# 2015 British Supersport Championship

The 2015 British Supersport Championship was the 28th British Supersport Championship season. It began at Donington Park on 5 April and ended at the Brands Hatch GP circuit on 18 October. It was won by Luke Stapleford, riding a Triumph Daytona 675. Defending champion Billy McConnell moved to the British Superbike Championship for 2015, and did not defend his title.

## Race calendar and results

2015 Calendar :
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Rider | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Donington Park | 5 April | Luke Stapleford | Jake Dixon | Luke Stapleford | Profile Racing |
| 1 | R2 | Donington Park | 6 April | Jake Dixon | Jake Dixon | Jake Dixon | Smiths Racing |
| 2 | R1 | Brands Hatch Indy | 18 April | Kyle Ryde | Kyle Ryde | Kyle Ryde | PacedayZ Trackdays |
| 2 | R2 | Brands Hatch Indy | 19 April | Kyle Ryde | Kyle Ryde | Luke Stapleford | Profile Racing |
| 3 | R1 | Oulton Park | 3 May | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Profile Racing |
| 3 | R2 | Oulton Park | 4 May | Luke Stapleford | Andy Reid | Jake Dixon | Smiths Racing |
| 4 | R1 | Snetterton 300 | 20 June | Kyle Ryde | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Profile Racing |
| 4 | R2 | Snetterton 300 | 21 June | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Glenn Irwin | Gearlink Kawasaki |
| 5 | R1 | Knockhill | 4 July | Luke Stapleford | Jake Dixon | Glenn Irwin | Gearlink Kawasaki |
| 5 | R2 | Knockhill | 5 July | Jake Dixon | Jake Dixon | Kyle Ryde | PacedayZ Trackdays |
| 6 | R1 | Brands Hatch GP | 18 July | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Profile Racing |
| 6 | R2 | Brands Hatch GP | 19 July | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Profile Racing |
| 7 | R1 | Thruxton | 1 August | Luke Stapleford | James Rispoli | Luke Stapleford | Profile Racing |
| 7 | R2 | Thruxton | 2 August | James Rispoli | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Profile Racing |
| 8 | R1 | Cadwell Park | 22 August | Luke Stapleford | Jake Dixon | Luke Stapleford | Profile Racing |
| 8 | R2 | Cadwell Park | 23 August | Jake Dixon | Luke Stapleford | Jake Dixon | Smiths Racing |
| 9 | R1 | Oulton Park | 5 September | Andy Reid | Andy Reid | Andy Reid | Team Traction Control |
| 9 | R2 | Oulton Park | 6 September | Andy Reid | Luke Stapleford | Jake Dixon | Smiths Racing |
| 10 | R1 | TT Circuit Assen | 19 September | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Profile Racing |
| 10 | R2 | TT Circuit Assen | 20 September | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Profile Racing |
| 11 | R1 | Silverstone Arena GP | 3 October | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Profile Racing |
| 11 | R2 | Silverstone Arena GP | 4 October | Luke Stapleford | James Rispoli | Glenn Irwin | Gearlink Kawasaki |
| 12 | R1 | Brands Hatch GP | 17 October | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Profile Racing |
| 12 | R2 | Brands Hatch GP | 18 October | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Luke Stapleford | Profile Racing |

## Championship standings
### Riders' championship

| Pos | Rider | Bike | DON | DON | BRH | BRH | OUL | OUL | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | BRH | BRH | THR | THR | CAD | CAD | OUL | OUL | ASS | ASS | SIL | SIL | BRH | BRH | Pts |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| 1 | Luke Stapleford | Triumph | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 471 |
| 2 | Kyle Ryde | Yamaha | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 344 |
| 3 | Jake Dixon | Triumph | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 337 |
| 4 | Glenn Irwin | Kawasaki | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 320 |
| 5 | James Rispoli | Yamaha | Ret | 7 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 256 |
| 6 | Ben Wilson | Kawasaki | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 185 |
| 7 | Sam Hornsey | Triumph | 11 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 181 |
| 8 | Luke Hedger | Kawasaki | | | | | 6 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 168 |
| 9 | Andy Reid | Yamaha | 5 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 1 | Ret | | | | | | | 165 |
| 10 | Joe Collier | Triumph | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 147 |
| 11 | Danny Webb | Yamaha | Ret | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 13 | 9 | 135 |
| 12 | Marshall Neill | Yamaha | 9 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 97 |
| 13 | Dean Hipwell | Triumph | 8 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 14 | Ret | 7 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 24 | Ret | 87 |
| 14 | Matthew Paulo | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | 24 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 64 |
| 15 | Jamie Perrin | Yamaha | 10 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 14 | 8 | DNS | DNS | 11 | Ret | 13 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 20 | DNS | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 64 |
| 16 | Bjorn Estment | Triumph | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 13 | Ret | DNS | 12 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 61 |
| 17 | Joe Francis | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 50 |
| 18 | Harry Hartley | Yamaha | Ret | 8 | Ret | 9 | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 11 | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 12 | | | | | 46 |
| 19 | Sam Coventry | Kawasaki | 13 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 17 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 19 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 13 | 43 |
| 20 | Levi Day | Kawasaki | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 15 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42 |
| 21 | Freddy Pett | Triumph | DNS | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | | | 12 | 15 | 17 | Ret | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 21 |
| 22 | Luke Jones | MV Agusta | 15 | Ret | 14 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | Ret | 15 |
| 23 | Keith Farmer | MV Agusta | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 18 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 8 | Ret | 25 | | | | | 13 |
| 24 | Josh Day | Triumph | DNS | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 25 | Niall Campbell | Yamaha | 18 | 20 | Ret | 14 | 20 | Ret | 18 | 14 | DNS | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | Ret | 20 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 26 | Ben Stafford | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | Ret | 19 | | | 6 |
| 27 | Josh Daley | Kawasaki | 22 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | | | Ret | Ret | 16 | 18 | 6 |
| 28 | David Allingham | MV Agusta | | | | | | | Ret | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 16 | Ret | 19 | 17 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 4 |
| 29 | Philip Wakefield | Yamaha | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | Ret | 23 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 25 | Ret | | | | | 3 |
| 30 | Sam Thompson | Triumph | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | Ret | 25 | 20 | Ret | 21 | 22 | 17 | 26 | 18 | Ret | DNS | 23 | 14 | 2 |
| 31 | Paul Curran | Triumph | 17 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 | DNS | Ret | 15 | 16 | 22 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 32 | Tommy Philp | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 20 | 22 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 21 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 1 |
| 33 | Cliff Kloots | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 24 | | | | | 1 |
| 34 | Matt Truelove | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 15 | | | | | 1 |
| | Guy Martin | Triumph | 16 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Sam Cox | Triumph | 21 | DNS | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 19 | DNS | | | 29 | 22 | | | | | 31 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 31 | 24 | 0 |
| | Ryan Dixon | Yamaha | 24 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 19 | Ret | 18 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 19 | | | | | 26 | 22 | 0 |
| | Malachi Mitchell-Thomas | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| | James Henry | Kawasaki | Ret | 21 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 18 | | | 24 | Ret | 26 | 23 | 22 | Ret | 25 | 21 | | | 22 | 22 | 25 | Ret | 0 |
| | Jake Bayford | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 20 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 27 | Ret | 26 | DNS | | | | | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 0 |
| | Vittorio Iannuzzo | MV Agusta | 23 | Ret | 21 | 19 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Olly Savage | Kawasaki | | | | | | | 22 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Eric Ott | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 26 | | | | | 0 |
| | Ben Field | MV Agusta | 20 | Ret | Ret | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Arnie Shelton | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 0 |
| | Anthony West | MV Agusta | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Luke Shelley | Triumph | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 21 | | | 0 |
| | Dan Stamper | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 21 | | | | | 0 |
| | Christian Nobel | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 22 | | | | | 0 |
| | Nikki Coates | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | Ret | 0 |
| | Ricky Tarren | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 24 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 29 | 23 | | | Ret | 27 | 33 | 27 | 0 |
| | Ed Pead | Yamaha | 25 | 24 | | | 24 | 22 | | | | | 27 | 25 | 30 | 26 | | | 27 | Ret | | | 28 | 26 | | | 0 |
| | Joe Thompson | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 22 | | | 24 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 0 |
| | Jamie Harris | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 0 |
| | Chris Burrage | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Harry Truelove | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 29 | | | | | 0 |
| | Richard Steadman | Triumph | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | Ret | | | 32 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 0 |
| | James Flitcroft | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 28 | Ret | DNS | | | 0 |
| | Arnie Shelton | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Andrew Lund | Yamaha | 27 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | 32 | 25 | | | | | DNS | DNS | 31 | 30 | | | 0 |
| | Matt Coles | Triumph | 26 | 26 | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | Ret | Ret | 33 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 0 |
| | Jamie Patterson | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 26 | 0 |
| | Conor Parkhill | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 35 | DNS | 0 |
| | Ivan Doornbos | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 32 | | | | | 0 |
| | Kevin van Leuven | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| | Chris Hellewell | Yamaha | DNS | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Bobby Bos | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | BRH | BRH | DON | DON | OUL | OUL | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | BRH | BRH | THR | THR | CAD | CAD | OUL | OUL | ASS | ASS | SIL | SIL | 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) |