ret 15 Ret 12 10 14 12 10 Ret Ret DNS 20 17 DNS DNS WD WD 18 19 15 21 28 20 Tristan Palmer Honda C 20 20 18 19 Ret Ret 19 15 16 14 11 12 13 17 Ret Ret 15 13 12 15 14 15 27 21 Chris Martin Honda 22 Ret Ret 18 17 17 Ret 15 Ret 14 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 15 15 15 Ret 12 11 Ret 13 Ret Ret 23 22 Peter Hickman Kawasaki 15 12 12 12 18 19 DNS DNS 17 Ret 17 14 23 DNS 13 13 14 16 23 23 Ian Hutchinson Honda 11 11 12 14 16 24 Sean Emmett Honda 20 Ret Ret Ret 21 Ret Ret Ret 14 Suzuki 9 9 Ret Ret DNS DNS Ret 18 25 Hudson Kennaugh Yamaha 16 17 19 12 13 Ret 12 13 14 26 Aaron Zanotti Honda 14 12 Ret 20 13 Yamaha 24 19 22 21 Ret 18 19 Ret 16 11 Ret Ret 19 16 16 Ret 21 Ret 18 14 Ret 17 27 Guy Martin Honda Ret 17 18 15 16 15 10 Ret 17 Ret 8 Yamaha 18 22 28 Stuart Easton Kawasaki 15 Ret 14 11 8 29 Marty Nutt Yamaha C Ret Ret 23 20 DNS DNS 20 16 16 16 17 15 17 15 19 Ret 17 16 Ret Ret 8 13 17 13 17 30 Tom Tunstall Honda C 25 22 24 22 Ret Ret Ret DNS 22 21 21 20 21 19 14 14 20 20 20 18 18 15 16 18 19 Ret 5 31 Malcolm Ashley Kawasaki C 26 Ret 26 23 22 21 20 20 23 19 22 19 22 18 12 Ret 22 21 22 19 20 18 20 Ret 20 25 4 32 James Buckingham Honda C 23 21 19 Ret WD WD 17 18 21 17 23 21 Ret 20 15 16 18 Ret 19 15 16 14 19 22 17 Ret 4 33 Cameron Donald Honda 20 14 2 34 Jon Kirkham Yamaha Ret 14 2 35 Paul Barron Yamaha C DNQ DNQ 25 24 21 Ret 22 Ret Ret 18 18 17 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 21 DNS DNS Ret Ret 1 36 David Johnson Honda 17 18 19 16 15 16 Ret DNS 1 Bold - Pole Italics - Fastest Lap Icon Class C Privateers Cup

Superbike cup final standings (top 10) Pos Rider Bike Pts1 Tristan Palmer Honda 4262 James Buckingham Honda 3733 Tom Tunstall Honda 3324 Malcolm Ashley Kawasaki 3225 Marty Nutt Yamaha 2616 Paul Barron Yamaha 1477 Neil Faulkner Yamaha 908 Lee Jackson Yamaha 409 Brian McCormack Honda 3710 Ryan Farquhar Honda 21

Final Constructors Standings 1 Honda 591 2 Ducati 507 3 Suzuki 263 4 Yamaha 180 5 Kawasaki 169

References

External links BSB Website