British Supersport Championship
Introduction '''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 and Leon Camier all raced in this championship during their early careers.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.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.
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 + '''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
Machines used ===Supersport===* Ducati Panigale V2* Honda CBR600RR* Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R, Kawasaki 636* Suzuki GSX-R600, Suzuki GSX-R750R * Triumph Daytona 675, Triumph 765* Yamaha YZF-R6* MV F3 675, MV 800: For the 2021 season, oversize engines were allowed as a 'pilot' scheme prior to full implementation in 2022:: From 2022, machines including extra capacity engines followed FIM homologation requirements===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
British Supersport Champions  Season Class Rider Motorcycle Notes Ref  Supersport 600  Paul Brookes Yamaha   Supersport 600  John Reynolds Kawasaki   Supersport 600  Ian Simpson Yamaha   Supersport 600  Phil Borley Honda   Supersport 600  Jim Moodie Honda   Supersport 600  Ian Simpson Honda   Supersport 600  Mike Edwards Honda   Supercup Thunderbike  Dave Heal Honda   Supersport 600  Paul Brown Honda   Supersport 600  John Crawford Suzuki   Supersport 600  John Crawford Suzuki   Supersport  Jim Moodie Yamaha  Supersport  Karl Harris Suzuki  Supersport  Stuart Easton Ducati   Supersport  Karl Harris Honda    Supersport  Karl Harris Honda Harris Finished on 232 points with 6 wins and 2 DNFs from 13 races   Supersport  Leon Camier Honda Camier finished with 202 points including 4 wins and 2 DNFs in 13 races   Supersport  Cal Crutchlow Honda Crutchlow won the title easily with 242 Points 6 wins and 2 DNFs from 13 races   Supersport  Michael Laverty Suzuki   Supersport  Glen Richards Triumph Richards collected a total of 240 points with 4 wins and 0 DNFs from 12 races   Supersport  Steve Plater Honda 215 Points with 4 wins  Supersport  Sam Lowes Honda  Supersport  Alastair Seeley Suzuki  Supersport  Glen Richards Triumph  Supersport  Stuart Easton Yamaha  Supersport  Billy McConnell Triumph  Supersport  Luke Stapleford Triumph  Supersport  Tarran Mackenzie Kawasaki  Supersport  Keith Farmer Yamaha  Supersport  Jack KennedyYamaha  Supersport  Jack Kennedy Integro Yamaha2020Supersport Rory SkinnerYamahaYoungest ever champion at 19 years and seven days2021Supersport Jack KennedyKawasaki2022Supersport Jack KennedyYamaha2023Supersport Ben CurrieDucati Champion with 406 points, 6 wins and 14 podium places overall
British GP2 Champions SeasonClassRiderMotorcycleNotesRef2018GP2 Josh OwensKalex2019 Kyle RydeKalex2020 Mason LawSpirit2021 Charlie NesbittKalex470 points, 95 points ahead of 2nd placed Mason Law2022 Jack ScottKalex376 points, 55 points ahead of 2nd placed Cameron Fraser2023 Cameron FrasersChassis Factory513 points, 83 points ahead of 2nd placed Harry Rowlings
See also * Superbike racing* Grand Prix motorcycle racing
References
External links *  BSS Home