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. The season was marred by the sudden death of rider Damon Rees following a short illness.
Teams and riders 2023 Entry ListTeamConstructorRiderClassRounds R&R Racing Yamaha 2 T.J. Toms All 4 Caolán Irwin 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 StevensSSC 2–3, 5–7, 10–11 PWR Yamaha 6 Phil Wakefield 1–4 Macadam Racing Yamaha 7 Tom Toparis All 41 Jack Nixon 1 Profile / Road and Racing Performance Kawasaki 8 Luke Stapleford 1–8, 10 Hawk/MD Racing Yamaha 9 Michael Dunlop 2 Krämer Racing Krämer 10 Joe Collier 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 All 69 Rhys Irwin 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 GP2 3, 5–11 73 Harry Rowlings GP2 1–11 Right Gear Racing Yamaha 17 Gareth CunninghamSSC 2–3, 6 Go Pink Racing Ariane 18 Jodie Fieldhouse GP2 1, 5–8 Merlin Motorsport Kawasaki 19 Ben GraysonSSC All Motorcycle Race Parts Ducati Ducati 21 Tom TunstallSSC 2–3, 5–7, 9–11 Team Val-Tech Racing Kawasaki 22 Eunan McGlinchey 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 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 TollidaySSC 2–4, 6, 8–11 JW Racing Yamaha 35 Josh WoodSSC 1, 3, 5–6, 8–11 KTS Racing Yamaha 36 Jamie Coward 11 James Bull Racing Yamaha 37 James BullSSC 1–3, 5–7 JDF Racing Ducati 38 Adon DavieSSC 1–4, 6–7, 9, 11 PHR Performance Triumph Triumph 41 Jack Nixon 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 GarsideSSC 1–10 Gearlink Kawasaki Kawasaki 54 Tim Neave 10 55 Zak Corderoy All 96 Tom Booth-Amos 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 WilkinsonSSC 3, 6, 8, 10 Oxford Products Racing Ducati Ducati 61 Ben Currie All Go Racing Developments CFR Chassis Factory 66 Cameron Fraser GP2 All LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha Yamaha 67 Casey O'Gorman 8, 10–11 CF Motorsport Yamaha 68 Carter Brown 7 Lee Yamaha 70 Lee Wells 8 Peterpan Racing Yamaha 71 Dave GraceSSC 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 All Lee Devonport Racing Yamaha 75 Lee DevonportSSC 1–2, 9–11 PreZ Racing Yamaha Yamaha 76 Paul Jordan 1–2 JRM Ducati Ducati 77 Jonathan RailtonSSC 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 LeighSSC 1–3, 5–6, 10 NRG-MOTO.COM Yamaha 89 Mark ConlinSSC 1, 3 Resideo Racing Ducati 90 Craig KennellySSC 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 CookSSC 1, 3, 5–7, 9–11 KeyRegular RiderWildcard RiderReplacement riderGP2 GP2 CupSSC Supersport Cup
Race calendar and results 2023 calendar 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 6Yamaha 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 JonesDucati 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. TomsYamaha 9 16 7 Ret 9 13 6 10 Ret 10 7 Ret 4 5 6 5 7 6 2 7 10 4 227 9Triumph Ret 8 12 Ret Ret 7 11 5 7 7 5 10 11 8 8 6 Ret 7 4 4 Ret 3 203 10 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 CooperYamaha 2 2 1 4 Ret 2 1 Ret 182 Triumph 5 2 12 Eunan McGlincheyKawasaki 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 CorderoyKawasaki 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 NixonYamaha 8 12 12 12 12 10 8 5 13 11 9 5 108 15 Dean HarrisonYamaha 6 4 12 9 19 7 65 16 Max WadsworthYamaha 11 10 15 17 11 DNS 15 9 9 14 11 21 15 14 65 17 Lee JohnstonYamaha 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 MunroYamaha 11 13 6 11 DNS DNS Ret 13 DNS 10 49 21 Casey O'GormanYamaha WD WD 5 3 5 Ret 46 22 Ash BarnesYamaha Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 16 17 9 8 19 14 Ret 17 14 Ret WD WD 35 23Triumph 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 RailtonDucati DNS DNS 22 Ret 18 20 17 15 22 15 15 14 23 22 24 16 24 25 Blaze BakerDucati 10 7 18 26 Tom TunstallDucati 19 19 16 18 15 17 21 17 20 19 13 18 19 23 22 20 16 27 Adon DavieDucati 23 21 WD WD 19 Ret 13 12 18 Ret 18 15 Ret 17 25 19 16 28 Thomas StrudwickYamaha 13 12 Ret 11 13 29 Michael DunlopYamaha 11 13 10 30 Carter BrownYamaha 16 11 9 31 Josh WoodYamaha 19 23 WD WD Ret 18 WD WD 18 19 15 20 Ret 25 Ret 17 9 32 Adam McLeanYamaha 13 14 Ret 15 9 33 Jamie CowardYamaha 17 18 8 34 Harry Truelove Triumph 20 12 7 Suzuki 16 DNS 35 Phil WakefieldYamaha 24 22 16 16 15 20 17 DNS 6 36 Ryan GarsideYamaha 25 24 Ret 20 26 22 22 22 Ret 24 24 24 24 22 22 22 17 21 16 24 5 37 Dave GraceYamaha 22 Ret 24 27 13 Ret 27 24 Ret 25 20 24 22 26 23 24 4 38 Harry LeighKawasaki 18 19 23 26 17 21 20 Ret 30 21 Ret 29 4 39 Ben TollidayYamaha 24 24 Ret 23 21 21 23 23 17 16 19 26 27 31 DNS DNS 4 40 Dave MackayDucati 18 25 25 28 21 21 15 Ret 3 41 James BullYamaha 20 20 26 21 18 Ret 18 20 Ret 20 22 Ret 3 42 Tim NeaveKawasaki DNS 14 2 43 Ben GraysonKawasaki 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 ToddHonda Ret 16 2 45 Tommy FieldingYamaha 17 27 1 46 Caiden WilkinsonKawasaki DNS DNS 27 27 21 18 28 32 1 Lee WellsYamaha 20 20 0 Freddie BarnesYamaha 30 29 28 Ret 29 29 Ret Ret 23 23 Ret 25 Ret Ret 21 22 Ret DNS 20 22 0 Pierre Yves-BianTriumph 21 Ret 27 DNS 0 George EdwardsYamaha 21 Ret 0 Paul JordanYamaha 26 Ret DNS 23 0 Osian JonesKawasaki Ret 23 WD WD 0 Matt StevensDucati 32 29 DNS Ret 25 Ret DNS 30 29 27 DNS 35 Ret DNS 0 Leon WiltonDucati Ret DNS 33 30 28 27 26 Ret 32 DNS DNS DNS 0 Dan BurnhamTriumph 27 27 32 28 DNS DNS 0 Gareth CunninghamYamaha DNS 28 DNS DNS WD WD 0 Jake HopperYamaha Ret Ret WD WD 0 Stephen ThomasTriumph Ret DNS 0 Mark ConlinYamaha DNS DNS DNS DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike SIL OUL DON KNO SNE BRH THR CAD OUL DON BRH Pts
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