2002 British Superbike Championship

The 2002 British Superbike season was the 15th British Superbike Championship season.

Motorcycle News renewed their series sponsorship since the revitalization in the 1996 season so the series was again called the MCN British Superbike Championship.

2002 was the first year in which the new 1000cc four-cylinder machines (according to Superstock regulation) were allowed to compete against the established 750cc four-cylinder and 1000cc two-cylinder (Superbike-Spec) bikes. This was introduced to reduce costs, and it was supposed to enlarge the grid size. For this reason, the more varied grid meant there was no Privateers' Cup.

Steve Hislop became the 2002 BSB Champion on board the MonsterMob sponsored Paul Bird Motorsport Ducati 998 RS.

Calendar 2002 British Superbike Championship Calendar Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Ref 1 R1 Silverstone International 1 April Steve Hislop Steve Hislop Sean Emmett IFC Racing Ducati R2 Steve Hislop Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati 2 R1 Brands Hatch Indy 14 April Steve Hislop Steve Hislop Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati R2 John Reynolds Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati 3 R1 Donington Park 28 April Michael Rutter Michael Rutter Shane Byrne Renegade Ducati R2 Sean Emmett Michael Rutter Renegade Ducati 4 R1 Oulton Park 6 May Michael Rutter Steve Hislop Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati R2 Steve Hislop Michael Rutter * Renegade Ducati 5 R1 Snetterton 3 June Sean Emmett Sean Emmett Sean Emmett IFC Racing Ducati R2 Sean Emmett Sean Emmett IFC Racing Ducati 6 R1 Brands Hatch GP 16 June Sean Emmett Shane Byrne John Reynolds Rizla Suzuki R2 John Reynolds Sean Emmett IFC Racing Ducati 7 R1 Rockingham 23 June John Reynolds Michael Rutter Michael Rutter Renegade Ducati R2 Steve Hislop Michael Rutter Renegade Ducati 8 R1 Knockhill 7 July Michael Rutter Steve Hislop Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati R2 Steve Hislop Shane Byrne Renegade Ducati 9 R1 Thruxton 11 August Michael Rutter Sean Emmett Michael Rutter Renegade Ducati R2 Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Renegade Ducati 10 R1 Cadwell Park 26 August Steve Hislop Steve Hislop Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati R2 Steve Hislop Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati 11 R1 Oulton Park 1 September Steve Hislop Steve Hislop Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati R2 Steve Hislop Steve Plater Virgin Mobile Aiwa Yamaha 12 R1 Mallory Park 15 September Michael Rutter Shane Byrne Steve Plater Virgin Mobile Aiwa Yamaha R2 Michael Rutter Michael Rutter Renegade Ducati 13 R1 Donington Park 29 September Steve Hislop Glen Richards Michael Rutter Renegade Ducati R2 Steve Hislop Michael Rutter Renegade Ducati

Entry list 2002 British Superbike Championship Entry List Team Bike No Riders Class Rounds Rizla Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1 John Reynolds All 11 Karl Harris 1–4, 9–13 Giovanni Bussei 5–6 David Jefferies 7–8 111 Nick Medd 1–6 MonsterMob Ducati Ducati 998R 2 Steve Hislop All IFC Racing Ducati 998R 3 Sean Emmett 1–8 5 Paul Brown 1–8 Virgin Mobile Aiwa Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 3 Sean Emmett 9–13 4 Steve Plater All 9 Simon Crafar All ETI Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 7 John Crawford 1, 5–6, 8–13 David Jefferies 2 Ross McCulloch 4 D&B Racing Ducati 998R 5 Paul Brown 13 Ducati 996RS 12 Dean Ellison All Team Renegade Ducati Ducati 998R 6 Michael Rutter All 8 Shane Byrne All Marshall Tufflex Honda & Yamaha 10 Lee Jackson All Padgett's Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 14 Marty Nutt 3–8 19 Adrian Coates 5–13 88 Phil Giles 1–4, 10–13 John Crockford 9 Team Motopower Firehawk Honda CBR900RR 14 Matt Llewellyn 1, 5–7 Marty Nutt 9–13 15 Gary Mason All 114 Jim Moodie 6 DBK Racing Honda & Yamaha 16 Peter Berwick 1–5, 7, 9 TW2 Racing Team Shark Suzuki & Yamaha 17 Jason Davis All BSD Racing Performance Bikes Suzuki 20 Simon Smith 13 Hawk Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 22 Mark Burr All 75 Glen Richards All Phones4u DiEnza Performance Ducati Ducati 996RS 23 Dean Thomas All Virgin Mobile Team Appleyard Yamaha YZF-R7 24 Shane Norval 1–9 25 Paul Jones 1–3, 5–8, 10–11 Fibreone Tech Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 31 Tony Waistnage 9 111 Nick Medd 9–12 Huggys Speedshop Gouverner's Bridge Suzuki 33 Tristan Palmer 12 Team Powersport Racing Honda 49 Hilton Hinks 9, 12 PR Racing Honda 68 Gordon Blackley 2–7, 9–13 Spidi JRRA Motorsport Honda Honda 77 Jamie Robinson 1–12 Pirelli Grafters Race Team Suzuki GSX-R1000 96 Paul Young 1, 5–12 97 Jon Kirkham 3–4, 5–9, 13 98 Neil Faulkner 1–6Key Regular Rider Wildcard Rider Replacement Rider

Championship Standings Reference:

Points system Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  Race 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Riders' Championship 2002 British Superbike Riders' Championship Pos Rider Bike SIL BRH DON OUL SNE BRH ROC KNO THR CAD OUL MAL DON Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2* R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 Steve Hislop Ducati 2 1 1 1 3 6 1 2 4 2 12 2 2 4 1 7 2 2 1 1 1 Ret 5 6 3 2 452 2 Michael Rutter Ducati 7 4 7 4 4 1 2 1 Ret 3 3 3 1 1 3 Ret 1 Ret 3 2 3 5 3 1 1 1 407.5 3 Sean Emmett Ducati 1 3 4 2 5 4 3 3 1 1 Ret 1 3 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 9 6 2 2 Ret 379 4 Shane Byrne Ducati 5 Ret 5 7 1 2 8 7 Ret 5 9 5 4 5 Ret 1 6 1 2 3 2 Ret 4 4 Ret 5 294.5 5 Steve Plater Yamaha 3 6 6 6 2 7 6 10 3 4 2 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 7 4 Ret 5 4 1 1 3 Ret 3 286 6 John Reynolds Ducati 4 2 2 3 Ret 5 5 2 Ret 1 4 6 Ret 5 4 4 Ret 4 4 8 2 Ret 7 2 6 283.5 7 Glen Richards Kawasaki 10 7 Ret Ret 6 8 10 9 NC 8 6 11 7 6 8 6 8 5 7 Ret 6 Ret 5 6 4 4 187.5 8 Simon Crafar Yamaha 9 8 9 9 Ret 3 11 12 6 7 5 9 11 Ret 6 9 5 7 6 Ret 17 3 9 10 5 10 187 9 Paul Brown Ducati 8 5 3 5 9 5 4 4 5 6 4 7 WD 4 2 Ret 12 163.5 10 Dean Ellison Ducati 13 10 12 Ret 8 10 9 11 8 9 7 10 10 10 10 10 15 Ret 12 10 13 12 10 Ret 8 7 131.5 11 Dean Thomas Ducati Ret 9 Ret 8 7 9 Ret 8 9 Ret 10 DNS 5 3 Ret 8 9 8 Ret DNS 10 8 12 14 9 11 130 12 Karl Harris Suzuki 6 Ret 8 Ret Ret 12 7 6 12 6 8 7 5 4 7 8 7 Ret 117 13 John Crawford Suzuki Ret Ret WD Ret DNS 11 Ret Ret Ret 10 9 10 8 7 7 8 9 6 8 83 14 Gary Mason Honda 15 Ret 10 10 Ret Ret 12 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret DNS 13 Ret 9 Ret Ret 10 13 11 10 9 56.5 15 Paul Jones Yamaha 11 11 11 Ret 10 Ret Ret 10 16 13 14 14 9 12 15 12 WD 50 16 Mark Burr Kawasaki 17 13 16 17 Ret 16 14 16 11 19 15 12 Ret 9 14 13 14 10 11 9 Ret 16 16 Ret 14 49 17 Paul Young Suzuki 14 Ret Ret 17 22 19 12 11 17 14 Ret 14 13 11 11 9 11 12 44 18 Shane Norval Yamaha 21 15 15 12 13 11 15 14 13 13 19 15 13 12 16 Ret 17 12 34 19 David Jefferies Suzuki 13 11 9 8 7 Ret 32 20 Giovanni Bussei Suzuki 7 11 8 8 30 20 Jamie Morley Suzuki 12 16 14 Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 8 7 Ret 11 30 22 Adrian Coates Suzuki 10 12 13 17 Ret 16 Ret Ret 21 Ret 16 Ret 12 11 15 13 14 Ret 28 23 Phil Giles Suzuki Ret DNS 20 14 12 Ret 16 19 14 14 14 13 14 15 11 13 26 24 Jamie Robinson Honda 18 14 Ret 18 11 Ret 17 17 12 14 18 14 Ret Ret 15 Ret 19 15 Ret 16 15 14 18 Ret 20 25 Jason Davis Yamaha 20 17 18 15 14 17 19 15 15 16 17 18 16 13 13 15 16 11 17 13 16 Ret 17 Ret Ret 16 19.5 26 Lee Jackson Yamaha 16 12 17 13 Ret Ret 18 18 Ret 15 21 16 20 17 Ret 16 18 13 18 15 Ret 15 19 17 12 15 18 27 Marty Nutt Honda 15 14 29 21 14 Ret 20 20 19 15 11 17 Ret Ret 19 17 19 16 20 20 Ret Ret 11 28 Jon Kirkham Suzuki Ret Ret 21 20 16 18 24 21 17 Ret 12 Ret 22 16 13 17 7 29 John Crockford Suzuki 11 Ret 5 30 Neil Faulkner Suzuki 23 20 Ret DNS 17 13 Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret Ret WD 3 30 Ross McCulloch Suzuki 13 DNS 3 32 Gordon Blackley Honda 19 Ret 21 Ret 16 15 22 22 18 Ret 25 22 Ret 18 23 Ret 21 18 18 17 Ret DNS 16 19 1 32 Simon Smith Suzuki 15 20 1 Nick Medd Suzuki Ret 18 19 16 Ret Ret WD 17 Ret Ret 23 25 18 20 Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS WD 0 Hilton Hinks Honda 20 17 DNS 23 21 0 Matt Llewellyn Honda Ret Ret WD Ret DNS 23 Ret 18 Ret 0 Peter Berwick Yamaha 22 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret WD Ret Ret 0 Tristan Palmer Suzuki 21 19 0 Tony Waistnage Suzuki 24 19 0 Jim Moodie Honda Ret Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike SIL BRH DON OUL SNE BRH ROC KNO THR CAD OUL MAL DON Pts Notes: - Half points were awarded at the fourth Event at the Oulton Park Round 2 race as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

Teams Championship 2002 British Superbike Teams' Championship Pos Team Bike SIL BRH DON OUL SNE BRH ROC KNO THR CAD OUL MAL DON PtsQ R1 R2Q R1 R2Q R1 R2Q R1 R2Q R1 R2Q R1 R2Q R1 R2Q R1 R2Q R1 R2Q R1 R2Q R1 R2Q R1 R2Q R1 R2 1 Team Renegade Ducati Ducati 41 50 32 53 50 51 58 57 59 57 52 54 55 15 54 53 50 54 52 57 56 59 36 43 58 55 41 57 57 57 56 57 37 58 55 57 57 38 56 1994 2 MonsterMob Ducati Ducati 44 47 51 49 49 37 48 51 46 49 52 49 53 50 51 48 43 50 44 50 48 41 52 45 38 45 42 46 49 51 51 48 31 52 46 37 53 51 53 1839 3 Rizla Crescent Suzuki Suzuki 59 52 36 48 52 39 49 16 19 48 50 51 59 53 29 44 53 50 48 47 32 28 50 39 56 46 37 46 50 51 51 49 56 51 33 47 48 53 34 1741 4 Virgin Mobile Aiwa Yamaha Yamaha 44 50 48 38 47 47 45 38 52 38 45 40 40 53 51 39 55 47 41 27 23 44 31 48 45 50 51 50 34 38 46 41 58 41 52 49 35 35 49 1705 5 Hawk Kawasaki Kawasaki 35 35 42 35 23 24 38 33 38 37 38 37 29 31 36 37 41 39 46 34 47 50 40 43 44 40 47 41 44 32 41 32 9 41 41 40 36 37 44 1457 6 IFC Racing Ducati 48 53 54 55 55 55 53 48 53 54 55 55 50 56 55 54 30 54 44 28 29 50 56 57 25 11 19 1256 7 DiEnza JRRA Motorsport Ducati 33 19 39 31 16 36 33 44 28 37 22 37 32 41 25 34 34 17 31 37 35 34 28 34 32 34 39 36 15 15 30 37 40 24 32 26 20 22 20 1179 8 Virgin Mobile Yamaha Yamaha 23 30 36 34 36 26 28 39 33 16 16 17 29 24 39 22 27 34 31 35 36 27 37 29 39 42 47 42 42 44 32 22 25 26 29 29 26 12 1161 9 Padgett's Suzuki Suzuki 24 22 15 20 28 26 26 35 25 14 26 22 20 38 26 20 29 25 21 22 31 29 27 23 25 31 15 20 32 26 25 36 38 25 33 34 28 37 29 1028 10 Marshall Tuflex TW2 Motorsport Yamaha 20 26 33 16 27 34 18 28 25 23 25 29 17 20 31 17 24 28 21 27 32 18 28 31 29 28 38 28 27 34 24 25 26 27 26 24 30 33 31 1028 11 Team Motopower Firehawk Honda 27 20 17 31 21 21 25 11 19 19 19 18 43 23 5 37 13 12 31 30 18 24 13 28 23 16 31 34 25 33 21 36 33 29 32 33 34 32 937 12 ETI Racing Suzuki 40 12 19 29 30 35 9 12 9 26 18 22 27 11 25 26 15 6 11 8 26 29 36 26 32 31 23 35 24 27 33 22 26 25 23 798 13 Pirelli Grafters Suzuki 24 25 15 4 6 18 19 28 20 16 11 14 5 20 11 13 17 15 19 20 23 33 24 24 17 32 14 18 20 31 28 35 31 30 32 19 33 27 791 14 DBK PR Racing Honda 9 21 22 16 15 19 14 28 21 17 16 17 8 23 22 4 7 10 11 8 13 11 15 14 7 10 13 7 13 14 8 8 8 16 12 477 15 IFC Junior Team Ducati 17 17 7 23 23 24 17 9 20 157 Pos Team Bike SIL BRH DON OUL SNE BRH ROC KNO THR CAD OUL MAL DON Pts

Manufacturers' Championship

2002 British Superbike Manufacturers' Championship Pos Manufacturer Bike SIL BRH DON OUL SNE BRH ROC KNO THR CAD OUL MAL DON Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 Ducati Ducati 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 3 1 1 1 605.5 2 Yamaha Yamaha 3 6 6 6 2 3 6 10 3 4 2 6 11 12 6 5 3 3 5 5 4 1 1 2 5 3 348 3 Suzuki Suzuki 4 2 2 3 12 12 5 5 2 11 1 4 6 8 5 4 4 6 4 4 5 2 7 7 2 6 326.5 4 Kawasaki Kawasaki 10 7 Ret Ret 6 8 10 9 11 8 6 11 7 6 8 6 8 5 7 9 6 Ret 5 6 4 4 199.5 5 Honda Honda 15 12 10 10 11 15 12 13 12 14 Ret 14 15 Ret 15 Ret 13 15 9 Ret 15 10 13 11 10 9 77.5 Pos Manufacturer Bike SIL BRH DON OUL SNE BRH ROC KNO THR CAD OUL MAL DON Pts

References

Further reading

External links The official website of the British Superbike Championship