2018 British Superbike Championship
The 2018 British Superbike Championship season is the 31st British Superbike Championship season. Shane Byrne will start the season as the defending Champion, having secured his sixth overall title in the British Superbike Championship.
Teams and riders
| Team | Constructor | Rider | Rounds | |
| Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team | Ducati | 2 |  Glenn Irwin | All |
| Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team | Ducati | 18 | Andrew Irwin | 4–12 |
| Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team | Ducati | 67 |  Shane Byrne | 1–3 |
| Honda Racing | Honda | 4 | Dan Linfoot | 1–2, 4–6, 9-12 |
| Honda Racing | Honda | 22 |  Jason O'Halloran | All |
| Honda Racing | Honda | 23 |  Ryuichi Kiyonari | 3 |
| Honda Racing | Honda | 68 | Tom Neave | 7-8 |
| Silicone Engineering Racing | Kawasaki | 5 | Dean Harrison | 1, 3, 6, 9-12 |
| Temple Yamaha | Yamaha | 6 | William Dunlop | 1 |
| Tyco BMW | BMW | 7 | Michael Laverty | All |
| Tyco BMW | BMW | 21 | Christian Iddon | All |
| Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha | Yamaha | 8 | Shaun Winfield | All |
| Anvil Hire Tag Yamaha | Yamaha | 11 | James Ellison | All |
| Gulf BMW | BMW | 9 | David Johnson | 1, 3 |
| Padgetts Racing | Honda | 10 |  Conor Cummins | 1, 3 |
| OMG Racing UK LTD | Suzuki | 10 | Josh Elliott | 11-12 |
| OMG Racing UK LTD | Suzuki | 44 | Gino Rea | All |
| JG Speedfit Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 12 | Luke Mossey | All |
| JG Speedfit Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 91 | Leon Haslam | All |
| Smiths Racing | BMW | 20 |  Sylvain Barrier | All |
| Smiths Racing | BMW | 60 | Peter Hickman | All |
| Moto Rapido Racing | Ducati | 24 |  Taylor Mackenzie | 1–5 |
| Moto Rapido Racing | Ducati | 46 | Tommy Bridewell | 6–12 |
| McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha | 25 | Josh Brookes | All |
| McAMS Yamaha | Yamaha | 95 | Tarran Mackenzie | All |
| Lloyd & Jones PR Racing | BMW | 26 | Luke Hedger | 5–7, 9 |
| Lloyd & Jones PR Racing | BMW | 42 | Joe Francis | 10–12 |
| Lloyd & Jones PR Racing | BMW | 96 |  Jakub Smrž | 1–3 |
| RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 27 | Jake Dixon | All |
| Buildbase Suzuki | Suzuki | 28 | Bradley Ray | All |
| Buildbase Suzuki | Suzuki | 47 | Richard Cooper | All |
| Gearlink Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 32 | Carl Phillips | 1–4 |
| Gearlink Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 89 | Fraser Rogers | 5–12 |
| RidersMotorcycles.com BMW | BMW | 40 | Martin Jessopp | 1, 3, 6–9, 11-12 |
| Movuno.com Halsall Racing | Suzuki | 46 | Tommy Bridewell | 1–4 |
| Movuno.com Halsall Racing | Suzuki | 52 | Danny Kent | 12 |
| Movuno.com Halsall Racing | Suzuki | 68 | Tom Neave | 9–10 |
| Movuno.com Halsall Racing | Suzuki | 69 | Chrissy Rouse | 5–8, 11 |
| Team WD-40 | Kawasaki | 55 | Mason Law | All |
| Team 64 | Kawasaki | 64 | Aaron Zanotti | 4–12 |
| CF Motorsport | Yamaha | 77 | Kyle Ryde | 1–4 |
| FS-3 Racing | Kawasaki | 83 | Danny Buchan | All |
NOTE: Following concerns at Silverstone Circuit as a result of the MotoGP round cancellation, the shorter National Circuit was used.
Championship standings
Riders' championship
;Scoring systemPoints 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 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |