# 2022 British Superbike Championship

The 2022 British Superbike Championship season was the 35th British Superbike Championship season. The title was won by Bradley Ray. The season was marred by the death of Chrissy Rouse a few days after an incident during the final race at Donington Park.

## Teams and riders

2022 Entry List :
| Team | Constructor | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha | 1 | Tarran Mackenzie | 3–9 |
| McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha | 22 | Jason O'Halloran | All |
| Honda Racing UK | Honda | 2 | Glenn Irwin | All |
| Honda Racing UK | Honda | 13 | Takumi Takahashi | All |
| Honda Racing UK | Honda | 68 | Tom Neave | All |
| Honda Racing UK | Honda | 88 | Ryo Mizuno | All |
| iForce BMW | BMW | 4 | Dan Linfoot | 1–5 |
| iForce BMW | BMW | 12 | Luke Mossey | 6, 8, 10 |
| iForce BMW | BMW | 44 | Dan Jones | 1–7 |
| DAO Racing | Kawasaki | 5 | Dean Harrison | 1–2, 4–11 |
| NP Motorcycles Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 6 | James East | 3–7 |
| FHO Racing BMW | BMW | 7 | Ryan Vickers | All |
| FHO Racing BMW | BMW | 60 | Peter Hickman | All |
| FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 11 | Rory Skinner | 1–9 |
| FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 14 | Lee Jackson | All |
| TAG Racing | Honda | 12 | Luke Mossey | 1–5 |
| TAG Racing | Honda | 53 | Tito Rabat | 6-7 |
| TAG Racing | Honda | 53 | Shaun Winfield | 7 |
| Black Onyx Security Honda | Honda | 16 | Luke Hopkins | 1–7 |
| SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | BMW | 18 | Andrew Irwin | All |
| SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | BMW | 83 | Danny Buchan | All |
| Rich Energy OMG Racing | Yamaha | 20 | David Johnson | 1–2 |
| Rich Energy OMG Racing | Yamaha | 28 | Bradley Ray | All |
| Rich Energy OMG Racing | Yamaha | 37 | James Hillier | 1 |
| Rich Energy OMG Racing | Yamaha | 77 | Kyle Ryde | All |
| Buildbase Suzuki delivered by Hawk Racing | Suzuki | 21 | Christian Iddon | 1–9, 11 |
| Buildbase Suzuki delivered by Hawk Racing | Suzuki | 86 | Charlie Nesbitt | 10-11 |
| Buildbase Suzuki delivered by Hawk Racing | Suzuki | 52 | Danny Kent | All |
| MCE Ducati | Ducati | 25 | Josh Brookes | All |
| MCE Ducati | Ducati | 66 | Tom Sykes | All |
| Powerslide/Catfoss Racing | Suzuki | 27 | Bjorn Estment | 1–2 |
| Powerslide/Catfoss Racing | Suzuki | 33 | Eemeli Lahti | 10-11 |
| Rapid CDH Racing | Kawasaki | 34 | Liam Delves | All |
| Rapid CDH Racing | Kawasaki | 65 | Josh Owens | All |
| Oxford Products Racing | Ducati | 46 | Tommy Bridewell | All |
| Specsavers Suzuki | Suzuki | 55 | Leon Jeacock | All |
| Crowe Performance | BMW | 69 | Chrissy Rouse | 1–10 |
| Team LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 79 | Storm Stacey | All |
| Lee Hardy Racing as VisionTrack Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 91 | Leon Haslam | All |
| Milenco by Padgetts Motorcycles | Honda | 24 | Conor Cummins | 2 |
| Milenco by Padgetts Motorcycles | Honda | 74 | Davey Todd | 11 |
| Mar-Train Racing | Yamaha | 4 | Jack Kennedy | 10-11 |

## Race calendar and results

2022 calendar :
| Main Season ||||||||
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Silverstone National | 16 April | Glenn Irwin | Kyle Ryde | Glenn Irwin | Honda Racing UK |
| 1 | R2 | Silverstone National | 17 April | | Bradley Ray | Glenn Irwin | Honda Racing UK |
| 1 | R3 | Silverstone National | 17 April | | Danny Buchan | Glenn Irwin | Honda Racing UK |
| 2 | R1 | Oulton Park | 1 May | Kyle Ryde | Bradley Ray | Bradley Ray | Rich Energy OMG Racing |
| 2 | R2 | Oulton Park | 2 May | | Bradley Ray | Bradley Ray | Rich Energy OMG Racing |
| 2 | R3 | Oulton Park | 2 May | | Bradley Ray | Lee Jackson | FS-3 Racing Kawasaki |
| 3 | R1 | Donington Park National | 21 May | Jason O'Halloran | Jason O'Halloran | Kyle Ryde | Rich Energy OMG Racing |
| 3 | R2 | Donington Park National | 22 May | | Kyle Ryde | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha |
| 3 | R3 | Donington Park National | 22 May | | Jason O'Halloran | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha |
| 4 | R1 | Knockhill | 18 June | Bradley Ray | Bradley Ray | Bradley Ray | Rich Energy OMG Racing |
| 4 | R2 | Knockhill | 19 June | | Rory Skinner | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha |
| 4 | R3 | Knockhill | 19 June | | Rory Skinner | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha |
| 5 | R1 | Brands Hatch GP | 23 July | Jason O'Halloran | Tarran Mackenzie | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha |
| 5 | R2 | Brands Hatch GP | 24 July | | Tarran Mackenzie | Tarran Mackenzie | McAMS Yamaha |
| 5 | R3 | Brands Hatch GP | 24 July | | Tarran Mackenzie | Tarran Mackenzie | McAMS Yamaha |
| 6 | R1 | Thruxton | 13 August | Jason O'Halloran | Bradley Ray | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha |
| 6 | R2 | Thruxton | 14 August | | Bradley Ray | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha |
| 6 | R3 | Thruxton | 14 August | | Peter Hickman | Tarran Mackenzie | McAMS Yamaha |
| 7 | R1 | Cadwell Park | 28 August | Bradley Ray | Tommy Bridewell | Bradley Ray | Rich Energy OMG Racing |
| 7 | R2 | Cadwell Park | 29 August | | Bradley Ray | Danny Buchan | SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad |
| 7 | R3 | Cadwell Park | 29 August | | Peter Hickman | Danny Buchan | SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad |
| 8 | R1 | Snetterton 300 | 10 September | Christian Iddon | Bradley Ray | Bradley Ray | Rich Energy OMG Racing |
| 8 | R2 | Snetterton 300 | 11 September | | Tarran Mackenzie | Bradley Ray | Rich Energy OMG Racing |
| 8 | R3 | Snetterton 300 | 11 September | | Tarran Mackenzie | Bradley Ray | Rich Energy OMG Racing |
| The Showdown ||||||||
| 9 | R1 | Oulton Park | 24 September | Bradley Ray | Jason O'Halloran | Bradley Ray | Rich Energy OMG Racing |
| 9 | R2 | Oulton Park | 25 September | | Tommy Bridewell | Lee Jackson | FS-3 Racing Kawasaki |
| 9 | R3 | Oulton Park | 25 September | | Bradley Ray | Tommy Bridewell | Oxford Products Racing |
| 10 | R1 | Donington Park GP | 1 October | Jason O'Halloran | Peter Hickman | Tom Sykes | MCE Ducati |
| 10 | R2 | Donington Park GP | 2 October | | Tom Sykes | Tom Sykes | MCE Ducati |
| 10 | R3 | Donington Park GP | 2 October | | Bradley Ray | Bradley Ray | Rich Energy OMG Racing |
| 11 | R1 | Brands Hatch GP | 15 October | Glenn Irwin | Glenn Irwin | Glenn Irwin | Honda Racing UK |
| 11 | R2 | Brands Hatch GP | 16 October | | Glenn Irwin | Peter Hickman | FHO Racing BMW |
| 11 | R3 | Brands Hatch GP | 16 October | | Andrew Irwin | Glenn Irwin | Honda Racing UK |

## 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 | SIL | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | DON | KNO | KNO | KNO | BRH | BRH | BRH | THR | THR | THR | CAD | CAD | CAD | SNE | SNE | SNE | OUL | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | DON | BRH | BRH | BRH | Pts |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | 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 | Pts |
| The Championship Showdown |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bradley Ray | Yamaha | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 1192 |
| 2 | Glenn Irwin | Honda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1171 |
| 3 | Tommy Bridewell | Ducati | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1141 |
| 4 | Lee Jackson | Kawasaki | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | DNS | 14 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 1095 |
| 5 | Jason O'Halloran | Yamaha | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 2 | 7 | Ret | 6 | Ret | DNS | 1087 |
| 6 | Kyle Ryde | Yamaha | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | Ret | 12 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 1077 |
| 7 | Tarran Mackenzie | Yamaha | | | | | | | 10 | 6 | 11 | DNS | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 1031 |
| 8 | Rory Skinner | Kawasaki | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | DNS | 11 | DNS | 8 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 1017 |
| BSB Riders Cup |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Peter Hickman | BMW | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | DSQ | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 283 |
| 10 | Danny Buchan | BMW | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 14 | 8 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 272 |
| 11 | Leon Haslam | Kawasaki | Ret | 15 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 205 |
| 12 | Tom Sykes | Ducati | 12 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 20 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 11 | 187 |
| 13 | Andrew Irwin | BMW | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 14 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 16 | 14 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 9 | 12 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 181 |
| 14 | Josh Brookes | Ducati | 13 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 15 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 16 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 161 |
| 15 | Christian Iddon | Suzuki | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 10 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 12 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 7 | DNS | DNS | | | | Ret | 7 | 9 | 135 |
| 16 | Danny Kent | Suzuki | 17 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 19 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 19 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 77 |
| 17 | Ryan Vickers | BMW | 14 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 11 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 65 |
| 18 | Storm Stacey | Kawasaki | 20 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 14 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 9 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 19 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 38 |
| 19 | Tom Neave | Honda | 15 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 15 | Ret | 19 | DNS | DNS | 17 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 11 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 20 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 35 |
| 20 | Takumi Takahashi | Honda | 16 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 14 | DNS | 20 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| 21 | Charlie Nesbitt | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 23 |
| 22 | Chrissy Rouse$^†$ | BMW | Ret | Ret | DNS | 18 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 17 | Ret | 21 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 15 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 17 | DNS | | | | 18 |
| 23 | Ryo Mizuno | Honda | Ret | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 21 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 20 | Ret | 18 | 19 | 18 |
| 24 | Josh Owens | Kawasaki | 18 | Ret | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 17 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | DNS | 18 | 20 | Ret | 19 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Dean Harrison | Kawasaki | 22 | Ret | DNS | 23 | 17 | 16 | | | | 22 | 17 | 18 | Ret | 18 | 19 | 22 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 18 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 21 | 18 | Ret | 16 | 12 | Ret | 8 |
| 26 | Dan Linfoot | BMW | Ret | 12 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 27 | Jack Kennedy | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | Ret | 17 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 2 |
| 28 | Davey Todd | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | Ret | 2 |
| | Leon Jeacock | Suzuki | 26 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 24 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 16 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 0 |
| | Liam Delves | Kawasaki | 28 | 23 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 23 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | Ret | 19 | 27 | 23 | 23 | Ret | DNS | 18 | 16 | Ret | 19 | 17 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 20 | 20 | Ret | 0 |
| | Dan Jones | BMW | 21 | Ret | 22 | 27 | 23 | 19 | Ret | 19 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 19 | DNS | DNS | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Luke Mossey | Honda/BMW | 19 | Ret | Ret | 24 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 20 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | 23 | Ret | DNS | | | | 0 |
| | Luke Hopkins | Honda | 25 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 23 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 22 | Ret | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Eemeli Lahti | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | Ret | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 0 |
| | David Johnson | Yamaha | 27 | 19 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | James Hillier | Yamaha | 24 | 21 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | James East | Kawasaki | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 25 | Ret | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | Ret | 25 | 22 | Ret | 24 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Bjorn Estment | Suzuki | 23 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Tito Rabat | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | 28 | Ret | WD | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Conor Cummins | Honda | | | | 29 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Shaun Winfield | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNP | DNP | DNP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | SIL | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | DON | KNO | KNO | KNO | BRH | BRH | BRH | THR | THR | THR | CAD | CAD | CAD | SNE | SNE | SNE | OUL | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | DON | BRH | BRH | BRH | Pts |