2017 British Superbike Championship
# 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

## Teams and riders

| Team | Constructor | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team | Ducati | 2 | Glenn Irwin | 1–4, 6–12 |
| Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team | Ducati | 67 | Shane Byrne | All |
| Quattro Plant FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 3 | Billy McConnell | 1–7 |
| Quattro Plant FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 81 | Luke Stapleford | 9 |
| Quattro Plant FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 83 | Danny Buchan | 11 |
| Quattro Plant FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 97 | Kyle Ryde | 12 |
| Honda Racing | Honda | 4 | Dan Linfoot | All |
| Honda Racing | Honda | 22 | Jason O'Halloran | All |
| Gearlink Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 5 | James Westmoreland | All |
| Bennetts Suzuki | Suzuki | 6 | Taylor Mackenzie | 1–9, 11 |
| Bennetts Suzuki | Suzuki | 47 | Richard Cooper | 11 |
| Bennetts Suzuki | Suzuki | 47 | Richard Cooper | 12 |
| Bennetts Suzuki | Suzuki | 50 | Sylvain Guintoli | All |
| McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha | 7 | Michael Laverty | All |
| McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha | 77 | James Ellison | All |
| Anvil Hire TAG Racing | Yamaha | 8 | Shaun Winfield | All |
| Anvil Hire TAG Racing | Yamaha | 25 | Josh Brookes | All |
| Silicone Engineering Racing | Kawasaki | 9 | Dean Harrison | 9–12 |
| Tyco BMW Motorrad | BMW | 10 | Josh Elliott | 5, 11 |
| Tyco BMW Motorrad | BMW | 18 | Andy Reid | 5–9 |
| Tyco BMW Motorrad | BMW | 24 | Christian Iddon | 1–4, 6–12 |
| Tyco BMW Motorrad | BMW | 34 | Davide Giugliano | 1–2 |
| Tyco BMW Motorrad | BMW | 34 | Alastair Seeley | 3 |
| Bathams SMT | BMW | 11 | Michael Rutter | 1, 7, 12 |
| JG Speedfit Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 12 | Luke Mossey | 1–7, 9–12 |
| JG Speedfit Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 91 | Leon Haslam | All |
| Smiths Racing | BMW | 14 | Lee Jackson | All |
| Smiths Racing | BMW | 60 | Peter Hickman | All |
| Moto Rapido | Ducati | 21 | John Hopkins | All |
| RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 27 | Jake Dixon | All |
| Buildbase Suzuki | Suzuki | 28 | Bradley Ray | All |
| Buildbase Suzuki | Suzuki | 33 | Michael Dunlop | 1, 3, 7 |
| RidersMotorcycles.com BMW | BMW | 40 | Martin Jessopp | 1, 3, 5–12 |
| Team WD-40 | Kawasaki | 46 | Tommy Bridewell | All |
| Platform Hire Yamaha | Yamaha | 64 | Aaron Zanotti | All |
| Lloyd & Jones PR Racing BMW | BMW | 96 | Jakub Smrž | All |

Key :

* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider
* All entries used Pirelli tyres.

## Race calendar and results

2017 calendar :

| Main Season ||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Round | 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 |
| 1 | R2 | Donington Park GP | 2 April | | Leon Haslam | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 2 | R1 | Brands Hatch Indy | 17 April | James Ellison | James Ellison | Luke Mossey | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 2 | R2 | Brands Hatch Indy | 17 April | | Shane Byrne | Luke Mossey | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 3 | R1 | Oulton Park | 1 May | Shane Byrne | Leon Haslam | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 3 | R2 | Oulton Park | 1 May | | Leon Haslam | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team |
| 4 | R1 | Knockhill | 18 June | Luke Mossey | Luke Mossey | Jake Dixon | RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki |
| 4 | R2 | Knockhill | 18 June | | 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 |
| 5 | R2 | Snetterton 300 | 2 July | | 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 |
| 6 | R2 | Brands Hatch GP | 23 July | | Josh Brookes | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team |
| 7 | R1 | Thruxton | 6 August | Jake Dixon | Peter Hickman | Josh Brookes | Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha |
| 7 | R2 | Thruxton | 6 August | | Shane Byrne | Peter Hickman | Smiths Racing BMW |
| 8 | R1 | Cadwell Park | 20 August | Shane Byrne | Lee Jackson | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 8 | R2 | Cadwell Park | 20 August | | Lee Jackson | James Ellison | McAMS Yamaha |
| 9 | R1 | Silverstone GP | 9 September | Jason O'Halloran | Shane Byrne | Glenn Irwin | Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team |
| 9 | R2 | Silverstone GP | 10 September | | James Ellison | Josh Brookes | Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha |
| 9 | R3 | Silverstone GP | 10 September | | Christian Iddon | Dan Linfoot | Honda Racing |
| The Showdown ||||||||
| 10 | R1 | Oulton Park | 16 September | Jake Dixon | Jake Dixon | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 10 | R2 | Oulton Park | 17 September | | Bradley Ray | Dan Linfoot | Honda Racing |
| 11 | R1 | TT Circuit Assen | 1 October | James Ellison | Shane Byrne | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 11 | R2 | TT Circuit Assen | 1 October | | Shane Byrne | Sylvain Guintoli | Bennetts Suzuki |
| 12 | R1 | Brands Hatch GP | 14 October | Shane Byrne | Josh Brookes | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team |
| 12 | R2 | Brands Hatch GP | 15 October | | James Ellison | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team |
| 12 | R3 | Brands Hatch GP | 15 October | | 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 | DON | BRH | BRH | OUL | OUL | KNO | KNO | SNE | SNE | BRH | BRH | THR | THR | CAD | CAD | SIL | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | ASS | ASS | BRH | BRH | BRH | Pts |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | 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 | Pts |
| The Championship Showdown ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shane Byrne | Ducati | 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 Brookes | Yamaha | 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 Haslam | Kawasaki | 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 Hickman | BMW | 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'Halloran | Honda | 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 Dixon | Kawasaki | 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 Ellison | Yamaha | 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 Mossey | Kawasaki | 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 Linfoot | Honda | 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 Ray | Suzuki | 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 Guintoli | Suzuki | 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 Laverty | Yamaha | 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 Hopkins | Ducati | 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 Jackson | BMW | 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 Bridewell | Kawasaki | 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 Smrž | BMW | 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 Mackenzie | Suzuki | Ret | Ret | 15 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | 13 | DNS | 15 | 15 | 7 | Ret | DNS | | | DNS | DNS | | | | 35 |
| 20 | James Westmoreland | 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 Jessopp | BMW | 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 McConnell | Kawasaki | Ret | Ret | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 23 | Richard Cooper | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 20 |
| 24 | Davide Giugliano | BMW | 13 | 9 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 25 | Andy Reid | BMW | | | | | | | | | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 26 | Aaron Zanotti | Yamaha | 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 Winfield | Yamaha | 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 Ryde | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 17 | 18 | 1 |
| 29 | Josh Elliott | BMW | | | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 19 | | | | 1 |
| | Dean Harrison | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 23 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 23 | 0 |
| | Michael Dunlop | Suzuki | 16 | 17 | | | 19 | Ret | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Alastair Seeley | BMW | | | | | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Luke Stapleford | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Michael Rutter | BMW | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | DNS | Ret | 20 | 0 |
| | Danny Buchan | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | DON | DON | BRH | BRH | OUL | OUL | KNO | KNO | SNE | SNE | BRH | BRH | THR | THR | CAD | CAD | SIL | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | ASS | ASS | BRH | BRH | BRH | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Manufacturers' championship

| Pos | Manufacturer | DON | DON | BRH | BRH | OUL | OUL | KNO | KNO | SNE | SNE | BRH | BRH | THR | THR | CAD | CAD | SIL | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | ASS | ASS | BRH | BRH | BRH | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Manufacturer | 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 | Pts |
| 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 | DON | BRH | BRH | OUL | OUL | KNO | KNO | SNE | SNE | BRH | BRH | THR | THR | CAD | CAD | SIL | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | ASS | ASS | BRH | BRH | BRH | Pts |
