The 2015 British Superbike Championship season was the 28th British Superbike Championship season. It began at Donington Park on 6 April and ended at the Brands Hatch GP circuit on 18 October. Shane Byrne was the defending champion but lost the title to Australian Josh Brookes onboard a Milwaukee Yamaha R1.

Teams and riders TeamConstructorRiderRounds Milwaukee Yamaha Yamaha 2 Broc Parkes1–7 2 Adam Jenkinson7 25 Josh BrookesAll 96 Jakub Smrž10–12 Smiths Racing BMW 3 Billy McConnellAll Honda Racing Honda 4 Dan Linfoot1-2, 4–12 20 Jenny TinmouthAll 22 Jason O'Halloran1–7 86 Julien Da Costa9, 11 PBM Kawasaki Kawasaki 5 Stuart Easton1–6, 9–10 66 Ian Hutchinson1–3, 7 67 Shane ByrneAll 83 Danny Buchan11–12 JG Speedfit Kawasaki Kawasaki 6 James Westmoreland1–9, 12 6 Luke Stapleford11 6612 77 James Ellison1–7, 9–12 Tyco BMW BMW 7 Michael LavertyAll 46 Tommy BridewellAll Anvil Hire TAG Racing Kawasaki 8 Shaun WinfieldAll 47 Richard Cooper1–7 99 Filip BacklundAll Be Wiser Kawasaki Kawasaki 9 Chris Walker1–10 83 Danny Buchan1–10 Team WD-40 Kawasaki Kawasaki 11 Taylor Mackenzie1–7, 9–12 44 Jack KennedyAll Quattro Plant Kawasaki Kawasaki 12 Luke MosseyAll 43 Howie Mainwaring-SmartAll Buildbase BMW BMW 14 Lee JacksonAll 23 Ryuichi Kiyonari1–9, 11 47 Richard Cooper8–12 Lloyd's British Moto Rapido Ducati 15 John Hopkins6–12 96 Jakub Smrž1–3 Motodex Performance First Racing BMW 16 David Johnson1 27 Robbin Harms1–3 Gearlink Kawasaki Kawasaki 19 Michael Rutter2–3, 5–6 71 Barry Burrell7 71 Jed Metcher9–11 53 Joe Burns1 Bennetts Suzuki Suzuki 21 Josh WatersAll 24 Christian IddonAll PR Racing Kawasaki 27 Robbin Harms11–12 68 Jed Metcher4–8 Morello Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki 28 Victor Cox1–4 39 Lee Costello4–7 56 John Ingram8–9, 11–12 69 David McFadden3 86 Daniel Johnson1–2 Tsingtao Hampshire MV Agusta MV Agusta 31 Vittorio Iannuzzo4–5 Riders Motorcycles BMW BMW 40 Martin Jessopp1–4, 6–12 SBKCity Kawasaki Kawasaki 45 Rhalf Lo Turco1–4, 6, 8–9, 11–12 Joe Burns Racing Kawasaki 53 Joe Burns4–6 RAF Reserves BMW BMW 60 Peter HickmanAll A-Plant Yamaha Yamaha 64 Aaron ZanottiAll Moto-Breakers Racing Kawasaki 82 James Rose4–6

Race calendar and results 2015 Calendar Main Season Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team 1Round 1 Donington Park GP R1 Donington Park 6 April Ryuichi Kiyonari Shane Byrne James Ellison JG Speedfit Kawasaki R2 Shane Byrne Shane Byrne PBM Kawasaki 2Round 2 Brands Hatch Indy R1 Brands Hatch Indy 19 April James Ellison James Ellison James Ellison JG Speedfit Kawasaki R2 James Ellison James Ellison JG Speedfit Kawasaki 3Round 3 Oulton Park International R1 Oulton Park 4 May Josh Brookes Josh Brookes Tommy Bridewell Tyco BMW Motorrad Racing R2 Shane Byrne Stuart Easton PBM Kawasaki 4Round 4 Snetterton 300 R1 Snetterton 300 21 June Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Shane Byrne PBM Kawasaki R2 Shane Byrne Shane Byrne PBM Kawasaki 5Round 5 Knockhill R1 Knockhill 5 July Shane Byrne James Ellison Shane Byrne PBM Kawasaki R2 Shane Byrne Shane Byrne PBM Kawasaki 6Round 6 Brands Hatch GP R1 Brands Hatch GP 19 July Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha R2 Josh Brookes Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha 7Round 7 Thruxton Circuit R1 Thruxton 2 August Josh Brookes Dan Linfoot Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha R2 Josh Brookes Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha 8Round 8 Cadwell Park R1 Cadwell Park 23 August Josh Brookes Josh Brookes Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha R2 Josh Brookes Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha 9Round 9 Oulton Park R1 Oulton Park 5 September Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Shane Byrne PBM Kawasaki R2 6 September Josh Brookes Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha R3 Josh Brookes Shane Byrne PBM Kawasaki The Showdown 10Round 10 TT Circuit Assen R1 TT Circuit Assen 20 September Josh Brookes Josh Brookes Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha R2 Josh Brookes Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha 11Round 11 Silverstone GP R1 Silverstone Arena GP 4 October Josh Brookes Shane Byrne Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha R2 James Ellison Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha 12Round 12 Brands Hatch GP R1 Brands Hatch GP 17 October Josh Brookes Josh Brookes Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha R2 18 October Josh Brookes Josh Brookes Milwaukee Yamaha R3 Howie Mainwaring Michael Laverty Tyco BMW Motorrad Racing

Championship standings

Riders' championship Pos Rider Bike DON BRH OUL SNE KNO BRH THR CAD OUL ASS SIL BRH Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 The Championship Showdown 1 Josh Brookes Yamaha 3 6 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 703 2 Shane Byrne Kawasaki 2 1 2 2 3 Ret 1 1 1 1 Ret 2 4 2 6 4 1 Ret 1 4 5 2 5 2 2 3 662 3 James Ellison Kawasaki 1 12 1 1 6 2 Ret 7 Ret Ret 3 4 DNS DNS 2 5 5 2 2 5 17 6 5 2 614 4 Michael Laverty BMW 9 7 13 19 8 4 Ret 4 4 6 5 5 9 6 5 Ret 9 7 12 3 9 6 2 9 3 1 601 5 Dan Linfoot Honda 4 2 5 10 Ret 12 8 Ret 2 5 10 10 5 3 6 14 22 7 3 13 10 4 556 6 Tommy Bridewell BMW 6 8 Ret 6 1 Ret 4 5 7 DNS 4 Ret Ret 4 4 3 Ret Ret 3 8 Ret 9 7 11 11 12 545 BSB Riders Cup 7 Luke Mossey Kawasaki 15 19 12 24 Ret 13 9 13 8 Ret 7 7 6 3 7 6 6 4 11 Ret 3 Ret 10 7 7 6 168 8 Richard Cooper Kawasaki 10 17 11 15 10 7 10 12 Ret 13 2 3 DNS Ret 156 BMW 8 7 7 8 7 6 4 12 6 DNS DNS DNS 9 Peter Hickman BMW 5 4 Ret 14 DNS DNS 12 15 10 9 Ret 13 Ret Ret 2 2 10 6 Ret 9 13 3 8 12 12 11 150 10 Christian Iddon Suzuki 7 5 Ret 12 17 15 16 9 Ret 10 13 8 Ret 20 9 13 Ret 9 8 7 6 8 4 4 8 5 146 11 Stuart Easton Kawasaki 11 3 6 5 4 1 7 6 2 2 Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 139 12 Danny Buchan Kawasaki Ret Ret 14 8 Ret 17 13 17 6 7 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 8 3 2 4 10 12 Ret 14 8 9 7 125 13 Jason O'Halloran Honda 19 11 5 10 7 5 3 3 5 5 Ret 9 DNS DNS 103 14 Lee Jackson BMW 13 13 18 23 15 10 Ret 19 11 11 12 11 DNS 9 12 11 8 11 13 12 17 11 9 5 6 Ret 101 15 Billy McConnell BMW Ret 9 9 9 14 8 17 14 12 21 10 6 8 15 3 6 Ret Ret 15 11 Ret 13 Ret 15 Ret Ret 98 16 Kawasaki Ret 14 7 7 9 6 8 Ret Ret DNS Ret 17 5 7 15 Ret Ret 17 10 Ret 16 14 11 14 13 10 90 17 John Hopkins Ducati 6 Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 11 4 Ret 3 4 8 76 18 Chris Walker Kawasaki 8 10 10 13 11 9 6 Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret 15 12 Ret 15 11 13 16 17 8 67 19 James Westmoreland Kawasaki Ret Ret 17 17 13 11 Ret Ret 9 8 9 14 3 Ret 13 9 Ret 10 14 Ret 18 18 66 20 Ryuichi Kiyonari BMW 14 Ret 4 4 5 Ret 21 Ret Ret 4 16 18 17 17 14 Ret 15 12 9 Ret 16 66 21 Broc Parkes Yamaha 16 Ret 8 11 Ret 22 11 11 14 14 11 10 DNS DNS 38 22 Jack Kennedy Kawasaki Ret 23 Ret 18 Ret 18 15 Ret Ret 17 14 12 7 Ret 11 14 Ret Ret DNS 13 7 DNS DNS Ret Ret DNS 35 23 Martin Jessopp BMW 23 22 16 20 16 14 18 16 Ret 15 10 8 19 12 12 14 17 Ret 15 Ret 24 16 15 13 32 24 Jakub Smrž Ducati Ret 24 Ret 21 20 19 30 Yamaha 16 10 10 13 10 14 9 25 Josh Waters Suzuki 18 15 15 16 12 12 14 18 Ret 15 17 19 14 10 17 17 14 15 19 15 14 15 18 19 16 Ret 28 26 Filip Backlund Kawasaki 17 Ret Ret 22 Ret 16 Ret 8 Ret DNS 15 16 11 14 18 16 13 16 18 18 20 18 19 20 17 17 19 27 Ian Hutchinson Kawasaki 20 18 22 25 23 24 13 11 8 28 Adam Jenkinson Yamaha 12 13 7 29 Luke Stapleford Kawasaki 16 12 17 Ret 14 6 30 Robbin Harms BMW 12 16 Ret Ret 19 21 5 Kawasaki Ret DNS 18 Ret 15 31 Michael Rutter Kawasaki Ret 27 22 Ret 13 18 Ret Ret 3 32 Jed Metcher Kawasaki 21 20 15 16 18 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS 17 19 21 Ret 18 20 20 1 33 Julien Da Costa Honda 16 20 20 17 15 1 Taylor Mackenzie Kawasaki Ret Ret Ret 28 18 20 Ret Ret 16 19 Ret 20 16 16 22 18 22 19 19 Ret 22 Ret 19 16 0 Shaun Winfield Kawasaki 21 25 21 29 24 Ret 25 Ret 17 20 20 21 Ret 18 20 18 18 21 Ret 20 21 21 23 22 Ret Ret 0 Aaron Zanotti Yamaha Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 24 23 19 23 21 23 17 19 21 Ret 21 24 24 22 Ret 22 21 25 21 20 0 Jenny Tinmouth Honda Ret DNS 23 30 25 26 22 Ret 18 22 19 22 Ret 22 22 20 20 22 25 21 Ret 23 25 23 20 19 0 Barry Burrell Kawasaki 18 21 0 Victor Cox Kawasaki Ret 21 19 26 21 23 DNS 22 0 John Ingram Kawasaki Ret 19 19 23 23 19 Ret 21 Ret Ret 0 Daniel Johnson Kawasaki 22 20 20 Ret 0 Joe Burns Kawasaki DNS DNS 20 Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS 0 Lee Costello Kawasaki 23 21 DNS DNS Ret Ret DNS DNS 0 Rhalf Lo Turco Kawasaki Ret DNS Ret 31 DNS DNS Ret 24 Ret 24 23 21 23 25 Ret 24 Ret 24 22 Ret 0 David Johnson BMW 24 26 0 James Rose Kawasaki Ret 24 Ret DNS 0 David McFadden Kawasaki Ret 25 0 Vittorio Iannuzzo MV Agusta Ret Ret Ret DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike DON BRH OUL SNE KNO BRH THR CAD OUL ASS SIL BRH Pts Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Manufacturers' championship Pos Manufacturer DON BRH OUL SNE KNO BRH THR CAD OUL ASS SIL BRH Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 1 Kawasaki 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 6 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 541 2 Yamaha 3 6 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 531 3 BMW 5 4 4 4 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 4 2 2 7 6 7 3 4 3 2 5 3 1 377 4 Honda 4 2 5 10 7 5 3 3 5 5 19 9 2 5 10 10 5 3 6 14 22 3 7 10 4 4 268 5 Suzuki 7 5 15 12 12 12 14 9 Ret 10 13 8 14 10 9 13 14 9 8 7 6 8 4 4 8 5 166 6 Ducati Ret 24 Ret 21 20 19 6 Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 11 4 Ret 3 4 8 76 MV Agusta Ret Ret Ret DNS 0 Pos Manufacturer DON BRH OUL SNE KNO BRH THR CAD OUL ASS SIL BRH Pts

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