2021 British Superbike Championship
Award for competitive superbiking
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
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Race calendar and results
2021 calendar[8] | |||||||
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Main Season | |||||||
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | |
1 | R1 | Oulton Park | 26 June | Tommy Bridewell | Jason O'Halloran | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha |
R2 | 27 June | Peter Hickman | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha | |||
R3 | Tarran Mackenzie | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha | ||||
2 | R1 | Knockhill | 10 July | Jason O'Halloran | Danny Buchan | Christian Iddon | Paul Bird Motorsport as VisionTrack Ducati |
R2 | 11 July | Rory Skinner | Danny Buchan | SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | |||
R3 | Bradley Ray | Danny Buchan | SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | ||||
3 | R1 | Brands Hatch GP | 24 July | Tarran Mackenzie | Danny Buchan | Tarran Mackenzie | McAMS Yamaha |
R2 | 25 July | Jason O'Halloran | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha | |||
R3 | Jason O'Halloran | Christian Iddon | Paul Bird Motorsport as VisionTrack Ducati | ||||
4 | R1 | Thruxton | 31 July | Jason O'Halloran | Lee Jackson | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha |
R2 | 1 August | Jason O'Halloran | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha | |||
R3 | Danny Buchan | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha | ||||
5 | R1 | Donington Park National | 14 August | Jason O'Halloran | Jason O'Halloran | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha |
R2 | 15 August | Peter Hickman | Tarran Mackenzie | McAMS Yamaha | |||
R3 | Christian Iddon | Tommy Bridewell | Oxford Products Racing | ||||
6 | R1 | Cadwell Park | 21 August | Glenn Irwin | Peter Hickman | Peter Hickman | FHO Racing BMW |
R2 | 22 August | Tommy Bridewell | Peter Hickman | FHO Racing BMW | |||
R3 | Lee Jackson | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha | ||||
7 | R1 | Snetterton 300 | 4 September | Glenn Irwin | Tommy Bridewell | Tarran Mackenzie | McAMS Yamaha |
R2 | 5 September | Tarran Mackenzie | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha | |||
R3 | Josh Brookes | Tarran Mackenzie | McAMS Yamaha | ||||
8 | R1 | Silverstone National | 11 September | Jason O'Halloran | Gino Rea | Glenn Irwin | Honda Racing |
R2 | 12 September | Tarran Mackenzie | Tarran Mackenzie | McAMS Yamaha | |||
R3 | Tarran Mackenzie | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha | ||||
The Showdown | |||||||
9 | R1 | Oulton Park | 25 September | Josh Brookes | Jason O'Halloran | Tarran Mackenzie | McAMS Yamaha |
R2 | 26 September | Tommy Bridewell | Tommy Bridewell | Oxford Products Racing | |||
R3 | Tommy Bridewell | Tommy Bridewell | Oxford Products Racing | ||||
10 | R1 | Donington Park GP | 2 October | Gino Rea | Gino Rea | Gino Rea | Buildbase Suzuki |
R2 | 3 October | Tarran Mackenzie | Tarran Mackenzie | McAMS Yamaha | |||
R3 | Gino Rea | Gino Rea | Buildbase Suzuki | ||||
11 | R1 | Brands Hatch GP | 16 October | Luke Mossey | Tommy Bridewell | Tarran Mackenzie | McAMS Yamaha |
R2 | 17 October | Tommy Bridewell | Tarran Mackenzie | McAMS Yamaha | |||
R3 | Tarran Mackenzie | 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 |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole position |
References
- ^ "2021 Superbike Riders". britishsuperbike.com. MotorSport Vision. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Takumi Takahashi joins Honda Racing UK for 2021 BSB championship". Robert Jones. crash.net. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "BSB: Ryo Mizuno joins Glenn Irwin at Honda Racing UK". Josh Close. motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Hickman, Fores head up new Macau-backed FHO Racing team for 2021 BSB". Ollie Barstow. crash.net. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Perth's Rory Skinner steps up to British Superbikes for 2021". Graham Brown. thecourier.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Andrew Irwin joins forces with TAS Racing for 2021 BSB". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "BSB: Brad Jones joins Joe Francis at PR Racing for the team's 20th anniversary season". Josh Close. motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 British Superbike Championship Calendar Updated". Press Release. cyclenews.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.