2021 British Superbike Championship

The 2021 British Superbike Championship season was the 34th British Superbike Championship season. Josh Brookes started the season as the reigning champion. The playoff system was reinstituted.

Playoff Changes

The playoff will now consist of eight riders instead of six.

Teams and riders

2021 Entry List[1]
Team	Constructor	No.	Rider	Rounds
Paul Bird Motorsport as VisionTrack Ducati	Ducati	1	Josh Brookes	All
Paul Bird Motorsport as VisionTrack Ducati	Ducati	21	Christian Iddon	All
Honda Racing	Honda	2	Glenn Irwin	All
		13	Takumi Takahashi[2]	All
		88	Ryo Mizuno[3]	All
TAG Racing Honda	Honda	4	Dan Linfoot	1-9
TAG Racing Honda	Honda	12	Luke Mossey	11
Silicone Engineering Racing Kawasaki	Kawasaki	5	Dean Harrison	1, 3-11
FHO Racing BMW[4]	BMW	6	Xavi Forés	1, 3-8
		40	Joe Francis	10-11
		60	Peter Hickman	All
RAF Regular and Reserves Kawasaki VisionTrack Kawasaki	Kawasaki	7	Ryan Vickers	All
Rapid CDH Racing	Kawasaki	10	Joe Sheldon-Shaw	5-6
Rapid CDH Racing	Kawasaki	65	Josh Owens	1, 7, 9-11
Roadhouse Macau by FHO Racing	BMW	11	Brian McCormack	All
FS-3 Racing Kawasaki	Kawasaki	14	Lee Jackson	All
FS-3 Racing Kawasaki	Kawasaki	69	Rory Skinner[5]	All
Black Onyx Security Honda	Honda	16	Luke Hopkins	1-8, 10-11
SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad	BMW	18	Andrew Irwin[6]	All
SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad	BMW	83	Danny Buchan	1-5, 7-11
PR Racing BMW[7]	BMW	20	Brad Jones	1-3
		10	Joe Sheldon-Shaw	9-11
		33	Keith Farmer	8
		40	Joe Francis	1-7
McAMS Yamaha	Yamaha	22	Jason O'Halloran	All
McAMS Yamaha	Yamaha	95	Tarran Mackenzie	All
Powerslide/Catfoss Racing	Suzuki	27	Bjorn Estment	All
Rich Energy OMG Racing	BMW	28	Bradley Ray	All
		77	Kyle Ryde	1-5, 7-11
		77	James Hillier	6
NP Motorcycles	BMW	31	Sam Cox	8
		71	Jesse Trayler	10-11
		74	Joey Thompson	1-3, 5-6
Buildbase Suzuki	Suzuki	6	Michael Dunlop	9
		44	Gino Rea	All
		52	Danny Kent	1-5
		54	Tim Neave	6
		55	Leon Jeacock	11
		81	Luke Stapleford	7-8
		94	Naomichi Uramoto	10
Oxford Products Racing	Ducati	46	Tommy Bridewell	All
GR Motorsport	Kawasaki	79	Storm Stacey	All

Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

Race calendar and results

2021 calendar[8]
Main Season
Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	R1	Oulton Park	26 June	Tommy Bridewell	Jason O'Halloran	Jason O'Halloran	McAMS Yamaha
	R2		27 June		Peter Hickman	Jason O'Halloran	McAMS Yamaha
	R3		27 June		Tarran Mackenzie	Jason O'Halloran	McAMS Yamaha
2	R1	Knockhill	10 July	Jason O'Halloran	Danny Buchan	Christian Iddon	Paul Bird Motorsport as VisionTrack Ducati
	R2		11 July		Rory Skinner	Danny Buchan	SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad
	R3		11 July		Bradley Ray	Danny Buchan	SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad
3	R1	Brands Hatch GP	24 July	Tarran Mackenzie	Danny Buchan	Tarran Mackenzie	McAMS Yamaha
	R2		25 July		Jason O'Halloran	Jason O'Halloran	McAMS Yamaha
	R3		25 July		Jason O'Halloran	Christian Iddon	Paul Bird Motorsport as VisionTrack Ducati
4	R1	Thruxton	31 July	Jason O'Halloran	Lee Jackson	Jason O'Halloran	McAMS Yamaha
	R2		1 August		Jason O'Halloran	Jason O'Halloran	McAMS Yamaha
	R3		1 August		Danny Buchan	Jason O'Halloran	McAMS Yamaha
5	R1	Donington Park National	14 August	Jason O'Halloran	Jason O'Halloran	Jason O'Halloran	McAMS Yamaha
	R2		15 August		Peter Hickman	Tarran Mackenzie	McAMS Yamaha
	R3		15 August		Christian Iddon	Tommy Bridewell	Oxford Products Racing
6	R1	Cadwell Park	21 August	Glenn Irwin	Peter Hickman	Peter Hickman	FHO Racing BMW
	R2		22 August		Tommy Bridewell	Peter Hickman	FHO Racing BMW
	R3		22 August		Lee Jackson	Jason O'Halloran	McAMS Yamaha
7	R1	Snetterton 300	4 September	Glenn Irwin	Tommy Bridewell	Tarran Mackenzie	McAMS Yamaha
	R2		5 September		Tarran Mackenzie	Jason O'Halloran	McAMS Yamaha
	R3		5 September		Josh Brookes	Tarran Mackenzie	McAMS Yamaha
8	R1	Silverstone National	11 September	Jason O'Halloran	Gino Rea	Glenn Irwin	Honda Racing
	R2		12 September		Tarran Mackenzie	Tarran Mackenzie	McAMS Yamaha
	R3		12 September		Tarran Mackenzie	Jason O'Halloran	McAMS Yamaha
The Showdown
9	R1	Oulton Park	25 September	Josh Brookes	Jason O'Halloran	Tarran Mackenzie	McAMS Yamaha
	R2		26 September		Tommy Bridewell	Tommy Bridewell	Oxford Products Racing
	R3		26 September		Tommy Bridewell	Tommy Bridewell	Oxford Products Racing
10	R1	Donington Park GP	2 October	Gino Rea	Gino Rea	Gino Rea	Buildbase Suzuki
	R2		3 October		Tarran Mackenzie	Tarran Mackenzie	McAMS Yamaha
	R3		3 October		Gino Rea	Gino Rea	Buildbase Suzuki
11	R1	Brands Hatch GP	16 October	Luke Mossey	Tommy Bridewell	Tarran Mackenzie	McAMS Yamaha
	R2		17 October		Tommy Bridewell	Tarran Mackenzie	McAMS Yamaha
	R3		17 October		Tarran Mackenzie	Tarran Mackenzie	McAMS Yamaha

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Scoring system

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
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos	Rider	Bike	OUL			KNO			BRH			THR			DON			CAD			SNE			SIL			OUL			DON			BRH			Pts
Pos	Rider	Bike	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
The Championship Showdown
1	Tarran Mackenzie	Yamaha	5	6	4	6	3	3	1	3	2	9	2	7	3	1	7	Ret	DNS	DNS	1	2	1	Ret	1	2	1	3	5	7	1	Ret	1	1	1	1202
2	Tommy Bridewell	Ducati	3	Ret	3	8	5	7	2	2	Ret	10	12	18	5	5	1	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	5	5	6	1	1	Ret	7	4	2	2	2	1166
3	Jason O’Halloran	Yamaha	1	1	1	2	Ret	6	5	1	3	1	1	1	1	3	12	2	2	1	3	1	3	Ret	2	1	Ret	2	Ret	5	9	8	4	3	3	1162
4	Christian Iddon	Ducati	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	5	1	2	Ret	9	4	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	7	Ret	11	5	2	7	6	3	4	11	3	3	2	3	4	Ret	1141
5	Peter Hickman	BMW	4	3	5	Ret	7	8	Ret	9	7	3	5	8	9	4	14	1	1	2	7	10	7	Ret	10	12	5	5	4	Ret	Ret	7	5	5	5	1092
6	Josh Brookes	Ducati	10	7	6	10	12	13	9	18	5	17	16	14	18	10	4	10	5	5	4	4	6	4	3	3	2	Ret	2	Ret	11	Ret	7	6	4	1079
7	Danny Buchan	BMW	12	4	8	3	1	1	4	4	4	13	7	2	13	Ret	DNS				10	13	DNS	Ret	12	4	7	8	6	Ret	2	Ret	11	7	Ret	1075
8	Glenn Irwin	Honda	6	9	10	12	11	Ret	11	8	6	Ret	3	6	2	Ret	2	4	6	6	Ret	14	11	1	13	9	8	Ret	7	Ret	10	10	9	9	Ret	1055
BSB Riders Cup
9	Lee Jackson	Kawasaki	8	8	7	9	8	10	6	7	8	5	Ret	12	8	Ret	15	6	4	4	5	6	DNS	Ret	11	8	4	6	Ret	4	5	3	8	Ret	6	248
10	Bradley Ray	BMW	Ret	5	Ret	4	9	5	7	12	13	7	4	10	10	2	16	13	8	8	9	12	9	5	4	7	9	7	3	9	12	14	10	12	8	245
11	Gino Rea	Suzuki	11	13	11	13	10	11	Ret	10	DNS	8	10	11	15	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	5	4	6	6	Ret	Ret	10	9	1	4	1	12	8	10	202
12	Ryan Vickers	Kawasaki	9	11	9	7	6	9	15	15	15	4	Ret	4	6	7	Ret	8	9	10	6	7	13	Ret	8	10	Ret	13	12	8	15	6	18	16	12	180
13	Rory Skinner	Kawasaki	13	12	13	5	2	2	8	6	9	14	11	Ret	17	14	11	9	Ret	12	8	9	15	7	9	16	11	11	10	10	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	7	178
14	Andrew Irwin	BMW	Ret	15	Ret	15	14	15	12	14	Ret	11	8	5	7	9	3	7	7	9	Ret	8	12	11	Ret	11	17	9	8	12	8	5	6	Ret	9	169
15	Kyle Ryde	BMW	7	10	12	11	15	17	16	13	16	Ret	6	16	11	6	Ret				19	15	10	8	15	17	13	Ret	15	2	6	15	13	10	11	118
16	Dan Linfoot	Honda	18	18	15	14	13	12	14	16	12	16	14	13	12	11	9	12	13	14	11	Ret	8	13	17	13	12	DNS	DNS							69
17	Xavi Forés	BMW	DNS	DNS	DNS				13	11	11	12	13	Ret	14	8	Ret	14	12	13	12	16	DNS	9	18	14										52
18	Danny Kent	Suzuki	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	10	Ret	10	6	9	3	16	Ret	DNS																			49
19	Storm Stacey	Kawasaki	16	Ret	Ret	17	16	16	Ret	17	DNS	15	18	15	23	12	6	11	10	Ret	13	18	DNS	15	19	18	10	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	11	16	14	13	49
20	Joe Francis	BMW	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	17	Ret	18	Ret	17	Ret	21	19	Ret	Ret	5	DNS	DNS	DNS	15	Ret	Ret							6	Ret	9	14	11	Ret	36
21	Dean Harrison	Kawasaki	14	17	Ret				17	19	14	18	17	17	20	13	8	Ret	14	16	18	17	16	16	20	21	14	12	13	Ret	Ret	19	Ret	Ret	14	28
22	Ryo Mizuno	Honda	19	Ret	DNS	20	18	19	DNS	DNS	DNS	21	19	22	19	15	13	19	Ret	DNS	16	Ret	DNS	12	16	15	18	Ret	16	Ret	14	21	Ret	20	20	11
23	Luke Stapleford	Suzuki																			17	19	14	10	14	DNS										10
24	Bjorn Estment	Suzuki	15	19	Ret	21	Ret	Ret	19	20	18	19	Ret	20	Ret	Ret	17	17	Ret	DNS	20	20	18	14	21	19	15	Ret	Ret	11	16	17	Ret	Ret	15	10
25	Tim Neave	Suzuki																15	11	15																7
26	Takumi Takahashi	Honda	Ret	Ret	17	22	Ret	21	Ret	Ret	19	20	15	21	21	Ret	Ret	16	16	Ret	14	21	17	Ret	22	DNS	20	17	19	13	18	20	17	15	17	7
27	Naomichi Uramoto	Suzuki																												Ret	13	13				6
28	Luke Mossey	Honda																															15	13	16	4
29	Josh Owens	Kawasaki	Ret	16	Ret																DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				16	15	18	14	Ret	16	Ret	DNS	DNS	3
30	Luke Hopkins	Honda	17	20	14	19	Ret	20	20	21	21	22	20	Ret	22	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	17	23	20				Ret	19	22	21	19	21	2
31	Michael Dunlop	Suzuki																									19	14	17							2
32	Brian McCormack	BMW	20	21	18	Ret	20	Ret	21	Ret	20	23	22	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	20	Ret	19	21	22	DNS	18	Ret	DNS	Ret	18	20	15	20	Ret	22	Ret	22	1
33	Joe Sheldon-Shaw	Kawasaki													Ret	Ret	Ret	18	15	17																1
33	Joe Sheldon-Shaw	BMW																									Ret	16	Ret	DNS	17	18	19	17	18	1
	Brad Jones	BMW	Ret	Ret	16	18	19	18	Ret	DNS	DNS																									0
	James Hillier	BMW																21	17	18																0
	Leon Jeacock	Suzuki																															20	18	19	0
	Jesse Trayler	BMW																												Ret	21	Ret	23	21	Ret	0
	Joey Thompson	BMW	21	22	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	22	Ret	22				Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS																0
	Sam Cox	BMW																						Ret	Ret	Ret										0
	Keith Farmer	BMW																						Ret	DNS	DNS										0
Pos	Rider	Bike	OUL			KNO			BRH			THR			DON			CAD			SNE			SIL			OUL			DON			BRH			Pts
Pos	Rider	Bike																																		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)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

References

"2021 Superbike Riders". britishsuperbike.com. MotorSport Vision. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
"Takumi Takahashi joins Honda Racing UK for 2021 BSB championship". Robert Jones. crash.net. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
"BSB: Ryo Mizuno joins Glenn Irwin at Honda Racing UK". Josh Close. motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
"Hickman, Fores head up new Macau-backed FHO Racing team for 2021 BSB". Ollie Barstow. crash.net. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
"Perth's Rory Skinner steps up to British Superbikes for 2021". Graham Brown. thecourier.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
"Andrew Irwin joins forces with TAS Racing for 2021 BSB". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
"BSB: Brad Jones joins Joe Francis at PR Racing for the team's 20th anniversary season". Josh Close. motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
"2021 British Superbike Championship Calendar Updated". Press Release. cyclenews.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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[1] "2021 Superbike Riders". britishsuperbike.com. MotorSport Vision. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

[2] "Takumi Takahashi joins Honda Racing UK for 2021 BSB championship". Robert Jones. crash.net. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

[3] "BSB: Ryo Mizuno joins Glenn Irwin at Honda Racing UK". Josh Close. motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

[4] "Hickman, Fores head up new Macau-backed FHO Racing team for 2021 BSB". Ollie Barstow. crash.net. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

[5] "Perth's Rory Skinner steps up to British Superbikes for 2021". Graham Brown. thecourier.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

[6] "Andrew Irwin joins forces with TAS Racing for 2021 BSB". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

[7] "BSB: Brad Jones joins Joe Francis at PR Racing for the team's 20th anniversary season". Josh Close. motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

[8] "2021 British Superbike Championship Calendar Updated". Press Release. cyclenews.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.