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.

Playoff Changes

The playoff will now consist of eight riders instead of six.

Teams and riders

Race calendar and results

2021 calendar[8]
Main Season
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team
1 R1 England Oulton Park 26 June England Tommy Bridewell Australia Jason O'Halloran Australia Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
R2 27 June England Peter Hickman Australia Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
R3 Scotland Tarran Mackenzie Australia Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
2 R1 Scotland Knockhill 10 July Australia Jason O'Halloran England Danny Buchan England Christian Iddon Paul Bird Motorsport as VisionTrack Ducati
R2 11 July Scotland Rory Skinner England Danny Buchan SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad
R3 England Bradley Ray England Danny Buchan SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad
3 R1 England Brands Hatch GP 24 July Scotland Tarran Mackenzie England Danny Buchan Scotland Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha
R2 25 July Australia Jason O'Halloran Australia Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
R3 Australia Jason O'Halloran England Christian Iddon Paul Bird Motorsport as VisionTrack Ducati
4 R1 England Thruxton 31 July Australia Jason O'Halloran England Lee Jackson Australia Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
R2 1 August Australia Jason O'Halloran Australia Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
R3 England Danny Buchan Australia Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
5 R1 England Donington Park National 14 August Australia Jason O'Halloran Australia Jason O'Halloran Australia Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
R2 15 August England Peter Hickman Scotland Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha
R3 England Christian Iddon England Tommy Bridewell Oxford Products Racing
6 R1 England Cadwell Park 21 August Northern Ireland Glenn Irwin England Peter Hickman England Peter Hickman FHO Racing BMW
R2 22 August England Tommy Bridewell England Peter Hickman FHO Racing BMW
R3 England Lee Jackson Australia Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
7 R1 England Snetterton 300 4 September Northern Ireland Glenn Irwin England Tommy Bridewell Scotland Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha
R2 5 September Scotland Tarran Mackenzie Australia Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
R3 Australia Josh Brookes Scotland Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha
8 R1 England Silverstone National 11 September Australia Jason O'Halloran England Gino Rea Northern Ireland Glenn Irwin Honda Racing
R2 12 September Scotland Tarran Mackenzie Scotland Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha
R3 Scotland Tarran Mackenzie Australia Jason O'Halloran McAMS Yamaha
The Showdown
9 R1 England Oulton Park 25 September Australia Josh Brookes Australia Jason O'Halloran Scotland Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha
R2 26 September England Tommy Bridewell England Tommy Bridewell Oxford Products Racing
R3 England Tommy Bridewell England Tommy Bridewell Oxford Products Racing
10 R1 England Donington Park GP 2 October England Gino Rea England Gino Rea England Gino Rea Buildbase Suzuki
R2 3 October Scotland Tarran Mackenzie Scotland Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha
R3 England Gino Rea England Gino Rea Buildbase Suzuki
11 R1 England Brands Hatch GP 16 October England Luke Mossey England Tommy Bridewell Scotland Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha
R2 17 October England Tommy Bridewell Scotland Tarran Mackenzie McAMS Yamaha
R3 Scotland Tarran Mackenzie Scotland 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
England
KNO
Scotland
BRH
England
THR
England
DON
England
CAD
England
SNE
England
SIL
England
OUL
England
DON
England
BRH
England
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
1 Scotland Tarran Mackenzie Yamaha 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 England Tommy Bridewell Ducati 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
3 Australia Jason O’Halloran Yamaha 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 England Christian Iddon Ducati 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 England Peter Hickman BMW 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 Australia Josh Brookes Ducati 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 England Danny Buchan BMW 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 Northern Ireland Glenn Irwin Honda 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 England Lee Jackson Kawasaki 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 England Bradley Ray BMW 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 England Gino Rea Suzuki 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 England Ryan Vickers Kawasaki 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 Scotland Rory Skinner Kawasaki 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 Northern Ireland Andrew Irwin BMW 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 England Kyle Ryde BMW 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 England Dan Linfoot Honda 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 Spain Xavi Forés BMW DNS DNS DNS 13 11 11 12 13 Ret 14 8 Ret 14 12 13 12 16 DNS 9 18 14 52
18 England Danny Kent Suzuki Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret 14 10 Ret 10 6 9 3 16 Ret DNS 49
19 England Storm Stacey Kawasaki 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 England Joe Francis BMW 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 England Dean Harrison Kawasaki 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 Japan Ryo Mizuno Honda 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 England Luke Stapleford Suzuki 17 19 14 10 14 DNS 10
24 South Africa Bjorn Estment Suzuki 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 England Tim Neave Suzuki 15 11 15 7
26 Japan Takumi Takahashi Honda 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 Japan Naomichi Uramoto Suzuki Ret 13 13 6
28 England Luke Mossey Honda 15 13 16 4
29 England Josh Owens Kawasaki Ret 16 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ 16 15 18 14 Ret 16 Ret DNS DNS 3
30 England Luke Hopkins Honda 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 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Suzuki 19 14 17 2
32 Republic of Ireland Brian McCormack BMW 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
33 England Joe Sheldon-Shaw Kawasaki Ret Ret Ret 18 15 17 1
BMW Ret 16 Ret DNS 17 18 19 17 18
England Brad Jones BMW Ret Ret 16 18 19 18 Ret DNS DNS 0
England James Hillier BMW 21 17 18 0
England Leon Jeacock Suzuki 20 18 19 0
England Jesse Trayler BMW Ret 21 Ret 23 21 Ret 0
England Joey Thompson BMW 21 22 Ret DNS DNS DNS 22 Ret 22 Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 0
England Sam Cox BMW Ret Ret Ret 0
Northern Ireland Keith Farmer BMW Ret DNS DNS 0
Pos Rider Bike OUL
England
KNO
Scotland
BRH
England
THR
England
DON
England
CAD
England
SNE
England
SIL
England
OUL
England
DON
England
BRH
England
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

References

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