2018 British Superbike Championship


The 2018 British Superbike Championship season is the 31st British Superbike Championship season. Shane Byrne will start the season as the defending Champion, having secured his sixth overall title in the British Superbike Championship.

Teams and riders

TeamConstructorRiderRounds
Be Wiser Ducati Racing TeamDucati2 Glenn IrwinAll
Be Wiser Ducati Racing TeamDucati18 Andrew Irwin4–12
Be Wiser Ducati Racing TeamDucati67 Shane Byrne1–3
Honda RacingHonda4 Dan Linfoot1–2, 4–6, 9-12
Honda RacingHonda22 Jason O'HalloranAll
Honda RacingHonda23 Ryuichi Kiyonari3
Honda RacingHonda68 Tom Neave7-8
Silicone Engineering RacingKawasaki5 Dean Harrison1, 3, 6, 9-12
Temple YamahaYamaha6 William Dunlop1
Tyco BMWBMW7 Michael LavertyAll
Tyco BMWBMW21 Christian IddonAll
Anvil Hire Tag YamahaYamaha8 Shaun WinfieldAll
Anvil Hire Tag YamahaYamaha11 James EllisonAll
Gulf BMWBMW9 David Johnson1, 3
Padgetts RacingHonda10 Conor Cummins1, 3
OMG Racing UK LTDSuzuki10 Josh Elliott11-12
OMG Racing UK LTDSuzuki44 Gino ReaAll
JG Speedfit KawasakiKawasaki12 Luke MosseyAll
JG Speedfit KawasakiKawasaki91 Leon HaslamAll
Smiths RacingBMW20 Sylvain BarrierAll
Smiths RacingBMW60 Peter HickmanAll
Moto Rapido RacingDucati24 Taylor Mackenzie1–5
Moto Rapido RacingDucati46 Tommy Bridewell6–12
McAMS YamahaYamaha25 Josh BrookesAll
McAMS YamahaYamaha95 Tarran MackenzieAll
Lloyd & Jones PR RacingBMW26 Luke Hedger5–7, 9
Lloyd & Jones PR RacingBMW42 Joe Francis10–12
Lloyd & Jones PR RacingBMW96 Jakub Smrž1–3
RAF Regular & Reserves KawasakiKawasaki27 Jake DixonAll
Buildbase SuzukiSuzuki28 Bradley RayAll
Buildbase SuzukiSuzuki47 Richard CooperAll
Gearlink KawasakiKawasaki32 Carl Phillips1–4
Gearlink KawasakiKawasaki89 Fraser Rogers5–12
RidersMotorcycles.com BMWBMW40 Martin Jessopp1, 3, 6–9, 11-12
Movuno.com Halsall RacingSuzuki46 Tommy Bridewell1–4
Movuno.com Halsall RacingSuzuki52 Danny Kent12
Movuno.com Halsall RacingSuzuki68 Tom Neave9–10
Movuno.com Halsall RacingSuzuki69 Chrissy Rouse5–8, 11
Team WD-40Kawasaki55 Mason LawAll
Team 64Kawasaki64 Aaron Zanotti4–12
CF MotorsportYamaha77 Kyle Ryde1–4
FS-3 RacingKawasaki83 Danny BuchanAll

NOTE: Following concerns at Silverstone Circuit as a result of the MotoGP round cancellation, the shorter National Circuit was used.

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
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