2014 British Superbike Championship

The 2014 British Superbike Championship season was the 27th British Superbike Championship season. Shane Byrne took the championship, riding a Kawasaki for Paul Bird Motorsport. Byrne's fourth title – after previous triumphs in 2003, 2008 and 2012 – saw him set a new record for the series. He scored 11 victories during the season, and was able to win the championship by 62 points ahead of Ryuichi Kiyonari, a three-time series champion. Kiyonari had trailed by 12 points going into the final round of the season at Brands Hatch, but Kiyonari crashed out of contention during a free practice session, and fractured a collarbone in the process. Kiyonari won seven races during the season for the Buildbase BMW team. Third place in the championship was decided in the final race between Milwaukee Yamaha team-mates; a third-place finish for Tommy Bridewell, compared to a fifth place for Josh Brookes, allowed Bridewell to take the position by three points. Brookes took four race victories to his team-mate's single victory at Cadwell Park, which was his first in British Superbikes.

2014 British Superbike season
Previous: 2013 Next: 2015
Support series:
British Supersport Championship
Superstock 1000
Superstock 600
British Motostar Championship

Outside of the Showdown, Stuart Easton was the winner of the BSB Riders' Cup, finishing in seventh place in the overall championship standings. Although only recording two podium finishes during the season, consistent finishing allowed Easton to remain in front of the chasing pack, most notably GBmoto's James Ellison. Ellison started the season with six successive podium finishes and had been in contention to make the Showdown, but he was forced to miss several rounds after a crash at the second Brands Hatch meeting which resulted in a broken femur. The only other riders to win races during the season were three more first-time winners in the series; Tyco Suzuki rider Josh Waters won at the second Brands Hatch meeting, Peter Hickman won at Cadwell Park for the RAF Reserves team – having replaced Simon Andrews in the team, after his death at the North West 200 road race in May – and Quattro Plant Kawasaki's Howie Mainwaring won the opening race of the final Brands Hatch meeting.

Kawasaki won the manufacturers' championship, 124 points clear of Yamaha. Byrne, Kiyonari and Brookes all scored seven points towards the Speedy Fastest Lap League, with all three riders each setting a lap record at some point during the 2014 campaign.

Race calendar and results
2014 Calendar
Main Season
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Rider Winning Team
1 R1 Brands Hatch Indy 21 April Josh Brookes James Ellison Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
R2 James Ellison Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
2 R1 Oulton Park 5 May Shane Byrne Josh Brookes Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
R2 Josh Brookes Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha
3 R1 Snetterton 300 15 June Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
R2 Josh Brookes Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
4 R1 Knockhill 29 June Ryuichi Kiyonari Shane Byrne Ryuichi Kiyonari Buildbase BMW
R2 Ryuichi Kiyonari Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
5 R1 Brands Hatch GP 20 July Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Ryuichi Kiyonari Buildbase BMW
R2 Keith Farmer Josh Waters Tyco Suzuki
6 R1 Thruxton 3 August Jakub Smrž Dan Linfoot Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha
R2 Ryuichi Kiyonari Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha
7 R1 Oulton Park 9 August Shane Byrne Josh Brookes Ryuichi Kiyonari Buildbase BMW
R2 10 August Shane Byrne Ryuichi Kiyonari Buildbase BMW
R3 Ryuichi Kiyonari Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha
8 R1 Cadwell Park 25 August Shane Byrne Ryuichi Kiyonari Tommy Bridewell Milwaukee Yamaha
R2 Shane Byrne Peter Hickman RAF Reserves Honda
9 R1 Donington Park 7 September John Hopkins Josh Waters Ryuichi Kiyonari Buildbase BMW
R2 Ryuichi Kiyonari Ryuichi Kiyonari Buildbase BMW
The Showdown
10 R1 TT Circuit Assen 21 September Christian Iddon Jon Kirkham Josh Waters Tyco Suzuki
R2 Dan Linfoot Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
11 R1 Silverstone Arena GP 5 October Ryuichi Kiyonari Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
R2 Ryuichi Kiyonari Ryuichi Kiyonari Buildbase BMW
12 R1 Brands Hatch GP 18 October James Ellison Josh Waters Howie Mainwaring Quattro Plant Kawasaki
R2 19 October Josh Brookes Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
R3 Tommy Bridewell Shane Byrne Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki

Entry list
2014 Entry List
Team Constructor Bike No. Riders Rounds
Bimota Alstare Junior Team Bimota Bimota BB3 2 Christian Iddon 10
123 Christophe Ponsson 6–12
Milwaukee Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 3 Josh Brookes All
46 Tommy Bridewell All
Quattro Plant Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 4 Dan Linfoot All
37 James Hillier 1
43 Howie Mainwaring 3–12
Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 5 Stuart Easton All
67 Shane Byrne All
RAF Reserves Honda Honda Honda CBR1000RR 6 Simon Andrews 1–2
60 Peter Hickman 4–12
Team WD-40 Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 7 Barry Burrell 1–11
Bryan Staring 12
FFX Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 8 Ian Hutchinson 1–7
Filip Backlund 9–12
Lloyds British GBmoto Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 9 Chris Walker All
77 James Ellison 1–5, 8–12
Halsall Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 10 Jon Kirkham 4–12
39 Lee Costello 1
50 Harry Hartley 1–3
Tsingtao WK Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 10 Jon Kirkham 1–2
50 Harry Hartley 4
60 Peter Hickman 3
101 Gary Mason 7–12
Bathams BMW BMW BMW S1000RR 11 Michael Rutter 1–9
24 Patric Muff All
Tyco Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 12 Josh Waters All
21 John Hopkins All
Buildbase BMW BMW BMW S1000RR 14 Lee Jackson 5–7, 10
23 Ryuichi Kiyonari All
27 James Westmoreland 1–4, 8–12
33 Michael Dunlop 1
Gearlink Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 15 Ben Wilson All
Anvil Hire TAG Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 18 Kevin Valk 10
35 Mitchell Carr 1, 3, 9–10
Shaun Winfield 2, 6, 11–12
47 Richard Cooper 1–6
75 Glen Richards 7–8
88 Scott Smart 7–8
101 Gary Mason 5
Two Wheel Racing Honda Honda Honda CBR1000RR 20 Jenny Tinmouth 1–7, 11–12
Quelch Afterdark Motorsport Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 26 Josh Wainwright 1
Saudi Falcons BMW BMW S1000RR 36 Abdulaziz Binladin 9
RidersMotorcycles BMW BMW BMW S1000RR 40 Martin Jessopp 1–2, 5–12
SBK City Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 45 Rhalf Lo Turco 1–3, 5–12
Refresh Debt Solutions Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 53 Joe Burns 10
Morello Services PBR Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 55 Peter Baker 1–2
56 John Ingram 3–12
GGH/STEL Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 64 Aaron Zanotti All
PR Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 68 Jed Metcher 10–12
303 Keith Farmer 1–8
Honda Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 86 Julien Da Costa[1] 3, 9, 11–12
Millsport Ducati Ducati Ducati 1199 Panigale 96 Jakub Smrž 1–8
Moto Rapido 12
MotoDex Performance First BMW BMW S1000RR 127 Robbin Harms 11–12

Championship standings

Riders' championship
Pos Rider Bike BRH
 OUL
 SNE
 KNO
 BRH
 THR
 OUL
 CAD
 DON
 ASS
 SIL
 BRH
 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
The Championship Showdown
1 Shane Byrne Kawasaki 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 Ret 1 1 2 Ret 1 1 682
2 Ryuichi Kiyonari BMW 16 4 Ret Ret 5 4 1 2 1 Ret 3 3 1 1 4 Ret Ret 1 1 2 2 2 1 WD WD WD 620
3 Tommy Bridewell Yamaha 7 9 4 5 4 3 6 7 Ret 4 5 DNS 4 7 8 1 3 3 Ret 9 3 10 4 5 6 3 587
4 Josh Brookes Yamaha Ret 2 2 1 2 Ret 4 4 6 8 1 1 2 2 1 4 DSQ 4 3 Ret Ret 3 Ret 8 4 5 584
5 Dan Linfoot Kawasaki 11 8 6 7 7 6 7 6 5 7 4 4 5 4 3 7 11 8 14 6 4 4 7 4 8 6 577
6 Chris Walker Kawasaki 2 5 Ret 8 6 Ret 5 3 4 9 7 5 Ret 5 7 3 8 11 10 16 Ret 12 12 10 Ret 10 525
BSB Riders Cup
7 Stuart Easton Kawasaki 6 6 5 4 Ret 13 3 5 10 14 16 7 9 6 5 9 Ret 5 4 3 6 5 6 6 5 4 231
8 James Ellison Kawasaki 3 3 3 3 3 2 Ret 8 3 DNS DNS DNS 14 11 4 7 11 3 7 2 2 223
9 Josh Waters Suzuki 15 16 13 13 10 10 Ret 16 14 1 17 12 8 9 6 5 5 6 5 1 8 7 5 2 16 15 192
10 John Hopkins Suzuki 5 11 Ret 9 9 7 9 11 9 10 8 8 6 Ret Ret 13 DNS Ret 9 Ret 5 Ret DNS Ret 10 8 125
11 Peter Hickman Kawasaki 19 Ret 120
Honda 14 13 12 13 12 10 7 Ret 13 6 1 7 7 12 Ret 9 9 13 11 9
12 Jon Kirkham Kawasaki 21 DNS 9 10 17 17 13 6 11 6 14 8 9 8 6 12 13 Ret Ret Ret 15 3 7 7 118
13 James Westmoreland BMW 10 7 8 6 Ret Ret 10 Ret 11 Ret 10 8 14 10 8 10 9 9 14 96
14 Howie Mainwaring Kawasaki NC 16 Ret DNS 11 DNS 18 9 10 Ret 15 15 12 13 12 8 Ret Ret 14 1 3 Ret 82
15 Jakub Smrž Ducati 9 Ret 10 11 Ret 8 12 12 7 Ret 6 13 11 12 10 DNS DNS 14 12 11 82
16 Richard Cooper Kawasaki 8 15 7 Ret 10 9 11 9 8 2 DNS DNS 69
17 Patric Muff BMW 14 14 14 15 8 Ret DNS DNS 15 DNS 10 11 12 10 Ret 14 13 9 16 Ret Ret 14 13 Ret 13 13 60
18 Michael Rutter BMW 12 17 11 12 Ret 14 13 10 DNS DNS 9 DNS Ret 11 11 19 10 16 Ret 47
19 Julien Da Costa Honda Ret 5 15 6 6 8 15 14 Ret 43
20 Ben Wilson Kawasaki 4 10 15 16 Ret 15 16 Ret 17 15 Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS 12 9 Ret 19 13 Ret Ret DNS 12 Ret 17 40
21 Gary Mason Kawasaki Ret 11 Ret 17 18 16 4 Ret Ret 11 Ret 15 Ret 11 DNS DNS 29
22 Barry Burrell Kawasaki Ret 20 19 18 11 11 8 Ret Ret DNS 13 14 13 Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS 19 15 Ret Ret 27
23 Keith Farmer Kawasaki 19 19 Ret Ret 14 DNS 15 14 Ret 3 14 DNS 17 13 Ret DNS DNS 26
24 Glen Richards Kawasaki 16 14 12 10 7 21
25 Filip Backlund Yamaha 17 15 Ret 9 13 11 Ret 15 12 21
26 Martin Jessopp BMW 13 12 12 14 20 19 19 16 Ret DNS DNS 18 Ret Ret 17 18 14 17 16 Ret Ret DNS 15
27 Jed Metcher Kawasaki 7 13 18 18 18 12
28 Lee Jackson BMW 16 18 15 Ret 15 16 16 10 12 12
29 Christian Iddon Bimota 5 Ret 11
30 Ian Hutchinson Yamaha 23 Ret 16 Ret 13 12 18 15 18 16 22 17 Ret 19 19 8
31 John Ingram Kawasaki 16 Ret Ret DNS 19 12 20 18 18 18 17 17 14 Ret 18 Ret 16 16 Ret Ret 17 19 6
32 Kevin Valk Kawasaki Ret 11 5
33 Scott Smart Kawasaki 19 15 14 Ret 15 4
34 Harry Hartley Kawasaki 18 13 17 17 DNS DNS DNS DNS 3
35 Aaron Zanotti Suzuki 22 21 18 19 15 18 Ret Ret 21 17 21 15 21 20 Ret Ret Ret 18 20 15 Ret Ret 19 DNS 23 Ret 3
Bryan Staring Kawasaki 17 Ret 16 0
Robbin Harms BMW Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret 0
Jenny Tinmouth Honda 27 23 20 20 17 17 19 18 22 DNS 23 19 20 22 Ret 18 20 19 19 22 0
Christophe Ponsson Bimota Ret DNS 22 21 20 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 19 18 20 22 Ret 0
Mitchell Carr Kawasaki 20 Ret DNQ DNQ Ret DNS 17 18 0
Lee Costello Kawasaki 17 18 0
Shaun Winfield Kawasaki 21 21 24 20 20 17 Ret 20 20 0
Rhalf Lo Turco Kawasaki 28 24 22 23 18 19 23 20 Ret 21 23 Ret 21 20 Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret 21 21 21 0
Peter Baker Kawasaki 26 22 Ret 22 0
Michael Dunlop BMW 24 Ret 0
Josh Wainwright Kawasaki 25 Ret 0
Simon Andrews Honda Ret DNS Ret DNS 0
Joe Burns Kawasaki Ret Ret 0
James Hillier Kawasaki Ret DNS 0
Abdulaziz Binladin BMW DNQ DNQ 0
Pos Rider Bike BRH
 OUL
 SNE
 KNO
 BRH
 THR
 OUL
 CAD
 DON
 ASS
 SIL
 BRH
 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes
  1. "Kiyonari returns, Lowes joins Samsung Honda". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
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