2012 British Superbike Championship season
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The 2012 British Superbike season was the 25th British Superbike Championship season. For the 2012 season, MSVR announced a number of changes to the technical regulations of the spectacle of the British Superbike Championship. The championship will be limited to 32 entries, with 16 teams each entering two bikes. This was designed to be a way of rewarding teams that have had a history of competing in the BSB regularly. Teams whom had competed in the 2011 season were given automatic entries, whilst teams who wish to graduate to the BSB class had to buy an entry.[1]
The championship was tightly contested between Shane Byrne, Josh Brookes and Tommy Hill, with the title battle lasting until the final round at Brands Hatch. The first race saw Byrne taking the victory, after Alex Lowes' crash caused the red flag to be thrown. The second race also resulted in a win for Byrne, taking the points standings to 658 for Byrne and 635 for Brookes. The final race thus became a decider, with Byrne only having to finish 13th to win the championship, whilst Brookes needed Byrne to retire, or finish in 15th place to win the title. On the penultimate lap Byrne passed Brookes and became the British Superbikes champion for 2012.
Rule changes
All bikes on the grid had to become part of the Evo class, creating a single-class championship. All bikes had to run a standard ECU (Electronics control unit), and the ECU did not include electronics such as traction control and launch control.[2] 2012 spec bikes were run during the end of the 2011 season, with MSS Colchester Kawasaki's Gary Mason[3] and Team WFR's James Westmoreland[4] running the bikes for 3 and 2 rounds respectively.
Calendar
Notes:
- 1.^ – Following a fuel spillage race 2 was cancelled and rescheduled for Oulton Park on May 6.
- 2.^ – Tommy Hill was demoted 5 places on the grid for having the tyre warmers on the bike after the 3 minute warning.
Entry List
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Championship standings
Riders' Championship
(key; bold denotes pole position, italics denotes fastest lap)
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Manufacturers' standings
Pos | Manufacturer | BRH |
THR |
OUL |
SNE |
KNO |
OUL |
BRH |
CAD |
DON |
ASS |
SIL |
BRH |
Pts | |||||||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
1 | Kawasaki | 3 | C | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 482 |
2 | Suzuki | 2 | C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 470 |
3 | Yamaha | 13 | C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 443 |
4 | Honda | 1 | C | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 426 |
5 | BMW | 6 | C | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 253 |
6 | Aprilia | 18 | C | 25 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 20 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 19 | Ret | 15 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 9 |
7 | Ducati | 11 | C | 18 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 16 | Ret | 20 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 8 |
Pos | Manufacturer | BRH |
THR |
OUL |
SNE |
KNO |
OUL |
BRH |
CAD |
DON |
ASS |
SIL |
BRH |
Pts |
References
- ↑ "British Superbikes limited to 32 places for 2012". bikesportnews.com (BikeSport News). 6 August 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ↑ "MSVR announces technical revisions for 2012". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 7 August 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ↑ "MSS Colchester Kawasaki roll out 2012 BSB bike". Colchester Kawasaki. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ↑ "WFR signs Westmoreland to develop 2012 bike". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 6 September 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ↑ "BSB announces sensational 2012 calendar". British Superbike Championship (MotorSport Vision). 21 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- 1 2 "Hill to defend BSB title with Swan Yamaha". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 21 December 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ↑ "Noriyuki Haga to Swan Yamaha in BSB". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 13 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Josh Brookes stays with TAS, Tyco joins". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 21 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ↑ "Seeley joins Brookes at Tyco Suzuki". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 7 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ↑ "Elite teams – Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki". British Superbike Championship (MotorSport Vision). 1 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- 1 2 3 "PBM announces Bryne and Easton for BSB return". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 9 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ↑ "Easton sidelined, Farmer to deputise". Crash.net (Crash Media Group). 7 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ "MSS confirms its BSB entry". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 20 December 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- 1 2 "Rutter, Hickman to MSS Colchester Kawasaki". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ↑ "Young gun Buchan set for MCE BSB with MSS Bathams Kawasaki". British Superbike Championship (MotorSport Vision). 19 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Padgetts Push With Scassa and Lowry". British Superbike Championship (MotorSport Vision). 15 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "O’Halloran return heads finale grid changes". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 12 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Honda UK signs Laverty, Kirkham for BSB 2012". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 22 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- 1 2 "MCE BSB marks International Women’s Day with Jenny Tinmouth". British Superbike Championship (MotorSport Vision). 8 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Chris Walker lands BSB ride... with Pr1mo!". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 8 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ↑
- ↑ "Mason replaces Hillier at Pr1mo BKR for Oulton". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 3 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ "Moto Rapido to campaign new Ducati 1199". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 18 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Moto Rapido Launch". British Superbike Championship (MotorSport Vision). 22 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑
- ↑ "Elite teams – Splitlath Redmond Racing". British Superbike Championship (MotorSport Vision). 1 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ↑ "Splitlath, Hawk firm 2012 BSB places". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 6 December 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Marino, Laverty to Splitlath Redmond". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 5 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Brands Hatch GP Entry List" (PDF). British Superbike Championship (MotorSport Vision). 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- 1 2 "French ace Foray to Quattro Plant Kawasaki". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 29 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ "Aitchison to BSB with Quattro Plant Kawasaki". Crash.net (Crash Media Group). 3 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ↑ "Mason, Andrews sign PR Kawasaki". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 30 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Linfoot and Burrell sign for Buildbase BMW". British Superbike Championship (MotorSport Vision). 29 December 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ↑ "Hickman steps in for injured Linfoot". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 22 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ↑ "Final Entry List: Round 5 – Knockhill" (PDF). MSV Racing. MotorSport Vision. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ↑ "David Anthony replaces Polita at Doodson". Crash.net (Crash Media Group). 4 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "Polita to BSB with Ducati 1199 Panigale". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "WFR targets 3 pronged attack". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ "Ex-WSB team enters BSB equation". Crash.net (Crash Media Group). 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ↑ "Supersonic Racing seize Grand Prix race winner West for MCE BSB debut". British Superbike Championship (MotorSport Vision). 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ↑ "Bridewell secures last minute BSB ride". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 4 April 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- 1 2 3 "GBmoto stick with Honda for BSB debut". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 22 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ "Quigley joins GBmoto Racing for 2012 MCE BSB". British Superbike Championship (MotorSport Vision). 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ↑ "Final Entry List: Round 1 – Brands Hatch" (PDF). MSV Racing. MotorSport Vision. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.