2014 British Superbike Championship

British motorcycle racing season April 2022 April 2014 April 2014 British Superbike Championship British Superbike season 2014 Support series:British Supersport ChampionshipSuperstock 1000Superstock 600British Motostar Championship thumb|right|2014 champion, Shane Byrne The 2014 British Superbike Championship season was the 27th British Superbike Championship season. Shane Byrne took the championship, riding a Kawasaki for Paul Bird Motorsport. Byrne's fourth title – after previous triumphs in 2003, 2008 and 2012 – saw him set a new record for the series. He scored 11 victories during the season, and was able to win the championship by 62 points ahead of Ryuichi Kiyonari, a three-time series champion. Kiyonari had trailed by 12 points going into the final round of the season at Brands Hatch, but Kiyonari crashed out of contention during a free practice session, and fractured a collarbone in the process. Kiyonari won seven races during the season for the Buildbase sponsored BMW team from Hawk Racing. Third place in the championship was decided in the final race between Milwaukee Yamaha team-mates; a third-place finish for Tommy Bridewell, compared to a fifth place for Josh Brookes, allowed Bridewell to take the position by three points. Brookes took four race victories to his team-mate's single victory at Cadwell Park, which was his first in British Superbikes. Outside of the Showdown, Stuart Easton was the winner of the BSB Riders' Cup, finishing in seventh place in the overall championship standings. Although only recording two podium finishes during the season, consistent finishing allowed Easton to remain in front of the chasing pack, most notably GBmoto's James Ellison. Ellison started the season with six successive podium finishes and had been in contention to make the Showdown, but he was forced to miss several rounds after a crash at the second Brands Hatch meeting which resulted in a broken femur. The only other riders to win races during the season were three more first-time winners in the series; Tyco Suzuki rider Josh Waters won at the second Brands Hatch meeting, Peter Hickman won at Cadwell Park for the RAF Reserves team – having replaced Simon Andrews in the team, after his death at the North West 200 road race in May – and Quattro Plant Kawasaki's Howie Mainwaring won the opening race of the final Brands Hatch meeting. Kawasaki won the manufacturers' championship, 124 points clear of Yamaha. Byrne, Kiyonari and Brookes all scored seven points towards the Speedy Fastest Lap League, with all three riders each setting a lap record at some point during the 2014 campaign. To increase the emphasis of a main season win, the playoff bonus points was changed to five points for a win (up from three), three points for second (up from two), and one point for third. Race calendar and results 2014 Calendar Main Season Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team 1 R1 ENG Brands Hatch Indy 21 April AUS Josh Brookes ENG James Ellison ENG Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki R2 ENG James Ellison ENG Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki 2 R1 ENG Oulton Park 5 May ENG Shane Byrne AUS Josh Brookes ENG Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki R2 AUS Josh Brookes AUS Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha 3 R1 ENG Snetterton 300 15 June ENG Shane Byrne ENG Shane Byrne ENG Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki R2 AUS Josh Brookes ENG Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki 4 R1 SCO Knockhill 29 June JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari ENG Shane Byrne JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari Buildbase BMW R2 JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari ENG Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki 5 R1 ENG Brands Hatch GP 20 July ENG Shane Byrne ENG Shane Byrne JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari Buildbase BMW R2 NIR Keith Farmer AUS Josh Waters Tyco Suzuki 6 R1 ENG Thruxton 3 August CZE Jakub Smrž ENG Dan Linfoot AUS Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha R2 JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari AUS Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha 7 R1 ENG Oulton Park 9 August ENG Shane Byrne AUS Josh Brookes JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari Buildbase BMW R2 10 August ENG Shane Byrne JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari Buildbase BMW R3 JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari AUS Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha 8 R1 ENG Cadwell Park 25 August ENG Shane Byrne JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari ENG Tommy Bridewell Milwaukee Yamaha R2 ENG Shane Byrne ENG Peter Hickman RAF Reserves Honda 9 R1 ENG Donington Park 7 September USA John Hopkins AUS Josh Waters JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari Buildbase BMW R2 JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari Buildbase BMW The Showdown 10 R1 NED TT Circuit Assen 21 September ENG Christian Iddon ENG Jon Kirkham AUS Josh Waters Tyco Suzuki R2 ENG Dan Linfoot ENG Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki 11 R1 ENG Silverstone Arena GP 5 October JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari ENG Shane Byrne ENG Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki R2 JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari Buildbase BMW 12 R1 ENG Brands Hatch GP 18 October ENG James Ellison AUS Josh Waters ENG Howie Mainwaring Quattro Plant Kawasaki R2 19 October AUS Josh Brookes ENG Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki R3 ENG Tommy Bridewell ENG Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki Entry list 2014 Entry List Team Constructor Bike No. Bike number Riders Rounds Bimota Alstare Junior Team Bimota Bimota BB3 2 ENG Christian Iddon 10 123 FRA Christophe Ponsson 6–12 Milwaukee Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 3 AUS Josh Brookes All 46 ENG Tommy Bridewell All Quattro Plant Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 4 ENG Dan Linfoot All 37 ENG James Hillier 1 43 ENG Howie Mainwaring 3–12 Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 5 SCO Stuart Easton All 67 ENG Shane Byrne All RAF Reserves Honda Honda Honda CBR1000RR 6 ENG Simon Andrews 1–2 60 ENG Peter Hickman 4–12 Team WD-40 Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 7 ENG Barry Burrell 1–11 AUS Bryan Staring 12 FFX Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 8 ENG Ian Hutchinson 1–7 SWE Filip Backlund 9–12 Lloyds British GBmoto Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 9 ENG Chris Walker All 77 ENG James Ellison 1–5, 8–12 Halsall Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 10 ENG Jon Kirkham 4–12 39 ENG Lee Costello 1 50 ENG Harry Hartley 1–3 Tsingtao WK Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 10 ENG Jon Kirkham 1–2 50 ENG Harry Hartley 4 60 ENG Peter Hickman 3 101 ENG Gary Mason 7–12 Bathams BMW BMW BMW S1000RR 11 ENG Michael Rutter 1–9 24 SWI Patric Muff All Tyco Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 12 AUS Josh Waters All 21 USA John Hopkins All Buildbase BMW BMW BMW S1000RR 14 ENG Lee Jackson 5–7, 10 23 JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari All 27 ENG James Westmoreland 1–4, 8–12 33 NIR Michael Dunlop 1 Gearlink Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 15 ENG Ben Wilson All Anvil Hire TAG Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 18 NED Kevin Valk 10 35 AUS Mitchell Carr 1, 3, 9–10 ENG Shaun Winfield 2, 6, 11–12 47 ENG Richard Cooper 1–6 75 AUS Glen Richards 7–8 88 ENG Scott Smart 7–8 101 ENG Gary Mason 5 Two Wheel Racing Honda Honda Honda CBR1000RR 20 ENG Jenny Tinmouth 1–7, 11–12 Quelch Afterdark Motorsport Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 26 ENG Josh Wainwright 1 Saudi Falcons BMW BMW S1000RR 36 KSA Abdulaziz Binladin 9 Riders Motorcycles BMW BMW BMW S1000RR 40 ENG Martin Jessopp 1–2, 5–12 SBK City Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 45 BRA Rhalf Lo Turco 1–3, 5–12 Refresh Debt Solutions Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 53 ENG Joe Burns 10 Morello Services PBR Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 55 ENG Peter Baker 1–2 56 ENG John Ingram 3–12 GGH/STEL Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 64 ENG Aaron Zanotti All PR Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 68 AUS Jed Metcher 10–12 303 NIR Keith Farmer 1–8 Honda Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 86 FRA Julien Da Costahttp://www.crash.net/british+superbikes/news/186744/1/kiyonari_returns_lowes_joins_samsung_honda.html Kiyonari returns, Lowes joins Samsung Honda Crash.net Crash Media Group 10 December 2012 10 December 2012 3, 9, 11–12 Millsport Ducati Ducati Ducati 1199 Panigale 96 CZE Jakub Smrž 1–8 Moto Rapido 12 MotoDex Performance First BMW BMW S1000RR 127 DEN Robbin Harms 11–12 Championship standings Riders' championship Pos Rider Bike BRHENG OULENG SNEENG KNOSCO BRHENG THRENG OULENG CADENG DONENG ASSNED SILENG BRHENG Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 The Championship Showdown 1 ENG Shane Byrne Kawasaki 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 Ret 1 1 2 Ret 1 1 682 2 JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari BMW 16 4 Ret Ret 5 4 1 2 1 Ret 3 3 1 1 4 Ret Ret 1 1 2 2 2 1 WD WD WD 620 3 ENG Tommy Bridewell Yamaha 7 9 4 5 4 3 6 7 Ret 4 5 DNS 4 7 8 1 3 3 Ret 9 3 10 4 5 6 3 587 4 AUS Josh Brookes Yamaha Ret 2 2 1 2 Ret 4 4 6 8 1 1 2 2 1 4 DSQ 4 3 Ret Ret 3 Ret 8 4 5 584 5 ENG Dan Linfoot Kawasaki 11 8 6 7 7 6 7 6 5 7 4 4 5 4 3 7 11 8 14 6 4 4 7 4 8 6 577 6 ENG Chris Walker Kawasaki 2 5 Ret 8 6 Ret 5 3 4 9 7 5 Ret 5 7 3 8 11 10 16 Ret 12 12 10 Ret 10 525 BSB Riders Cup 7 SCO Stuart Easton Kawasaki 6 6 5 4 Ret 13 3 5 10 14 16 7 9 6 5 9 Ret 5 4 3 6 5 6 6 5 4 231 8 ENG James Ellison Kawasaki 3 3 3 3 3 2 Ret 8 3 DNS DNS DNS 14 11 4 7 11 3 7 2 2 223 9 AUS Josh Waters Suzuki 15 16 13 13 10 10 Ret 16 14 1 17 12 8 9 6 5 5 6 5 1 8 7 5 2 16 15 192 10 USA John Hopkins Suzuki 5 11 Ret 9 9 7 9 11 9 10 8 8 6 Ret Ret 13 DNS Ret 9 Ret 5 Ret DNS Ret 10 8 125 11 ENG Peter Hickman Kawasaki 19 Ret 120 Honda 14 13 12 13 12 10 7 Ret 13 6 1 7 7 12 Ret 9 9 13 11 9 12 ENG Jon Kirkham Kawasaki 21 DNS 9 10 17 17 13 6 11 6 14 8 9 8 6 12 13 Ret Ret Ret 15 3 7 7 118 13 ENG James Westmoreland BMW 10 7 8 6 Ret Ret 10 Ret 11 Ret 10 8 14 10 8 10 9 9 14 96 14 ENG Howie Mainwaring Kawasaki NC 16 Ret DNS 11 DNS 18 9 10 Ret 15 15 12 13 12 8 Ret Ret 14 1 3 Ret 82 15 CZE Jakub Smrž Ducati 9 Ret 10 11 Ret 8 12 12 7 Ret 6 13 11 12 10 DNS DNS 14 12 11 82 16 ENG Richard Cooper Kawasaki 8 15 7 Ret 10 9 11 9 8 2 DNS DNS 69 17 SUI Patric Muff BMW 14 14 14 15 8 Ret DNS DNS 15 DNS 10 11 12 10 Ret 14 13 9 16 Ret Ret 14 13 Ret 13 13 60 18 ENG Michael Rutter BMW 12 17 11 12 Ret 14 13 10 DNS DNS 9 DNS Ret 11 11 19 10 16 Ret 47 19 FRA Julien Da Costa Honda Ret 5 15 6 6 8 15 14 Ret 43 20 ENG Ben Wilson Kawasaki 4 10 15 16 Ret 15 16 Ret 17 15 Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS 12 9 Ret 19 13 Ret Ret DNS 12 Ret 17 40 21 ENG Gary Mason Kawasaki Ret 11 Ret 17 18 16 4 Ret Ret 11 Ret 15 Ret 11 DNS DNS 29 22 ENG Barry Burrell Kawasaki Ret 20 19 18 11 11 8 Ret Ret DNS 13 14 13 Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS 19 15 Ret Ret 27 23 NIR Keith Farmer Kawasaki 19 19 Ret Ret 14 DNS 15 14 Ret 3 14 DNS 17 13 Ret DNS DNS 26 24 AUS Glen Richards Kawasaki 16 14 12 10 7 21 25 SWE Filip Backlund Yamaha 17 15 Ret 9 13 11 Ret 15 12 21 26 ENG Martin Jessopp BMW 13 12 12 14 20 19 19 16 Ret DNS DNS 18 Ret Ret 17 18 14 17 16 Ret Ret DNS 15 27 AUS Jed Metcher Kawasaki 7 13 18 18 18 12 28 ENG Lee Jackson BMW 16 18 15 Ret 15 16 16 10 12 12 29 ENG Christian Iddon Bimota 5 Ret 11 30 ENG Ian Hutchinson Yamaha 23 Ret 16 Ret 13 12 18 15 18 16 22 17 Ret 19 19 8 31 ENG John Ingram Kawasaki 16 Ret Ret DNS 19 12 20 18 18 18 17 17 14 Ret 18 Ret 16 16 Ret Ret 17 19 6 32 NED Kevin Valk Kawasaki Ret 11 5 33 ENG Scott Smart Kawasaki 19 15 14 Ret 15 4 34 ENG Harry Hartley Kawasaki 18 13 17 17 DNS DNS DNS DNS 3 35 ENG Aaron Zanotti Suzuki 22 21 18 19 15 18 Ret Ret 21 17 21 15 21 20 Ret Ret Ret 18 20 15 Ret Ret 19 DNS 23 Ret 3 AUS Bryan Staring Kawasaki 17 Ret 16 0 DEN Robbin Harms BMW Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret 0 ENG Jenny Tinmouth Honda 27 23 20 20 17 17 19 18 22 DNS 23 19 20 22 Ret 18 20 19 19 22 0 FRA Christophe Ponsson Bimota Ret DNS 22 21 20 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 19 18 20 22 Ret 0 AUS Mitchell Carr Kawasaki 20 Ret DNQ DNQ Ret DNS 17 18 0 ENG Lee Costello Kawasaki 17 18 0 ENG Shaun Winfield Kawasaki 21 21 24 20 20 17 Ret 20 20 0 BRA Rhalf Lo Turco Kawasaki 28 24 22 23 18 19 23 20 Ret 21 23 Ret 21 20 Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret 21 21 21 0 ENG Peter Baker Kawasaki 26 22 Ret 22 0 NIR Michael Dunlop BMW 24 Ret 0 ENG Josh Wainwright Kawasaki 25 Ret 0 ENG Simon Andrews Honda Ret DNS Ret DNS 0 ENG Joe Burns Kawasaki Ret Ret 0 ENG James Hillier Kawasaki Ret DNS 0 KSA Abdulaziz Binladin BMW DNQ DNQ 0 Pos Rider Bike BRHENG OULENG SNEENG KNOSCO BRHENG THRENG OULENG CADENG DONENG ASSNED SILENG BRHENG Pts Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap References External links http://www.britishsuperbike.com Category:British Superbike Championship Superbike Championship British