2023 British Supersport Championship

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The 2023 British Supersport Championship season is the 35th British Supersport Championship season, incorporating the 2023 British GP2 Cup. Jack Kennedy is the reigning series champion, but did not return to defend his title as he graduated to the 2023 British Superbike Championship.[1][2]

Teams and riders[edit]

2023 Entry List[3]
Team Constructor No. Rider Class Rounds
R&R Racing Yamaha 2 England T.J. Toms[4] 1-5
4 Republic of Ireland Caolán Irwin[5] 1-4
64 Scotland Sam Munro 5
Truelove Brothers Triumph 3 England Harry Truelove 3
Tech 5 Racing Ducati 5 England Matt Stevens SSC 2-3, 5
PWR Yamaha 6 England Phil Wakefield 1-4
Macadam Racing Yamaha 7 Australia Tom Toparis[6] 1-5
41 England Jack Nixon[7] 1
Profile / Road and Racing Performance Kawasaki 8 England Luke Stapleford 1-5
MD Racing Yamaha 9 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop[8] 2
Krämer Racing Krämer 10 England Joe Collier[9] GP2 1-5
Team FR89 Kalex 11 England Lucca Allen GP2 1, 3-5
ASTRO-JJR Suzuki Suzuki 12 England Jamie Perrin[10] 1-5
69 Republic of Ireland Rhys Irwin[11] 1-5
Ashcourt Racing Yamaha 13 Northern Ireland Lee Johnston 1-2
Completely Motorbikes Triumph Triumph 14 Northern Ireland James McManus 1-5
15 Northern Ireland Eugene McManus 1-5
Go Racing/SGR Chassis Factory 16 England Harvey Claridge[12] GP2 3, 5
73 Wales Harry Rowlings[13] GP2 1-5
Right Gear Racing Yamaha 17 England Gareth Cunningham SSC 2-3
Go Pink Racing Ariane 18 England Jodie Fieldhouse GP2 1, 5
Merlin Motorsport Kawasaki 19 England Ben Grayson SSC 1-4
Motorcycle Race Parts Ducati Ducati 21 England Tom Tunstall SSC 2-3, 5
Team Val-Tech Racing Kawasaki 22 Northern Ireland Eunan McGlinchey[14] 1-5
Ready4Racing Vision Team Ducati 27 South Africa Blaze Baker[15] 1-2
DANIK Group Motorsport Triumph 29 England Dan Burnham 1
Team Tolly Racing Yamaha 33 England Ben Tolliday SSC 2-4
JW Racing Yamaha 35 England Josh Wood SSC 1, 3, 5
James Bull Racing Yamaha 37 England James Bull SSC 1-3, 5
JDF Racing Ducati 38 Scotland Adon Davie SSC 1-4
True Heroes Racing/Laguna Motorcycles Ducati Ducati 44 England Charlie White 1-3, 5
50 England Dave Mackay 2-3, 5
50 England Leon Wilton 1
RD Racing Triumph 45 England Jake Marsh GP2 1-5
BarneyRacing Yamaha 46 England Ash Barnes 1-5
Russell Racing Yamaha 47 England Richard Cooper 2
Elmech Racing Team Triumph 49 England Luke Wallington GP2 1-3, 5
EG Racing Yamaha 51 England Ryan Garside SSC 1-5
Gearlink Kawasaki Kawasaki 55 England Zak Corderoy[16] 1-5
96 England Tom Booth-Amos[17] 1-5
JMCC Roofing Racing Yamaha 56 Northern Ireland Adam McLean 2, 4
Seeeeeth Yamaha Yamaha 57 Australia Seth Crump 1-5
CM Racing / Team Xclusiv Kawasaki 59 England Caiden Wilkinson 3
Oxford Products Racing Ducati Ducati 61 Australia Ben Currie 1-5
Go Racing Developments CFR Chassis Factory 66 England Cameron Fraser[18] GP2 1-5
Peterpan Racing Yamaha 71 England Dave Grace SSC 2-3
Macadam Racing with Specialised Group Racing Yamaha 72 England Max Wadsworth 1-3
MPM Routz Racing Yamaha 74 Netherlands Jaimie van Sikkelerus[19] 1-5
Lee Devonport Racing Yamaha 75 England Lee Devonport SSC 1-2
PreZ Racing Yamaha Yamaha 76 Northern Ireland Paul Jordan 1-2
JRM Ducati Ducati 77 England Jonathan Railton[20] SSC 1, 3-5
Talentum Motorsport By Azure Notions Yamaha 78 England Freddy Barnes 1-5
Highsparks Ducati Ducati 82 England Luke Jones 1-5
Aalco Motorsport Kawasaki 88 England Harry Leigh SSC 1-3, 5
NRG-MOTO.COM Yamaha 89 Northern Ireland Mark Conlin SSC 1
Resideo Racing Ducati 90 England Craig Kennelly SSC 1-3, 5
K2 Trooper Triumph by PHR Performance Triumph 91 France Pierre-Yves Bian 1-2
Carl Cox Motorsport with Uggly & Co by Binch Pro Yamaha 92 New Zealand Damon Rees 1-4
Dan Cooper Motorsport Yamaha 94 England George Edwards 3
Force One Racing team MV Agusta 99 England Harry Cook[21] SSC 1, 3, 5
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement rider
GP2 GP2 Cup
SSC Supersport Cup

Race calendar and results[edit]

2023 calendar[22]
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team
1 SR England Silverstone National 8 April Northern Ireland Lee Johnston England Tom Booth-Amos Northern Ireland Lee Johnston Ashcourt Racing
FR 9 April England Tom Booth-Amos Australia Tom Toparis Northern Ireland Lee Johnston Ashcourt Racing
2 SR England Oulton Park 30 April England Richard Cooper England Richard Cooper England Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki
FR 1 May England Richard Cooper England Richard Cooper England Luke Stapleford Profile / Road and Racing Performance
3 SR England Donington Park GP 20 May England Tom Booth-Amos England Tom Booth-Amos Netherlands Jaimie van Sikkelerus MPM Routz Racing
FR 21 May England Tom Booth-Amos England Tom Booth-Amos England Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki
4 SR Scotland Knockhill 17 June England Tom Booth-Amos England Tom Booth-Amos England Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki
FR 18 June England Tom Booth-Amos England Tom Booth-Amos Republic of Ireland Rhys Irwin ASTRO-JJR Suzuki
5 SR England Snetterton 300 8 July England Luke Stapleford England Tom Booth-Amos England Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki
FR 9 July England Tom Booth-Amos Australia Ben Currie England Luke Stapleford Profile / Road and Racing Performance
6 SR England Brands Hatch GP 22 July England Luke Stapleford England Richard Cooper England Richard Cooper Russell Racing
FR 23 July England Richard Cooper England Tom Booth-Amos Republic of Ireland Rhys Irwin ASTRO-JJR Suzuki
7 SR England Thruxton 12 August England T.J. Toms England Tom Booth-Amos Australia Ben Currie Oxford Products Racing Ducati
FR 13 August England Tom Booth-Amos Republic of Ireland Rhys Irwin Australia Ben Currie Oxford Products Racing Ducati
8 SR England Cadwell Park 27 August Australia Ben Currie England Tom Booth-Amos Australia Ben Currie Oxford Products Racing Ducati
FR 28 August England Tom Booth-Amos England Tom Booth-Amos Australia Ben Currie Oxford Products Racing Ducati
9 SR England Oulton Park 16 September Australia Ben Currie Netherlands Jaimie van Sikkelerus England Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki
FR 17 September Netherlands Jaimie van Sikkelerus England Dean Harrison England Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki
10 SR England Donington Park National 30 September Australia Ben Currie Australia Ben Currie Australia Ben Currie Oxford Products Racing Ducati
FR 1 October Australia Ben Currie Australia Ben Currie Australia Ben Currie Oxford Products Racing Ducati
11 SR England Brands Hatch GP 14 October Republic of Ireland Rhys Irwin Australia Ben Currie England Richard Cooper BPE Yamaha
FR 15 October Australia Ben Currie Australia Ben Currie England Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki

Championship standings[edit]

Scoring system in the Main season

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers in the respective classes. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Scoring system in the season finale

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers in the respective classes. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 35 30 27 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
Supersport Championship
Pos Rider Bike SIL
England
OUL
England
DON
England
KNO
Scotland
SNE
England
BRH
England
THR
England
CAD
England
OUL
England
DON
England
BRH
England
Pts
SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR
1 England Luke Stapleford Kawasaki 2 Ret Ret 1 3 3 2 2 Ret 131
2 Australia Ben Currie Ducati 6 6 6 3 Ret 2 4 3 3 138
3 England Tom Booth-Amos Kawasaki 3 Ret 1 4 Ret 1 1 Ret 1 138
4 Australia Tom Toparis Yamaha 4 3 14 Ret 2 5 7 4 Ret 109
5 Republic of Ireland Rhys Irwin Suzuki Ret 2 5 5 DNS 14 3 1 2 121
6 Netherlands Jaimie van Sikkelerus Yamaha Ret 5 10 7 1 4 10 7 4 110
7 England Jamie Perrin Suzuki 5 4 Ret 11 4 Ret 5 6 6 97
8 England Luke Jones Ducati Ret 9 3 10 6 6 6 8 5 97
9 Northern Ireland Lee Johnston Yamaha 1 1 Ret 10 64
10 New Zealand Damon Rees Yamaha 7 Ret 20 9 9 8 8 10 54
11 Northern Ireland Eugene McManus Triumph Ret 8 12 Ret Ret 7 11 5 7 57
12 England Zak Corderoy Kawasaki 13 11 8 Ret 7 9 Ret 9 Ret 47
13 England T.J. Toms Yamaha 9 16 7 Ret 9 13 6 10 Ret 47
14 England Richard Cooper Yamaha 2 2 44
15 Northern Ireland Eunan McGlinchey Kawasaki Ret 18 4 8 Ret 11 Ret DNS 8 42
16 Australia Seth Crump Yamaha 14 13 30 15 5 Ret 12 14 Ret 31
17 England Max Wadsworth Yamaha 11 10 15 17 11 DNS 19
18 South Africa Blaze Baker Ducati 10 7 18
19 England Jack Nixon Yamaha 8 12 14
20 Northern Ireland James McManus Triumph 17 14 Ret Ret 13 16 12 Ret 13 15
21 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Yamaha 11 13 10
22 Northern Ireland Adam McLean Yamaha 13 14 Ret 15 9

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