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2012 British Superbike Championship

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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.

Championship standings

Riders' Championship

(key; bold denotes pole position, italics denotes fastest lap)

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Pos	Rider	Bike	BRH		THR		OUL			SNE		KNO		OUL			BRH		CAD		DON		ASS		SIL		BRH			Pts
Pos	Rider	Bike	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	Pts
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
17	Peter Hickman	BMW										Ret	13	8	13	12	Ret	Ret	10	8	18	15	Ret	16	14	10	Ret	10	7	65
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
32	Mark Aitchison	Aprilia															16	Ret	Ret	DNS							14	Ret	Ret	3
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
33	John Laverty	Kawasaki																							21	20	18	13	18	3
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
	Tom Tunstall	Honda										Ret	Ret	19	20	Ret	Ret	22	22	Ret	23	21	Ret	DNS	23	24	22	19	22	0
	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 finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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)

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2012_British_Superbike_Championship_season

2012 British Superbike Championship

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Calendar

Entry List

Championship standings

Riders' Championship

Manufacturers' standings

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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
1	R2	Brands Hatch Indy	9 April	Race Cancelled ¹
2	R1	Thruxton	15 April	Tommy Hill	Alex Lowes	Ian Lowry	Padgetts Racing
2	R2	Thruxton	15 April		Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Tyco Suzuki
3	R1	Oulton Park	6 May		Tommy Hill	Tommy Hill	Swan Yamaha
	R2		7 May	Tommy Hill	Graeme Gowland	Chris Walker	Pr1mo Bournemouth Kawasaki
	R3		7 May		Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
4	R1	Snetterton 300	27 May	Josh Brookes	Michael Laverty	Tommy Hill	Swan Yamaha
4	R2	Snetterton 300	27 May		Michael Laverty	Michael Laverty	Samsung Honda
5	R1	Knockhill	24 June	Tommy Hill	Tommy Hill	Shane Byrne	Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
5	R2	Knockhill	24 June		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		8 July		Tommy Hill	Tommy Hill	Swan Yamaha
7	R1	Brands Hatch GP	22 July	Shane Byrne	Josh Brookes	Shane Byrne	Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
7	R2	Brands Hatch GP	22 July		Shane Byrne	Shane Byrne	Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
8	R1	Cadwell Park	27 August	Alex Lowes	Tommy Hill	Tommy Hill	Swan Yamaha
8	R2	Cadwell Park	27 August		Alex Lowes	Tommy Hill	Swan Yamaha
9	R1	Donington Park	9 September	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Tyco Suzuki
9	R2	Donington Park	9 September		Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Tyco Suzuki
The Showdown
10	R1	TT Circuit Assen	23 September	Alex Lowes	Tommy Hill	Shane Byrne	Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
10	R2	TT Circuit Assen	23 September		Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Tyco Suzuki
11	R1	Silverstone Arena GP	30 September	Alex Lowes	Tommy Bridewell	Alex Lowes	Team WFR Honda
11	R2	Silverstone Arena GP	30 September		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		14 October		Josh Brookes	Shane Byrne	Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki

Pos	Manufacturer	BRH		THR		OUL			SNE		KNO		OUL			BRH		CAD		DON		ASS		SIL		BRH			Pts
Pos	Manufacturer	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	Pts
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