British Supersport Championship

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British Supersport Championship is a support series to the British Superbike Championship (BSB) for engine capacities smaller than Superbike. British Supersport runs one or two rounds per weekend at each BSB event. The BSS Championship is seen as a stepping stone for the younger talent to progress to the British Superbike Championship or to World level classes. Riders such as: Tom Sykes, Cal Crutchlow, Sam Lowes, Alex Lowes, Jonathan Rea, Leon Camier and Rory Skinner; all raced in this championship during their early careers.

SportMotorcycle sport
No. of teamsSeven manufacturers (Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Triumph, Yamaha, MV)
Most recent
champion
Benjamin Currie (Ducati)
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British Supersport Championship
SportMotorcycle sport
No. of teamsSeven manufacturers (Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Triumph, Yamaha, MV)
Most recent
champion
Benjamin Currie (Ducati)
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From 2018, a new British GP2 class was introduced to be run within existing Supersport races. Devised by MSVR, it is based on Moto2 Honda-engined machines.[1]

From 2023 season onwards, new engine regulations are in force allowing larger engines to be used, dependent on the number of cylinders, from manufacturers such as Ducati and MV.[2][3]

During round 1 of the 2025 season at Oulton Park on 5 May, 11 riders were involved in a "chain reaction" crash at the first corner. Two riders, 21-year-old Owen Jenner from England and 29-year-old Shane Richardson from New Zealand died of their injuries the same day, and a third, 47-year-old Tom Tunstall suffered serious injuries.[4][5]

Race weekend

Friday

  • Practice 1 (40 Mins)
  • Practice 2 (40 Mins)

Saturday

  • Qualifying (30 minutes)
  • Sprint race (reduced laps)

Sunday

  • Warm Up (10 Mins)
  • Full race

Scoring system

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Current Points System
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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Machines used

Supersport

* For the 2021 season, oversize engines were allowed as a 'pilot' scheme prior to full implementation in 2022[7][8]
* From 2022, machines including extra capacity engines followed FIM homologation requirements[9][3]

British GP2

  • Various chassis makes, as seen in Moto2; when previously competed in Moto2, using only Honda 600 cc engines
  • Any other chassis (or modified stock chassis)
  • Four cylinder engines over 400 cc to 600 cc
  • Three cylinder engines over 500 cc to 675 cc[1]

British Supersport Champions

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Season Class Rider Motorcycle Notes Ref
1989 Supersport 600 England Paul Brookes Yamaha [10]
1990 Supersport 600 England John Reynolds Kawasaki [11]
1991 Supersport 600 Scotland Ian Simpson Yamaha [12]
1992 Supersport 600 England Phil Borley Honda [13]
1993 Supersport 600 Scotland Jim Moodie Honda [14]
1994 Supersport 600 Scotland Ian Simpson Honda [15]
1995 Supersport 600 England Mike Edwards Honda [16]
1996 Supercup Thunderbike England Dave Heal Honda [17]
1997 Supersport 600 England Paul Brown Honda [18]
1998 Supersport 600 Scotland John Crawford Suzuki [19]
1999 Supersport 600 Scotland John Crawford Suzuki [20]
2000 Supersport Scotland Jim Moodie Yamaha
2001 Supersport England Karl Harris Suzuki
2002 Supersport Scotland Stuart Easton Ducati [21]
2003 Supersport England Karl Harris Honda [22]
2004 Supersport England Karl Harris Honda Harris Finished on 232 points with 6 wins and 2 DNFs from 13 races [23]
2005 Supersport England Leon Camier Honda Camier finished with 202 points including 4 wins and 2 DNFs in 13 races [24]
2006 Supersport England Cal Crutchlow Honda Crutchlow won the title easily with 242 Points 6 wins and 2 DNFs from 13 races [25]
2007 Supersport Northern Ireland Michael Laverty Suzuki [26]
2008 Supersport Australia Glen Richards Triumph Richards collected a total of 240 points with 4 wins and 0 DNFs from 12 races [27]
2009 Supersport England Steve Plater Honda 215 Points with 4 wins
2010 Supersport England Sam Lowes Honda
2011 Supersport Northern Ireland Alastair Seeley Suzuki
2012 Supersport Australia Glen Richards Triumph
2013 Supersport Scotland Stuart Easton Yamaha
2014 Supersport Australia Billy McConnell Triumph
2015 Supersport England Luke Stapleford Triumph
2016 Supersport Scotland Tarran Mackenzie Kawasaki
2017 Supersport Northern Ireland Keith Farmer Yamaha
2018 Supersport Republic of Ireland Jack Kennedy Yamaha
2019 Supersport Republic of Ireland Jack Kennedy Integro Yamaha
2020 Supersport Scotland Rory Skinner Yamaha Youngest ever champion at 19 years and seven days [28]
2021 Supersport Republic of Ireland Jack Kennedy Kawasaki [29]
2022 Supersport Republic of Ireland Jack Kennedy Yamaha [30]
2023 Supersport Australia Ben Currie Ducati Champion with 406 points, 6 wins and 14 podium places overall [31]
2024 Supersport Republic of Ireland Jack Kennedy Honda Champion with 5 titles
2025 Supersport Republic of Ireland Rhys Irwin Kawasaki
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British GP2 Champions

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Season Class Rider Motorcycle Notes
2018 GP2 United Kingdom Josh Owens Kalex
2019 United Kingdom Kyle Ryde Kalex
2020 United Kingdom Mason Law Spirit
2021 United Kingdom Charlie Nesbitt Kalex 470 points, 95 points ahead of 2nd placed Mason Law
2022 United Kingdom Jack Scott Kalex 376 points, 55 points ahead of 2nd placed Cameron Fraser
2023 United Kingdom Cameron Fraser Chassis Factory 513 points, 83 points ahead of 2nd placed Harry Rowlings
2024 United Kingdom Owen Jenner Krämer
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2025 deaths

On 5 May 2025, a crash at Oulton Park during the British Supersport Championship killed two riders; Owen Jenner and Shane Richardson.[32]

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