2009 British Supersport Championship season

The 2009 British Supersport Championship season was the latest running of the British Supersport Championship. The top two runners in the 2008 championship, Glen Richards and Ian Lowry both moved up to the British Superbike Championship, with HM Plant Honda^[1] and Relentless Suzuki respectively. Steve Plater and the returning Billy McConnell^[2] were early season contenders for the championship, with Plater eventually going on to claim the championship at the final round, at Oulton Park.

Calendar

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Rider	Winning Team	Ref
1	Brands Hatch Indy	April 13	Billy McConnell	Steve Plater	Billy McConnell	MAP Raceways Yamaha	[3]
2	Oulton Park	May 4	Hudson Kennaugh	Steve Plater	Daniel Cooper	Centurion Racing	[4]
3	Donington Park	May 25	Hudson Kennaugh	Hudson Kennaugh	Steve Plater	HM Plant Honda	[5]
4	Thruxton	May 31	James Westmoreland	James Westmoreland	Billy McConnell	MAP Raceways Yamaha	[6]
5	Snetterton	June 21	Billy McConnell	Steve Plater	Steve Plater	HM Plant Honda	[7]
6	Knockhill	July 5	Billy McConnell	James Westmoreland	Ben Wilson	Gearlink Kawasaki	[8]
7	Mallory Park	July 19	Billy McConnell	Billy McConnell	Chris Martin	Gearlink Kawasaki	[9]
8	Brands Hatch GP	August 8	James Westmoreland	Dan Linfoot	James Westmoreland	JW Racing Triumph	[10]
9	Cadwell Park	August 31	Billy McConnell	Billy McConnell	Billy McConnell	MAP Raceways Yamaha	[11]
10	Croft	September 13	Billy McConnell	Billy McConnell	Steve Plater	HM Plant Honda	[12]
11	Silverstone International	September 27	James Westmoreland	James Westmoreland	James Westmoreland	TW Triumph	[13]
12	Oulton Park	October 10	Steve Plater	James Westmoreland	Steve Plater	HM Plant Honda	[14]

Entry list

2009 Entry list Round By Round entry list: BHI [15] OUL [16] DON [17] THR [18] SNE [19] KNO [20] MAL [21] BHGP [22] CAD [23] CRO [24] SIL [25] OUL [26] Team Bike No Riders Class Rounds Linxcel-Seton Tuning Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 2 Hudson Kennaugh[27] 1–8 25 Nick Clark 9 Jason O'Halloran 10 6 James Webb 11 Gearlink Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 2 Hudson Kennaugh[28] 9 15 Ben Wilson[29] 1–11 26 Chris Martin[30] 1–8 Padgetts Motorcycles Honda Honda CBR600RR 3 Ian Hutchinson 5–11 6 James Webb 1–10 JW Racing Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 4 James Westmoreland 1–11 MAP Raceways Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 7 Billy McConnell 1–11 13 Lee Johnston 1–11 39 Allan Jon Venter 1–11 Boss D&B Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 8 Nick Medd 1–3, 5–6, 10–11 Hydrex Honda Honda CBR600RR 9 Guy Martin 1–2 70 Tom Grant 9-11 Jenny Tinmouth Racing Honda Honda CBR600RR 10 Jenny Tinmouth C 1–3, 5–11 Astro Racing Honda CBR600RR 12 Sam Lowes C 1–8 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 17 Chris Northover C 1–4, 6–10 Honda CBR600RR 24 Lee Jackson 2–5, 7–11 JK Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 14 Jack Kennedy 1–4 Macadam Racing 6–11 Honda CBR600RR 55 Ashley Beech 1 Kev Coghlan 2–3 CS Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 16 Craig Sproston 2, 4–5, 8, 10–11 Centurion Racing Honda Honda CBR600RR 20 Daniel Cooper 1–11 36 B. J. Toal 8–11 70 Tom Grant 1–7 Cringle Racing Ltd. Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 21 Mark Cringle C 1–6, 9–11 HM Plant Honda Honda CBR600RR 22 Steve Plater 1–11 AIM Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 25 Dennis Hobbs 1–4 Stacey Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 29 Robert Busher 1 PRF Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 Ryan McCay 2 TAG Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 32 Peter Ward C 1–11 41 Shaun Winfield 8–11 96 Paul Young 1–5, 8–11 Double M Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 36 Roy Houston 6 Rob Mac Pro Ride Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 B. J. Toal 7 Race Lab Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 37 Max Hunt C 1–2, 5–11 AGB Transport Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 43 Robbie Brown C 1–11 NCT Racing Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 44 Rob Frost 1 Node 4 Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 Dan Linfoot 8–10 PTR Racing Honda Honda CBR600RR 48 Joe Dickinson 1–11 Team DCR Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 60 Darren Cooper 3 Team Paramed UK Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 65 David Paton C 3–6 Apollo Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 71 Garth Woods 2 Premier Dispatch Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Craig McClelland C 3, 6, 10–11 Wilcock Consulting Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 72 Daniel Stewart 1 Steve Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 73 Sarah Jordan 8 83 Peter Molloy 8 CDH Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 74 Dean Hipwell C 1–11 BLDS Couriers Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 75 Craig Fitzpatrick 1–6, 8, 10–11 Interserve Racing Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 76 Ross Walter 1–11 NuttTravel.com Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 77 Marty Nutt 1–11 Arkwood Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 85 Mark Pollock 9-11 Steadfast Racing Honda Honda CBR600RR 86 Charles Wallace C 5, 7–11 Clwyd Heating Racing Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 89 David Jones C 1–2, 4–11 UTAG Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 95 Jimmy Hill C 1–2, 5–7 Team Co-ordit Yamaha YZF-R6 118 David Hallett C 1–5, 7 Honda CBR600RR Sam Lowes C 9–10 Coca Cola North West 200 Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 200 Dan Linfoot 1–5 Brendan Roberts 7 Module Road & Race Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 222 Jonny Buckley 2

Icon Class C Privateers Cup

Season standings

Rider's standings

2009 Rider's standings[31] Pos Rider Bike BHI OUL DON THR SNE KNO MAL BHGP CAD CRO SIL OUL Pts 1 Steve Plater Honda 2 11 1 2 1 11 7 3 2 1 2 1 215 2 Billy McConnell Yamaha 1 10 3 1 Ret 4 4 2 1 2 3 19 179 3 James Westmoreland Triumph 8 9 8 4 3 2 Ret 1 3 4 1 2 171 4 Ben Wilson Kawasaki Ret 3 4 6 8 1 2 4 Ret 3 Ret 3 137 5 Daniel Cooper Honda 12 1 10 14 2 3 8 Ret Ret 6 8 11 104 6 Ian Hutchinson Honda 7 6 3 5 8 5 4 Ret 78 7 Dan Linfoot Yamaha 3 Ret 2 3 DNS Inj Inj Ret 5 7 72 8 Tom Grant Honda 11 6 6 11 25 7 11 10 12 5 17 65 9 Hudson Kennaugh Yamaha 4 DNS 14 8 4 13 Ret Ret 58 Kawasaki 17 Ret 10 4 10 James Webb Honda 6 Ret 5 5 5 Ret Ret 9 12 Ret 13 57 11 Jack Kennedy Yamaha Ret Ret 12 13 12 13 10 7 10 7 6 54 12 Lee Johnston Yamaha 5 Ret 9 9 DNS 5 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 5 52 13 Allan Jon Venter Yamaha Ret Ret 15 16 10 9 18 8 4 9 Ret 7 51 14 Sam Lowes Honda 10 Ret 13 19 13 10 9 7 6 DSQ 10 50 15 Craig Fitzpatrick Yamaha 7 5 Ret Ret 6 14 6 42 16 Marty Nutt Yamaha 20 7 20 21 17 16 15 Ret 9 8 9 8 40 17 Chris Martin Kawasaki Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 8 1 Ret Inj Inj Inj Inj 33 18 Joe Dickinson Honda 16 17 17 10 11 15 10 Ret 19 15 6 12 33 19 Paul Young Triumph 9 Ret DSQ 7 9 12 14 17 Ret 14 31 20 B. J. Toal Yamaha 6 28 Honda 14 15 13 11 9 21 Dean Hipwell Yamaha 15 4 24 17 14 19 12 15 21 Ret 14 24 23 22 Dennis Hobbs Yamaha Ret 2 Ret DNS 20 23 Lee Jackson Honda Ret 11 15 Ret 16 13 11 14 13 15 20 24 Robbie Brown Suzuki 18 12 19 12 12 18 17 11 13 Ret Ret Ret 20 25 Kev Coghlan Honda 8 7 17 26 Brendan Roberts Yamaha 5 11 27 Ross Walter Triumph 14 13 16 20 16 17 Ret 19 18 19 12 16 9 28 Jimmy Hill Yamaha 13 DNS Ret Ret DNS 3 29 Chris Northover Kawasaki 17 Ret 23 24 21 14 Ret 2 30 Mark Cringle Yamaha 21 14 21 25 20 22 22 24 Ret 23 2 31 David Paton Yamaha 18 22 15 DNS 18 1 32 Nick Medd Yamaha 24 15 Ret 22 24 1 33 Arron Walker Triumph 15 18 1 Peter Ward Triumph Ret Ret Ret 18 18 20 20 16 16 16 16 21 0 David Jones Triumph 23 16 26 23 25 Ret 18 25 21 19 22 0 Jenny Tinmouth Honda 25 Ret 22 21 23 19 17 24 20 18 Ret 0 Max Hunt Yamaha 19 DNS 19 26 Ret Ret 23 25 0 David Hallett Yamaha 22 Ret 26 23 Ret Ret 0 Shaun Winfield Triumph 22 26 Ret 21 28 0 Charles Wallace Honda 24 DNQ Ret 27 23 22 29 0 Rikki Owen Triumph 23 20 27 0 Craig McClelland Kawasaki 25 DNS Ret 17 Ret 0 Mark Pollock Yamaha 20 Ret 0 Jamie Hamilton Kawasaki 20 0 Sarah Jordan Suzuki 20 0 Peter Molloy Suzuki 21 0 Craig Sproston Yamaha DNS DNS DNS DNS 26 0 David Mateer Kawasaki 30 0 Guy Martin Honda Ret Ret 0 Ashley Beech Honda Ret 0 Jonny Buckley Yamaha Ret 0 Robert Busher Suzuki Ret 0 Nick Clark Yamaha Ret 0 Roy Houston Yamaha Ret 0 Daniel Stewart Kawasaki Ret 0 Darren Cooper Yamaha DNQ 0 Garth Woods Yamaha DNQ 0 Rob Frost Triumph WD 0 Michael Dunlop Yamaha Ret 0 Ryan McCay Suzuki WD 0 Pos Rider Bike BHI OUL DON THR SNE KNO MAL BHGP CAD CRO SIL OUL 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)

References

External links

• The official website of the British Supersport Championship