2016 British Superbike Championship season

The 2016 British Superbike Championship season is the 29th British Superbike Championship season. It begins at Silverstone on 8 April and will end at the Brands Hatch GP circuit on 16 October. Josh Brookes, and his team Milwaukee Yamaha, were the previous champion but neither will defend their titles and will instead compete in World Superbikes.^[1]

Race calendar and results

2016 Calendar
Main Season
Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Rider	Winning Team
1	R1	Silverstone Arena GP	10 April
	R2
2	R1	Oulton Park	2 May
	R2
3	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	22 May
	R2
4	R1	Knockhill	26 June
	R2
5	R1	Snetterton 300	10 July
	R2
6	R1	Thruxton	24 July
	R2
7	R1	Brands Hatch GP	7 August
	R2
8	R1	Cadwell Park	29 August
	R2
9	R1	Oulton Park	10 September
	R2		11 September
	R3
The Showdown
10	R1	Donington Park	18 September
	R2
11	R1	TT Circuit Assen	2 October
	R2
12	R1	Brands Hatch GP	15 October
	R2		16 October
	R3

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Pos Rider Bike SIL OUL BRH KNO SNE THR BRH CAD OUL DON 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 Glenn Irwin Ducati 2 Billy McConnell Yamaha 3 Dan Linfoot Honda 4 Stuart Easton Yamaha 5 Michael Laverty BMW 6 Shaun Winfield Yamaha BSB Riders Cup 7 James East Kawasaki 8 Luke Mossey Kawasaki 9 Lee Jackson BMW 10 Jenny Tinmouth Honda 11 John Hopkins Yamaha 12 Jason O'Halloran Honda 13 Ryuichi Kiyonari Suzuki 14 Christian Iddon BMW 15 Robbin Harms Kawasaki 16 Vittorio Iannuzzo Kawasaki 17 Alastair Seeley BMW 18 Martin Jessopp BMW 19 Howie Mainwaring-Smart BMW 20 Jack Kennedy Kawasaki 21 Tommy Bridewell Suzuki 22 Peter Hickman Kawasaki 23 Peter Hickman Kawasaki 24 Shane Byrne Ducati 25 James Rispoli Yamaha 26 James Ellison Kawasaki 27 Danny Buchan Ducati 28 Leon Haslam Kawasaki 29 Sam Hornsey Kawasaki 30 Jakub Smrž BMW 31 Filip Backlund Kawasaki Pos Rider Bike SIL OUL BRH KNO SNE THR BRH CAD OUL DON ASS BRH 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) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Manufacturers' championship

Pos	Manufacturer	SIL		OUL		BRH		KNO		SNE		THR		BRH		CAD		OUL			DON		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	BMW
2	Ducati
3	Honda
4	Kawasaki
5	Suzuki
6	Yamaha
Pos	Manufacturer	SIL		OUL		BRH		KNO		SNE		THR		BRH		CAD		OUL			DON		ASS		BRH			Pts

References

External links

• Official website