Support series: British Supersport Championship
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British Motostar Championship
2012 champion, Shane Byrne
The 2012 British Superbike season was the 25th British Superbike Championship season. For the 2012 season, MSVR announced a number of changes to the technical regulations of the spectacle of them British Superbike Championship. The championship will be limited to 32 entries, with 16 teams each entering two bikes. This was designed to be a way of rewarding teams that have had a history of competing in the BSB regularly. Teams who had competed in the 2011 season were given automatic entries, whilst teams who wish to graduate to the BSB class had to buy an entry.[ 1]
The championship was tightly contested between Shane Byrne, Josh Brookes and Tommy Hill, with the title battle lasting until the final round at Brands Hatch . The first race saw Byrne taking the victory, after Alex Lowes' crash caused the red flag to be thrown. The second race also resulted in a win for Byrne, taking the points standings to 658 for Byrne and 635 for Brookes. The final race thus became a decider, with Byrne only having to finish 13th to win the championship, whilst Brookes needed Byrne to retire, or finish in 15th place to win the title. On the penultimate lap Byrne passed Brookes and became the British Superbikes champion for 2012.
Rule changes
All bikes on the grid had to become part of the Evo class, creating a single-class championship. All bikes had to run a standard ECU (Electronics control unit), and the ECU did not include electronics such as traction control and launch control.[ 2] 2012 spec bikes were run during the end of the 2011 season, with MSS Colchester Kawasaki 's Gary Mason[ 3] and Team WFR's James Westmoreland[ 4] running the bikes for 3 and 2 rounds respectively.
Calendar
2012 Calendar[ 5]
Main Season
Round
Circuit
Date
Pole Position
Fastest Lap
Winning Rider
Winning Team
1
R1
Brands Hatch Indy
9 April
Josh Brookes
Alastair Seeley
Jon Kirkham
Samsung Honda
2
R1
Thruxton
15 April
Tommy Hill
Alex Lowes
Ian Lowry
Padgetts Racing
R2
Josh Brookes
Josh Brookes
Tyco Suzuki
3
R1
Oulton Park
6 May 1
Tommy Hill
Tommy Hill
Swan Yamaha
R2
7 May
Tommy Hill
Graeme Gowland
Chris Walker
Pr1mo Bournemouth Kawasaki
R3
Shane Byrne
Shane Byrne
Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
4
R1
Snetterton 300
27 May
Josh Brookes
Michael Laverty
Tommy Hill
Swan Yamaha
R2
Michael Laverty
Michael Laverty
Samsung Honda
5
R1
Knockhill
24 June
Tommy Hill
Tommy Hill
Shane Byrne
Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
R2
Michael Laverty
Michael Laverty
Samsung Honda
6
R1
Oulton Park
7 July
Tommy Hill
Alex Lowes
Tommy Hill
Swan Yamaha
R2
8 July
Josh Brookes
Tommy Hill
Swan Yamaha
R3
Tommy Hill
Tommy Hill
Swan Yamaha
7
R1
Brands Hatch GP
22 July
Shane Byrne
Josh Brookes
Shane Byrne
Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
R2
Shane Byrne
Shane Byrne
Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
8
R1
Cadwell Park
27 August
Alex Lowes
Tommy Hill
Tommy Hill
Swan Yamaha
R2
Alex Lowes
Tommy Hill
Swan Yamaha
9
R1
Donington Park
9 September
Josh Brookes
Josh Brookes
Josh Brookes
Tyco Suzuki
R2
Josh Brookes
Josh Brookes
Tyco Suzuki
The Showdown
10
R1
TT Circuit Assen
23 September
Alex Lowes
Tommy Hill
Shane Byrne
Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
R2
Josh Brookes
Josh Brookes
Tyco Suzuki
11
R1
Silverstone Arena GP
30 September
Alex Lowes
Tommy Bridewell
Alex Lowes
Team WFR Honda
R2
Alex Lowes
Alex Lowes
Team WFR Honda
12
R1
Brands Hatch GP
13 October
Alex Lowes
Alex Lowes
Shane Byrne
Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
R2
14 October
Josh Brookes
Shane Byrne
Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
R3
Josh Brookes
Shane Byrne
Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
Notes:
1.^ – The Oulton Park Race1 on 6 May is the rescheduled Brands Hatch Race 2, postponed after track cleanup.
2.^ – Tommy Hill was demoted 5 places on the grid for having the tyre warmers on the bike after the 3 minute warning.
Entry List
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider
Championship standings
Riders' Championship
(key; bold denotes pole position, italics denotes fastest lap)
Pos
Rider
Bike
BRH
THR
OUL
SNE
KNO
OUL
BRH
CAD
DON
ASS
SIL
BRH
Pts
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R3
The Championship Showdown
1
Shane Byrne
Kawasaki
7
C
4
3
11
2
1
Ret
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
DNS
DNS
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
683
2
Josh Brookes
Suzuki
10
C
3
1
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
6
2
1
1
2
1
4
3
3
2
2
655
3
Tommy Hill
Yamaha
Ret
C
2
2
1
4
2
1
Ret
2
3
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
3
Ret
4
7
7
2
6
3
612
4
Alex Lowes
Honda
17
C
22
8
DNS
10
10
5
6
9
8
Ret
9
6
7
6
2
4
6
5
3
3
1
1
Ret
Ret
Ret
584
5
Michael Laverty
Honda
Ret
C
6
13
6
12
7
2
1
3
1
Ret
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
7
7
3
5
10
3
Ret
581
6
Tommy Bridewell
BMW
6
C
11
16
5
7
5
6
Ret
5
6
6
7
8
5
7
9
5
9
4
6
5
6
4
7
5
4
577
BSB Riders Cup
7
James Westmoreland
Honda
8
C
9
9
10
14
16
12
9
11
5
5
11
9
Ret
10
8
6
5
6
8
8
5
9
4
Ret
6
182
8
Noriyuki Haga
Yamaha
13
C
Ret
10
2
13
6
4
Ret
6
Ret
4
5
4
Ret
5
DNS
DNS
Ret
12
5
6
16
15
8
9
10
160
9
Chris Walker
Kawasaki
12
C
Ret
15
7
1
9
7
7
Ret
Ret
7
12
11
6
Ret
13
11
8
10
15
14
10
8
Ret
Ret
9
138
10
Stuart Easton
Kawasaki
Ret
C
5
4
9
5
3
Ret
8
WD
WD
WD
8
Ret
19
14
4
7
9
10
Ret
Ret
5
7
12
135
11
Ian Lowry
Honda
4
C
1
5
Ret
21
13
8
4
Ret
10
Ret
6
7
Ret
8
12
7
Ret
Ret
14
Ret
9
13
131
12
Jon Kirkham
Honda
1
C
7
7
DNS
DNS
DNS
Ret
14
12
14
Ret
Ret
14
12
14
5
12
7
9
13
Ret
12
14
9
8
8
122
13
Alastair Seeley
Suzuki
2
C
15
21
4
6
11
16
16
7
7
Ret
8
13
9
11
14
13
DNS
Ret
19
20
17
18
19
Ret
19
95
14
Barry Burrell
BMW
19
C
14
17
18
22
Ret
10
Ret
Ret
11
10
Ret
17
11
13
16
15
10
13
12
12
19
11
6
4
5
84
15
Luca Scassa
Honda
Ret
C
8
6
13
Ret
17
Ret
Ret
16
Ret
Ret
Ret
DNS
14
16
15
17
11
8
4
11
8
6
Ret
15
14
76
16
Graeme Gowland
Honda
Ret
C
10
14
Ret
15
8
Ret
5
8
9
9
10
10
Ret
9
WD
WD
69
17
Peter Hickman
Kawasaki
16
C
Ret
12
16
11
Ret
65
BMW
Ret
13
8
13
12
Ret
Ret
10
8
18
15
Ret
16
14
10
Ret
10
7
18
Patric Muff
BMW
Ret
C
16
18
12
8
14
9
10
15
17
11
14
Ret
15
15
21
16
12
11
11
13
15
Ret
11
Ret
13
63
19
Michael Rutter
Kawasaki
3
C
Ret
Ret
8
Ret
15
14
13
10
Ret
14
Ret
16
10
17
11
10
22
14
17
19
18
16
13
18
15
61
20
Dan Linfoot
BMW
Ret
C
12
11
15
9
12
11
11
WD
WD
31
21
Karl Harris
Kawasaki
13
12
7
9
DNS
DNS
18
Ret
13
Ret
12
Ret
Ret
23
22
Robbin Harms
Honda
23
22
15
Ret
10
9
11
Ret
Ret
12
Ret
23
23
Luke Quigley
Honda
Ret
C
21
Ret
14
16
18
13
12
14
15
12
16
Ret
DNS
DNS
Ret
21
14
17
21
21
20
21
Ret
DNS
DNS
18
24
Danny Buchan
Kawasaki
18
18
4
Ret
13
18
16
Ret
Ret
17
Ret
Ret
17
16
25
Gary Mason
Kawasaki
5
C
13
Ret
DNS
18
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
18
20
20
20
Ret
14
26
Jason O'Halloran
Honda
16
11
11
10
27
Tristan Palmer
Honda
Ret
C
Ret
19
17
DNS
22
15
Ret
13
12
Ret
Ret
DNS
19
23
18
18
18
20
Ret
22
DNS
DNS
17
Ret
DNS
8
28
Scott Smart
Ducati
14
C
18
22
19
Ret
DNS
Ret
15
Ret
16
13
15
15
17
19
17
19
16
Ret
20
Ret
Ret
19
Ret
16
20
8
29
Jakub Smrž
Aprilia
Ret
15
Ret
11
15
15
16
8
30
Freddy Foray
Kawasaki
9
C
20
Ret
DNS
19
Ret
17
18
16
17
19
Ret
DNS
7
31
Alex Polita
Ducati
11
C
19
Ret
Ret
17
Ret
Ret
DNS
19
Ret
20
17
Ret
5
32
Mark Aitchison
Kawasaki
15
DNS
DNS
3
Aprilia
16
Ret
Ret
DNS
14
Ret
Ret
33
John Laverty
Aprilia
18
C
25
26
20
24
21
18
18
18
Ret
Ret
Ret
22
21
20
Ret
DNS
DNS
DNS
3
Kawasaki
21
20
18
13
18
34
James Hillier
Kawasaki
15
C
17
20
Ret
Ret
19
Ret
DNS
Ret
Ret
1
Aaron Zanotti
Suzuki
21
C
24
23
21
20
20
17
17
DNS
DNS
18
Ret
Ret
20
21
Ret
23
24
22
DNS
24
24
23
DNS
DNS
DNS
0
Florian Marino
Aprilia
Ret
C
Ret
24
22
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
19
19
17
19
21
0
Troy Herfoss
Aprilia
DNS
DNS
Ret
18
21
22
0
David Anthony
Honda
Ret
18
23
DNS
DNS
0
Jenny Tinmouth
Honda
Ret
C
26
27
24
DNS
DNS
19
19
20
20
20
21
Ret
22
Ret
Ret
Ret
25
24
Ret
25
25
25
23
21
23
0
Tom Tunstall
Ducati
20
C
23
25
23
23
23
DNS
DNS
0
Honda
Ret
Ret
19
20
Ret
Ret
22
22
Ret
23
21
Ret
DNS
23
24
22
19
22
Abdulaziz Binladin
Ducati
Ret
C
Ret
Ret
DNS
DNS
DNS
20
Ret
21
Ret
21
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
DNS
DNS
DNS
DNS
Ret
Ret
DNS
0
Nick Waters
Kawasaki
21
20
21
0
Keith Farmer
Kawasaki
Ret
DNS
20
0
Tom Grant
Kawasaki
Ret
Ret
DNS
23
Ret
23
WD
WD
0
Victor Cox
Kawasaki
Ret
Ret
0
Matteo Baiocco
Ducati
Ret
Ret
0
Pos
Rider
Bike
BRH
THR
OUL
SNE
KNO
OUL
BRH
CAD
DON
ASS
SIL
BRH
Pts
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points classification
Blue
Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired, not classified (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' standings
Pos
Manufacturer
BRH
THR
OUL
SNE
KNO
OUL
BRH
CAD
DON
ASS
SIL
BRH
Pts
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R3
1
Kawasaki
3
C
4
3
7
1
1
7
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
4
9
4
7
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
482
2
Suzuki
2
C
3
1
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
6
2
1
1
2
1
4
3
3
2
2
470
3
Yamaha
13
C
2
2
1
4
2
1
Ret
2
3
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
3
5
4
7
7
2
6
3
443
4
Honda
1
C
1
5
6
10
7
2
1
3
1
5
4
5
4
4
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
4
3
6
426
5
BMW
6
C
11
11
5
7
5
6
10
5
6
6
7
8
5
7
9
5
9
4
6
5
6
4
6
4
4
253
6
Aprilia
18
C
25
24
20
24
21
18
18
18
19
17
19
21
16
20
Ret
DNS
DNS
19
Ret
15
21
11
14
14
16
9
7
Ducati
11
C
18
22
19
17
23
20
15
21
16
13
15
15
17
19
17
19
16
Ret
20
Ret
Ret
19
20
16
20
8
Pos
Manufacturer
BRH
THR
OUL
SNE
KNO
OUL
BRH
CAD
DON
ASS
SIL
BRH
Pts
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