The British Supersport Championship, National Superstock 1000 & 600 and the British Motostar Championship are the four main championship series that are run as support races alongside the British Superbike Championship. In 2012 the Motostar category replaced the defunct 125cc category that had been running since the start of the British Superbike Championship in 1988, Motostar was open to both 125 and 250 machines similar to Moto 3 machines. The Supersport racing started in 1989 and is a class comprising 600cc Motorcycles that are allowed racing modifications and custom tuning. It wasn't until 2000 that the Superstock 1000 category replaced the defunct 250cc category, with the Superstock 600 championship being the newest addition on the support series in 2008. In 2010 the Superstock 1000 and Superstock 600 categories also supported the British rounds of the Superbike World Championship and the Moto GP both at Silverstone.
British Supersport Championship
British Supersport Championship is a support series to the British Superbike Championship (BSB). Until 2011 the British Supersport championship ran a single race at every BSB event, since then it has been expanded and now runs two rounds every BSB event. The machines are 600cc production bikes that are allowed a set amount of tuning and aftermarket parts. The BSS championship is seen as a stepping stone for the younger talent to go up to the British Superbike Championship, riders such as: Tom Sykes, Cal Crutchlow and Leon Camier having come through this championship in the past.
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
Current bike models Ducati Panigale V2 Honda CBR600RR Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R MV Agusta F3 800 Suzuki GSX-R750 Triumph Daytona 765 R Yamaha YZF-R6
British Supersport champions Year Class Rider Motorcycle Notes Ref 1989 Supersport 600 Rodney Knapp Yamaha 1990 Supersport 600 John Reynolds Kawasaki 1991 Supersport 600 Ian Simpson Yamaha 1992 Supersport 600 Phil Borley Honda 1993 Supersport 600 Jim Moodie Honda 1994 Supersport 600 Ian Simpson Honda 1995 Supersport 600 Mike Edwards Honda 1996 Supercup Thunderbike Dave Heal Honda 1997 Supersport 600 Paul Brown Honda 1998 Supersport 600 John Crawford Suzuki 1999 Supersport 600 John Crawford Suzuki 2000 Supersport Jim Moodie Yamaha 2001 Supersport Karl Harris Suzuki 2002 Supersport Stuart Easton Ducati 2003 Supersport Karl Harris Honda 2004 Supersport Karl Harris Honda Harris Finished on 232 points with 6 wins and 2 DNFs from 13 rides 2005 Supersport Leon Camier Honda Camier finished with 202 points including 4 wins and 2 DNFs in 13 racers 2006 Supersport Cal Crutchlow Honda Crutchlow won the title easily with 242 Points 6 wins and 2 DNFs from 13 races 2007 Supersport Michael Laverty Suzuki 2008 Supersport Glen Richards Triumph Richards collected a total of 240 points with 4 wins and 0 DNFs from 12 races 2009 Supersport Steve Plater Honda 215 Points with 4 wins 2010 Supersport Sam Lowes Honda 2011 Supersport Alastair Seeley Suzuki 2012 Supersport Glen Richards Triumph 2013 Supersport Stuart Easton Yamaha 2014 Supersport Billy McConnell Triumph 2015 Supersport Luke Stapleford Triumph 2016 Supersport Tarran Mackenzie Kawasaki 2017 Supersport Keith Farmer Yamaha 2018 Supersport Jack Kennedy Yamaha 2019 Supersport Jack Kennedy Yamaha 2020 Supersport Rory Skinner Yamaha 2021SupersportJack KennedyKawasaki 2022SupersportJack KennedyYamaha 2023SupersportBen CurrieDucati2024SupersportJack KennedyHonda2025SupersportRhys IrwinSuzuki
British GP2 Cup
The British GP2 Cup is a support series to the British Superbike Championship (BSB).
Founded in 2018, the series races alongside the British Supersport Championship, although the two have separate classifications.
The bikes have prototype chassis like those used in Moto2 and use full-slick tyres (unlike Supersport), but their engines must adhere to Superstock600 regulations, with an output limit of 128 hp.
Mason Law is the reigning champion having claimed the 2020 title racing for Spirit Moto Corsa. The previous two champions Kyle Ryde (2019) and Josh Owens (2018) raced for Team Kovara Projects RS Racing aboard Kalex machinery.
British GP2 Cup winners Year Rider Motorcycle Ref 2018 Josh Owens Kalex 2019 Kyle Ryde Kalex 2020 Mason Law Spirit 2021Charlie NesbittKalex 2022Jack ScottKalex 2023 Cameron Fraser CFR 2024 Owen Jenner Krämer
National Superstock 1000 Championship
The National Superstock 1000 Championship is a support race for the British Superbike Championship, the superstock 1000 meaning that all the bikes have to be of a stock spec. This means that racing is much cheaper than in other categories as such this category gets many more entrants than any other class on the BSB grid.
National Superstock 1000 champions Year Rider Motorcycle Notes Ref 2001 Paul Young 236 Points 2002 David Jefferies 237 Points 2003 Andy Tinsley 178 Points 2004 Danny Beaumont 214 Points 2005 Lee Jackson 194 Points 2006 Brendan Roberts 216 Points 2007 Glen Richards Yamaha 223 Points 2008 Steve Brogan Honda 273 points & Won 8 of the 12 races 2009 Alastair Seeley Suzuki 241 Points, won the first 9 meetings, moving to Superbike class for the last 2 races 2010 Jon Kirkham BMW 2011 Richard Cooper BMW 2011 Richard Cooper BMW 2012 Keith Farmer Kawasaki 2013 Hudson Kennaugh Kawasaki 2014 Danny Buchan Kawasaki 2015 Joshua Elliott Kawasaki 2016 Taylor Mackenzie BMW 2017 Danny Buchan Kawasaki 2018 Keith Farmer BMW 2019 Richard Cooper Suzuki 2020 Chrissy Rouse BMW 2021Tom NeaveHonda 2022 Davey Todd Honda 286 Points 2023Dan LinfootHonda2024Davey Todd BMW2025Ilya Mikhalchik BMW
National Superstock 600 Championship
The National Superstock 600 Championship is a support race for the British Superbike Championship. Superstock 600 meaning that all the bikes have to be an essentially stock specification, based on the bikes that are produced for public road use, with a maximum engine size of 600cc.
National Superstock 600 champions Year Rider Motorcycle Notes Ref 2008 Lee Johnston Yamaha 207 with 1 win 2009 Jamie Hamilton Kawasaki 165 with 2 wins 2010 Josh Day Yamaha 3 wins, 5 pole positions 2011 Keith Farmer Yamaha 2012 Lee Jackson Kawasaki 2013 Luke Hedger Kawasaki 2014 Kyle Ryde Yamaha 2015 Mason Law Kawasaki 2016 Jordan Weaving Kawasaki 2017 Dan Stamper Yamaha 2018 Ryan Vickers Yamaha 2019 Korie McGreevy Triumph 2020 Ben Luxton Kawasaki 2021 Jack Nixon Yamaha 2022 Max Cook Yamaha 2023 Asher Durham Kawasaki
Moto3 Motostar British Championship
The British Motostar Championship was a support race for the British Superbike Championship, this class developed from the defunct 125cc category. At the end of the 2015 season the 125cc class ended and the newer 250cc Moto3 bikes were allowed in this class as a way of a stepping stone to the Moto3 class at world championship level which runs 250cc Moto3 bikes.
125cc Motostar British champions Year Class Rider Motorcycle Notes Ref 1996 125cc Robin Appleyard 306 Points 1997 125cc Darren Barton Honda 204 Points 1998 125cc Chris Palmer Honda 159 Points 1999 125cc Darren Barton Honda 205 Points 2000 125cc Kenny Tibble Honda 168 Points 2001 125cc Leon Camier 178 Points, beating Casey Stoner to the title by 3 points 2002 125cc Chris Martin 289 Points 2003 125cc Michael Wilcox 183 Points 2004 125cc Christian Elkin 224 Points 2005 125cc Christian Elkin 197 Points 2006 125cc Daniel Cooper 207 Points 2007 125cc Luke Jones 249 Points 2008 125cc Matthew Hoyle Honda 190 points winning 6 of the 12 Races 2009 125cc James Lodge Honda 182 points winning only 1 race of 12 2010 125cc James Lodge Honda 2011 125cc Kyle Ryde Honda 2012 125cc Luke Hedger 185 Points 2013 125cc Tom Carne 208 Points 2014 125cc Edward RendellHonda 208 Points 2015 125cc Josh OwensHonda 208 Points
Moto3 Motostar British champions Year Class Rider Motorcycle Notes Ref 2013 250cc Joe Francis 214 Points 2014 250cc Jordan Weaving 225 Points 2015 250cc Scott Deroue KTM 473 Points 2016 250cc Charlie Nesbitt KTM 2017 250cc Tom Booth-Amos KTM 2018 250cc Jake Archer KTM 2019 250cc Brandon Paasch KTM
Moto3 Standard Motostar British champions Year Class Rider Motorcycle Notes Ref 2016 250cc Dan Jones Honda 2017 250cc Max Cook Honda 2018 250cc Víctor Rodríguez Honda 2019 250cc Scott Ogden Honda
KTM British Junior Cup
The KTM British Junior Cup was a support race for the British Superbike Championship, open to riders 13-18-years old. Every rider lined up on an identical 'Cup' variation of the KTM RC390. The series gave equal opportunity and level playing field for emerging talent across eight events incorporating 20 points-scoring races. Former MCE BSB rider Steve Plater was the Series ambassador.
In 2015 at the Snetterton Circuit, Thomas Strudwick became the youngest ever rider to win a British Championship Race at 13 years, 247 days beating previous record holder Kyle Ryde.
The 2016 KTM British Junior Cup was won by 15 year old Aaron Wright from Northern Ireland. Wright secured the title with 3 races to spare following 11 wins from 15 completed races and a total of 298 points.KTM RC Cup: Riders Rewarded, KTM RC Cup, 13 October 2016
KTM British Junior Cup champions Year Rider Motorcycle Notes Ref 2015 Cameron Fraser KTM 304 points 2016 Aaron Wright KTM 298 points 2017 Fenton Seabright KTM 380 points
British Junior Supersport Championship
British Junior Supersport champions Year Rider Motorcycle Ref 2018 Eunan McGlinchey Kawasaki 2019 Elliot Pinson Kawasaki 2020 Owen Jenner Kawasaki 2021 Cameron DawsonKawasaki 2022 James McManusKawasaki 2023Finn Smart-Weeden Kawasaki
See also Superbike racing Grand Prix motorcycle racing
References
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