Support series: British Supersport Championship Superstock 600 British 125 Championship
The 2011 British Superbike season was the 24th British Superbike Championship season. No major rules were changed from the previous year with the showdown section of the season staying and the continuation of the evolution class below the main superbike class. The field had greater quality than the year before with champion Ryuichi Kiyonari returning to defend his title on the HM Plant Honda alongside the returning former British superbike champion Shane Byrne . This meant that Josh Brookes moved onto the lone Relentless by TAS Suzuki, with Michael Laverty and Tommy Hill moving to a new swan Yamaha team. The major signing was that of former Moto GP rider John Hopkins who joined the Samsung crescent Suzuki squad alongside Jon Kirkham.
The championship was tightly contested between Byrne, Hopkins and Hill, each taking their share of race wins, but it was not until the final round at Brands Hatch that the title would be decided. The first race was edgy with Michael Laverty taking the victory, the second race of the weekend would however swing the title towards Tommy Hill , Hopkin's Samsung Suzuki cut out in the early laps forcing him to restart the bikes electronics and ride from the back of the field to 12th place. It was all down to the final race, whoever finished first between Hopkins and Hill would win the title. Hopkins made a good start and lead Hill for almost the entire race, however on the penultimate lap Hill would pass Hopkins, leaving it until the final corner of the final lap Hopkins went up the inside to retake second however he could not hold the line and Hill squeezed up the inside to beat Hopkins to the title by 6 thousandths of a second (0.006s) to become the 2011 British Superbike Champion.
Calendar [ ]
Notes:
1.^ – The second race at Oulton Park was cancelled due to bad weather conditions. As a result, the race was run at the next possible round of the championship at Cadwell Park , with the second race grid positions standing for the race.[2]
Entry List [ ]
2011 Entry List
Team
Constructor
Bike
Riders
Class
Rounds
HM Plant Honda[3]
Honda
Honda CBR1000RR [3]
1
Ryuichi Kiyonari [3]
All
67
Shane Byrne [3]
All
Relentless Suzuki by TAS
Suzuki
Suzuki GSX-R1000
2
Josh Brookes [4]
All
11
Guy Martin [5]
1
MSS Colchester Kawasaki
Kawasaki
Kawasaki ZX-10R
3
Stuart Easton [6]
1–3
5
Ian Lowry [7]
10–12
22
Alex Lowes [8]
4–9
101
Gary Mason [9]
1–9
S
10–12
Sorrymate.com SMT Honda[10]
Honda
Honda CBR1000RR
4
Dan Linfoot [10]
1–6
16
James Ellison [11]
7–10, 12
Tyco Racing Team[12]
Honda
Honda CBR1000RR [12]
4
Dan Linfoot [13]
11–12
24
[14]
E
All
46
Tommy Bridewell [12]
1–5
60
Peter Hickman [15]
All
Buildbase BMW[16]
BMW
BMW S1000RR [16]
5
Ian Lowry [17]
1–9
8
John Laverty [16]
1–7
47
12
77
[16]
E
All
99
[18]
10–12
Rapid Solicitors-Bathams Ducati
Ducati
Ducati 1198
6
Michael Rutter [19]
1–9, 11–12
40
[19]
All
Swan Yamaha [20]
Yamaha
Yamaha YZF-R1 [20]
7
Michael Laverty [21]
All
33
Tommy Hill [20]
All
Pr1mo Racing
Kawasaki
Kawasaki ZX-10R
9
Chris Walker [22]
All
Samsung Crescent Racing[23]
Suzuki
Suzuki GSX-R1000
10
Jon Kirkham [23]
All
21
John Hopkins [24]
1–8, 10–12
Splitlath Motorsport[25]
Aprilia
Aprilia RSV4 1000 [26]
11
[27]
E
9, 11–12
56
Hudson Kennaugh [25]
1–4, 6
E
7–8
100
Jenny Tinmouth [26]
1–3
Mark Miller [28]
E
5
6
Karl Harris [29]
7–8
E
9–12
AIR Racing
Kawasaki
Kawasaki ZX-10R
12
[30]
E
1, 3–7
Doodson Motorsport
BMW
BMW S1000RR
14
[31]
E
8
20
[32]
E
1–6
25
[33]
E
10–12
PR Racing
Kawasaki
Kawasaki ZX-10R
17
Simon Andrews [34]
E
1–6
56
Hudson Kennaugh [35]
E
9–10
Kawasaki World Superbike
Kawasaki
Kawasaki ZX-10R
17
Joan Lascorz [36]
8
23
Broc Parkes [37]
8
Jentin Racing[38]
Honda
Honda CBR1000RR
19
[38]
1–6, 9–12
66
12
Team WFR[39]
Honda
Honda CBR1000RR [39]
22
Alex Lowes [40]
E
1–3
27
James Westmoreland [41]
E
10
S
11–12
45
Glen Richards [39]
E
All
81
[42]
E
1, 3–12
98
Jake Zemke [43]
E
5–8
Motorpoint Yamaha[44]
Yamaha
Yamaha YZF-R1 [44]
22
Alex Lowes [45]
10–12
27
James Westmoreland [46]
1–8
46
Tommy Bridewell [47]
9–12
65
Loris Baz [44]
1–7
Hobbs Racing
BMW
BMW S1000RR
25
[48]
E
1, 3, 5
Bournemouth Kawasaki
Kawasaki
Kawasaki ZX-10R
37
[49]
E
All
Buy-force.com Quattro Plant
Kawasaki
Kawasaki ZX-10R
54
[50]
E
11–12
Marks Bloom Racing
Kawasaki
Kawasaki ZX-10R
55
Dan Kneen [51]
E
1–2, 4–8, 10–12
Spike Racing BMW
BMW
BMW S1000RR
64
[52]
E
All
Close Print Finance Honda
Honda
Honda CBR1000RR
75
[53]
E
1–6, 10–12
777RR Motorsport
Suzuki
Suzuki GSX-R1000
78
[54]
E
1–3, 5–9
Boss D&B
BMW
BMW S1000RR
79
[55]
1, 3, 10
Moto Rapido Ducati
Ducati
Ducati 1198
88
Scott Smart [56]
E
All
Icon
Class
E
Evolution Class
S
2012-specification
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider
Championship standings [ ]
Riders' Championship [ ]
Pos
Rider
Bike
BRH
OUL
CRO
THR
KNO
SNE
OUL
BRH
CAD
DON
SIL
BRH
Pts
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R3
The Championship Showdown
1
Tommy Hill
Yamaha
2
1
DNS
DNS
14
6
24
4
1
1
2
DNS
1
C
19
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
3
2
4
4
2
647
2
John Hopkins
Suzuki
17
5
2
1
2
3
4
3
2
Ret
1
3
Ret
C
4
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
12
3
645
3
Shane Byrne
Honda
1
3
4
3
Ret
1
3
1
3
2
3
4
4
C
16
1
3
3
3
4
4
8
5
5
6
1
1
625
4
Michael Laverty
Yamaha
Ret
4
5
5
24
Ret
1
7
6
3
4
5
6
C
8
4
4
1
2
3
2
14
2
4
1
NC
5
601
5
Josh Brookes
Suzuki
Ret
DNS
6
Ret
8
4
9
6
5
13
7
2
2
C
1
6
Ret
DSQ
4
2
6
5
4
1
2
Ret
6
598
6
Ryuichi Kiyonari
Honda
Ret
2
1
4
25
15
10
19
10
4
5
1
15
C
17
12
6
5
9
7
Ret
6
28
13
17
16
11
526
BSB Riders Cup
7
Jon Kirkham
Suzuki
5
Ret
7
7
1
Ret
Ret
9
8
11
6
Ret
9
C
9
8
10
4
6
6
5
3
27
6
8
2
Ret
210
8
Michael Rutter
Ducati
6
7
11
6
Ret
8
2
Ret
Ret
9
13
DNS
3
C
2
5
5
Ret
Ret
DNS
8
8
7
Ret
7
164
9
Peter Hickman
Honda
13
9
13
8
7
9
5
2
13
8
10
DNS
Ret
C
25
10
9
8
5
5
7
Ret
Ret
7
Ret
14
9
155
10
Gary Mason
Kawasaki
18
10
9
10
3
7
Ret
14
4
6
11
11
5
C
3
Ret
7
6
10
12
17
17
14
14
Ret
DNS
DNS
139
11
Ducati
9
15
15
12
19
Ret
12
10
Ret
12
12
6
Ret
C
23
9
Ret
7
7
8
9
4
9
Ret
10
Ret
13
110
12
Chris Walker
Kawasaki
10
11
16
11
Ret
13
8
8
14
7
8
8
14
C
5
15
15
10
Ret
DNS
Ret
9
17
Ret
12
5
Ret
105
13
Honda
Ret
DNS
WD
WD
19
23
17
DNS
15
DNS
16
C
7
11
11
11
8
9
10
10
6
11
9
6
8
92
14
Loris Baz
Yamaha
7
13
8
9
4
5
25
11
9
Ret
9
7
7
C
88
15
James Westmoreland
Yamaha
Ret
Ret
14
13
12
12
26
12
7
5
14
DNS
8
C
6
25
14
88
Honda
11
12
12
Ret
14
8
10
16
James Ellison
Honda
11
C
24
Ret
13
13
11
10
8
7
5
3
4
79
17
Tommy Bridewell
Honda
3
Ret
WD
WD
10
10
Ret
17
11
Ret
76
Yamaha
Ret
11
14
11
10
9
11
7
12
18
Stuart Easton
Kawasaki
4
6
3
2
6
2
69
19
Dan Linfoot
Honda
8
8
10
15
17
Ret
6
5
Ret
15
18
12
15
10
NC
9
Ret
63
20
Alex Lowes
Honda
12
12
12
14
5
11
60
Kawasaki
7
Ret
Ret
DNS
16
DNS
13
C
21
20
16
12
Ret
Ret
Yamaha
16
Ret
7
12
15
Ret
DNS
21
Glen Richards
Honda
11
14
Ret
Ret
9
16
14
18
12
18
20
13
12
C
10
14
17
9
13
14
13
15
13
16
16
Ret
DNS
54
22
Ian Lowry
BMW
Ret
Ret
18
18
18
14
16
22
DNS
DNS
19
9
Ret
C
11
Ret
Ret
WD
WD
WD
27
Kawasaki
12
Ret
11
15
13
Ret
Ret
23
Scott Smart
Ducati
24
20
17
17
22
Ret
Ret
DNS
16
14
Ret
DNS
10
C
26
18
20
14
12
13
Ret
DNS
16
Ret
Ret
13
15
21
24
Joan Lascorz
Kawasaki
Ret
7
8
17
25
BMW
21
21
19
23
Ret
17
13
16
19
17
27
14
19
C
15
16
19
16
15
16
15
13
18
17
18
Ret
14
13
26
Honda
19
19
20
20
16
19
15
21
20
16
23
15
Ret
C
12
17
NC
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
19
11
16
11
27
Karl Harris
Aprilia
Ret
C
Ret
Ret
Ret
15
14
15
Ret
Ret
22
22
21
10
18
10
28
Jake Zemke
Honda
21
20
21
10
17
C
14
19
18
8
29
Simon Andrews
Kawasaki
15
17
Ret
19
21
18
27
20
15
10
17
DNS
8
30
Honda
14
16
Ret
16
Ret
DNS
11
15
Ret
19
Ret
DNS
16
Ret
Ret
16
20
19
DNS
DNS
DNS
8
31
Broc Parkes
Kawasaki
18
13
12
7
32
John Laverty
BMW
Ret
DNS
WD
WD
13
21
20
13
18
23
22
DNS
DNS
C
6
33
Hudson Kennaugh
Aprilia
Ret
Ret
23
Ret
11
Ret
17
Ret
Ret
DNS
18
C
Ret
Ret
DNS
5
Kawasaki
19
Ret
19
19
Ret
34
Dan Kneen
Kawasaki
WD
WD
WD
WD
22
DNS
DNS
DNS
Ret
21
20
C
13
23
Ret
Ret
Ret
23
21
Ret
17
Ret
3
35
Kawasaki
20
18
21
21
23
20
28
27
Ret
Ret
Ret
17
23
C
WD
WD
WD
17
17
17
20
20
Ret
Ret
Ret
15
17
1
36
BMW
25
23
24
22
15
23
Ret
Ret
23
22
Ret
DNS
1
37
BMW
22
22
22
24
20
24
18
24
DNS
DNS
24
16
22
C
20
22
22
20
Ret
20
23
22
24
24
22
18
19
0
38
Guy Martin
Suzuki
16
Ret
0
39
Honda
23
Ret
DNS
DNS
Ret
22
23
25
22
21
DSQ
18
22
Ret
Ret
DNS
0
40
BMW
24
19
21
20
Ret
DNS
DNS
0
41
Suzuki
Ret
Ret
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
21
C
Ret
24
Ret
21
19
Ret
0
42
Kawasaki
WD
WD
Ret
25
21
26
24
Ret
25
19
Ret
C
0
43
Kawasaki
Ret
Ret
23
19
Ret
0
44
Mark Miller
Aprilia
Ret
24
26
20
0
45
Honda
20
Ret
DNS
0
46
BMW
22
21
21
0
47
BMW
21
21
26
23
0
48
Aprilia
DNS
DNS
25
25
0
Jenny Tinmouth
Aprilia
WD
WD
DNQ
DNQ
Ret
Ret
0
BMW
WD
WD
WD
WD
Ret
Ret
0
BMW
WD
WD
DNQ
DNQ
Ret
DNS
0
BMW
DNS
DNS
DNS
0
Pos
Rider
Bike
BRH
OUL
CRO
THR
KNO
SNE
OUL
BRH
CAD
DON
SIL
BRH
Pts
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Evolution Championship [ ]
Pos
Rider
Bike
BRH
OUL
CRO
THR
KNO
SNE
OUL
BRH
CAD
DON
SIL
BRH
Pts
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R3
1
Glen Richards
Honda
11
14
Ret
Ret
9
16
14
18
12
18
20
13
12
C
10
14
17
9
13
14
13
15
13
16
16
Ret
DNS
423
2
Honda
Ret
DNS
WD
WD
19
23
17
DNS
15
DNS
16
C
7
11
11
11
8
9
10
10
6
11
9
6
8
396
3
BMW
21
21
19
23
Ret
17
13
16
19
17
27
14
19
C
15
16
19
16
15
16
15
13
18
17
18
Ret
14
326
4
Honda
19
19
20
20
16
19
15
21
20
16
23
15
Ret
C
12
17
NC
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
19
11
16
288
5
Scott Smart
Ducati
24
20
17
17
22
Ret
Ret
DNS
16
14
Ret
DNS
10
C
26
18
20
14
12
13
Ret
DNS
16
Ret
Ret
13
15
257
6
BMW
22
22
22
24
20
24
18
24
DNS
DNS
24
16
22
C
20
22
22
20
Ret
20
23
22
24
24
22
18
19
195
7
Kawasaki
20
18
21
21
23
20
28
27
Ret
Ret
Ret
17
23
C
WD
WD
WD
17
17
17
20
20
Ret
Ret
Ret
15
17
163
8
Simon Andrews
Kawasaki
15
17
Ret
19
21
18
27
20
15
10
17
DNS
159
9
Alex Lowes
Honda
12
12
12
14
5
11
100
10
Karl Harris
Aprilia
15
14
15
Ret
Ret
22
22
21
10
18
98
11
Jake Zemke
Honda
21
20
21
10
17
C
14
19
18
88
12
Dan Kneen
Kawasaki
WD
WD
WD
WD
22
DNS
DNS
DNS
Ret
21
20
C
13
23
Ret
Ret
Ret
23
21
Ret
17
Ret
73
13
BMW
25
23
24
22
15
23
Ret
Ret
23
22
Ret
DNS
71
14
Honda
23
Ret
DNS
DNS
Ret
22
23
25
22
21
DSQ
18
22
Ret
Ret
DNS
68
15
Kawasaki
WD
WD
Ret
25
21
26
24
Ret
25
19
Ret
C
47
16
James Westmoreland
Honda
11
12
40
17
BMW
24
19
21
20
Ret
DNS
DNS
37
18
Hudson Kennaugh
Aprilia
18
C
Ret
Ret
DNS
37
Kawasaki
19
Ret
19
19
Ret
19
Suzuki
Ret
Ret
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
21
C
Ret
24
Ret
21
19
Ret
28
20
BMW
22
21
21
27
21
Kawasaki
Ret
Ret
23
19
Ret
17
22
Aprilia
DNS
DNS
25
25
13
23
Mark Miller
Aprilia
Ret
24
7
BMW
WD
WD
WD
WD
Ret
Ret
0
Pos
Rider
Bike
BRH
OUL
CRO
THR
KNO
SNE
OUL
BRH
CAD
DON
SIL
BRH
Pts
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Manufacturers' Championship [ ]
Pos
Manufacturer
BRH
OUL
CRO
THR
KNO
SNE
OUL
BRH
CAD
DON
SIL
BRH
Pts
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R3
1
Yamaha
2
1
5
5
4
5
1
4
1
1
2
5
1
C
6
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
4
2
503
2
Suzuki
5
5
2
1
1
3
4
3
2
11
1
2
2
C
1
3
2
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
490
3
Honda
1
2
1
3
5
1
3
1
3
2
3
1
4
C
7
1
3
3
3
4
4
6
5
5
5
1
1
454
4
Kawasaki
4
6
3
2
3
2
7
8
4
6
8
8
5
C
3
7
7
6
10
12
12
9
11
14
12
5
17
249
5
Ducati
6
7
11
6
19
8
2
10
16
9
12
6
3
C
2
5
5
7
7
8
9
4
8
8
7
13
7
230
6
BMW
21
21
18
18
13
14
13
13
18
17
19
9
19
C
11
16
19
16
15
16
15
13
18
17
18
Ret
14
30
7
Aprilia
Ret
Ret
23
Ret
11
Ret
17
Ret
Ret
24
26
20
18
C
Ret
Ret
Ret
15
14
15
Ret
Ret
22
22
21
10
18
15
Pos
Manufacturer
BRH
OUL
CRO
THR
KNO
SNE
OUL
BRH
CAD
DON
SIL
BRH
Pts
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