2026 British Superbike Championship

Defending champion Kyle Ryde leads the championship after the first four rounds

The 2026 British Superbike Championship season is the 39th season of the motorcycle championship and the 30th anniversary of the current format. Kyle Ryde won his second successive championship in 2025 after entering the season as the defending champion. Ryde's team, Nitrous Competitions Racing, successfully defended their Ceratizit Teams' Trophy on the Yamaha, before switching to Ducati machinery for the current season.

Teams and riders

Team changes

After a decade on Kawasaki machinery, AJN Steelstock FS-3 Racing switched to using Bimota, on the back of the Italian constructor's successful debut season in the Superbike World Championship in 2025.[2] IWR move away from Honda machinery to become the support team for BMW factory rider Ilya Mikhalchik's debut entry into the championship.[3] Despite winning the previous year's championship with Yamaha machinery, Nitrous Competitions Racing switch to Ducati on the brand new Panigale V4R.[4] Bathams Racing also switch to Ducati after a single season with BMW.[5] Andrew Irwin has entered his own team into the championship by acquiring the previous-generation Ducati from PBM,[6] who along with Nitrous Competitions and Moto Rapido, have received 2026-spec machinery directly from the Ducati factory in Bologna.[7] SM Racing are a new single-bike entry for this season, run by Sean Meighan and utilising a Honda Fireblade.[8] TAS Racing switch from Ducati to Yamaha and also expand to a two-bike entry[9] by acquiring the equipment of Mar-Train Racing, who chose to leave the sport after 20 years.[10] Sencat Racing moved away from Aprilia after two difficult seasons and will now run Yamaha machinery, which was purchased from Nitrous Competitions Racing upon their switch to Ducati, although despite announcing their intentions to be a two rider lineup, the official season entry list contained only one rider.[11]

Rider changes

Christian Iddon left the AJN Steelstock FS-3 Racing team after a single season to join up with the Sencat Racing squad, who will operate Yamaha in 2026 after purchasing the 2025 title-winning stock of Nitrous Competitions Racing.[12] The vacant slot at FS-3 Racing for their first season running as the official factory-supported Bimota team will be filled by rookie Joe Talbot, who steps up from the British Supersport Championship.[13] BMW factory-contracted rider Ilya Mikhalchik also debuts in the class for 2026, joining IWR.[3] Scott Swann left the then-Honda IWR team at the end of 2025 and will instead run his own team in the National Superstock Championship.[14] Honda Racing UK will have an all-new team for 2026, with Ryan Vickers returning from the Superbike World Championship to partner Jason O'Halloran who returns to BSB after a spell in the Endurance World Championship.[15] They will take the places of Tommy Bridewell, who leaves the series after eighteen seasons to ride for Superbike Advocates in the Superbike World Championship,[16] and Andrew Irwin who will run his own team in 2026 on a Ducati.[6] Another team will a completely new lineup is MasterMac Honda, who have signed Irish pair Eugene McManus and Rhys Irwin from the British Supersport class[17] to replace John McPhee, who moves to Endurance World Championship racing,[18] and Charlie Nesbitt who has moved to TAG Racing to partner Fraser Rogers at the expense of Jaimie van Sikkelerus.[19] Connor Thomson joins the series full-time with NP Racing despite not racing at all in 2025, after a wildcard entry with the team at the end of 2024.[20] Richard Kerr remains in the championship for another season, moving from the MLav Racing-backed BMW to SM Racing Honda.[8] Danny Kent joins Cheshire Mouldings TAS Racing for this season as the squad expand to running two bikes in the Superbike class, utilising the same Yamaha he ran with the Mar-Train Racing team which ceased operations at the end of 2025.[9] Billy McConnell is left without a ride as his Look Forward Racing Honda team opted not to continue for 2026.

Race Calendar

2026 British Superbike Championship circuit locations in the United Kingdom
Location of Assen within the Netherlands which will host round 9 of the championship
Round Circuit Date
1 R1 Oulton Park
(International Circuit, Cheshire)		 2–4 May
R2
R3
2 R1 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)		 15–17 May
R2
R3
3 R1 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)		 19–21 June
R2
R3
4 R1 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)		 3–5 July
R2
R3
5 R1 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)		 17–19 July
R2
R3
6 R1 Oulton Park
(International Circuit, Cheshire)		 31 July–2 August
R2
R3
7 R1 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)		 14–16 August
R2
R3
8 R1 Cadwell Park
(Lincolnshire)		 29–31 August
R2
R3
The Showdown
9 R1 TT Circuit Assen
(Grand Prix Circuit, Netherlands)		 18–20 September
R2
R3
10 R1 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)		 2–4 October
R2
R3
The Showdown Finale
11 R1 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)		 16–18 October
R2
R3

Calendar changes

The calendar is largely unchanged from 2025. Snetterton and Knockhill have swapped their 2025 slots as hosts for rounds three and four, while the second visit to Donington Park this season forms the second round of the Showdown, accommodated by the second Oulton Park meet moving into the regular season at round six.

Results

Main Season
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team
1 R1 England Oulton Park 3 May England Kyle Ryde England Kyle Ryde England Kyle Ryde Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducati
R2 4 May England Kyle Ryde England Bradley Ray England Kyle Ryde Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducati
R3 England Bradley Ray England Kyle Ryde England Kyle Ryde Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducati
2 R1 England Donington Park 16 May England Kyle Ryde England Scott Redding England Scott Redding Hager PBM Racing Team
R2 17 May England Scott Redding England Kyle Ryde England Kyle Ryde Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducati
R3 England Kyle Ryde England Kyle Ryde England Kyle Ryde Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducati
3 R1 Scotland Knockhill 20 June England Kyle Ryde England Kyle Ryde England Kyle Ryde Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducati
R2 21 June England Kyle Ryde England Bradley Ray England Kyle Ryde Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducati
R3 England Bradley Ray England Bradley Ray England Scott Redding Hager PBM Racing Team
4 R1 England Snetterton 4 July England Bradley Ray England Scott Redding England Bradley Ray McAMS Yamaha
R2 5 July England Scott Redding England Scott Redding England Scott Redding Hager PBM Racing Team
R3 England Scott Redding England Kyle Ryde England Kyle Ryde Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducati
5 R1 England Brands Hatch 18 July England Kyle Ryde England Scott Redding England Kyle Ryde Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducati
R2 19 July England Scott Redding England Kyle Ryde England Kyle Ryde Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducati
R3 England Kyle Ryde England Kyle Ryde England Scott Redding Hager PBM Racing Team
6 R1 England Oulton Park 1 August England Max Cook England Bradley Ray England Bradley Ray McAMS Yamaha
R2 2 August England Bradley Ray England Kyle Ryde England Kyle Ryde Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducati
R3 England Kyle Ryde England Scott Redding England Kyle Ryde Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducati
7 R1 England Thruxton 15 August England Kyle Ryde England Bradley Ray England Kyle Ryde Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducati
R2 16 August England Bradley Ray England Bradley Ray England Ryan Vickers Honda Racing UK
R3 England Bradley Ray England Leon Haslam England Ryan Vickers Honda Racing UK
8 R1 England Cadwell Park 30 August
R2 31 August
R3
The Showdown
9 R1 Netherlands Assen 19 September
R2 20 September
R3
10 R1 England Donington Park 3 October
R2 4 October
R3
11 R1 England Brands Hatch 17 October
R2 18 October
R3

Championship Standings

Riders' Championship

Scoring system in the Main season[21]

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. 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 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Scoring system in the first two rounds in the showdown[21]

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. 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[21]

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. 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
Pos. Rider Bike OUL
England		 DON
England		 KNO
Scotland		 SNE
England		 BRH
England		 OUL
England		 THR
England		 CAD
England		 ASS
Netherlands		 DON
England		 BRH
England		 Pts.
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 England Kyle Ryde Ducati 1P F 1P 1F 3P 1F 1P F 1P F 1P 3 3 3 1F 1P 1F 2P F 2 1F 1P 1P 4 3 348
2 England Scott Redding Ducati 5 4 4 1F 2P 2 2 3 1 2F 1P F 2P 2F 2P 1 5 3 2F 5 2 Ret 301
3 England Bradley Ray Yamaha 3 3F 3P 7 4 4 Ret 2F 2P F 1P Ret 3 8 4 8 1F 2P 3 4F 3P F 2P 257
4 England Leon Haslam Ducati 2 2 2 4 5 5 8 6 8 4 Ret 5 4 6 4 3 Ret 5 6 5 4F 223
5 England Ryan Vickers Honda 8 7 8 Ret 12 8 4 Ret 4 5 NC 4 6 5 6 6 4 4 3 1 1 199
6 Scotland Rory Skinner Yamaha 7 8 6 6 6 7 5 Ret 5 DNS 4 6 9 9 7 Ret 12 7 2 6 5 173
7 England Max Cook Bimota 6 6 7 2 3 3 Ret 5 7 Ret 2 Ret 3 3 3 RetP 5 6 Ret WD WD 172
8 England Christian Iddon Yamaha 9 11 10 5 7 Ret 7 Ret 10 Ret 5 7 5 7 Ret 9 10 Ret 7 16 8 123
9 Northern Ireland Glenn Irwin Ducati 12 Ret 5 12 8 6 3 Ret 6 DNS WD WD 7 8 5 10 9 Ret 16 11 12 111
10 England Storm Stacey Ducati 4 5 9 8 9 Ret 6 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 14 4 8 8 10 Ret DNS 105
11 England Joe Talbot Bimota 10 9 13 13 13 Ret 12 Ret 13 6 6 8 Ret 12 10 7 6 Ret 9 8 Ret 101
12 England Danny Kent Yamaha 16 14 12 9 10 10 11 9 DNS 11 7 11 12 11 9 14 DNS Ret 8 7 6 101
13 England Lee Jackson Honda 11 10 11 10 11 Ret 10 8 11 10 9 13 10 13 11 11 11 10 11 15 13 101
14 Australia Josh Brookes Honda 13 13 15 11 Ret 9 9 7 9 7 Ret 10 11 10 Ret 12 Ret 11 18 12 9 88
15 Australia Jason O'Halloran Honda 15 12 14 15 16 12 Ret 12 12 8 8 9 15 15 12 8 7 Ret 14 9 Ret 75
16 Ukraine Ilya Mikhalchik BMW 18 17 17 Ret 18 Ret 13 10 14 9 Ret 12 13 14 13 13 13 9 Ret 13 Ret 46
17 England Fraser Rogers Honda 14 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 11 16 12 11 14 Ret 16 Ret Ret 15 12 13 14 11 34
18 England Charlie Nesbitt Honda Ret Ret 16 Ret 14 Ret 14 13 15 DNS WD WD WD WD WD 16 14 14 15 10 7 28
19 Republic of Ireland Rhys Irwin Honda 19 Ret Ret 16 17 13 Ret 14 17 13 12 15 16 18 17 15 Ret 13 19 18 14 19
20 Republic of Ireland Eugene McManus Honda Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret 17 DNS 14 10 Ret Ret WD WD 12 17 10 18
21 England Luke Hedger Honda Ret 18 Ret 14 Ret 11 Ret Ret DNS Ret 17 15 8
22 Northern Ireland Graeme Irwin Ducati DNS 15 18 DNS 13 Ret 17 Ret Ret 18 Ret 16 21 Ret 15 5
23 Republic of Ireland Richard Kerr Honda 21 20 18 Ret Ret DNS 15 Ret Ret DNS 14 16 Ret Ret 16 17 16 15 17 WD WD 4
24 Australia Brayden Elliott Honda Ret 16 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 19 17 Ret 20 19 16 1
25 Northern Ireland Andrew Irwin Ducati 17 16 19 Ret 15 Ret 1
England Ben Luxton Honda 16 WD WD
England Joe Sheldon-Shaw Honda 21 18 18 22 20 17
England Daniel Brooks Honda 20 Ret 17
England Peter Hickman BMW 20 19 Ret Ret Ret DNS
England Connor Thomson Honda DNS WD WD
Pos. Rider Bike R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts.
OUL
England		 DON
England		 KNO
Scotland		 SNE
England		 BRH
England		 OUL
England		 THR
England		 CAD
England		 ASS
Netherlands		 DON
England		 BRH
England
Source:[22][23]
Race key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (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)
Annotation Meaning
P Pole position
F Fastest lap
Rider key
ColourMeaning
Light blue Rookie rider

Teams' Championship (The Ceratizit Trophy)

Pos. Team Pts.
1 Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducati 104
2 Hager PBM Racing Team 85
3 Moto Rapido Racing 82
4 McAMS Yamaha 75
5 AJN Steelstock bimota 73
6 Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha 56
Source:[24]

References

  1. ↑ "2026 Teams". British Superbike Championship. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "FS-3 Racing switch to bimota for 2026". British Superbikes. 4 October 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 "ROKiT steps in as sponsor to enable IWR to give debut to Mikhalchik in the 2026 BSB Championship". British Superbikes. 21 April 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Nitrous Competitions Racing ready to deliver with Ducati in 2026". Ducati. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Bathams AJN Racing ready to raise the bar in 2026 with Storm Stacey and Ducati". British Superbikes. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 "BSB: Andrew Irwin launches his MET fonaCAB Racing Ducati team ahead of Donington Park test". Motorcycle News. 31 March 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "New bike. Testing complete. The stage is set..." PBM. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  8. 1 2 "BSB: Richard Kerr joins SM Racing Honda for 2026 season". Motorcycle News. 1 April 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  9. 1 2 "TAS Racing Unveil New Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha with Kent and Skinner for 2026". Knockhill Racing Circuit. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Mar-Train announce departure from racing at the end of the season". British Superbikes. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Sencat by Swan Racing switch to Yamaha and double up for 2026 Superbike campaign". British Superbikes. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Iddon joins Sencat by Swan Racing for 2026 BSB season". Brands Hatch. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "FS-3 Racing announce Cook and Talbot for AJN Steelstock bimota debut". British Superbikes. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Sidelined BSB Superbike rookie Scott Swann fights back with 2026 privateer Superstock 1000 entry, backed by new title sponsor – Rosewood Bespoke Joinery". Scott Swann. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Honda Racing reveals its team for the 2026 season". Honda Racing UK. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Superbike Advocates Racing confirm entry to the 2026 WorldSBK field: "We're here to build, to learn quickly, and to fight"". WorldSBK. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "MasterMac Honda announce Rhys Irwin and Eugene McManus for 2026 BSB season". Brands Hatch. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "John McPhee gets move back to world stage for 2026". BikeSport News. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "TAG Racing Honda sign Charlie Nesbitt for 2026 Bennetts British Superbike Championship campaign". TAG Racing. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "BSB: Connor Thomson to make full-time debut with NP Racing". Motorcycle News. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  21. 1 2 3 "EVENT FORMAT". British Superbikes. Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  22. ↑ "Standings". www.britishsuperbike.com. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "Results". www.britishsuperbike.com. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "Full Standings" (PDF). www.britishsuperbike.com. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
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