2017 British Superbike Championship
The 2017 British Superbike Championship season was the 30th British Superbike Championship season. It began at Donington on 31 March and ended at the Brands Hatch GP circuit on 15 October. Shane Byrne started the season as the defending Champion, having secured his fifth overall title in the British Superbike Championship
Teams and riders
Team | Constructor | Rider | Rounds | |
Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team | Ducati | 2 | Glenn Irwin | 1–4, 6–12 |
Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team | Ducati | 67 | Shane Byrne | All |
Quattro Plant FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 3 | Billy McConnell | 1–7 |
Quattro Plant FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 81 | Luke Stapleford | 9 |
Quattro Plant FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 83 | Danny Buchan | 11 |
Quattro Plant FS-3 Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 97 | Kyle Ryde | 12 |
Honda Racing | Honda | 4 | Dan Linfoot | All |
Honda Racing | Honda | 22 | Jason O'Halloran | All |
Gearlink Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 5 | James Westmoreland | All |
Bennetts Suzuki | Suzuki | 6 | Taylor Mackenzie | 1–9, 11 |
Bennetts Suzuki | Suzuki | 47 | Richard Cooper | 11 |
Bennetts Suzuki | Suzuki | 47 | Richard Cooper | 12 |
Bennetts Suzuki | Suzuki | 50 | Sylvain Guintoli | All |
McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha | 7 | Michael Laverty | All |
McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha | 77 | James Ellison | All |
Anvil Hire TAG Racing | Yamaha | 8 | Shaun Winfield | All |
Anvil Hire TAG Racing | Yamaha | 25 | Josh Brookes | All |
Silicone Engineering Racing | Kawasaki | 9 | Dean Harrison | 9–12 |
Tyco BMW Motorrad | BMW | 10 | Josh Elliott | 5, 11 |
Tyco BMW Motorrad | BMW | 18 | Andy Reid | 5–9 |
Tyco BMW Motorrad | BMW | 24 | Christian Iddon | 1–4, 6–12 |
Tyco BMW Motorrad | BMW | 34 | Davide Giugliano | 1–2 |
Tyco BMW Motorrad | BMW | 34 | Alastair Seeley | 3 |
Bathams SMT | BMW | 11 | Michael Rutter | 1, 7, 12 |
JG Speedfit Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 12 | Luke Mossey | 1–7, 9–12 |
JG Speedfit Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 91 | Leon Haslam | All |
Smiths Racing | BMW | 14 | Lee Jackson | All |
Smiths Racing | BMW | 60 | Peter Hickman | All |
Moto Rapido | Ducati | 21 | John Hopkins | All |
RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 27 | Jake Dixon | All |
Buildbase Suzuki | Suzuki | 28 | Bradley Ray | All |
Buildbase Suzuki | Suzuki | 33 | Michael Dunlop | 1, 3, 7 |
RidersMotorcycles.com BMW | BMW | 40 | Martin Jessopp | 1, 3, 5–12 |
Team WD-40 | Kawasaki | 46 | Tommy Bridewell | All |
Platform Hire Yamaha | Yamaha | 64 | Aaron Zanotti | All |
Lloyd & Jones PR Racing BMW | BMW | 96 | Jakub Smrž | All |
- All entries used Pirelli tyres.
Race calendar and results
Championship standings
Riders' championship
;Scoring systemPoints were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had 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 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |