British Supersport Championship
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British Supersport Championship is a support series to the British Superbike Championship (BSB), British Supersport runs one round a weekend at each BSB event. The BSS championship is seen as a stepping stone for the younger talent to go up to the British Superbike Championship. Riders such as: Tom Sykes
, Cal Crutchlow
and Leon Camier
all started off in this championship.
Saturday
Times combined from 2 sessions to make up final grid
Sunday
Tom Sykes
Tom Sykes is a motorcycle road racer born 19 August 1985 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. In 2007 he gained his first ride in British Superbikes, riding a Stobart Vent-Axia Honda; Sykes finished in sixth position in the championship in his rookie year...
, Cal Crutchlow
Cal Crutchlow
Cal Crutchlow is a professional motorcycle road racer. He is a former British Supersport champion and British Superbike race winner, and the 2009 Supersport World Champion.-Early years:...
and Leon Camier
Leon Camier
Leon Stuart Camier is a British motorcycle racer from Ashford, Kent, currently living in Bournemouth. He is the 2009 British Superbike Champion and previously won the 2005 British Supersport title. 2010 is his first season in the World Superbike series.-Personal life:Camier is the son of David and...
all started off in this championship.
Race weekend
Friday- Practice 1 (40 Mins)
- Practice 2 (40 Mins)
Saturday
- Qualifying (2 Sessions)
- Session 1 (40 Mins)
- Session 2 (40 Mins)
Times combined from 2 sessions to make up final grid
Sunday
- Warm Up (10 Mins)
- Race 1
Scoring system
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Current Bikes Models
- Honda CBR600RRHonda CBR600RRThe Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...
- Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6RKawasaki Ninja ZX-6RThe Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R is a Kawasaki 600 class sport motorcycle.It was introduced in 1995, and has been constantly updated throughout the years in response to new products from Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha...
- Suzuki GSX-R600Suzuki GSX-R600The GSX-R600 is a 600 class sport bike in Suzuki's GSX-R series of motorcycles.- History :1992–1993Launched with a water-cooled 599cc inline-4 engine. The first model had the same body specifications as the 1992 GSX-R750, with the smaller engine and carried over through to the 1993 model year with...
- Triumph Daytona 675Triumph Motorcycles LtdTriumph Motorcycles Ltd is the largest surviving British motorcycle manufacturer, which was established in 1984 by John Bloor after the original manufacturer Triumph Engineering went into receivership...
- Yamaha YZF-R6Yamaha YZF-R6Yamaha's YZF-R6 is a 600 class sport bike motorcycle, first introduced in 1998, updated in 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008 and revised in the years in between.-History:...
British Supersport Champions
Season | Class | Rider | Motorcycle | Notes | Ref |
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Supersport 600 | Rodney Knapp | Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company... |
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Supersport 600 | John Reynolds John Reynolds (motorcycle racer) John Reynolds is a retired British motorcycle racer who won the British Superbike Championship in 1992, 2001 and 2004.... |
Kawasaki Kawasaki Heavy Industries is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa.... |
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Supersport 600 | Ian Simpson Ian Simpson (motorcycle racer) Ian Simpson is a retired motorcycle road racer from Scotland, nicknamed the 'Dalbeattie Destroyer'.Simpson began racing at the age of 16, and entered the British Championship two years later... |
Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company... |
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Supersport 600 | Phil Borley | Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
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Supersport 600 | Jim Moodie | Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
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Supersport 600 | Ian Simpson Ian Simpson (motorcycle racer) Ian Simpson is a retired motorcycle road racer from Scotland, nicknamed the 'Dalbeattie Destroyer'.Simpson began racing at the age of 16, and entered the British Championship two years later... |
Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
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Supersport 600 | Mike Edwards | Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
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Supercup Thunderbike | Dave Heal | Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
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Supersport 600 | Paul Brown | Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
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Supersport 600 | John Crawford | Suzuki Suzuki is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines... |
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Supersport 600 | John Crawford | Suzuki Suzuki is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines... |
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Supersport | Jim Moodie | Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company... |
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Supersport | Karl Harris Karl Harris Karl Harris is a professional motorcycle road racer. He is a three-time former British Supersport champion, but has not won a race in 6 years in the British Superbike Championship. In 2010 he switched to the British Superstock Championship on a GR Motorsport Aprilia... |
Suzuki Suzuki is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines... |
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Supersport | Stuart Easton Stuart Easton Stuart Easton is a Scottish motorcycle racer. He was the 2002 British Supersport champion riding for Paul Bird's MonsterMob Ducati team. He has subsequently ridden in the British Superbike Championship on Kawasaki and latterly Hydrex Honda, gaining his first win in the Superbike class at Croft 2009... |
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Supersport | Karl Harris Karl Harris Karl Harris is a professional motorcycle road racer. He is a three-time former British Supersport champion, but has not won a race in 6 years in the British Superbike Championship. In 2010 he switched to the British Superstock Championship on a GR Motorsport Aprilia... |
Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
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Supersport | Karl Harris Karl Harris Karl Harris is a professional motorcycle road racer. He is a three-time former British Supersport champion, but has not won a race in 6 years in the British Superbike Championship. In 2010 he switched to the British Superstock Championship on a GR Motorsport Aprilia... |
Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
Harris Finshed on 232 points with 6 wins and 2 DNFs from 13 rides | ||
Supersport | Leon Camier Leon Camier Leon Stuart Camier is a British motorcycle racer from Ashford, Kent, currently living in Bournemouth. He is the 2009 British Superbike Champion and previously won the 2005 British Supersport title. 2010 is his first season in the World Superbike series.-Personal life:Camier is the son of David and... |
Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
Camier finished with 202 points including 4 wins and 2 DNFs in 13 racers | ||
Supersport | Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow is a professional motorcycle road racer. He is a former British Supersport champion and British Superbike race winner, and the 2009 Supersport World Champion.-Early years:... |
Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
Crutchlow won the title easily with 242 Points 6 wins and 2 DNFs from 13 races | ||
Supersport | Michael Laverty Michael Laverty Michael Laverty is a motorcycle racer from Toomebridge, Northern Ireland. He is the 2007 British Supersport Champion, and has raced regularly in British Superbikes, plus occasional races in the World Supersport series and in American AMA Superbike Racing... |
Suzuki Suzuki is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines... |
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Supersport | Glen Richards Glen Richards Glen Richards is an Australian superbike rider born in Adelaide but now lives in Hinckley, Leicestershire. He has won the British Supersport and Superstock championships, and has been a regular front-runner in the primary British Superbike class.... |
Triumph Triumph Motorcycles Ltd Triumph Motorcycles Ltd is the largest surviving British motorcycle manufacturer, which was established in 1984 by John Bloor after the original manufacturer Triumph Engineering went into receivership... |
Richards collected a total of 240 points with 4 wins and 0 DNFs from 12 races | ||
Supersport | Steve Plater Steve Plater Steve Plater is an English motorcycle road racer. He was the 2009 British Supersport champion, and also finished as runner-up in the series twice in the late 1990s. In the British Superbike Championship he has 4 wins and 17 further podiums. He has also had success in Endurance and road racing... |
Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
215 Points with 4 wins | ||
Supersport | Sam Lowes | Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |