2007 British Superbike Championship

2007 champion, Ryuichi Kiyonari

The Bennetts 2007 British Superbike Championship season started on 7 April and ended on 14 October.[1] Defending Champion Ryuichi Kiyonari repeated as the 2007 BSB Champion on a HM Plant Racing HRC Honda CBR1000RR.

Calendar

2007 Calendar
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team
1 R1 England Brands Hatch GP 9 April Northern Ireland Jonathan Rea Spain Gregorio Lavilla Spain Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati
R2 Northern Ireland Jonathan Rea Spain Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati
2 R1 England Thruxton 15 April England Tommy Hill Spain Gregorio Lavilla Spain Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati
R2 England Shane Byrne Spain Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati
3 R1 England Silverstone 29 April Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari Spain Gregorio Lavilla Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda
R2 Spain Gregorio Lavilla Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda
4 R1 England Oulton Park 7 May Spain Gregorio Lavilla England Shane Byrne Spain Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati
R2 Northern Ireland Jonathan Rea Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda
5 R1 England Snetterton 20 May England Shane Byrne Spain Gregorio Lavilla Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda
R2 Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda
6 R1 Republic of Ireland Mondello Park 17 June Northern Ireland Jonathan Rea England Shane Byrne England Leon Haslam Airwaves Ducati
R2 Northern Ireland Jonathan Rea Northern Ireland Jonathan Rea HM Plant Honda
7 R1 Scotland Knockhill 1 July Northern Ireland Jonathan Rea Northern Ireland Jonathan Rea Northern Ireland Jonathan Rea HM Plant Honda
R2 Northern Ireland Jonathan Rea Northern Ireland Jonathan Rea HM Plant Honda
8 R1  England Oulton Park 15 July Northern Ireland Jonathan Rea Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda
R2 Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari Northern Ireland Jonathan Rea HM Plant Honda
9 R1 England Mallory Park 22 July Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari England Shane Byrne Stobart Vent-Axia Honda
R2 Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda
10 R1 England Croft 12 August England Cal Crutchlow England Leon Haslam Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda
R2 Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari HM Plant Honda
11 R1 England Cadwell Park 27 August England Leon Haslam England Leon Camier England Leon Haslam Airwaves Ducati
R2 England Leon Haslam Northern Ireland Jonathan Rea HM Plant Honda
12 R1 England Donington Park 23 September England Tom Sykes Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari England Leon Haslam Airwaves Ducati
R2 Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari England Leon Haslam Airwaves Ducati
13 R1 England Brands Hatch Indy 14 October Spain Gregorio Lavilla Spain Gregorio Lavilla Spain Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati
R2 Spain Gregorio Lavilla Spain Gregorio Lavilla Airwaves Ducati

Entry list

2007 Entry List[2]
Team Bike No Riders Class Rounds
HM Plant Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1 Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari[3] All
4 Northern Ireland Jonathan Rea[3] All
Bike Animal Honda Honda CBR1000RR 2 England Leon Camier[4] 1–11
England Ian Hutchinson[5] 12–13
Isolon MSS Discovery Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 3 England Michael Rutter[6] 1–5, 8–13
Scotland Stuart Easton[7] 6–7
Hydrex Honda Honda CBR1000RR 5 England Karl Harris[8] All
15 England Guy Martin[9] 1–3, 8, 11
64 England Aaron Zanotti[10] 12–13
Virgin Media Optoma Loans Yamaha YZF-R1 6 England James Haydon[11] 1–3
South Africa Hudson Kennaugh[12] 4–7
8 England Tommy Hill[13] All
77 Northern Ireland Marty Nutt 12–13
Rizla Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7 9 England Chris Walker[14] All
35 England Cal Crutchlow[14] All
Mark Johns Motors Honda CBR1000RR 11 Northern Ireland Ryan Farquhar C 1–2
52 Northern Ireland Ryan Rainey C 10–11
Scotland Iain MacPherson 12
TAG Racing Honda CBR1000RR 11 Republic of Ireland Brian McCormack C 9
14 6
Samsung Superbike Team Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 12 Australia Dean Thomas[15] 1–6, 8–13[N 1]
England Sean Emmett[16] 7–8[N 1]
112 England Sean Emmett 12–13
Jentin Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 12 England Simon Andrews[17] 1–2, 4–5, 8–11, 13
England Jon Kirkham[18] 12
Team NB Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 18 England Tommy Bridewell 1–9, 12–13
46 England Ollie Bridewell[19] 1–9*
Hardinge-Ice Valley Motorsport Honda CBR1000RR 21 England Tom Tunstall C All
AIM Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 22 England Steve Plater[20] 1–3, 5–8, 11–13[N 2]
Scotland Les Shand 8[N 2]
Scotland Keith Amor 9–10
Krystal Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 24 England Lee Jackson C 9
Red Viper Racing Honda CBR1000RR 26 England Chris Martin All
PBM Racing Ireland Yamaha YZF-R1 27 Republic of Ireland Paul Barron C 1–10, 12–13
Team Emco – NSF Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 28 England Neil Faulkner C 1–8, 10–13
Astro KS Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 32 Scotland Kenny Gilbertson C 13
Ezylet Phase One Yamaha YZF-R1 34 England Guy Martin 13
Airwaves Ducati Ducati 999 F06 36 Spain Gregorio Lavilla[21] All
91 England Leon Haslam[22] All
Riders Racing Honda CBR1000RR 40 England Martin Jessopp C 13
Team Millsport Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 49 Isle of Man Conor Cummins C 12
Quay Garage Honda CBR1000RR 56 England James Buckingham C All
Hawk Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 6 England James Haydon[23] 11–13
88 England Scott Smart All
150 England Peter Hickman 1–9
England Alex Camier[24] 10
SMT Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 64 England Aaron Zanotti 1–11
65 England John Ingram 12–13
Stobart Vent-Axia Honda Honda CBR1000RR 66 England Tom Sykes[25] All
67 England Shane Byrne[26] All
PR Branson-Honda Honda CBR1000RR 68 England Sean Emmett[27] 1–2, 4–5
Australia David Johnson 9, 11–13
Nutt Travel Yamaha YZF-R1 77 Northern Ireland Marty Nutt C 1–3, 5–11
Uel Duncan Racing Honda CBR1000RR 86 Australia Cameron Donald 2
T.H.R Honda Honda CBR1000RR 94 England Michael Howarth C 1
England Tristan Palmer C 3–13
MAR Kawasaki ZX-10R 111 England Malcolm Ashley C All
Icon Class
C Privateers Cup
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider
* Rider died mid-season

Notes

  1. 1 2 Dean Thomas competed in both friday and saturday practice sessions during round 8, before being replaced by Sean Emmett for the rest of the weekend.
  2. 1 2 Steve Plater competed in two friday practice sessions during round 8, before being replaced by Les Shand for the rest of the weekend.

Final championship standings

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
Pos Rider Bike! Class BHGP
England		 THR
England		 SIL
England		 OUL
England		 SNE
England		 MOP
Republic of Ireland		 KNO
Scotland		 OUL
England		 MAL
England		 CRO
England		 CAD
England		 DON
England		 BHI
England		 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 Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda 8 11 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 3 1 Ret Ret 1 1 1 2 2 Ret 3 3 4 433
2 Northern Ireland Jonathan Rea Honda 3 2 Ret 4 2 3 4 5 2 2 4 1 1 1 Ret 1 2 Ret 2 2 Ret 1 5 7 2 2 407
3 England Leon Haslam Ducati 6 4 6 6 6 5 2 2 3 5 1 4 3 2 4 4 3 2 5 6 1 Ret 1 1 4 5 387
4 Spain Gregorio Lavilla Ducati 1 1 1 1 5 2 1 4 6 Ret 3 3 7 Ret Ret 10 5 7 6 4 7 3 4 5 1 1 368
5 England Shane Byrne Honda 4 13 4 3 Ret Ret 6 3 Ret 3 2 2 4 5 2 3 1 3 9 7 4 Ret 3 6 6 Ret 293
6 England Tom Sykes Honda 7 5 5 7 7 6 5 6 4 4 Ret 7 6 4 Ret 6 6 4 3 3 3 5 2 2 Ret 7 279
7 England Chris Walker Suzuki 5 8 9 Ret 3 4 Ret 9 9 9 9 Ret 5 6 3 8 4 6 8 10 8 6 6 4 7 6 225
8 England Leon Camier Honda 2 3 2 5 4 Ret 8 8 5 6 7 6 Ret 7 6 5 8 11 7 5 Ret Ret 199
9 England Cal Crutchlow Suzuki 13 18 7 Ret 11 7 7 Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret 11 Ret 5 Ret 9 5 4 13 5 4 Ret Ret 5 3 152
10 England Tommy Hill Yamaha 9 Ret 8 10 8 8 10 7 7 7 10 9 13 Ret 8 Ret 7 9 10 Ret 6 7 Ret Ret Ret 13 138
11 England Karl Harris Honda 14 6 10 9 9 12 9 Ret 13 15 6 8 10 8 Ret 2 Ret 13 11 Ret Ret DNS Ret 10 Ret 8 121
12 England Michael Rutter Kawasaki 10 7 11 8 10 9 15 13 11 Ret Ret 7 Ret 8 13 8 11 10 9 8 8 10 118
13 England Scott Smart Kawasaki 21 20 14 11 Ret 14 11 16 14 8 12 10 Ret DNS 7 11 10 10 14 11 10 12 7 Ret 11 12 95
14 England Ollie Bridewell Suzuki 19 15 Ret 19 13 11 13 11 18 10 Ret 11 8 10 9 9 WD WD 56
15 England Steve Plater Yamaha 18 14 13 13 19 Ret 15 Ret Ret 12 18 12 WD WD 13 9 10 9 10 11 51
16 England Simon Andrews Yamaha 11 9 21 16 12 14 12 Ret Ret DNS 11 12 12 9 Ret Ret 9 16 49
17 Australia Dean Thomas Suzuki 16 10 16 Ret 14 13 Ret 10 Ret 13 14 13 WD WD 12 14 16 12 14 Ret Ret DNS 16 19 37
18 England James Haydon Kawasaki 9 8 8 Ret Ret 9 31
Yamaha 17 16 17 17 15 16
19 England Tommy Bridewell Suzuki 12 Ret 15 Ret 12 10 14 12 10 Ret Ret DNS 20 17 DNS DNS WD WD 18 19 15 21 28
20 England Tristan Palmer Honda C 20 20 18 19 Ret Ret 19 15 16 14 11 12 13 17 Ret Ret 15 13 12 15 14 15 27
21 England Chris Martin Honda 22 Ret Ret 18 17 17 Ret 15 Ret 14 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 15 15 15 Ret 12 11 Ret 13 Ret Ret 23
22 England Peter Hickman Kawasaki 15 12 12 12 18 19 DNS DNS 17 Ret 17 14 23 DNS 13 13 14 16 23
23 England Ian Hutchinson Honda 11 11 12 14 16
24 England Sean Emmett Honda 20 Ret Ret Ret 21 Ret Ret Ret 14
Suzuki 9 9 Ret Ret DNS DNS Ret 18
25 South Africa Hudson Kennaugh Yamaha 16 17 19 12 13 Ret 12 13 14
26 England Aaron Zanotti Honda 14 12 Ret 20 13
Yamaha 24 19 22 21 Ret 18 19 Ret 16 11 Ret Ret 19 16 16 Ret 21 Ret 18 14 Ret 17
27 England Guy Martin Honda Ret 17 18 15 16 15 10 Ret 17 Ret 8
Yamaha 18 22
28 Scotland Stuart Easton Kawasaki 15 Ret 14 11 8
29 Northern Ireland Marty Nutt Yamaha C Ret Ret 23 20 DNS DNS 20 16 16 16 17 15 17 15 19 Ret 17 16 Ret Ret 8
13 17 13 17
30 England Tom Tunstall Honda C 25 22 24 22 Ret Ret Ret DNS 22 21 21 20 21 19 14 14 20 20 20 18 18 15 16 18 19 Ret 5
31 England Malcolm Ashley Kawasaki C 26 Ret 26 23 22 21 20 20 23 19 22 19 22 18 12 Ret 22 21 22 19 20 18 20 Ret 20 25 4
32 England James Buckingham Honda C 23 21 19 Ret WD WD 17 18 21 17 23 21 Ret 20 15 16 18 Ret 19 15 16 14 19 22 17 Ret 4
33 Australia Cameron Donald Honda 20 14 2
34 England Jon Kirkham Yamaha Ret 14 2
35 Republic of Ireland Paul Barron Yamaha C DNQ DNQ 25 24 21 Ret 22 Ret Ret 18 18 17 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 21 DNS DNS Ret Ret 1
36 Australia David Johnson Honda 17 18 19 16 15 16 Ret DNS 1
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest Lap

Icon Class
C Privateers Cup

Superbike cup final standings (top 10)

Pos Rider Bike Pts
1 England Tristan Palmer Honda 426
2 England James Buckingham Honda 373
3 England Tom Tunstall Honda 332
4 England Malcolm Ashley Kawasaki 322
5 Northern Ireland Marty Nutt Yamaha 261
6 Republic of Ireland Paul Barron Yamaha 147
7 England Neil Faulkner Yamaha 90
8 England Lee Jackson Yamaha 40
9 Republic of Ireland Brian McCormack Honda 37
10 Northern Ireland Ryan Farquhar Honda 21

Final Constructors Standings

1 Japan Honda 591
2 Italy Ducati 507
3 Japan Suzuki 263
4 Japan Yamaha 180
5 Japan Kawasaki 169

References

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