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The 2017 British Superbike Championship season was the 30th British Superbike Championship season. It began at Donington on 31 March and ended at the Brands Hatch GP circuit on 15 October. Shane Byrne started the season as the defending Champion, having secured his fifth overall title in the British Superbike Championship.[1] Byrne repeated on his previous years title and won for a record 6th time the BSB Championship on the Be Wiser Ducati.

Shane Byrne successfully defended his championship.

Teams and riders

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Race calendar and results

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2017 calendar
Main Season
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team
1 R1 England Donington Park GP 2 April England Leon Haslam Australia Josh Brookes England Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki
R2 England Leon Haslam England Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki
2 R1 England Brands Hatch Indy 17 April England James Ellison England James Ellison England Luke Mossey JG Speedfit Kawasaki
R2 England Shane Byrne England Luke Mossey JG Speedfit Kawasaki
3 R1 England Oulton Park 1 May England Shane Byrne England Leon Haslam England Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki
R2 England Leon Haslam England Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
4 R1 Scotland Knockhill 18 June England Luke Mossey England Luke Mossey England Jake Dixon RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki
R2 England Luke Mossey England Jake Dixon RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki
5 R1 England Snetterton 300 2 July England Shane Byrne England Shane Byrne England Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
R2 England Shane Byrne England Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
6 R1 England Brands Hatch GP 23 July Australia Josh Brookes England Dan Linfoot England Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
R2 Australia Josh Brookes England Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
7 R1 England Thruxton 6 August England Jake Dixon England Peter Hickman Australia Josh Brookes Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha
R2 England Shane Byrne England Peter Hickman Smiths Racing BMW
8 R1 England Cadwell Park 20 August England Shane Byrne England Lee Jackson England Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki
R2 England Lee Jackson England James Ellison McAMS Yamaha
9 R1 England Silverstone GP 9 September Australia Jason O'Halloran England Shane Byrne Northern Ireland Glenn Irwin Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
R2 10 September England James Ellison Australia Josh Brookes Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha
R3 England Christian Iddon England Dan Linfoot Honda Racing
The Showdown
10 R1 England Oulton Park 16 September England Jake Dixon England Jake Dixon England Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki
R2 17 September England Bradley Ray England Dan Linfoot Honda Racing
11 R1 Netherlands TT Circuit Assen 1 October England James Ellison England Shane Byrne England Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki
R2 England Shane Byrne France Sylvain Guintoli Bennetts Suzuki
12 R1 England Brands Hatch GP 14 October England Shane Byrne Australia Josh Brookes England Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
R2 15 October England James Ellison England Shane Byrne Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team
R3 Australia Jason O'Halloran Australia Josh Brookes Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha
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Championship standings

Riders' championship

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

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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
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Pos Rider Bike DON
England		 BRH
England		 OUL
England		 KNO
Scotland		 SNE
England		 BRH
England		 THR
England		 CAD
England		 SIL
England		 OUL
England		 ASS
Netherlands		 BRH
England		 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
The Championship Showdown
1 England Shane Byrne Ducati DNS DNS 4 Ret 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 Ret 3 Ret Ret 3 Ret 9 7 2 5 1 1 8 637
2 Australia Josh Brookes Yamaha 7 2 10 4 7 6 Ret 5 2 2 5 Ret 1 Ret 12 7 2 1 Ret 3 5 5 2 3 4 1 634
3 England Leon Haslam Kawasaki 1 1 2 3 1 Ret DNS DNS 4 8 3 5 7 3 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 2 1 3 4 10 Ret 631
4 England Peter Hickman BMW 4 8 9 7 5 7 6 9 7 6 4 4 2 1 4 3 9 8 Ret 8 4 7 6 7 6 6 578
5 Australia Jason O'Halloran Honda 10 10 7 5 4 3 4 7 3 3 7 7 6 5 5 4 11 5 Ret 10 8 10 13 6 5 2 567
6 England Jake Dixon Kawasaki 9 Ret Ret 13 10 Ret 1 1 6 4 11 10 3 2 2 Ret 4 9 3 4 6 8 7 DNS Ret 12 562
BSB Riders Cup
7 England Christian Iddon BMW 3 4 3 2 8 4 DNS DNS 8 3 5 4 8 5 6 7 Ret Ret 9 Ret 8 2 2 5 238
8 England James Ellison Yamaha 5 6 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 6 2 19 9 10 1 Ret 2 Ret 5 10 3 4 5 3 3 228
9 England Luke Mossey Kawasaki 2 5 1 1 3 5 2 4 Ret 10 12 6 DNS DNS 5 12 Ret Ret DNS 12 Ret 12 14 17 186
10 England Dan Linfoot Honda 11 12 5 6 16 16 Ret 6 5 7 2 Ret 15 12 Ret DNS 16 Ret 1 Ret 1 11 9 DNS 9 7 163
11 England Bradley Ray Suzuki Ret 14 12 8 Ret Ret Ret 12 9 11 10 8 8 Ret 14 11 10 6 6 7 3 6 10 9 Ret 9 140
12 Northern Ireland Glenn Irwin Ducati 6 3 6 Ret 9 2 DNS DNS 16 14 20 11 11 9 1 Ret Ret 11 12 14 14 Ret 7 13 132
13 France Sylvain Guintoli Suzuki Ret 7 Ret 10 Ret 11 8 14 10 9 Ret 17 10 8 18 10 13 4 Ret Ret 11 4 1 DNS 12 11 131
14 Northern Ireland Michael Laverty Yamaha 8 Ret 8 11 Ret Ret 10 8 12 15 13 9 21 13 7 8 17 15 2 6 14 Ret 15 Ret 8 4 125
15 United States John Hopkins Ducati Ret 13 13 9 14 9 7 17 8 5 9 11 9 Ret DNS DNS 3 10 Ret 2 Ret 9 12 DNS DNS DNS 122
16 England Lee Jackson BMW DNS DNS 16 16 15 13 9 13 13 13 15 13 14 7 6 2 12 Ret 7 12 15 16 17 8 13 14 96
17 England Tommy Bridewell Kawasaki 12 11 11 12 11 8 11 15 14 14 14 12 16 14 9 6 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 15 18 11 11 15 83
18 Czech Republic Jakub Smrž BMW 14 15 14 15 13 12 12 16 Ret 12 DNS DNS 12 10 17 14 8 13 5 13 13 18 Ret 13 15 16 65
19 Scotland Taylor Mackenzie Suzuki Ret Ret 15 14 18 15 5 11 Ret Ret Ret 15 13 DNS 15 15 7 Ret DNS DNS DNS 35
20 England James Westmoreland Kawasaki DNS 16 17 Ret 20 17 13 18 16 17 18 Ret 18 15 19 16 14 14 4 14 Ret 20 Ret 14 18 21 25
21 England Martin Jessopp BMW Ret DNS 23 14 Ret Ret 20 19 11 6 16 12 15 Ret Ret Ret 16 17 16 DNS 16 19 22
22 Australia Billy McConnell Kawasaki Ret Ret 18 17 12 10 Ret 10 11 16 17 16 Ret DNS 21
23 England Richard Cooper Suzuki 13 11 10 Ret 10 20
24 Italy Davide Giugliano BMW 13 9 DNS DNS 10
25 Republic of Ireland Andy Reid BMW 17 18 19 18 17 16 13 13 Ret Ret DNS 6
26 England Aaron Zanotti Yamaha Ret Ret 19 Ret 22 19 14 19 18 19 Ret 20 Ret Ret Ret 18 18 17 Ret 17 Ret 21 Ret Ret 19 22 2
27 England Shaun Winfield Yamaha 15 18 Ret 18 21 18 Ret 20 19 20 Ret DNS 22 17 20 17 20 Ret Ret 15 Ret 22 Ret 17 20 24 2
28 England Kyle Ryde Kawasaki 15 17 18 1
29 Northern Ireland Josh Elliott BMW 15 Ret 19 19 1
England Dean Harrison Kawasaki Ret 16 Ret 16 17 23 Ret 16 Ret 23 0
Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Suzuki 16 17 19 Ret Ret DNS 0
Northern Ireland Alastair Seeley BMW 17 Ret 0
England Luke Stapleford Kawasaki 19 DNS DNS 0
England Michael Rutter BMW DNS DNS Ret Ret DNS Ret 20 0
England Danny Buchan Kawasaki Ret DNS 0
Pos Rider Bike DON
England		 BRH
England		 OUL
England		 KNO
Scotland		 SNE
England		 BRH
England		 THR
England		 CAD
England		 SIL
England		 OUL
England		 ASS
Netherlands		 BRH
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)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

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Manufacturers' championship

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Pos Manufacturer DON
England		 BRH
England		 OUL
England		 KNO
Scotland		 SNE
England		 BRH
England		 THR
England		 CAD
England		 SIL
England		 OUL
England		 ASS
Netherlands		 BRH
England		 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
1 Japan Kawasaki 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 4 4 3 5 3 2 1 6 4 9 3 1 2 1 3 4 10 12 455
2 Italy Ducati 6 3 4 9 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 11 3 9 1 3 Ret 2 7 2 5 1 1 8 423
3 Japan Yamaha 5 2 8 4 6 6 10 2 2 2 5 2 1 9 7 1 2 1 2 3 5 3 2 3 3 1 420
4 Germany BMW 3 4 3 2 5 4 6 9 7 6 4 3 2 1 4 2 6 7 5 8 4 7 6 2 2 5 353
5 Japan Honda 10 10 5 5 4 3 4 6 3 3 2 7 6 5 5 4 11 5 1 10 1 10 9 6 5 2 318
6 Japan Suzuki 16 7 12 8 18 11 5 11 9 9 10 8 8 8 14 10 7 4 6 7 3 4 1 9 12 9 207
Pos Manufacturer DON
England		 BRH
England		 OUL
England		 KNO
Scotland		 SNE
England		 BRH
England		 THR
England		 CAD
England		 SIL
England		 OUL
England		 ASS
Netherlands		 BRH
England		 Pts
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