# 2010 British 125 Championship

The 2010 British 125 Championship season was the 23rd British 125cc Championship season, the class is open to anyone of any age and sex. James Lodge stayed in the class after winning the championship last season, and was looking to be the first person to successfully defend the British 125cc Championship. With a number of riders leaving to move up to other classes such as superstock 600, new challengers emerged to challenge for the title. With the two stroke classes disappearing from the world scene in 2012, the future of the 125 championship in Britain is looking doubtful.
As well as the main championship there was a separate class called the ACU Academy Cup, for 13- to 16-year-old riders, with an end of season prize of paid entries to the final two rounds of the CEV Championship (Spanish 125 Championship) at Valencia and Jerez. A number of the riders from the British 125 Championship also contested the Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup, a championship for 125cc motorcycles that takes place alongside specific rounds of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. In 2010, Danny Kent, Harry Stafford and Taylor Mackenzie all raced in the championship finishing second, seventh and 15th respectively.
Lodge eventually retained his title but only after coming out of a final round, three-way title battle with Rob Guiver and Deane Brown. Lodge won the championship by four points, taking four victories over the course of the season, with Guiver finishing second ahead of Brown on countback; two victories to Brown's one. Taylor Mackenzie (3), John McPhee and Ross Walker were the other riders to win races over the season. Brown won the secondary Academy Cup with six victories.

## Calendar

The British 125 Championship was a support series for the main British Superbike Championship, and thus it followed the same calendar structure with one race per meeting held on the Sunday.
2010 Calendar :
| Round | Circuit | Date | Class | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Rider | Winning Team |
| 1 | Brands Hatch Indy | 5 April | | Taylor Mackenzie | James Lodge | James Lodge | RS Racing / Earnshaws M'cycles |
| 1 | Brands Hatch Indy | 5 April | C | Deane Brown | John McPhee | Fraser Rogers | KRP / Racing Steps Foundations |
| 2 | Thruxton | 18 April | | James Lodge | James Lodge | James Lodge | RS Racing / Earnshaws M'cycles |
| 2 | Thruxton | 18 April | C | Deane Brown | Fraser Rogers | Fraser Rogers | KRP / Racing Steps Foundations |
| 3 | Oulton Park | 3 May | | James Lodge | James Lodge | James Lodge | RS Racing / Earnshaws M'cycles |
| 3 | Oulton Park | 3 May | C | Deane Brown | Deane Brown | Deane Brown | Colin Appleyard / Macadam Racing |
| 4 | Cadwell Park | 23 May | | James Lodge | Rob Guiver | Taylor Mackenzie | KRP Node 4 MMCG |
| 4 | Cadwell Park | 23 May | C | Harry Stafford | Deane Brown | Deane Brown | Colin Appleyard / Macadam Racing |
| 5 | Mallory Park | 27 June | | Rob Guiver | Rob Guiver | Ross Walker | Ross Walker Racing |
| 5 | Mallory Park | 27 June | C | Matthew Davies | Matthew Davies | Deane Brown | Colin Appleyard / Macadam Racing |
| 6 | Knockhill | 4 July | | James Lodge | Race Cancelled | Race Cancelled | Race Cancelled |
| 6 | Knockhill | 4 July | C | John McPhee | Race Cancelled | Race Cancelled | Race Cancelled |
| 7 | Snetterton | 17 July | | James Lodge | Rob Guiver | Rob Guiver | SP125 / Brookhouse Garage Racing |
| 7 | Snetterton | 17 July | C | Fraser Rogers | Dakota Mamola | Dakota Mamola | KRP / Monster Energy |
| 8 | Brands Hatch GP | 7 August | | James Lodge | James Lodge | James Lodge | RS Racing / Earnshaws M'cyc |
| 8 | Brands Hatch GP | 7 August | C | Andrew Reid | Fraser Rogers | John McPhee | KRP/Bradley Smith Racing |
| 9 | Cadwell Park | 30 August | | Rob Guiver | Rob Guiver | Rob Guiver | SP125 / Brookhouse Garage Racing |
| 9 | Cadwell Park | 30 August | C | John McPhee | Sam Hornsey | John McPhee | KRP/Bradley Smith Racing |
| 10 | Croft | 11 September | | James Lodge | Nigel Percy | John McPhee | KRP/Bradley Smith Racing |
| 10 | Croft | 11 September | C | John McPhee | John McPhee | John McPhee | KRP/Bradley Smith Racing |
| 11 | Croft | 12 September | | James Lodge | Taylor Mackenzie | Taylor Mackenzie | KRP Node 4 MMCG |
| 11 | Croft | 12 September | C | Deane Brown | Deane Brown | Deane Brown | Colin Appleyard / Macadam Racing |
| 12 | Silverstone Arena GP | 26 September | | Taylor Mackenzie | Rob Guiver | Deane Brown | Colin Appleyard / Macadam Racing |
| 12 | Silverstone Arena GP | 26 September | C | Deane Brown | Deane Brown | Deane Brown | Colin Appleyard / Macadam Racing |
| 13 | Oulton Park | 9 October | | Taylor Mackenzie | Taylor Mackenzie | Taylor Mackenzie | KRP Node 4 MMCG |
| 13 | Oulton Park | 9 October | C | John McPhee | Deane Brown | Deane Brown | Colin Appleyard / Macadam Racing |
| Icon | Class |
| C | ACU Academy Cup |
Notes:
    1.^ – The Knockhill race was cancelled due to bad weather conditions.
    2.^ – As a result, there was a double header of 125 action at Croft with Race one taking place on Saturday 11 September and race 2 taking place on the Sunday. The grid positions from Knockhill were carried forward for the first race. Riders who did not take part at Knockhill were not eligible to enter the first race at Croft.
    3.^ – The first race at Croft was stopped after three laps and restarted, before the restart was stopped after three laps due to a circuit curfew. The race result was declared, with half points awarded as per series regulations.

## Championship standings
### Riders' standings

| Pos | Rider | Bike | BHI | THR | OUL | CAD | MAL | KNO | SNE | BHGP | CAD | CRO | CRO | SIL | OUL | Pts |
| 1 | James Lodge | Seel Honda | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | C | 24 | 1 | Ret | | | | | 149 |
| 1 | James Lodge | Honda | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 2 | 4 | 149 |
| 2 | Rob Guiver | Honda | 2 | 17 | 3 | 3 | Ret | C | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 145 |
| 3 | Deane Brown | Honda | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | C | Ret | 6 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 145 |
| 4 | Taylor Mackenzie | Honda | Ret | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | C | | 2 | Ret | 14 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 131 |
| 5 | John McPhee | Honda | 4 | 10 | DSQ | 6 | 9 | C | Ret | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | Ret | 100.5 |
| 6 | Fraser Rogers | Honda | 3 | 6 | Ret | 4 | DSQ | C | Ret | 4 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 84 |
| 7 | Sam Hornsey | Cougar | 11 | Ret | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 69.5 |
| 7 | Sam Hornsey | Honda | | | | | 4 | C | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 69.5 |
| 8 | Edward Rendell | Honda | Ret | 8 | 8 | Ret | 13 | C | DNS | Ret | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 62.5 |
| 9 | Philip Wakefield | Honda | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | C | 5 | 11 | 17 | | | 7 | Ret | 62 |
| 10 | Lee Jackson | Honda | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 5 | C | 8 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 58 |
| 11 | Jon Vincent | Honda | 10 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | C | 6 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 52.5 |
| 12 | Andrew Reid | Honda | 13 | 7 | Ret | 16 | 15 | C | 9 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 51 |
| 13 | Wayne Ryan | Honda | 7 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 14 | C | 4 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 16 | Ret | 6 | 49 |
| 14 | Shaun Horsman | Honda | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | C | 12 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 45 |
| 15 | Dakota Mamola | Honda | Ret | | 7 | | | | 2 | 5 | | | WD | | | 40 |
| 16 | Matthew Davies | Honda | | 15 | 5 | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | 10 | DNS | 5 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 37.5 |
| 17 | William Dunlop | Honda | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 17 | | | | | | | | | 36 |
| 18 | Brian Clark | Honda | Ret | 2 | Ret | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 31 |
| 19 | James Ford | Honda | 8 | 3 | Ret | DNS | Ret | | 18 | 20 | 20 | | WD | 9 | 27 | 31 |
| 20 | Matthew Paulo | Honda | Ret | 12 | Ret | 14 | 10 | C | 11 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 17 | Ret | 19 | 29 |
| 21 | Ross Walker | Honda | 23 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 1 | C | Ret | | | DNS | 28 | Ret | | 28 |
| 22 | Nigel Percy | Honda | | | | | | C | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 27.5 |
| 23 | Danny Kent | Honda | 5 | | 9 | Ret | | | | 7 | | | WD | | | 27 |
| 24 | Tom Weeden | Honda | 12 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 11 | C | 17 | 18 | 10 | Ret | 18 | 24 | 14 | 22 |
| 25 | Peter Sutherland | Honda | | 19 | 15 | 21 | 16 | C | 7 | | | 8 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 18 |
| 26 | Kyle Ryde | Honda | | | | | | | | 13 | 14 | | 14 | 6 | Ret | 17 |
| 27 | Harry Stafford | Honda | Ret | 18 | | DNS | | C | | DNS | | 11 | DNS | 8 | 10 | 16.5 |
| 28 | Ben Barratt | Honda | 17 | 21 | 18 | Ret | 12 | C | Ret | 21 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13.5 |
| 29 | Simon Low | Honda | 15 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | | 10 | Ret | 13 | | WD | 13 | Ret | 13 |
| 30 | Bradley Hughes | Honda | 25 | 24 | DNS | 22 | | | 13 | 24 | 16 | | | 12 | 17 | 7 |
| 31 | Dan Moreton | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 11 | 20 | 5 |
| 32 | Arnie Shelton | Honda | | | | 12 | | | | 25 | Ret | | 19 | | | 4 |
| 33 | Elliott Lodge | Honda | 16 | Ret | 20 | 20 | 20 | C | 16 | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 2 |
| 34 | Catherine Green | Honda | Ret | Ret | 16 | DNS | 22 | | 15 | Ret | 18 | | 20 | Ret | 18 | 1 |
| | Ian Stanford | Honda | Ret | Ret | 22 | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 26 | Ret | 16 | 0 |
| | Tarran Mackenzie | Honda | Ret | Ret | 26 | 26 | 27 | C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | Ret | 23 | 26 | 0 |
| | Neil Durham | Aprilia | 20 | Ret | 21 | 18 | 23 | C | | Ret | 21 | 18 | DNS | | | 0 |
| | Sam Shorrock | Honda | Ret | 20 | Ret | Ret | 25 | | Ret | Ret | | | | 18 | 25 | 0 |
| | Kasey Wyatt | Honda | 18 | 22 | 23 | Ret | 21 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Curtis Wright | Honda | | | | | 18 | | | | DNQ | | | | | 0 |
| | Richard Ferguson | Honda | 21 | Ret | | | 28 | C | 19 | 30 | 22 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 22 | 0 |
| | Gary Winfield | Honda | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | C | 21 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 0 |
| | Josh Harland | Honda | 19 | DNS | 24 | Ret | 24 | C | | | Ret | DNS | 23 | Ret | DNQ | 0 |
| | Luca Agostinelli | Honda | | Ret | | | 19 | C | | 27 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Paul Dobb | Honda | | | | | | | 20 | 26 | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Michael Shuker | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | 0 |
| | Jamie Hodson | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 0 |
| | Charlie King | Honda | 22 | Ret | Ret | 23 | DNS | | 22 | 29 | 25 | | | | | 0 |
| | Stuart Wilson | Honda | | | | | | C | | | | 22 | 22 | | | 0 |
| | Gavin Lupton | Honda | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Tom Carne | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | 0 |
| | Sammi Tasker | Honda | | | | | | C | | | | 23 | 25 | | | 0 |
| | Michael Hill | Honda | Ret | 23 | | | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Ewan Gray | Honda | | | | | | C | | | | | | | 24 | 0 |
| | Paul Hedison | Honda | | | | 25 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | James Ferguson | Honda | | | | | | | | 31 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jamie Edwards | Honda | DNS | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Dylan Davies | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Graham English | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Graham Adkins | Honda | | | | | | C | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | BHI | THR | OUL | CAD | MAL | KNO | SNE | BHGP | CAD | CRO | CRO | SIL | OUL | 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) |

### ACU Academy Cup standings

| Pos | Rider | Bike | BHI | THR | OUL | CAD | MAL | KNO | SNE | BHGP | CAD | CRO | CRO | SIL | OUL | Pts |
| 1 | Deane Brown | Honda | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | C | Ret | 6 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 173 |
| 2 | John McPhee | Honda | 4 | 10 | DSQ | 6 | 9 | C | Ret | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | Ret | 154.5 |
| 3 | Fraser Rogers | Honda | 3 | 6 | Ret | 4 | DSQ | C | Ret | 4 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 145.5 |
| 4 | Lee Jackson | Honda | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 5 | C | 8 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 121.5 |
| 5 | Sam Hornsey | Cougar | 11 | Ret | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 117.5 |
| 5 | Sam Hornsey | Honda | | | | | 4 | C | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 117.5 |
| 6 | Andrew Reid | Honda | 13 | 7 | Ret | 16 | 15 | C | 9 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 114 |
| 7 | Wayne Ryan | Honda | 7 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 14 | C | 4 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 16 | Ret | 6 | 99.5 |
| 8 | Tom Weeden | Honda | 12 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 11 | C | 17 | 18 | 10 | Ret | 18 | 24 | 14 | 91 |
| 9 | Matthew Davies | Honda | | 15 | 5 | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | 10 | | 5 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 77 |
| 10 | Elliott Lodge | Honda | 16 | Ret | 20 | 20 | 20 | C | 16 | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 53 |
| 11 | Dakota Mamola | Honda | Ret | | 7 | | | | 2 | 5 | | | WD | | | 52 |
| 12 | Bradley Hughes | Honda | 25 | 24 | DNS | 22 | | | 13 | 24 | 16 | | | 12 | 17 | 52 |
| 13 | Gary Winfield | Honda | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | C | 21 | 24 | | 21 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 45.5 |
| 14 | Kyle Ryde | Honda | | | | | | | | 13 | 14 | | 14 | 6 | Ret | 42 |
| 15 | Danny Kent | Honda | 5 | | 9 | Ret | | | | 7 | | | WD | | | 38 |
| 16 | Harry Stafford | Honda | Ret | 18 | | DNS | | C | | DNS | | 11 | DNS | 8 | 10 | 36 |
| 17 | Richard Ferguson | Honda | 21 | Ret | | | 28 | C | 19 | | 22 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 22 | 30 |
| 18 | Tarran Mackenzie | Honda | Ret | Ret | 26 | 26 | 27 | C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | Ret | 23 | 26 | 28 |
| 19 | Kasey Wyatt | Honda | 18 | 22 | 23 | Ret | 21 | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 20 | Josh Harland | Honda | 19 | DNS | 24 | Ret | 24 | C | | | Ret | | 23 | Ret | DNQ | 18 |
| 21 | Charlie King | Honda | 22 | Ret | Ret | 23 | DNS | | 22 | 25 | | | | | | 17 |
| 22 | Curtis Wright | Honda | | | | | 18 | | | | DNQ | | | | | 8 |
| 23 | Luca Agostinelli | Honda | | Ret | | | 19 | C | | 27 | | | | | | 8 |
| 24 | Stuart Wilson | Honda | | | | | | C | | | | 22 | 22 | | | 7 |
| 25 | Sammi Tasker | Honda | | | | | | C | | | | 23 | 25 | | | 4.5 |
| 26 | Tom Carne | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | 4 |
| 27 | Ewan Gray | Honda | | | | | | C | | | | | | | 24 | 4 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | BHI | THR | OUL | CAD | MAL | KNO | SNE | BHGP | CAD | CRO | CRO | SIL | OUL | 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) |