2024 British Superbike Championship
The 2024 British Superbike Championship is the 37th season of the motorcycle championship. Tommy Bridewell is the defending champion, having won the 2023 season by half a point over then-teammate Glenn Irwin.[1]
Rule Changes
Incorporated into the 2024 season is a lesser-class of machine, entitled 'Pathway', to be run concurrently within the same scheduled events. The aim is to allow new participants to enter at a reduced cost with a machine closer in specification to Superstock 1000. Trials were held within some races during the 2023 season.[2]
Two support classes were not carried on into 2024. The first, the National Junior Superstock Championship, was discontinued because there are only two manufacturers available with no future options and no ability for a balance of performance formula. The second, the British Junior Supersport Championship, was discontinued because there was only one viable manufacturer, making it a de facto one make series. It was replaced with a properly budgeted and technically controlled one make series with the new Kawasaki British Superteen Championship using Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4RR machines.[3]
Teams and riders
Riders with a superscript P are part of the Pathway class.
Team | Constructor | No. | Rider | Rounds |
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IN Competition SENCAT Aprilia | Aprilia | 8 | Lewis RolloP | 1-4 |
Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad | BMW | 11 | Rory Skinner | 1-4 |
FHO Racing BMW Motorrad | 25 | Josh Brookes | 1-4 | |
60 | Peter Hickman | 1-4 | ||
Rokit BMW Motorrad | 91 | Leon Haslam | 1-4 | |
Hager PBM Ducati | Ducati | 2 | Glenn Irwin | 1-4 |
Oxford Racing Products Ducati | 21 | Christian Iddon | 1-4 | |
Honda Racing UK | Honda | 1 | Tommy Bridewell | 1-4 |
18 | Andrew Irwin | 1-4 | ||
5 | Dean Harrison | 1-4 | ||
C&L Fairburn Jackson Racing | 3 | Billy McConnell | 1-4 | |
MasterMac Honda | 14 | Lee Jackson | 1-4 | |
86 | Charlie Nesbitt | 1-4 | ||
Rapid Honda | 54 | Franco Bourne | 1-4 | |
TAG Racing Honda | 74 | Jaimie van SikkelerusP | 1-4 | |
Cumins by Team IWR | 75 | Alex OlsenP | 1, 3-4 | |
TAG Racing | 89 | Fraser Rogers | 1-4 | |
STAUFF Fluid Power Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 68 | Tom Neave | 1, 4 |
Eemeli Lahti[4] | 2 | |||
Luke Mossey[5] | 3 | |||
CDH Racing Kawasaki | 23 | Luke Hedger | 1-4 | |
Completely Motorbikes FS-3 | 22 | Jason O'Halloran | 1-4 | |
30 | Max Cook | 1-4 | ||
DAO Racing | 51 | Brayden Elliott | 1-4 | |
83 | Danny Buchan | 1-4 | ||
NP Racing Kawasaki | 55 | Louis Valleley | 1-4 | |
LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki | 79 | Storm Stacey | 1-4 | |
OMG Racing Yamaha | Yamaha | 7 | Ryan Vickers | 1-4 |
77 | Kyle Ryde | 1-4 | ||
McAMS Racing | 52 | Danny Kent | 1-4 |
Race calendar and results
Main Season | |||||||
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Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | |
1 | R1 | Circuito de Navarra | 21 April | Danny Kent | Kyle Ryde | Ryan Vickers | OMG Racing Yamaha |
R2 | Kyle Ryde | Tommy Bridewell | Ryan Vickers | OMG Racing Yamaha | |||
2 | R1 | Oulton Park | 5 May | Kyle Ryde | Glenn Irwin | Glenn Irwin | Hager PBM Ducati |
R2 | 6 May | Glenn Irwin | Christian Iddon | Glenn Irwin | Hager PBM Ducati | ||
R3 | Christian Iddon | Christian Iddon | Glenn Irwin | Hager PBM Ducati | |||
3 | R1 | Donington Park GP | 18 May | Ryan Vickers | Christian Iddon | Kyle Ryde | OMG Racing Yamaha |
R2 | 19 May | Christian Iddon | Danny Kent | Glenn Irwin | Hager PBM Ducati | ||
R3 | Danny Kent | Tommy Bridewell | Jason O'Halloran | Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki | |||
4 | R1 | Knockhill | 15 June | Tommy Bridewell | Tommy Bridewell | Tommy Bridewell | Honda Racing UK |
R2 | 16 June | Tommy Bridewell | Danny Kent | Rory Skinner | Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad | ||
R3 | Danny Kent | Christian Iddon | Christian Iddon | Oxford Products Racing Ducati | |||
5 | R1 | Snetterton 300 | 6 July | ||||
R2 | 7 July | ||||||
R3 | |||||||
6 | R1 | Brands Hatch GP | 20 July | ||||
R2 | 21 July | ||||||
R3 | |||||||
7 | R1 | Thruxton | 10 August | ||||
R2 | 11 August | ||||||
R3 | |||||||
8 | R1 | Cadwell Park | 25 August | ||||
R2 | 26 August | ||||||
R3 | |||||||
The Showdown | |||||||
9 | R1 | Oulton Park International | 16 September | ||||
R2 | 17 September | ||||||
R3 | |||||||
10 | R1 | Donington Park GP | 30 September | ||||
R2 | 1 October | ||||||
R3 | |||||||
11 | R1 | Brands Hatch GP | 14 October | ||||
R2 | 15 October | ||||||
R3 |
Championship standings
Riders' championship
- Scoring system in the Main season[6]
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 |
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Points | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- Scoring system in the first two rounds in the showdown[6]
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 |
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Points | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- Scoring system in the season finale[6]
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 |
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Points | 35 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
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References
- ^ "Kyle Ryde tops Donington Park BSB Test ahead of Glenn Irwin". mcnews.com.au. 8 April 2024.
- ^ BSB: Honda riders complete first Pathway Class test at Oulton Park Motorcycle News, 17 September 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024
- ^ "2024 BENNETTS BRITISH SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP SUPPORT CLASS LINE UP UNVEILED". British Superbikes. 20 July 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Tom Neave Confirms Oulton Park BSB Absence". BikeSport News. 1 May 2024. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Luke Mossey to Replace Tom Neave at Donington BSB". BikeSport News. 15 May 2024. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "EVENT FORMAT". British Superbikes. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Rory Skinner Taken to Hospital After Oulton Park BSB Crash". BikeSport News. 6 May 2024. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.