# 2020 British Superbike Championship

The 2020 British Superbike Championship season was the 33rd British Superbike Championship season. Because of a late season start caused by the global pandemic, all races were run behind closed doors and the playoff was abolished.

## Teams and riders

2020 Entry List :
| Team | Constructor | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Honda Racing | Honda | 2 | Glenn Irwin | All |
| Honda Racing | Honda | 18 | Andrew Irwin | All |
| Team 64 Motorsport MET Healthcare | Kawasaki | 3 | Graeme Irwin | All |
| Santander Salt TAG Racing | Yamaha | 4 | Dan Linfoot | 1–2 |
| Santander Salt TAG Racing | Yamaha | 41 | Jack Kennedy | 1–2 |
| RAF Regular and Reserves Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 7 | Ryan Vickers | All |
| RAF Regular and Reserves Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 41 | Jack Kennedy | 4–6 |
| NP Motorcycles/Lextek | BMW | 8 | Lachlan Epis | 6 |
| NP Motorcycles/Lextek | BMW | 27 | Bjorn Estment | 1–5 |
| The Roadhouse Macau Racing by ON 1 | BMW | 11 | Brian McCormack | All |
| Rich Energy OMG Racing | BMW | 12 | Luke Mossey | All |
| Rich Energy OMG Racing | BMW | 80 | Héctor Barberá | All |
| Massingberd-Mundy Kawasaki (1–2) Rapid Fulfillment FS-3 Kawasaki (3–6) | Kawasaki | 14 | Lee Jackson | All |
| Massingberd-Mundy Kawasaki (1–2) Rapid Fulfillment FS-3 Kawasaki (3–6) | Kawasaki | 83 | Danny Buchan | All |
| Bike Devil | Kawasaki | 20 | Tom Ward | 2–5 |
| Bike Devil | Kawasaki | 44 | Gino Rea | 1 |
| Bike Devil | Kawasaki | 59 | Matt Truelove | 6 |
| VisionTrack Ducati | Ducati | 21 | Christian Iddon | All |
| VisionTrack Ducati | Ducati | 25 | Josh Brookes | All |
| McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha | 22 | Jason O'Halloran | All |
| McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha | 95 | Tarran Mackenzie | All |
| Powerslide/Catfoss Racing | Suzuki | 27 | Bjorn Estment | 6 |
| SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | BMW | 28 | Bradley Ray | All |
| SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad | BMW | 99 | Taylor Mackenzie | All |
| Buildbase Suzuki | Suzuki | 33 | Keith Farmer | 1, 4–5 |
| Buildbase Suzuki | Suzuki | 44 | Gino Rea | 2–3, 6 |
| Buildbase Suzuki | Suzuki | 44 | Gino Rea | 4–5 |
| Buildbase Suzuki | Suzuki | 77 | Kyle Ryde | All |
| Global Robots BMW | BMW | 37 | Markus Reiterberger | 5 |
| Global Robots BMW | BMW | 60 | Peter Hickman | All |
| Global Robots BMW | BMW | 75 | Alex Olsen | 1–3 |
| Lloyd & Jones Bowker Motorrad | BMW | 40 | Joe Francis | All |
| Oxford Products Racing | Ducati | 46 | Tommy Bridewell | All |
| CDH Racing | Kawasaki | 65 | Josh Owens | All |
| GR Motorsport | Kawasaki | 79 | Storm Stacey | All |
Key :
* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider
* All entries used Pirelli tyres.

## Race calendar and results

2020 calendar :
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Donington Park National | 8 August | Jason O'Halloran | Josh Brookes | Andrew Irwin | Honda Racing |
| 1 | R2 | Donington Park National | 9 August | | Tommy Bridewell | Andrew Irwin | Honda Racing |
| 1 | R3 | Donington Park National | 9 August | | Héctor Barberá | Tommy Bridewell | Oxford Products Racing |
| 2 | R1 | Snetterton 300 | 22 August | Danny Buchan | Glenn Irwin | Christian Iddon | VisionTrack Ducati |
| 2 | R2 | Snetterton 300 | 23 August | | Christian Iddon | Josh Brookes | VisionTrack Ducati |
| 2 | R3 | Snetterton 300 | 23 August | | Tommy Bridewell | Glenn Irwin | Honda Racing |
| 3 | R1 | Silverstone National | 5 September | Danny Buchan | Jason O'Halloran | Tarran Mackenzie | McAMS Yamaha |
| 3 | R2 | Silverstone National | 6 September | | Kyle Ryde | Kyle Ryde | Buildbase Suzuki |
| 3 | R3 | Silverstone National | 6 September | | Kyle Ryde | Kyle Ryde | Buildbase Suzuki |
| 4 | R1 | Oulton Park International | 19 September | Jason O'Halloran | Jason O'Halloran | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha |
| 4 | R2 | Oulton Park International | 20 September | | Josh Brookes | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha |
| 4 | R3 | Oulton Park International | 20 September | | Jason O'Halloran | Josh Brookes | VisionTrack Ducati |
| 5 | R1 | Donington Park GP | 4 October | Josh Brookes | Jack Kennedy | Andrew Irwin | Honda Racing |
| 5 | R2 | Donington Park GP | 4 October | | Jason O'Halloran | Josh Brookes | VisionTrack Ducati |
| 5 | R3 | Donington Park GP | 4 October | | Tarran Mackenzie | Tarran Mackenzie | McAMS Yamaha |
| 6 | R1 | Brands Hatch GP | 17 October | Josh Brookes | Jason O'Halloran | Jason O'Halloran | McAMS Yamaha |
| 6 | R2 | Brands Hatch GP | 18 October | | Tarran Mackenzie | Josh Brookes | VisionTrack Ducati |
| 6 | R3 | Brands Hatch GP | 18 October | | Tarran Mackenzie | Josh Brookes | VisionTrack Ducati |

## 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 | DON | DON | DON | SNE | SNE | SNE | SIL | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | DON | BRH | BRH | BRH | Pts |
| 1 | Josh Brookes | Ducati | 3 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 288 |
| 2 | Jason O'Halloran | Yamaha | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 267 |
| 3 | Christian Iddon | Ducati | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 258 |
| 4 | Glenn Irwin | Honda | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 226 |
| 5 | Tarran Mackenzie | Yamaha | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 215 |
| 6 | Andrew Irwin | Honda | 1 | 1 | DSQ | Ret | Ret | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 172 |
| 7 | Tommy Bridewell | Ducati | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 7 | 168 |
| 8 | Lee Jackson | Kawasaki | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 157 |
| 9 | Kyle Ryde | Suzuki | Ret | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 137 |
| 10 | Danny Buchan | Kawasaki | Ret | 5 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 131 |
| 11 | Luke Mossey | BMW | 6 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 95 |
| 12 | Gino Rea | Kawasaki | Ret | 19 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 89 |
| 12 | Gino Rea | Suzuki | | | | 11 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 89 |
| 13 | Bradley Ray | BMW | Ret | 12 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 7 | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | 14 | 76 |
| 14 | Peter Hickman | BMW | 12 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 71 |
| 15 | Ryan Vickers | Kawasaki | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 5 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 45 |
| 16 | Jack Kennedy | Yamaha | 13 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34 |
| 16 | Jack Kennedy | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 17 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 34 |
| 17 | Héctor Barberá | BMW | Ret | 10 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 15 | 32 |
| 18 | Joe Francis | BMW | Ret | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 15 | Ret | 13 | 24 |
| 19 | Keith Farmer | Suzuki | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | 18 | 13 | 11 | 15 | | | | 10 |
| 20 | Alex Olsen | BMW | 11 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 21 | Taylor Mackenzie | BMW | 15 | 22 | 17 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 20 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 7 |
| 22 | Storm Stacey | Kawasaki | 16 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | Ret | 19 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 4 |
| 23 | Markus Reiterberger | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 14 | 18 | | | | 2 |
| 24 | Dan Linfoot | Yamaha | 14 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 25 | Josh Owens | Kawasaki | 18 | Ret | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 19 | 15 | 18 | 1 |
| 26 | Graeme Irwin | Kawasaki | Ret | 21 | 18 | 20 | DNS | Ret | 19 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 |
| | Tom Ward | Kawasaki | | | | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 21 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | 0 |
| | Bjorn Estment | BMW | 17 | 23 | 19 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 21 | Ret | Ret | 23 | 16 | DNS | | | | 0 |
| | Bjorn Estment | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 17 | 19 | 0 |
| | Ian Hutchinson | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | Ret | DNS | | | | 0 |
| | Brian McCormack | BMW | 19 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | Ret | 23 | 22 | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 20 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| | Lachlan Epis | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | Ret | DNS | 0 |
| | Matt Truelove | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | DON | DON | DON | SNE | SNE | SNE | SIL | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | DON | 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) |