2023 British Supersport Championship

The 2023 British Supersport Championship season was the 35th British Supersport Championship season, incorporating the 2023 British GP2 Cup. Jack Kennedy was the reigning series champion, but did not return to defend his title as he moved up to the 2023 British Superbike Championship.[1][2] The season was marred by the sudden death of rider Damon Rees following a short illness.[3]

Teams and riders

2023 Entry List[4]
Team Constructor No. Rider Class Rounds
R&R Racing Yamaha 2 T.J. Toms[5] All
4 Caolán Irwin[6] 1–3
64 Sam Munro 5
Truelove Brothers Triumph/Suzuki 3 Harry Truelove 3, 8
Milenco by Padgetts Motorcycles Honda Honda 4 Davey Todd 6
BPE Yamaha Yamaha 4 Dean Harrison 9–11
47 Richard Cooper 9, 11
Tech 5 Racing Ducati 5 Matt Stevens SSC 2–3, 5–7, 10–11
PWR Yamaha 6 Phil Wakefield 1–4
Macadam Racing Yamaha 7 Tom Toparis[7] All
41 Jack Nixon[8] 1
Profile / Road and Racing Performance Kawasaki 8 Luke Stapleford 1–8, 10
Hawk/MD Racing Yamaha 9 Michael Dunlop[9] 2
Krämer Racing Krämer 10 Joe Collier[10] GP2 1–8
10 Barry Burrell GP2 10–11
Team FR89 Kalex 11 Lucca Allen GP2 1, 3–11
ASTRO-JJR Suzuki Suzuki 12 Jamie Perrin[11] All
69 Rhys Irwin[12] All
Ashcourt Racing Yamaha 13 Lee Johnston 1–2
Completely Motorbikes Triumph Triumph 14 James McManus All
15 Eugene McManus All
Go Racing/SGR Chassis Factory 16 Harvey Claridge[13] GP2 3, 5–11
73 Harry Rowlings[14] GP2 1–11
Right Gear Racing Yamaha 17 Gareth Cunningham SSC 2–3, 6
Go Pink Racing Ariane 18 Jodie Fieldhouse GP2 1, 5–8
Merlin Motorsport Kawasaki 19 Ben Grayson SSC All[a]
Motorcycle Race Parts Ducati Ducati 21 Tom Tunstall SSC 2–3, 5–7, 9–11
Team Val-Tech Racing Kawasaki 22 Eunan McGlinchey[15] All
Jones Brothers Racing Kawasaki 23 Osian Jones 9–10
Tommo#21 Racing Triumph 24 Stephen Thomas 7
Exersci Yamaha Yamaha 26 Tommy Fielding 10
Ready4Racing Vision Team Ducati 27 Blaze Baker[16] 1–2
DANIK Group Motorsport Triumph 29 Dan Burnham 1, 7, 10
Nykos Racing Nykos 30 Owen Mellor GP2 8–9, 11
Team Tolly Racing Yamaha 33 Ben Tolliday SSC 2–4, 6, 8–11
JW Racing Yamaha 35 Josh Wood SSC 1, 3, 5–6, 8–11
KTS Racing Yamaha 36 Jamie Coward 11
James Bull Racing Yamaha 37 James Bull SSC 1–3, 5–7
JDF Racing Ducati 38 Adon Davie SSC 1–4, 6–7, 9, 11
PHR Performance Triumph Triumph 41 Jack Nixon[17] 7–11
47 Richard Cooper 8
True Heroes Racing/Laguna Motorcycles Ducati Ducati 44 Charlie White 1–3, 5–11
50 Dave Mackay 2–3, 5–6
50 Leon Wilton 1, 7–11
RD Racing Triumph 45 Jake Marsh GP2 1–6, 8–11
BarneyRacing Yamaha 46 Ash Barnes 1–9
Russell Racing Yamaha 47 Richard Cooper 2, 6
Elmech Racing Team Triumph 49 Luke Wallington GP2 1–3, 5–11
EG Racing Yamaha 51 Ryan Garside SSC 1–10[b]
Gearlink Kawasaki Kawasaki 54 Tim Neave 10
55 Zak Corderoy[18] All
96 Tom Booth-Amos[19] 1–9, 11
JMCC Roofing Racing Yamaha 56 Adam McLean 2, 4
Seeeeeth Yamaha Yamaha 57 Seth Crump All
CM Racing / Team Xclusiv Kawasaki 59 Caiden Wilkinson SSC 3, 6, 8, 10
Oxford Products Racing Ducati Ducati 61 Ben Currie All
Go Racing Developments CFR Chassis Factory 66 Cameron Fraser[20] GP2 All
LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha Yamaha 67 Casey O'Gorman[21] 8, 10–11
CF Motorsport Yamaha 68 Carter Brown 7
Lee Yamaha 70 Lee Wells 8
Peterpan Racing Yamaha 71 Dave Grace SSC 2–3, 6–11
Macadam Racing with Specialised Group Racing Yamaha 72 Max Wadsworth 1–3, 8–11
MPM Routz Racing Yamaha 74 Jaimie van Sikkelerus[22] All
Lee Devonport Racing Yamaha 75 Lee Devonport SSC 1–2, 9–11
PreZ Racing Yamaha Yamaha 76 Paul Jordan 1–2
JRM Ducati Ducati 77 Jonathan Railton[23] SSC 1, 3–7, 10–11
Talentum Motorsport By Azure Notions Yamaha 78 Freddie Barnes 1–7, 9–11
Highsparks Ducati Ducati 82 Luke Jones All
Swan Racing Yamaha 87 Jake Hopper 10–11
Aalco Motorsport Kawasaki 88 Harry Leigh SSC 1–3, 5–6, 10
NRG-MOTO.COM Yamaha 89 Mark Conlin SSC 1, 3
Resideo Racing Ducati 90 Craig Kennelly SSC 1–3, 5–7, 9, 11
K2 Trooper Triumph by PHR Performance Triumph 91 Pierre-Yves Bian 1–2
Carl Cox Motorsport with Uggly & Co by Binch Pro Yamaha 92 Damon Rees† 1–4
64 Sam Munro 6–7, 10–11
25 Thomas Strudwick 8–9
Dan Cooper Motorsport Yamaha 94 George Edwards 3
Force One Racing team MV Agusta 99 Harry Cook[24] SSC 1, 3, 5–7, 9–11
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement rider
GP2 GP2 Cup
SSC Supersport Cup

Race calendar and results

2023 calendar[25]
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team
1 SR Silverstone National 8 April Lee Johnston Tom Booth-Amos Lee Johnston Ashcourt Racing
FR 9 April Tom Booth-Amos Tom Toparis Lee Johnston Ashcourt Racing
2 SR Oulton Park 30 April Richard Cooper Richard Cooper Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki
FR 1 May Richard Cooper Richard Cooper Luke Stapleford Profile / Road and Racing Performance
3 SR Donington Park GP 20 May Tom Booth-Amos Tom Booth-Amos Jaimie van Sikkelerus MPM Routz Racing
FR 21 May Tom Booth-Amos Tom Booth-Amos Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki
4 SR Knockhill 17 June Tom Booth-Amos Tom Booth-Amos Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki
FR 18 June Tom Booth-Amos Tom Booth-Amos Rhys Irwin ASTRO-JJR Suzuki
5 SR Snetterton 300 8 July Luke Stapleford Tom Booth-Amos Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki
FR 9 July Tom Booth-Amos Ben Currie Luke Stapleford Profile / Road and Racing Performance
6 SR Brands Hatch GP 22 July Luke Stapleford Richard Cooper Richard Cooper Russell Racing
FR 23 July Richard Cooper Tom Booth-Amos Rhys Irwin ASTRO-JJR Suzuki
7 SR Thruxton 12 August T.J. Toms Tom Booth-Amos Ben Currie Oxford Products Racing Ducati
FR 13 August Tom Booth-Amos Rhys Irwin Ben Currie Oxford Products Racing Ducati
8 SR Cadwell Park 27 August Ben Currie Tom Booth-Amos Ben Currie Oxford Products Racing Ducati
FR 28 August Tom Booth-Amos Tom Booth-Amos Ben Currie Oxford Products Racing Ducati
9 SR Oulton Park 16 September Ben Currie Jaimie van Sikkelerus Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki
FR 17 September Jaimie van Sikkelerus Dean Harrison Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki
10 SR Donington Park National 30 September Ben Currie Ben Currie Ben Currie Oxford Products Racing Ducati
FR 1 October Ben Currie Ben Currie Ben Currie Oxford Products Racing Ducati
11 SR Brands Hatch GP 14 October Rhys Irwin Ben Currie Richard Cooper BPE Yamaha
FR 15 October Ben Currie Ben Currie Tom Booth-Amos Gearlink Kawasaki

Championship standings

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
 OUL
 DON
 KNO
 SNE
 BRH
 THR
 CAD
 OUL
 DON
 BRH
 Pts
SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR
1 Ben Currie Ducati 6 6 6 3 Ret 2 4 3 3 9 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 6 Ret 406
2 Tom Booth-Amos Kawasaki 3 Ret 1 4 Ret 1 1 Ret 1 3 DNS 3 25 3 3 Ret 1 1 2 1 333
3 Tom Toparis Yamaha 4 3 14 Ret 2 5 7 4 Ret 4 9 6 7 4 4 4 4 8 7 8 3 Ret 288
4 Rhys Irwin Suzuki Ret 2 5 5 DNS 14 3 1 2 2 5 1 3 2 Ret 3 Ret Ret 8 Ret 5 Ret 282
5 Luke Stapleford Kawasaki 2 Ret Ret 1 3 3 2 2 Ret 1 8 Ret 2 4 2 Ret DNS 2 246
6 Jaimie van Sikkelerus Yamaha Ret 5 10 7 1 4 10 7 4 Ret 11 9 8 10 Ret 10 3 7 10 5 4 12 248
7 Luke Jones Ducati Ret 9 3 10 6 6 6 8 5 5 Ret DNS 9 7 7 7 5 9 6 12 Ret 2 234
8 T.J. Toms Yamaha 9 16 7 Ret 9 13 6 10 Ret 10 7 Ret 4 5 6 5 7 6 2 7 10 4 227
9 Eugene McManus Triumph Ret 8 12 Ret Ret 7 11 5 7 7 5 10 11 8 8 6 Ret 7 4 4 Ret 3 203
11 Jamie Perrin Suzuki 5 4 Ret 11 4 Ret 5 6 6 6 8 5 DSQ Ret 9 11 Ret Ret 14 6 12 Ret 183
11 Richard Cooper Yamaha 2 2 1 4 Ret 2 1 Ret 182
Triumph 5 2
12 Eunan McGlinchey Kawasaki Ret 18 4 8 Ret 11 Ret DNS 8 Ret Ret 8 5 Ret Ret DNS Ret DSQ 3 10 Ret 6 116
13 Zak Corderoy Kawasaki 13 11 8 Ret 7 9 Ret 9 Ret Ret 3 7 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 111
14 Jack Nixon Yamaha 8 12 12 12 12 10 8 5 13 11 9 5 108
15 Dean Harrison Yamaha 6 4 12 9 19 7 65
16 Max Wadsworth Yamaha 11 10 15 17 11 DNS 15 9 9 14 11 21 15 14 65
17 Lee Johnston Yamaha 1 1 Ret 10 64
18 Seth Crump Yamaha 14 13 30 15 5 Ret 12 14 Ret Ret Ret 18 23 21 Ret Ret 12 13 Ret 16 18 11 60
19 Damon Rees† Yamaha 7 Ret 20 9 9 8 8 10 54
20 Sam Munro Yamaha 11 13 6 11 DNS DNS Ret 13 DNS 10 49
21 Casey O'Gorman Yamaha WD WD 5 3 5 Ret 46
22 Ash Barnes Yamaha Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 16 17 9 8 19 14 Ret 17 14 Ret WD WD 35
23 James McManus Triumph 17 14 Ret Ret 13 16 12 Ret 13 16 Ret 19 17 16 Ret 15 Ret Ret 18 17 Ret 15 35
24 Jonathan Railton Ducati DNS DNS 22 Ret 18 20 17 15 22 15 15 14 23 22 24 16 24
25 Blaze Baker Ducati 10 7 18
26 Tom Tunstall Ducati 19 19 16 18 15 17 21 17 20 19 13 18 19 23 22 20 16
27 Adon Davie Ducati 23 21 WD WD 19 Ret 13 12 18 Ret 18 15 Ret 17 25 19 16
28 Thomas Strudwick Yamaha 13 12 Ret 11 13
29 Michael Dunlop Yamaha 11 13 10
30 Carter Brown Yamaha 16 11 9
31 Josh Wood Yamaha 19 23 WD WD Ret 18 WD WD 18 19 15 20 Ret 25 Ret 17 9
32 Adam McLean Yamaha 13 14 Ret 15 9
33 Jamie Coward Yamaha 17 18 8
34 Harry Truelove Triumph 20 12 7
Suzuki 16 DNS
35 Phil Wakefield Yamaha 24 22 16 16 15 20 17 DNS 6
36 Ryan Garside Yamaha 25 24 Ret 20 26 22 22 22 Ret 24 24 24 24 22 22 22 17 21 16 24 5
37 Dave Grace Yamaha 22 Ret 24 27 13 Ret 27 24 Ret 25 20 24 22 26 23 24 4
38 Harry Leigh Kawasaki 18 19 23 26 17 21 20 Ret 30 21 Ret 29 4
39 Ben Tolliday Yamaha 24 24 Ret 23 21 21 23 23 17 16 19 26 27 31 DNS DNS 4
40 Dave Mackay Ducati 18 25 25 28 21 21 15 Ret 3
41 James Bull Yamaha 20 20 26 21 18 Ret 18 20 Ret 20 22 Ret 3
42 Tim Neave Kawasaki DNS 14 2
43 Ben Grayson Kawasaki DNS Ret 31 Ret DNS DNS 23 23 WD WD 29 28 30 Ret Ret 26 18 27 31 34 Ret 28 2
44 Davey Todd Honda Ret 16 2
45 Tommy Fielding Yamaha 17 27 1
46 Caiden Wilkinson Kawasaki DNS DNS 27 27 21 18 28 32 1
Lee Wells Yamaha 20 20 0
Freddie Barnes Yamaha 30 29 28 Ret 29 29 Ret Ret 23 23 Ret 25 Ret Ret 21 22 Ret DNS 20 22 0
Pierre Yves-Bian Triumph 21 Ret 27 DNS 0
George Edwards Yamaha 21 Ret 0
Paul Jordan Yamaha 26 Ret DNS 23 0
Osian Jones Kawasaki Ret 23 WD WD 0
Matt Stevens Ducati 32 29 DNS Ret 25 Ret DNS 30 29 27 DNS 35 Ret DNS 0
Leon Wilton Ducati Ret DNS 33 30 28 27 26 Ret 32 DNS DNS DNS 0
Dan Burnham Triumph 27 27 32 28 DNS DNS 0
Gareth Cunningham Yamaha DNS 28 DNS DNS WD WD 0
Jake Hopper Yamaha Ret Ret WD WD 0
Stephen Thomas Triumph Ret DNS 0
Mark Conlin Yamaha DNS DNS DNS DNS 0
Pos Rider Bike SIL
 OUL
 DON
 KNO
 SNE
 BRH
 THR
 CAD
 OUL
 DON
 BRH
 Pts

Notes

  1. ^ Grayson competed in the Supersport Cup in rounds 2-3 and 6-11. He competed as a regular entrant in rounds 1, 4 and 5.
  2. ^ Garside competed in the Supersport Cup in rounds 1-8. He competed as a regular entrant in rounds 9 and 10.

References

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