The 2021 British Superbike Championship season was the 34th British Superbike Championship season. Josh Brookes started the season as the reigning champion. The playoff system was reinstituted. Tarran Mackenzie on a McAMS Yamaha R1 took the 2021 BSB Championship Title over Tommy Bridewell.
Playoff Changes The playoff will now consist of eight riders instead of six.
Teams and riders
2021 Entry ListTeamConstructorRiderRounds VisionTrack Ducati Ducati Josh Brookes All 21 Christian Iddon All Honda Racing Honda 2 Glenn Irwin All 13 Takumi Takahashi All 88 Ryo Mizuno All TAG Racing Honda Honda 4 Dan Linfoot 1–9 12 Luke Mossey 11 Silicone Engineering Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki 5 Dean Harrison 1, 3–11 FHO Racing BMW BMW 6 Xavi Forés 1, 3–8 40 Joe Francis 10–11 60 Peter Hickman All RAF Regular and Reserves KawasakiVisionTrack Kawasaki Kawasaki 7 Ryan Vickers All Rapid CDH Racing Kawasaki 10 Joe Sheldon-Shaw 5–6 65 Josh Owens 1, 7, 9–11 Roadhouse Macau by FHO Racing BMW 11 Brian McCormack All FS-3 Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki 14 Lee Jackson All 69 Rory Skinner All Black Onyx Security Honda Honda 16 Luke Hopkins 1–8, 10–11 SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad BMW 18 Andrew Irwin All 83 Danny Buchan 1–5, 7–11 PR Racing BMW BMW 20 Brad Jones 1–3 10 Joe Sheldon-Shaw 9–11 33 Keith Farmer 8 40 Joe Francis 1–7 McAMS Yamaha Yamaha 22 Jason O'Halloran All 95 Tarran Mackenzie All Powerslide/Catfoss Racing Suzuki 27 Bjorn Estment All Rich Energy OMG Racing BMW 28 Bradley Ray All 77 Kyle Ryde 1–5, 7–11 77 James Hillier 6 NP Motorcycles BMW 31 Sam Cox 8 71 Jesse Trayler 10–11 74 Joey Thompson 1–3, 5–6 Buildbase Suzuki Suzuki 6 Michael Dunlop 9 44 Gino Rea All 52 Danny Kent 1–5 54 Tim Neave 6 55 Leon Jeacock 11 81 Luke Stapleford 7–8 94 Naomichi Uramoto 10 Oxford Products Racing Ducati 46 Tommy Bridewell All GR Motorsport Kawasaki 79 Storm Stacey All
Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider
Race calendar and results 2021 calendar Main Season Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team 1 R1 Oulton Park 26 June Tommy Bridewell Jason O'Halloran Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha R2 27 June Peter Hickman Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha R3 Tarran Mackenzie Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha 2 R1 Knockhill 10 July Jason O'Halloran Danny Buchan Christian Iddon VisionTrack Ducati R2 11 July Rory Skinner Danny Buchan SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad R3 Bradley Ray Danny Buchan SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad 3 R1 Brands Hatch GP 24 July Tarran Mackenzie Danny Buchan Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha R2 25 July Jason O'Halloran Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha R3 Jason O'Halloran Christian Iddon VisionTrack Ducati 4 R1 Thruxton 31 July Jason O'Halloran Lee Jackson Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha R2 1 August Jason O'Halloran Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha R3 Danny Buchan Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha 5 R1 Donington Park National 14 August Jason O'Halloran Jason O'Halloran Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha R2 15 August Peter Hickman Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha R3 Christian Iddon Tommy Bridewell Oxford Products Racing 6 R1 Cadwell Park 21 August Glenn Irwin Peter Hickman Peter Hickman FHO Racing BMW R2 22 August Tommy Bridewell Peter Hickman FHO Racing BMW R3 Lee Jackson Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha 7 R1 Snetterton 300 4 September Glenn Irwin Tommy Bridewell Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha R2 5 September Tarran Mackenzie Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha R3 Josh Brookes Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha 8 R1 Silverstone National 11 September Jason O'Halloran Gino Rea Glenn Irwin Honda Racing R2 12 September Tarran Mackenzie Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha R3 Tarran Mackenzie Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha The Showdown 9 R1 Oulton Park 25 September Josh Brookes Jason O'Halloran Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha R2 26 September Tommy Bridewell Tommy Bridewell Oxford Products Racing R3 Tommy Bridewell Tommy Bridewell Oxford Products Racing 10 R1 Donington Park GP 2 October Gino Rea Gino Rea Gino Rea Buildbase Suzuki R2 3 October Tarran Mackenzie Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha R3 Gino Rea Gino Rea Buildbase Suzuki 11 R1 Brands Hatch GP 16 October Luke Mossey Tommy Bridewell Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha R2 17 October Tommy Bridewell Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha R3 Tarran Mackenzie Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha
Championship standings Riders' championship Scoring system 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 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Rider Bike OUL KNO BRH THR DON CAD SNE SIL OUL DON BRH Pts 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 The Championship Showdown 1Yamaha 5 6 4 6 3 3 1 3 2 9 2 7 3 1 7 Ret DNS DNS 1 2 1 Ret 1 2 1 3 5 7 1 Ret 1 1 1 1202 2 Tommy BridewellDucati 3 Ret 3 8 5 7 2 2 Ret 10 12 18 5 5 1 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 5 5 6 1 1 Ret 7 4 2 2 2 1166 3Yamaha 1 1 1 2 Ret 6 5 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 12 2 2 1 3 1 3 Ret 2 1 Ret 2 Ret 5 9 8 4 3 3 1162 4 Christian IddonDucati 2 2 2 1 4 4 3 5 1 2 Ret 9 4 Ret Ret 5 Ret 7 Ret 11 5 2 7 6 3 4 11 3 3 2 3 4 Ret 1141 5 Peter HickmanBMW 4 3 5 Ret 7 8 Ret 9 7 3 5 8 9 4 14 1 1 2 7 10 7 Ret 10 12 5 5 4 Ret Ret 7 5 5 5 1092 6 Josh BrookesDucati 10 7 6 10 12 13 9 18 5 17 16 14 18 10 4 10 5 5 4 4 6 4 3 3 2 Ret 2 Ret 11 Ret 7 6 4 1079 7 Danny BuchanBMW 12 4 8 3 1 1 4 4 4 13 7 2 13 Ret DNS 10 13 DNS Ret 12 4 7 8 6 Ret 2 Ret 11 7 Ret 1075 8 Glenn IrwinHonda 6 9 10 12 11 Ret 11 8 6 Ret 3 6 2 Ret 2 4 6 6 Ret 14 11 1 13 9 8 Ret 7 Ret 10 10 9 9 Ret 1055 BSB Riders Cup 9 Lee JacksonKawasaki 8 8 7 9 8 10 6 7 8 5 Ret 12 8 Ret 15 6 4 4 5 6 DNS Ret 11 8 4 6 Ret 4 5 3 8 Ret 6 248 10 Bradley RayBMW Ret 5 Ret 4 9 5 7 12 13 7 4 10 10 2 16 13 8 8 9 12 9 5 4 7 9 7 3 9 12 14 10 12 8 245 11 Gino ReaSuzuki 11 13 11 13 10 11 Ret 10 DNS 8 10 11 15 Ret 10 Ret Ret 11 Ret 5 4 6 6 Ret Ret 10 9 1 4 1 12 8 10 202 12 Ryan VickersKawasaki 9 11 9 7 6 9 15 15 15 4 Ret 4 6 7 Ret 8 9 10 6 7 13 Ret 8 10 Ret 13 12 8 15 6 18 16 12 180 13 Rory SkinnerKawasaki 13 12 13 5 2 2 8 6 9 14 11 Ret 17 14 11 9 Ret 12 8 9 15 7 9 16 11 11 10 10 Ret 12 Ret Ret 7 178 14 Andrew IrwinBMW Ret 15 Ret 15 14 15 12 14 Ret 11 8 5 7 9 3 7 7 9 Ret 8 12 11 Ret 11 17 9 8 12 8 5 6 Ret 9 169 15 Kyle RydeBMW 7 10 12 11 15 17 16 13 16 Ret 6 16 11 6 Ret 19 15 10 8 15 17 13 Ret 15 2 6 15 13 10 11 118 16 Dan LinfootHonda 18 18 15 14 13 12 14 16 12 16 14 13 12 11 9 12 13 14 11 Ret 8 13 17 13 12 DNS DNS 69 17 Xavi ForésBMW DNS DNS DNS 13 11 11 12 13 Ret 14 8 Ret 14 12 13 12 16 DNS 9 18 14 52 18 Danny KentSuzuki Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret 14 10 Ret 10 6 9 3 16 Ret DNS 49 19 Storm StaceyKawasaki 16 Ret Ret 17 16 16 Ret 17 DNS 15 18 15 23 12 6 11 10 Ret 13 18 DNS 15 19 18 10 Ret 14 Ret Ret 11 16 14 13 49 20 Joe FrancisBMW Ret Ret Ret 16 17 Ret 18 Ret 17 Ret 21 19 Ret Ret 5 DNS DNS DNS 15 Ret Ret 6 Ret 9 14 11 Ret 36 21 Dean HarrisonKawasaki 14 17 Ret 17 19 14 18 17 17 20 13 8 Ret 14 16 18 17 16 16 20 21 14 12 13 Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret 14 28 22 Ryo MizunoHonda 19 Ret DNS 20 18 19 DNS DNS DNS 21 19 22 19 15 13 19 Ret DNS 16 Ret DNS 12 16 15 18 Ret 16 Ret 14 21 Ret 20 20 11 23 Luke StaplefordSuzuki 17 19 14 10 14 DNS 10 24 Bjorn EstmentSuzuki 15 19 Ret 21 Ret Ret 19 20 18 19 Ret 20 Ret Ret 17 17 Ret DNS 20 20 18 14 21 19 15 Ret Ret 11 16 17 Ret Ret 15 10 25 Tim NeaveSuzuki 15 11 15 7 26 Takumi TakahashiHonda Ret Ret 17 22 Ret 21 Ret Ret 19 20 15 21 21 Ret Ret 16 16 Ret 14 21 17 Ret 22 DNS 20 17 19 13 18 20 17 15 17 7 27 Naomichi UramotoSuzuki Ret 13 13 6 28 Luke MosseyHonda 15 13 16 4 29 Josh OwensKawasaki Ret 16 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ 16 15 18 14 Ret 16 Ret DNS DNS 3 30 Luke HopkinsHonda 17 20 14 19 Ret 20 20 21 21 22 20 Ret 22 Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 23 20 Ret 19 22 21 19 21 2 31 Michael DunlopSuzuki 19 14 17 2 32BMW 20 21 18 Ret 20 Ret 21 Ret 20 23 22 Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret 19 21 22 DNS 18 Ret DNS Ret 18 20 15 20 Ret 22 Ret 22 1 33Kawasaki Ret Ret Ret 18 15 17 1BMW Ret 16 Ret DNS 17 18 19 17 18 Brad JonesBMW Ret Ret 16 18 19 18 Ret DNS DNS 0 James HillierBMW 21 17 18 0 Leon JeacockSuzuki 20 18 19 0 Jesse TraylerBMW Ret 21 Ret 23 21 Ret 0 Joey ThompsonBMW 21 22 Ret DNS DNS DNS 22 Ret 22 Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 0 Sam CoxBMW Ret Ret Ret 0 Keith FarmerBMW Ret DNS DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike OUL KNO BRH THR DON CAD SNE SIL OUL DON BRH PtsBold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap
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