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The 2003 British Superbike season was the 16th British Superbike Championship season. Shane Byrne became the 2003 British Superbike Champion on a MonsterMob Ducati 998 F02.[1][2] The Privateers' Cup was reintroduced and won by Dave Wood on a Suzuki GSX-R 1000.

Calendar

More information Round, Circuit ...
2003 British Superbike Championship Calendar[3]
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Ref
1 R1 England Silverstone International 30 March England Michael Rutter Japan Yukio Kagayama England Shane Byrne MonsterMob Ducati [4]
R2 England Michael Rutter England Michael Rutter Team Renegade Ducati

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2 R1 England Snetterton 13 April England Shane Byrne England Shane Byrne England Michael Rutter Team Renegade Ducati [6]
R2 England Shane Byrne England Shane Byrne MonsterMob Ducati [7] [8]
3 R1 England Thruxton 20 April England Michael Rutter England Shane Byrne England Shane Byrne MonsterMob Ducati [9]
R2 England Steve Plater England Shane Byrne MonsterMob Ducati [10] [11]
4 R1 England Oulton Park 5 May England Shane Byrne England Shane Byrne England Shane Byrne MonsterMob Ducati [12][13]
R2 England Shane Byrne England Shane Byrne MonsterMob Ducati [14]
5 R1 Scotland Knockhill 18 May England Michael Rutter England Michael Rutter England Shane Byrne MonsterMob Ducati [15]
R2 England John Reynolds England Shane Byrne MonsterMob Ducati [16] [17]
6 R1 England Brands Hatch Indy 22 June England John Reynolds England Shane Byrne England Shane Byrne MonsterMob Ducati [18]
R2 England John Reynolds England John Reynolds Crescent Suzuki [19]
7 R1 England Rockingham 6 July England Shane Byrne Japan Yukio Kagayama Japan Yukio Kagayama Crescent Suzuki
R2 Japan Yukio Kagayama Japan Yukio Kagayama Crescent Suzuki [20] [21]
8 R1 Republic of Ireland Mondello Park 20 July England Shane Byrne England Sean Emmett England John Reynolds Crescent Suzuki
R2 England John Reynolds England John Reynolds Crescent Suzuki [22] [23] [24]
9 R1 England Oulton Park 10 August Japan Yukio Kagayama England John Reynolds England Steve Plater Honda Racing UK [25]
R2 England John Reynolds Japan Yukio Kagayama Crescent Suzuki [26]
10 R1 England Cadwell Park 25 August England John Reynolds England John Reynolds England Shane Byrne MonsterMob Ducati [27]
R2 England Shane Byrne England Steve Plater Honda Racing UK [28]
11 R1 England Brands Hatch GP 14 September England Michael Rutter England John Reynolds England John Reynolds Crescent Suzuki [29]
R2 Australia Glen Richards England Sean Emmett ETI Racing Ducati [30]
12 R1 England Donington Park 28 September England Shane Byrne England Shane Byrne England Shane Byrne MonsterMob Ducati [31]
R2 England Shane Byrne England Shane Byrne MonsterMob Ducati [32]
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Entry list

More information Team, Constructor ...
2003 British Superbike Championship Entry List[33]
Team Constructor No. Rider Class Rounds
Virgin Mobile Yamaha Yamaha 1 Scotland Steve Hislop 1–7
8 England Gary Mason All
41 England Jason Vincent 9
England Chris Burns 10–12
Renegade Ducati Ducati 2 England Michael Rutter All
3 England Sean Emmett 1–6
91 England Leon Haslam 7–12
19 England Nick Medd All
MonsterMob Ducati Ducati 4 England Shane Byrne All
Honda Racing UK Honda 5 England Steve Plater All
9 England Mark Heckles 2–4, 7–9, 11–12
Rizla Suzuki Suzuki 6 England John Reynolds All
71 Japan Yukio Kagayama 1–10
England Tom Sykes 11
Scotland Niall Mackenzie 12
Firepower Ducati Ducati 10 England Dean Ellison 1–5, 9–12
TCD Suzuki Suzuki 12 Wales Paul A. Jones All
Bill Smith Motors Yamaha 13 England Howie Mainwaring C 4–10, 12
Carbontek Racing Suzuki 14 England Sam Corke C 4–12
22 England Mark Burr C 10
www.fwr.co.uk Suzuki 15 England Adam Hitchcox C 6, 9–10, 12
Buildbase Knotts Motorcycles Suzuki 15 England Luke Quigley I 7
44 England Andy Tinsley I 7
John Nisill Racing Suzuki 16 England John Nisill C 6–10
Darren Thomas Racing Suzuki 18 England Darren Thomas C 6–9
Suzuki 20 Australia Nigel Arnold C 6–9
Suzuki 20 England Ben Wilson C 10–11
Team Slipstream Racing Suzuki 21 England Phil Giles C 9–12
Zig-Zag Kingsbury Racing Suzuki 23 England Denver Robb C 8
JP Racing Suzuki 24 Republic of Ireland Jamie Patterson C 8
Hobbs Racing Suzuki 25 England Dennis Hobbs C 4–12
Dave Wood Racing Suzuki 26 England Dave Wood C 4–12
CD Racing Suzuki 27 Republic of Ireland Jonathan Ralph C 8
Thunderchild Racing Ducati 27 England Vince Whittle C 12
Mike Walker Racing Yamaha 28 England Mike Walker C 2–12
Oris Racing Suzuki 29 England Ben Mossey C 6, 12
Team Powersport Racing Honda 29 Republic of Ireland Hilton Hinks C 8
Huggys Speedshop Suzuki 30 England Tristan Palmer I 7
Moto-Tec Racing Suzuki 30 England Mark Buckley C 9
Lloyds Autobody Racing Suzuki 31 England Steve Brogan I 7
32 England Jamie Morley I 7
Mann Racing Suzuki 31 England Chris Heath C 9–10
Hanson Brick Racing Yamaha 33 England Francis Williamson C 4–12
T&R Racing Suzuki 38 England Stephen Thompson C 8
GD Motorcycles Suzuki 39 England Warren Scott C 10
A. Robinson Racing Yamaha 43 England Ian McCallister C 8
ZGT Motorcycles Yamaha 45 England Jeremy Goodall C 4–7, 9–12
Team Superbikes Direct Suzuki 51 Republic of Ireland Paraic Dooley C 8
C&K Racing Suzuki 54 England Rob Butterworth C 8
ETI Racing Ducati 54 England John McGuinness 5–6
55 Scotland John Crawford 1–6
3 England Sean Emmett 7–12
Suzuki 56 England James Buckingham C 6–12
Alamo Racing Yamaha 57 England Alan Moreton C 4, 7–8, 10–12
PR Racing Honda 68 England Gordon Blackley C 4–7, 10–12
86 England Jason Davis C 8–9, 11–12
B&M Racing Ireland Suzuki 72 England Derek Wilson C 8
Hawk Racing Kawasaki 75 Australia Glen Richards All
88 England Scott Smart All
99 England Lee Jackson All
Status Motorsport Suzuki 77 Republic of Ireland Matt Niland C 8
Neil Cray Racing Suzuki 85 England Neil Cray C 2–3
TDB Recruit Appleyard Yamaha Yamaha 96 Australia Dean Thomas 1
Australia Paul Young 2–9
England Jamie Morley 11
97 England Jon Kirkham All
Icon Class
C Privateers Cup
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider
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Championship Standings

More information Points system, Position ...
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
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Riders' Championship

More information Pos, Rider ...
2003 British Superbike Riders' Championship[34]
Pos Rider Bike SIL
England		 SNE
England		 THR
England		 OUL
England		 KNO
Scotland		 BRH
England		 ROC
England		 MON
Republic of Ireland		 OUL
England		 CAD
England		 BRH
England		 DON
England		 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 England Shane Byrne Ducati 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 9 2 Ret 4 1 3 3 3 1 1 488
2 England John Reynolds Suzuki WD 3 3 12 Ret 8 2 3 2 2 1 5 5 1 1 Ret 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 358
3 England Michael Rutter Ducati 4 1 1 Ret 3 2 2 3 15 Ret Ret 3 4 3 5 5 4 6 3 15 4 9 4 4 289
4 Australia Glen Richards Kawasaki 3 3 5 Ret 4 3 9 8 6 4 6 5 6 Ret 4 3 5 8 5 6 5 4 5 6 255
5 England Sean Emmett Ducati Ret Ret Ret 2 6 7 Ret Ret 5 8 Ret 4 7 8 2 8 3 3 7 7 2 1 2 3 247
6 England Steve Plater Honda Ret 10 4 8 5 4 4 Ret 4 3 3 8 3 4 6 6 1 5 Ret 1 7 6 WD 246
7 Japan Yukio Kagayama Suzuki 2 4 Ret 5 9 9 5 4 10 7 Ret 10 1 1 3 Ret 2 1 WD 214
8 England Gary Mason Yamaha 5 8 8 4 7 6 7 9 7 6 4 6 Ret 7 7 4 Ret Ret 4 5 6 7 8 7 208
9 England Scott Smart Kawasaki 6 7 9 10 13 11 12 13 12 11 7 9 9 6 8 13 6 10 6 14 8 8 6 Ret 154
10 Scotland Steve Hislop Yamaha 8 5 Ret Ret 2 5 3 5 13 5 5 7 10 11 122
11 England Leon Haslam Ducati 8 9 10 7 8 7 Ret 4 9 5 7 5 98
11 England Mark Heckles Honda Ret 7 8 8 10 6 Ret 10 11 9 7 9 11 10 11 9 98
11 England Lee Jackson Kawasaki 9 11 11 12 11 12 13 12 11 12 10 13 12 13 13 12 11 14 8 9 13 Ret 12 Ret 98
14 Australia Paul Young Yamaha 7 9 14 14 14 11 2 9 Ret DNS Ret 12 Ret 10 10 12 74
14 Scotland John Crawford Ducati Ret 6 6 6 10 13 6 10 9 Ret 9 11 74
16 England Jon Kirkham Yamaha Ret Ret 10 11 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 13 Ret 15 11 Ret 12 11 Ret DNS Ret 11 12 11 10 8 62
17 England Dean Ellison Ducati 7 Ret Ret 15 Ret 10 Ret 7 Ret Ret 9 11 Ret 10 14 13 9 Ret 55
18 Wales Paul A. Jones Suzuki 11 12 13 14 15 15 20 15 14 15 Ret 27 Ret 14 14 14 Ret 15 10 13 15 Ret Ret 10 43
19 England Nick Medd Ducati DNS 12 13 Ret 18 15 14 22 14 11 14 Ret Ret Ret DNS 13 DNS 9 12 Ret Ret Ret DNS 33
20 England John McGuinness Ducati 8 10 8 12 26
21 England Chris Burns Yamaha Ret 8 10 12 Ret Ret 18
22 Australia Dean Thomas Yamaha 10 9 13
23 England Jason Vincent Yamaha 12 13 7
24 England Tom Sykes Suzuki Ret 14 2
England Jamie Morley Yamaha 13 14 Ret Ret 0
Scotland Niall Mackenzie Suzuki Ret Ret 0
England Steve Brogan Suzuki 16 Ret 0
England Luke Quigley Suzuki 17 18 0
England Tristan Palmer Suzuki 21 20 0
England Andy Tinsley Suzuki Ret DNS 0
Pos Rider Bike SIL
England		 SNE
England		 THR
England		 OUL
England		 KNO
Scotland		 BRH
England		 ROC
England		 MON
Republic of Ireland		 OUL
England		 CAD
England		 BRH
England		 DON
England		 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
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Privateers' Championship

More information Pos, Rider ...
2003 British Superbike Privateers' Championship
Pos Rider Bike SIL
England		 SNE
England		 THR
England		 OUL
England		 KNO
Scotland		 BRH
England		 ROC
England		 MON
Republic of Ireland		 OUL
England		 CAD
England		 BRH
England		 DON
England		 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 England Dave Wood Suzuki 2 1 5 1 Ret 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 7 3 3 1 2 8 326
2 England Dennis Hobbs Suzuki 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 Ret 2 2 1 1 Ret DNS 1 1 305
3 England Sam Corke Suzuki Ret DNS 4 4 3 Ret Ret 6 4 4 6 3 3 3 5 8 1 2 3 4 229
4 England Jeremy Goodall Yamaha 3 3 Ret 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 2 2 2 Ret DNS DNS 193
5 England Francis Williamson Yamaha 15 14 1 2 2 4 2 3 DNS DNS 7 Ret Ret Ret 10 6 Ret 3 Ret Ret 155
6 England James Buckingham Suzuki 7 10 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 7 6 5 4 3 152
7 England Mike Walker Yamaha 13 15 16 16 5 5 Ret DNS Ret DNS 6 8 11 9 7 6 8 Ret 7 7 8 7 114
8 England Malcolm Ashley Ducati 4 Ret Ret 26 11 8 7 8 10 9 9 9 8 6 9 95
9 England Phil Giles Suzuki Ret DNS 3 4 4 4 Ret 2 75
10 England Gordon Blackley Honda Ret 6 6 Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret DNS 7 6 71
10 England Howie Mainwaring Yamaha 6 Ret Ret 5 8 9 Ret 9 Ret 10 9 7 Ret DNS Ret 10 71
12 Australia Nigel Arnold Suzuki 9 12 5 5 4 Ret Ret DNS 46
13 Republic of Ireland Hilton Hincks Honda 2 1 45
14 England Alan Moreton Yamaha 7 7 Ret 11 32 Ret 11 11 Ret Ret 10 12 43
15 England Jason Davis Honda DNS 11 6 Ret 8 6 DNS Ret 33
16 England Ben Mossey Suzuki 6 7 9 11 31
17 England Adam Hitchcox Suzuki 6 7 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 13 30
18 England John Nisill Suzuki Ret Ret 10 10 33 15 10 9 WD 26
19 England Darren Thomas Suzuki 9 12 30 12 Ret 8 WD 23
20 England Vince Whittle Ducati 5 5 22
21 England Stephen Thompson Suzuki 8 4 21
22 England Denver Robb Suzuki 10 7 12 Ret 19
23 Republic of Ireland Jonathan Ralph Suzuki 9 6 17
24 Republic of Ireland Jamie Patterson Suzuki 12 8 12
25 England Mark Burr Suzuki Ret 5 11
25 England Ben Wilson Suzuki Ret Ret 5 Ret 11
27 Republic of Ireland Peraic Dooley Suzuki 13 Ret 3
27 England Ian McCallister Yamaha Ret 13 3
29 England Derek Wilson Suzuki 14 Ret 2
29 England Rob Butterworth Suzuki 31 14 2
31 Republic of Ireland Matt Niland Suzuki 15 Ret 2
England Mark Buckley Suzuki Ret DNS 0
England Warren Scott Suzuki WD 0
England Chris Heath Suzuki Ret DNS WD 0
England Neil Cray Suzuki Ret Ret 18 DNS 0
Pos Rider Bike SIL
England		 SNE
England		 THR
England		 OUL
England		 KNO
Scotland		 BRH
England		 ROC
England		 MON
Republic of Ireland		 OUL
England		 CAD
England		 BRH
England		 DON
England		 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
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Teams' Championship

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2003 Teams' Championship
Pos Team Bike SIL
England		 SNE
England		 THR
England		 OUL
England		 KNO
Scotland		 BRH
England		 ROC
England		 MON
Republic of Ireland		 OUL
England		 CAD
England		 BRH
England		 DON
England		 Pts
Q R1 R2 Q R1 R2 Q R1 R2 Q R1 R2 Q R1 R2 Q R1 R2 Q R1 R2 Q R1 R2 Q R1 R2 Q R1 R2 Q R1 R2 Q R1 R2
1 England MonsterMob Ducati
ETI Racing		 Ducati 58 53 58 59 58 59 51 55 52 57 59 55 48 57 48 51 57 53 57 56 59 55 56 58 46 59 57 58 56 61 61 62 63 63 62 1977
2 England Team Renegade Ducati Ducati 50 47 52 61 49 48 53 57 57 52 46 45 54 47 43 59 35 59 54 54 50 51 54 56 54 53 55 51 47 60 53 52 58 55 57 1828
3 England Rizla Suzuki Suzuki 51 31 29 50 49 58 45 45 40 58 53 60 49 54 57 58 53 55 60 60 53 62 50 61 49 63 57 31 31 54 49 50 54 50 53 1782
4 England Hawk Kawasaki Kawasaki 50 57 56 48 52 39 51 49 52 39 45 45 53 49 52 53 53 52 51 45 61 54 50 45 55 48 51 55 46 51 53 54 49 55 47 1765
5 England Virgin Mobile Yamaha Yamaha 55 53 53 47 41 44 58 57 55 54 56 52 51 47 55 52 57 53 43 48 29 26 29 46 40 37 48 48 53 45 50 47 41 43 45 1658
6 England Honda Racing UK Honda 25 20 23 47 47 51 51 53 54 47 52 43 25 29 30 24 30 25 47 52 45 49 51 50 58 52 29 20 32 44 48 50 43 22 24 1392
7 England Hawk Racing
TCD Suzuki		 Kawasaki
Suzuki		 37 46 43 32 42 40 41 40 39 36 37 39 36 43 41 37 43 39 40 39 36 39 40 35 37 37 35 48 44 33 38 33 34 38 41 1358
8 England Appleyard Yamaha Yamaha 43 42 42 37 49 46 34 35 34 35 41 39 57 48 45 40 41 19 40 38 41 39 45 35 40 21 19 22 22 38 37 40 24 23 25 1276
9 England D&B Racing
Renegade Racing		 Ducati 39 26 19 42 36 38 39 32 40 45 34 45 35 34 37 18 23 20 16 16 18 17 37 44 22 41 42 44 37 34 35 42 43 21 1111
Pos Team Bike SIL
England		 SNE
England		 THR
England		 OUL
England		 KNO
Scotland		 BRH
England		 ROC
England		 MON
Republic of Ireland		 OUL
England		 CAD
England		 BRH
England		 DON
England		 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
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Manufacturers' Championship

More information Pos, Manufacturer ...
2003 British Superbike Manufacturers' Championship
Pos Manufacturer Bike SIL
England		 SNE
England		 THR
England		 OUL
England		 KNO
Scotland		 BRH
England		 ROC
England		 MON
Republic of Ireland		 OUL
England		 CAD
England		 BRH
England		 DON
England		 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Italy Ducati Ducati 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 3 2 1 1 1 543
2 Japan Suzuki Suzuki 2 4 3 3 9 9 5 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 457
3 Japan Kawasaki Kawasaki 3 3 5 10 4 3 9 9 6 4 6 5 6 6 4 3 5 8 5 6 5 4 5 6 271
4 Japan Honda Honda Ret 10 4 7 5 4 4 6 4 3 3 8 3 4 6 6 1 5 Ret 1 7 6 11 9 269
5 Japan Yamaha Yamaha 5 5 7 4 2 5 3 5 2 5 4 6 10 7 7 4 10 12 4 5 6 7 8 7 263
Pos Manufacturer Bike SIL
England		 SNE
England		 THR
England		 OUL
England		 KNO
Scotland		 BRH
England		 ROC
England		 MON
Republic of Ireland		 OUL
England		 CAD
England		 BRH
England		 DON
England		 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
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