2006 British Superbike Championship

British motorcycle racing season February 2026 April 2022 British Superbike Championship British Superbike season 2006 Support series:British Supersport ChampionshipSuperstock 1000Superstock 600British 125 Championship thumb|right|2006 champion, Ryuichi Kiyonari The 2006 British Superbike season was held from 24 March to 30 September. Ryuichi Kiyonari became the 2006 BSB Champion onboard a HM Plant Racing HRC Honda CBR1000RR. Races Reference:Bennets British Superbike Championship Results 2006 | Motorsport Stats https://motorsportstats.com/series/bennets-british-superbike-championship/results/2006 RoundDateCircuitBritish Superbike winnerBritish Supersport winnerNational Superstock winnerNational Superstock Cup winnerBritish 125GP winnerVirgin Mobile Cup winner 1 24–26 March Brands HatchESP Gregorio LavillaSCO Stuart EastonENG Craig FitzpatrickENG Kenny GilbertsonENG Dan LinfootENG Matthew WhitmanJPN Ryuichi Kiyonari27–9 April Donington ParkESP Gregorio LavillaENG Cal CrutchlowAUS Brendan RobertsENG Bob CollinsENG Robbie StewartENG Matthew WhitmanENG Scott Smart314–17 AprilThruxtonESP Gregorio LavillaNIR Eugene LavertyRSA Hudson KennaughENG Bob CollinsENG Brain ClarkENG Tom Grant ESP Gregorio Lavilla 429 April – 1 May Oulton ParkESP Gregorio LavillaNIR Eugene LavertyAUS Brendan RobertsENG Bob CollinsENG Dan LinfootENG Matthew Whitman Spain Gregorio Lavilla 5 19–21 May Mondello Park All racing cancelled due to torrential rain.6June 2–4Mallory ParkJPN Ryuichi KiyonariENG Cal CrutchlowENG James WestmorelandENG Tom Grant ESP Gregorio Lavilla ENG James Westmoreland 716–18 June SnettertonJPN Ryuichi KiyonariNIR Eugene LavertyENG Luke QuigleyENG Martin BucklesENG Daniel Cooper ENG James Webb JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari-1-2 June Donington Park NIR Adrian Coates ENG Tom Grant AUS Brendan Roberts ENG Matthew Whitman 8 14–16 July KnockhillJPN Ryuichi KiyonariENG Cal CrutchlowAUS Brendan RobertsENG Martin BucklesENG James WestmorelandENG David PatonENG Shane ByrneENG James Storrar921–23 July Oulton ParkJPN Ryuichi KiyonariENG Cal CrutchlowAUS Brendan RobertsENG Martin BucklesENG Sam LowesENG Tom Grant JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari1011–13 August CroftJapan Ryuichi KiyonariENG Sean EmmettAUS Brendan RobertsENG Kenny GilbertsonENG Daniel CooperENG Graeme GowlandENG Leon Haslam 1126–28 August Cadwell ParkESP Gregorio LavillaNIR Eugene LavertyENG Luke Quigley ENG Martin BucklesENG Luke JonesENG Graeme Gowland ENG Leon Haslam ENG Bob Collins1215–17 September SilverstoneJPN Ryuichi KiyonariENG Cal CrutchlowENG Luke Quigley ENG Martin BucklesENG Daniel CooperENG James Webb JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari 1329 September – 1 October Brands HatchJPN Ryuichi KiyonariENG Cal CrutchlowENG Guy SandersENG Bob CollinsENG Daniel CooperENG Graeme Gowland ENG Leon Haslam Entry list 2006 Entry ListFinal Bennetts BSB championship entry list. | Crash.net 14 March 2006 https://www.crash.net/bsb/news/4521/1/final-british-superbike-entry-confirmed British Superbike entry list for 2006 https://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st89098.htm Team Manufacturer Bike No Riders Class Rounds Airwaves Ducati Ducati Ducati 999 F06 1 ESP Gregorio Lavilla All 91 ENG Leon Haslam All Chapman Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 30 ENG Gareth Glynn C 1–7 HM Plant Honda 2 JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari All 9 ENG Karl Harris All Mark Johns Motors 43 ENG Howie Mainwaring C 7–13 Nutttravel.com Racing 77 NIR Marty Nutt C 1–5 Paul Barron Racing 27IRL Paul Barron 5 PR Branson Honda 68 AUS Chris Martin C All Quay Garage Racing 56 ENG James Buckingham C 2–9 Red Bull Honda 65 NIR Jonathan Rea All Slingshot SMT Racing 42 ENG Dean Ellison 1–9, 12–13 Stobart Motorsport 3 ENG Michael Rutter All 33 NIR Michael Laverty All Team CSR 14 ENG Craig Sproston C 2–10, 12–13 Team Hydrex Honda 5 ENG Gary Mason 1–12 12AUS Dean Thomas 13 75 AUS Glen Richards All Team JJL Racing 4ENG Sean Emmett 7ENG Steve Plater 3–6 ENG Danny Beaumont 8, 10 37 1–2 CSI Superbike Team Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 10ENG Jon Kirkham 12–13 DH Racing 38 ENG Damien Haywood C 1–3, 7, 13 Dienza Performance 4 ENG Steve Plater 1–2 10ENG Jon Kirkham 10–11 37ENG Danny Beaumont 3–4, 6 44AUS David Johnson 9 Hawk Kawasaki 12 AUS Dean Thomas 1–7, 10–12 41 AUS Craig Coxhell All 60 ENG Peter Hickman All Ipone Racing 6 ENG Sean Emmett 1–3 JJ Racing 45 ENG Kenny Everest 1 MAR Racing Kawasaki 94ENG Malcolm Ashley C 1–3Howarth N Michael Howarth competed in the two friday practice session during round 1, before being replaced by Malcolm Ashley for the rest of the weekend. ENG Michael Howarth C 1, 4–13Howarth N Medd Racing 48 ENG Nick Medd 1–2, 4, 6–8, 10–12 STP Kawasaki 6AUS David Johnson C 13 Alpha Chemicals Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 21ENG Rob Elsmere C 13 Irish Bike 19NIR Alastair Seeley 5 Jentin Racing 10 ENG Jon Kirkham 1–3 M Hamilton Racing 99NIR Marshall Neill C 12–13 NuttTravel.com Racing 77 NIR Marty Nutt C 6–8, 10–13 Protec Racing 43 ENG Howie Mainwaring C 1–5 Quay Garage Racing 56 ENG James Buckingham C 1 Rizla Suzuki 10ENG Jon Kirkham 7Byrne N Shane Byrne competed in the first friday practice session during round 7, before being replaced by Jon Kirkham for the rest of the weekend. 11 ENG James Haydon 1–7, 12–13 67 ENG Shane Byrne AllByrne N 99ENG Steve Plater 9–11 Scuderia Stellare 10ENG Jon Kirkham 4–8Kirkham N Jon Kirkham competed in both friday and saturday practice session for Scuderia Stellare during round 7, he was later switched to the Rizla Suzuki squad replacing Shane Byrne for the rest of the weekend. With no replacement, Scuderia Stellare withdrew from the rest of the weekends. Vivaldi Racing 15 ENG Ben Wilson All 46 ENG Ollie Bridewell All 88 ENG Scott Smart 1–10, 12–13 Zakspeed Racing 21 ENG Zak Barry C 1–2 Jentin Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 17NIR Simon Andrews 7, 9–10, 12–13ENG Steve Brogan 4 Virgin Mobile Yamaha 8 ENG Tommy Hill All 16 AUS Billy McConnell All 74 ENG Kieran Clarke 1–10 Icon Class C Privateers Cup Key Regular Rider Wildcard Rider Replacement Rider Notes N Championship Standings Detailed Manufacturers and Teams Standings February 2026 Points system Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  Race 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 British Superbike Championship Pos Rider Bike BHIENG DONENG THRENG OULENG MONIRL MALENG SNEENG KNOSCO OULENG CROENG CADENG SILENG BHGPENG PtsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2 1 JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda 4 1 2 Ret 3 4 6 5 C C 1 3 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 5 3 Ret 1 1 1 2 466 2 ENG Leon Haslam Ducati Ret 2 3 2 2 2 3 7 C C 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 1 2 1 Ret 3 2 1 458 3 ESP Gregorio Lavilla Ducati 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 C C 3 1 3 Ret 11 Ret 3 Ret 3 3 1 2 2 2 Ret Ret 377 4 NIR Jonathan Rea Honda 5 Ret 8 5 4 5 8 4 C C Ret 8 4 20 4 2 5 4 2 13 Ret 3 4 5 18 3 248 5 ENG Karl Harris Honda 2 5 6 Ret Ret 3 5 2 C C 7 4 Ret DNS 7 6 Ret 2 10 2 10 5 3 6 Ret 4 244 6 ENG Shane Byrne Suzuki 6 11 5 DNS 5 8 2 3 C C 4 5 WD WD 2 1 4 5 5 4 4 Ret Ret 4 Ret DNS 224 7 ENG Michael Rutter Honda 3 Ret 7 Ret 6 7 9 6 C C 6 6 7 Ret 13 10 6 7 6 6 Ret Ret 5 7 3 8 206 8 ENG Tommy Hill Yamaha Ret 6 Ret 6 8 9 7 8 C C 12 11 6 3 8 4 Ret 6 7 Ret 5 4 6 Ret 4 Ret 187 9 NIR Michael Laverty Honda 7 Ret 4 7 10 11 11 11 C C 5 7 5 4 5 5 7 Ret 13 7 12 7 Ret 11 Ret 5 179 10 AUS Glen Richards Honda 9 9 Ret 12 7 Ret 10 9 C C Ret 10 13 8 9 8 Ret 8 Ret 9 6 9 9 12 5 9 151 11 AUS Dean Thomas Kawasaki 8 8 9 Ret 9 6 12 Ret C C 8 9 11 Ret 12 12 8 11 8 8 109Honda 11 13 12 ENG Ben Wilson Suzuki 12 13 12 11 Ret 13 14 10 C C 10 Ret 10 Ret 12 11 Ret 9 Ret 18 11 8 7 10 7 10 98 13 AUS Craig Coxhell Kawasaki 18 4 11 Ret DNS DNS 17 15 C C 9 14 12 5 6 9 10 13 8 10 7 17 Ret 14 DNS Ret 94 14 ENG Scott Smart Suzuki 14 16 10 1 11 10 13 13 C C 17 16 Ret 7 10 7 8 Ret WD WD 6 Ret 92 15 ENG James Haydon Suzuki 10 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 17 C C WD WD 8 Ret Ret 9 9 6 57 16 ENG Gary Mason Honda 11 14 13 4 17 12 Ret 14 C C 11 13 Ret 13 14 17 12 10 18 Ret Ret 12 DNS DNS 55 17 ENG Billy McConnell Yamaha 17 Ret 14 Ret 12 Ret 18 Ret C C Ret 12 9 Ret 18 15 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 13 12 7 47 18 ENG Peter Hickman Kawasaki 21 17 Ret 16 18 Ret 19 20 C C 14 19 14 10 17 16 14 16 14 8 14 15 10 15 16 11 37 19 ENG Steve Plater Honda 13 14 Ret Ret C C Ret DNS 37 Kawasaki DNQ DNQ DNS DNSSuzuki 11 11 9 11 Ret 6 20 ENG Ollie Bridewell Suzuki 15 10 17 8 Ret Ret 24 18 C C 20 17 18 Ret 19 14 Ret 12 Ret 16 Ret 13 11 21 17 12 33 21 ENG Chris Martin Honda 19 21 Ret 9 19 17 21 21 C C 13 20 15 6 21 19 16 17 16 15 WD WD 15 20 10 14 31 22 ENG Jon Kirkham Kawasaki 19 14 9 14 Ret 16 Ret Ret 28 Suzuki 16 12 Ret DNS 16 16 15 12 C C Ret 15 Ret 9 Ret DNS 23 ENG Simon Andrews Yamaha Ret Ret 13 15 11 Ret Ret Ret 8 17 17 24 ENG James Buckingham Honda 15 13 15 15 16 16 C C Ret 18 Ret 12 15 13 Ret Ret 14 Suzuki WD WD 25 ENG Kieran Clarke Yamaha Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 19 C C Ret DNS 16 11 16 12 15 14 17 Ret 14 26 NIR Marty Nutt Honda 20 15 19 Ret 20 19 20 DNS C C 13 Suzuki 18 22 19 14 WD WD 15 Ret 13 18 13 19 13 Ret 27 ENG Malcolm Ashley Kawasaki 23 19 18 10 Ret Ret 6 28 ENG Dean Ellison Honda DNQ DNQ 16 14 Ret Ret Ret 22 C C 16 21 17 21 20 18 DNS DNS 14 18 14 Ret 6 29 NIR Marshall Neill Suzuki 12 17 DNS DNS 4 30 ENG Sean EmmettKawasaki 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3Honda Ret Ret 31 ENG Howie MainwaringSuzuki DNQ DNQ Ret 15 21 Ret 23 Ret WD WD 2Honda 21 15 22 20 17 18 20 19 16 Ret 16 22 Ret 16 32 AUS David Johnson Kawasaki 18 19 15 15 2 33 ENG Gareth Glynn Honda 22 20 DNS DNS 22 18 Ret Ret C C 15 Ret 20 Ret 1 34 ENG Nick Medd Kawasaki DNQ DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ DNQ Ret 17 DNS DNS 22 Ret 15 Ret WD WD 1 ENG Danny BeaumontHonda Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret WD WD 0 Kawasaki Ret 20 Ret DNS DNS DNS ENG Zak Barry Suzuki Ret 18 WD WD 0 ENG Craig Sproston Yamaha 20 Ret 23 21 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 24 19 24 22 20 21 23 20 17 Ret DNQ DNQ 0 ENG Steve Brogan Yamaha 22 Ret 0 ENG Michael Howarth Kawasaki WD WD Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 1923 23 18 23 21 19 20 21 17 Ret 16 Ret 23 Ret 18 0 ENG Damien Haywood Kawasaki DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 22 16 Ret DNS 0 IRL Paul Barron Honda C C ENG Rob Elsmere Suzuki DNQ DNQ ENG Kenny Everest Kawasaki DNQ DNQ Pos Rider Bike BHIENG DONENG THRENG OULENG MONIRL MALENG SNEENG KNOSCO OULENG CROENG CADENG SILENG BHGPENG Pts British Supersport Championship Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins 1 United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow 35 United Kingdom Honda 242 6 2 United Kingdom Tom Sykes 36 United Kingdom Suzuki 172 0 3 United Kingdom Eugene Laverty 50 United Kingdom Honda 152 4 4 United Kingdom Leon Camier 1 United Kingdom Honda 112 0 5 United Kingdom Dennis Hobbs 25 United Kingdom Honda 105 0 6 United Kingdom Stuart Easton 3 United Kingdom Ducati 84 1 7 Spain Pere Riba 5 Spain Kawasaki 73 0 8 United Kingdom Jamie Robinson 77 United Kingdom Honda 71 0 9 United Kingdom Ian Lowry 6 United Kingdom Suzuki 59 0 10 United Kingdom Kieran Murphy 4 United Kingdom Kawasaki 59 0 National Superstock Championship Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins 1 Australia Brendan Roberts 24 Australia Suzuki 216 6 2 United Kingdom Aaron Zanotti 64 United Kingdom Suzuki 141 1 3 United Kingdom Luke Quigley 51 United Kingdom Suzuki 138 3 4 United Kingdom Lee Jackson 1 United Kingdom Kawasaki 126 0 5 United Kingdom John Laverty 14 United Kingdom Suzuki 118 0 6 United Kingdom Ian Hutchinson 8 United Kingdom Suzuki 100 0 7 United Kingdom Adam Jenkinson 11 United Kingdom Suzuki 94 0 8 United Kingdom Marshall Neill 9 United Kingdom Suzuki 90 0 9 United Kingdom John McGuinness 4 United Kingdom Honda 83 0 10 United Kingdom Tristan Palmer 5 United Kingdom Suzuki 80 0 Reference List Michael Scott Motocourse 2006-2007: The World's Leading MotoGP & Superbike Annual Hazelton Publishing 978-1905334162 External links BSB Website Category:British Superbike Championship British Superbike Superbike