# 2016 British Superbike Championship

The 2016 British Superbike Championship season was the 29th British Superbike Championship season. It began at Silverstone on 8 April and ended at the Brands Hatch GP circuit on 16 October. Josh Brookes, and his team Milwaukee Yamaha, were the previous champions but neither defended their titles and instead competed in World Superbikes.

## Teams and riders

| Team | Constructor | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Be Wiser Ducati | Ducati | 2 | Glenn Irwin | All |
| Be Wiser Ducati | Ducati | 67 | Shane Byrne | All |
| FS-3 Racing | Kawasaki | 3 | Billy McConnell | All |
| Honda Racing | Honda | 4 | Dan Linfoot | All |
| Honda Racing | Honda | 20 | Jenny Tinmouth | All |
| Honda Racing | Honda | 22 | Jason O'Halloran | All |
| ePayMe Yamaha | Yamaha | 5 | Stuart Easton | 1–6 |
| ePayMe Yamaha | Yamaha | 15 | John Hopkins | 1–4, 7–12 |
| ePayMe Yamaha | Yamaha | 32 | Broc Parkes | 5, 7, 9, 11–12 |
| ePayMe Yamaha | Yamaha | 43 | Howie Mainwaring-Smart | 8 |
| Lloyd's British Moto Rapido | Ducati | 5 | Stuart Easton | 8–10 |
| Lloyd's British Moto Rapido | Ducati | 53 | Alessandro Polita | 11–12 |
| Lloyd's British Moto Rapido | Ducati | 83 | Danny Buchan | 1–7 |
| Buildbase BMW | BMW | 6 | Michael Dunlop | 1–2 |
| Buildbase BMW | BMW | 14 | Lee Jackson | All |
| Buildbase BMW | BMW | 47 | Richard Cooper | All |
| Tyco BMW | BMW | 7 | Michael Laverty | All |
| Tyco BMW | BMW | 11 | Ian Hutchinson | 11 |
| Tyco BMW | BMW | 24 | Christian Iddon | All |
| Anvil Hire TAG Racing | Yamaha | 8 | Shaun Winfield | All |
| Anvil Hire TAG Racing | Yamaha | 43 | Howie Mainwaring-Smart | 12 |
| Anvil Hire TAG Racing | Yamaha | 71 | James Rispoli | All |
| Quattro Plant Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 12 | Luke Mossey | All |
| Quattro Plant Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 99 | Filip Backlund | 2–12 |
| Team WD-40 | Kawasaki | 16 | Josh Hook | 4–12 |
| Team WD-40 | Kawasaki | 44 | Jack Kennedy | 1–3, 5–9 |
| Team WD-40 | Kawasaki | 94 | Sam Hornsey | 1 |
| Bennetts Suzuki | Suzuki | 23 | Ryuichi Kiyonari | 1–7 |
| Bennetts Suzuki | Suzuki | 46 | Tommy Bridewell | All |
| Smiths Racing BMW | BMW | 23 | Ryuichi Kiyonari | 9–12 |
| Smiths Racing BMW | BMW | 43 | Howie Mainwaring-Smart | 1–6 |
| Smiths Racing BMW | BMW | 81 | Luke Stapleford | 6 |
| Smiths Racing BMW | BMW | 96 | Jakub Smrž | All |
| Lloyd & Jones PR Racing | BMW | 25 | Matej Smrž | 2–3 |
| Lloyd & Jones PR Racing | BMW | 26 | Josh Wainwright | 4–12 |
| Royal Air Force Regular & Reserves | BMW | 27 | Jake Dixon | 4–12 |
| Royal Air Force Regular & Reserves | BMW | 34 | Alastair Seeley | All |
| Gearlink Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 31 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | All |
| Riders Motorcycles BMW | BMW | 40 | Martin Jessopp | 1–2, 4–9, 11–12 |
| JG Speedfit Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 60 | Peter Hickman | All |
| JG Speedfit Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 91 | Leon Haslam | All |
| JG Speedfit Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 77 | James Ellison | All |
| Platform Hire Yamaha | Yamaha | 64 | Aaron Zanotti | All |
| Tsingtao MSS Performance Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 83 | Danny Buchan | 8–9 |
| Motodex Performance First | BMW | 95 | Michael Howarth | 2, 5 |

## Race calendar and results

2016 calendar :
| Main Season ||||||||
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Silverstone Arena GP | 10 April | Leon Haslam | Dan Linfoot | Michael Laverty | Tyco BMW |
| 1 | R2 | Silverstone Arena GP | 10 April | | Peter Hickman | Peter Hickman | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 2 | R1 | Oulton Park | 2 May | Leon Haslam | Michael Laverty | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 2 | R2 | Oulton Park | 2 May | | James Ellison | Richard Cooper | Buildbase BMW Motorrad |
| 3 | R1 | Brands Hatch Indy | 22 May | Luke Mossey | Luke Mossey | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 3 | R2 | Brands Hatch Indy | 22 May | | Shane Byrne | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati |
| 4 | R1 | Knockhill | 26 June | Shane Byrne | Dan Linfoot | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 4 | R2 | Knockhill | 26 June | | James Ellison | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati |
| 5 | R1 | Snetterton 300 | 10 July | Shane Byrne | Shane Byrne | Jason O'Halloran | Honda Racing |
| 5 | R2 | Snetterton 300 | 10 July | | Dan Linfoot | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati |
| 6 | R1 | Thruxton | 24 July | Shane Byrne | Shane Byrne | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati |
| 6 | R2 | Thruxton | 24 July | | Dan Linfoot | Michael Laverty | Tyco BMW |
| 7 | R1 | Brands Hatch GP | 7 August | Luke Mossey | Luke Mossey | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati |
| 7 | R2 | Brands Hatch GP | 7 August | | Shane Byrne | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati |
| 8 | R1 | Cadwell Park | 29 August | Leon Haslam | Leon Haslam | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati |
| 8 | R2 | Cadwell Park | 29 August | | Leon Haslam | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 9 | R1 | Oulton Park | 10 September | Shane Byrne | Leon Haslam | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 9 | R2 | Oulton Park | 11 September | | Jason O'Halloran | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 9 | R3 | Oulton Park | 11 September | | Christian Iddon | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| The Showdown ||||||||
| 10 | R1 | Donington Park | 18 September | Leon Haslam | Shane Byrne | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati |
| 10 | R2 | Donington Park | 18 September | | Shane Byrne | Shane Byrne | Be Wiser Ducati |
| 11 | R1 | TT Circuit Assen | 2 October | Shane Byrne | Jason O'Halloran | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 11 | R2 | TT Circuit Assen | 2 October | | Shane Byrne | Leon Haslam | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 12 | R1 | Brands Hatch GP | 15 October | Tommy Bridewell | Christian Iddon | Peter Hickman | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 12 | R2 | Brands Hatch GP | 16 October | | James Ellison | James Ellison | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 12 | R3 | Brands Hatch GP | 16 October | | Shane Byrne | James Ellison | JG Speedfit Kawasaki |

## Championship standings
### Riders' championship

| Pos | Rider | Bike | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | BRH | BRH | KNO | KNO | SNE | SNE | THR | THR | BRH | BRH | CAD | CAD | OUL | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | ASS | ASS | BRH | BRH | BRH | Pts |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| The Championship Showdown ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shane Byrne | Ducati | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 669 |
| 2 | Leon Haslam | Kawasaki | Ret | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 640 |
| 3 | James Ellison | Kawasaki | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 610 |
| 4 | Dan Linfoot | Honda | 5 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 602 |
| 5 | Jason O'Halloran | Honda | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 5 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 568 |
| 6 | Luke Mossey | Kawasaki | 4 | 10 | 16 | Ret | 5 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 550 |
| BSB Riders Cup ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Peter Hickman | Kawasaki | Ret | 1 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 233 |
| 8 | Michael Laverty | BMW | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 21 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 202 |
| 9 | Christian Iddon | BMW | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 199 |
| 10 | Richard Cooper | BMW | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 193 |
| 11 | Tommy Bridewell | Suzuki | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 172 |
| 12 | Glenn Irwin | Ducati | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 13 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 11 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 143 |
| 13 | Lee Jackson | BMW | 8 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 15 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 108 |
| 14 | John Hopkins | Yamaha | 9 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 4 | Ret | | | | | 15 | Ret | 14 | 15 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 105 |
| 15 | Billy McConnell | Kawasaki | 16 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 17 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 13 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 51 |
| 16 | Jake Dixon | BMW | | | | | | | Ret | 13 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | 50 |
| 17 | Danny Buchan | Ducati | 7 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48 |
| 17 | Danny Buchan | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | | 48 |
| 18 | Jakub Smrž | BMW | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | DNS | DNS | 16 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 9 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 48 |
| 19 | Broc Parkes | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | 6 | 13 | | | 14 | 14 | 10 | | | 9 | 9 | DNS | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| 20 | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Suzuki | 11 | 12 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 19 | Ret | 20 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42 |
| 20 | Ryuichi Kiyonari | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 10 | 15 | DNS | DNS | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 42 |
| 21 | Alastair Seeley | BMW | Ret | 14 | 5 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 21 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| 22 | Stuart Easton | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | 17 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 16 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 |
| 22 | Stuart Easton | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | Ret | 14 | | | | | | 27 |
| 23 | Jack Kennedy | Kawasaki | Ret | Ret | 7 | 9 | DNS | DNS | | | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 24 | Howie Mainwaring-Smart | BMW | 18 | 17 | Ret | 11 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 24 | Howie Mainwaring-Smart | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | Ret | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | DNS | 15 |
| 25 | Martin Jessopp | BMW | 17 | 18 | 21 | Ret | | | 21 | Ret | 17 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 19 | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | Ret | 21 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 7 |
| 26 | Josh Hook | Kawasaki | | | | | | | 18 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 14 | Ret | 19 | 23 | Ret | 19 | 18 | 4 |
| 27 | James Rispoli | Yamaha | Ret | DNS | 19 | 16 | Ret | DNS | 23 | 17 | 13 | 19 | Ret | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 17 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 22 | DNS | 17 | DNS | 3 |
| 28 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | Kawasaki | 21 | 20 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 20 | Ret | Ret | 21 | Ret | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 26 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | Ret | 21 | 3 |
| 29 | Luke Stapleford | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 30 | Filip Backlund | Kawasaki | | | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 15 | 18 | Ret | DNS | 18 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 23 | 25 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 2 |
| | Shaun Winfield | Yamaha | Ret | 21 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | Ret | 18 | 16 | Ret | 29 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| | Aaron Zanotti | Yamaha | 22 | 22 | 23 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 18 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 27 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 0 |
| | Josh Wainwright | BMW | | | | | | | Ret | 22 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 22 | Ret | 25 | 22 | Ret | 24 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 28 | Ret | 21 | 23 | 0 |
| | Alessandro Polita | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 19 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 0 |
| | Jenny Tinmouth | Honda | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 24 | 20 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 27 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Ret | 19 | 27 | 26 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Sam Hornsey | Kawasaki | 19 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Matěj Smrž | BMW | | | DNS | DNS | 21 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Ian Hutchinson | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 24 | | | | 0 |
| | Michael Dunlop | BMW | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | BRH | BRH | KNO | KNO | SNE | SNE | THR | THR | BRH | BRH | CAD | CAD | OUL | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | ASS | ASS | 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) |

### Manufacturers' championship

| Pos | Manufacturer | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | BRH | BRH | KNO | KNO | SNE | SNE | THR | THR | BRH | BRH | CAD | CAD | OUL | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | ASS | ASS | BRH | BRH | BRH | Pts |
| Pos | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Kawasaki | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 538 |
| 2 | Ducati | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 451 |
| 3 | Honda | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 370 |
| 4 | BMW | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 361 |
| 5 | Suzuki | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 176 |
| 6 | Yamaha | 9 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 153 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | BRH | BRH | KNO | KNO | SNE | SNE | THR | THR | BRH | BRH | CAD | CAD | OUL | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | ASS | ASS | BRH | BRH | BRH | Pts |