2017 British Superbike Championship

The 2017 British Superbike Championship season was the 30th British Superbike Championship season. It began at Donington on 31 March and ended at the Brands Hatch GP circuit on 15 October. Shane Byrne started the season as the defending Champion, having secured his fifth overall title in the British Superbike Championship. Byrne repeated on his previous years title and won for a record 6th time the BSB Championship on the Be Wiser Ducati.

Teams and riders

TeamConstructorRiderRounds Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team Ducati 2 Glenn Irwin1–4, 6–12 67 Shane ByrneAll Quattro Plant FS-3 Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki 3 Billy McConnell1–7 81 Luke Stapleford9 83 Danny Buchan11 97 Kyle Ryde12 Honda Racing Honda 4 Dan LinfootAll 22 Jason O'HalloranAll Gearlink Kawasaki Kawasaki 5 James WestmorelandAll Bennetts Suzuki Suzuki 6 Taylor Mackenzie1–9, 11 47 Richard Cooper11 47 Richard Cooper12 50 Sylvain GuintoliAll McAMS Yamaha Yamaha 7 Michael LavertyAll 77 James EllisonAll Anvil Hire TAG Racing Yamaha 8 Shaun WinfieldAll 25 Josh BrookesAll Silicone Engineering Racing Kawasaki 9 Dean Harrison9–12 Tyco BMW Motorrad BMW 10 Josh Elliott5, 11 18 Andy Reid5–9 24 Christian Iddon1–4, 6–12 34 Davide Giugliano1–2 34 Alastair Seeley3 Bathams SMT BMW 11 Michael Rutter1, 7, 12 JG Speedfit Kawasaki Kawasaki 12 Luke Mossey1–7, 9–12 91 Leon HaslamAll Smiths Racing BMW 14 Lee JacksonAll 60 Peter HickmanAll Moto Rapido Ducati 21 John HopkinsAll RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki Kawasaki 27 Jake DixonAll Buildbase Suzuki Suzuki 28 Bradley RayAll 33 Michael Dunlop1, 3, 7 RidersMotorcycles.com BMW BMW 40 Martin Jessopp1, 3, 5–12 Team WD-40 Kawasaki 46 Tommy BridewellAll Platform Hire Yamaha Yamaha 64 Aaron ZanottiAll Lloyd & Jones PR Racing BMW BMW 96 Jakub SmržAll

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

All entries used Pirelli tyres.

Race calendar and results 2017 calendar Main Season Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team 1 R1 Donington Park GP 2 April Leon Haslam Josh Brookes Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki R2 Leon Haslam Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki 2 R1 Brands Hatch Indy 17 April James Ellison James Ellison Luke Mossey JG Speedfit Kawasaki R2 Shane Byrne Luke Mossey JG Speedfit Kawasaki 3 R1 Oulton Park 1 May Shane Byrne Leon Haslam Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki R2 Leon Haslam Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team 4 R1 Knockhill 18 June Luke Mossey Luke Mossey Jake Dixon RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki R2 Luke Mossey Jake Dixon RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki 5 R1 Snetterton 300 2 July Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team R2 Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team 6 R1 Brands Hatch GP 23 July Josh Brookes Dan Linfoot Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team R2 Josh Brookes Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team 7 R1 Thruxton 6 August Jake Dixon Peter Hickman Josh Brookes Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha R2 Shane Byrne Peter Hickman Smiths Racing BMW 8 R1 Cadwell Park 20 August Shane Byrne Lee Jackson Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki R2 Lee Jackson James Ellison McAMS Yamaha 9 R1 Silverstone GP 9 September Jason O'Halloran Shane Byrne Glenn Irwin Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team R2 10 September James Ellison Josh Brookes Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha R3 Christian Iddon Dan Linfoot Honda Racing The Showdown 10 R1 Oulton Park 16 September Jake Dixon Jake Dixon Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki R2 17 September Bradley Ray Dan Linfoot Honda Racing 11 R1 TT Circuit Assen 1 October James Ellison Shane Byrne Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki R2 Shane Byrne Sylvain Guintoli Bennetts Suzuki 12 R1 Brands Hatch GP 14 October Shane Byrne Josh Brookes Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team R2 15 October James Ellison Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team R3 Jason O'Halloran Josh Brookes Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha

Championship standings Riders' championship Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had 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 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Pos Rider Bike DON BRH OUL KNO SNE BRH THR CAD SIL OUL 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 Shane ByrneDucati DNS DNS 4 Ret 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 Ret 3 Ret Ret 3 Ret 9 7 2 5 1 1 8 637 2 Josh BrookesYamaha 7 2 10 4 7 6 Ret 5 2 2 5 Ret 1 Ret 12 7 2 1 Ret 3 5 5 2 3 4 1 634 3 Leon HaslamKawasaki 1 1 2 3 1 Ret DNS DNS 4 8 3 5 7 3 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 2 1 3 4 10 Ret 631 4 Peter HickmanBMW 4 8 9 7 5 7 6 9 7 6 4 4 2 1 4 3 9 8 Ret 8 4 7 6 7 6 6 578 5 Jason O'HalloranHonda 10 10 7 5 4 3 4 7 3 3 7 7 6 5 5 4 11 5 Ret 10 8 10 13 6 5 2 567 6 Jake DixonKawasaki 9 Ret Ret 13 10 Ret 1 1 6 4 11 10 3 2 2 Ret 4 9 3 4 6 8 7 DNS Ret 12 562 BSB Riders Cup 7 Christian Iddon BMW 3 4 3 2 8 4 DNS DNS 8 3 5 4 8 5 6 7 Ret Ret 9 Ret 8 2 2 5 238 8 James EllisonYamaha 5 6 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 6 2 19 9 10 1 Ret 2 Ret 5 10 3 4 5 3 3 228 9 Luke MosseyKawasaki 2 5 1 1 3 5 2 4 Ret 10 12 6 DNS DNS 5 12 Ret Ret DNS 12 Ret 12 14 17 186 10 Dan LinfootHonda 11 12 5 6 16 16 Ret 6 5 7 2 Ret 15 12 Ret DNS 16 Ret 1 Ret 1 11 9 DNS 9 7 163 11 Bradley RaySuzuki Ret 14 12 8 Ret Ret Ret 12 9 11 10 8 8 Ret 14 11 10 6 6 7 3 6 10 9 Ret 9 140 12 Glenn Irwin Ducati 6 3 6 Ret 9 2 DNS DNS 16 14 20 11 11 9 1 Ret Ret 11 12 14 14 Ret 7 13 132 13 Sylvain GuintoliSuzuki Ret 7 Ret 10 Ret 11 8 14 10 9 Ret 17 10 8 18 10 13 4 Ret Ret 11 4 1 DNS 12 11 131 14 Michael LavertyYamaha 8 Ret 8 11 Ret Ret 10 8 12 15 13 9 21 13 7 8 17 15 2 6 14 Ret 15 Ret 8 4 125 15 John HopkinsDucati Ret 13 13 9 14 9 7 17 8 5 9 11 9 Ret DNS DNS 3 10 Ret 2 Ret 9 12 DNS DNS DNS 122 16 Lee JacksonBMW DNS DNS 16 16 15 13 9 13 13 13 15 13 14 7 6 2 12 Ret 7 12 15 16 17 8 13 14 96 17 Tommy BridewellKawasaki 12 11 11 12 11 8 11 15 14 14 14 12 16 14 9 6 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 15 18 11 11 15 83 18 Jakub SmržBMW 14 15 14 15 13 12 12 16 Ret 12 DNS DNS 12 10 17 14 8 13 5 13 13 18 Ret 13 15 16 65 19 Taylor MackenzieSuzuki Ret Ret 15 14 18 15 5 11 Ret Ret Ret 15 13 DNS 15 15 7 Ret DNS DNS DNS 35 20 Kawasaki DNS 16 17 Ret 20 17 13 18 16 17 18 Ret 18 15 19 16 14 14 4 14 Ret 20 Ret 14 18 21 25 21 Martin JessoppBMW Ret DNS 23 14 Ret Ret 20 19 11 6 16 12 15 Ret Ret Ret 16 17 16 DNS 16 19 22 22 Billy McConnellKawasaki Ret Ret 18 17 12 10 Ret 10 11 16 17 16 Ret DNS 21 23 Richard CooperSuzuki 13 11 10 Ret 10 20 24 Davide GiuglianoBMW 13 9 DNS DNS 10 25 Andy ReidBMW 17 18 19 18 17 16 13 13 Ret Ret DNS 6 26 Aaron ZanottiYamaha Ret Ret 19 Ret 22 19 14 19 18 19 Ret 20 Ret Ret Ret 18 18 17 Ret 17 Ret 21 Ret Ret 19 22 2 27 Shaun WinfieldYamaha 15 18 Ret 18 21 18 Ret 20 19 20 Ret DNS 22 17 20 17 20 Ret Ret 15 Ret 22 Ret 17 20 24 2 28 Kyle RydeKawasaki 15 17 18 1 29 Josh ElliottBMW 15 Ret 19 19 1 Dean HarrisonKawasaki Ret 16 Ret 16 17 23 Ret 16 Ret 23 0 Michael DunlopSuzuki 16 17 19 Ret Ret DNS 0 Alastair SeeleyBMW 17 Ret 0 Luke StaplefordKawasaki 19 DNS DNS 0 Michael RutterBMW DNS DNS Ret Ret DNS Ret 200 Danny BuchanKawasaki Ret DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike DON BRH OUL KNO SNE BRH THR CAD SIL OUL ASS BRH PtsBold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' championship Pos Manufacturer DON BRH OUL KNO SNE BRH THR CAD SIL OUL 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 Kawasaki 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 4 4 3 5 3 2 1 6 4 9 3 1 2 1 3 4 10 12 455 2 Ducati 6 3 4 9 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 11 3 9 1 3 Ret 2 7 2 5 1 1 8 423 3 Yamaha 5 2 8 4 6 6 10 2 2 2 5 2 1 9 7 1 2 1 2 3 5 3 2 3 3 1 420 4 BMW 3 4 3 2 5 4 6 9 7 6 4 3 2 1 4 2 6 7 5 8 4 7 6 2 2 5 353 5 Honda 10 10 5 5 4 3 4 6 3 3 2 7 6 5 5 4 11 5 1 10 1 10 9 6 5 2 318 6 Suzuki 16 7 12 8 18 11 5 11 9 9 10 8 8 8 14 10 7 4 6 7 3 4 1 9 12 9 207 Pos Manufacturer DON BRH OUL KNO SNE BRH THR CAD SIL OUL ASS BRH Pts

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