2009 British Superbike Championship

The 2009 British Superbike season was the 22nd British Superbike Championship season. It began at Brands Hatch on 13 April, ending at Oulton Park on 11 October after 26 races held in England and Scotland.

2009 British Superbike season

Previous

2008

Next

2010

Support series:
British Supersport Championship
Superstock 1000
Superstock 600
British 125 Championship

2009 champion, Leon Camier

None of the top four from the 2008 championship returned, as Shane Byrne, Leon Haslam and Tom Sykes moved into the Superbike World Championship, with Cal Crutchlow leaving for the Supersport World Championship.

Having lost his MotoGP ride, Sylvain Guintoli moved into the championship, joining the Worx Crescent Suzuki team on a GSX-R1000. HM Plant Honda had an all-new all-Australian line-up, with former World Supersport Championship front-runner Josh Brookes and reigning British Supersport Champion Glen Richards. Reigning champions GSE Racing switched from Ducati to Yamaha, retaining Leon Camier and adding James Ellison to the team. Chris Walker made a return to the championship on a Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha.

Camier won the title in dominant fashion, winning a series record nineteen races during the season. Team-mate Ellison finished as runner-up with Stuart Easton third. Gary Mason was just as dominant in the Privateers Cup, winning eighteen races en route to the title.

Calendar

• In a twist to the championship, MotorSport Vision announced that two of the rounds would consist of a triple-header meeting, instead of the usual double-header.^[1]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Rider	Winning Team	Ref
1	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	13 April	Sylvain Guintoli[2]	Glen Richards	Sylvain Guintoli	Worx Crescent Suzuki	[3]
	R2				Stuart Easton	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[4]
2	R1	Oulton Park	4 May	Leon Camier[5]	Leon Camier	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[6]
	R2				Leon Camier	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[7]
3	R1	Donington Park	25 May	Leon Camier[8]	Leon Camier	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[9]
	R2				James Ellison	James Ellison	Airwaves Yamaha	[10]
4	R1	Thruxton	31 May	Leon Camier[11]	Leon Camier	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[12]
	R2				Leon Camier	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[13]
5	R1	Snetterton	21 June	Leon Camier[14]	Leon Camier	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[15]
	R2				Leon Camier	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[16]
6	R1	Knockhill	5 July	Josh Brookes[17]	Leon Camier	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[18]
	R2				Leon Camier	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[19]
7	R1	Mallory Park	19 July	Leon Camier[20]	James Ellison	James Ellison	Airwaves Yamaha	[21]
	R2				Leon Camier	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[22]
8	R1	Brands Hatch GP	8 August	Leon Camier[23]	Broc Parkes	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[24]
	R2		9 August		Leon Camier	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[25]
	R3				Leon Camier	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[26]
9	R1	Cadwell Park	31 August	Leon Camier[27]	Leon Camier	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[28]
	R2				James Ellison	James Ellison	Airwaves Yamaha	[29]
10	R1	Croft	13 September	Leon Camier[30]	Leon Camier	Stuart Easton	Hydrex Honda	[31]
	R2				Leon Camier	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[32]
11	R1	Silverstone International	27 September	Leon Camier[33]	Leon Camier	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[34]
	R2				Leon Camier	James Ellison	Airwaves Yamaha	[35]
12	R1	Oulton Park	10 October	Stuart Easton[36]	James Ellison	Stuart Easton	Hydrex Honda	[37]
	R2		11 October		Stuart Easton	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[38]
	R3				Leon Camier	Leon Camier	Airwaves Yamaha	[39]

Support Races

• Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship – Champion: Steve Plater^[40]
• Focused Events RC8 Super – Champion: Dave Wood
• Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Championship – Champion: Alastair Seeley^[41]
• Metzeler National Superstock 600 Championship – Champion: Jamie Hamilton^[42]
• Relentless 125 GP British Championship – Champion: James Lodge^[43]

Entry List

Round By Round Entry List:	BHI	OUL	DON	THR	SNE	KNO	MAL	BHGP	CAD	CRO	SIL	OUL
Ref	[44]	[45]	[46]	[47]	[48]	[49]	[50]	[51]	[52]	[53]	[54]	[55]

2009 Entry List[56] Team Bike No Riders Class Rounds MAR Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R 0 Malcolm Ashley C 3 111 4 Brian McCormack[57] C 1–3 Airwaves Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 2 Leon Camier[58] 1–12 7 James Ellison[58] 1–12 Hydrex Honda Honda CBR1000RR 3 Stuart Easton[59] 1–12 5 Karl Harris[59] 1–9 33 Tommy Hill[60] 10–12 Buildbase Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R 4 John Laverty[61] 1–12 6 Tristan Palmer[62] 1–11 James Hillier[55] 12 Motorpoint / Henderson Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 8 Graeme Gowland[63] 1–12 9 Chris Walker[64] 1–12 Bathams Ducati Ducati 1098 10 Michael Rutter[65] 11–12 Jentin Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 Jon Kirkham[66] 1–3 Chris Burns[67] 8 75 Craig Fitzpatrick[68] 9 12 David Johnson[69] 11 Relentless Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 11 Ian Lowry[70] 1–12 76 Atsushi Watanabe[71] 1–11 34 Alastair Seeley[72] E 11 Alastair Seeley[73] 12 HM Plant Honda Honda CBR1000RR 12 John McGuinness[74] 9 19 Steve Brogan[75] 7–8 23 Ryuichi Kiyonari[76] 10 25 Steve Plater[77] 1 Josh Brookes[78] 2–7, 10–12 31 Karl Muggeridge[74] 8–9 45 Glen Richards[78] 1–6, 11–12 STP – JHS Racing MV Agusta F4 1000 14 Michael Howarth 7–9, 11–12 28 Victor Cox[79] C 2 5 Honda CBR1000RR 3–4 MSS Colchester Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R 17 Simon Andrews[80] 1–7, 9–12 Michael Rutter[81] 8 86 Julien Da Costa[80] 1–12 MIST Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 18 Matt Bond[82] C 1–5 Steve Mercer[83] C 8 Hardinge Doodson Honda Honda CBR1000RR 21 Tom Tunstall[84] C 1–12 SMT Honda Honda CBR1000RR 22 Jason O'Halloran[85] 1–6 Michael Rutter[86] 7 5 Karl Harris[87] 11–12 Kawasaki World Superbike Racing Team Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R 23 Broc Parkes[83] 8 100 Sheridan Morais[83] 8 Wilcock Consulting Honda Honda CBR1000RR 27 Daniel Stewart C 2 JX Fuelcard Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R 32 Kenny Gilbertson[88] C 1–9 99 David Haire C 11–12 Worx Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 33 Tommy Hill[89] 7–8 34 Michael Rutter[90] 4–6 50 Sylvain Guintoli[91] 1–3, 9–12 Riders Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 40 Martin Jessopp[92] C 1–5, 7–12 Node 4 Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 44 Jon Kirkham[83] 9 Karl Harris[93] 10 Dan Linfoot[94] 11–12 Red Viper Honda Honda CBR1000RR Alastair Fagan[95] C 1–6 64 Aaron Zanotti[95] 1–9, 11–12 NB Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 46 Tommy Bridewell[96] C 5–12 Ultimate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 60 Peter Hickman[97] C 1–12 Team Maxxis Branson Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 68 David Johnson[98] 1–4, 6–8 Howie Mainwaring[68] 9–12 DHR Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 99 David Haire C 6 Quay Garage Honda Honda CBR1000RR 101 Gary Mason[99] C 1–11 56 James Buckingham[55] C 12 Team Co-ordit Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 118 Richard Cooper[100] C 7, 11 North West 200 Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 200 Michael Rutter[101] 1–2 Jon Kirkham[102] 5–6

Icon Class C Privateers Cup E Evolution Class Key Regular Rider Wildcard Rider Replacement Rider

Season standings

Riders Standings

2009 Final Riders Standings [103] Pos Rider Bike BHI OUL DON THR SNE KNO MAL BHGP CAD CRO SIL OUL Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 1 Leon Camier Yamaha 4 1 1 1 1 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 DSQ 6 1 1 2 2 1 1 549.5 2 James Ellison Yamaha 5 7 5 4 2 1 2 2 4 2 5 3 1 2 6 5 3 3 1 2 4 2 1 4 3 12 413 3 Stuart Easton Honda 3 4 4 Ret 3 2 3 4 2 4 2 4 Ret Ret 3 3 4 2 2 1 2 4 4 1 2 Ret 374 4 Josh Brookes Honda 10 Ret DNS Ret 7 3 3 3 3 2 Ret DNS EX EX EX EX EX 3 3 3 3 NC 7 3 188 5 Ian Lowry Suzuki 13 19 7 6 8 6 19 8 5 7 6 Ret 8 Ret 12 12 9 4 Ret 5 7 8 9 8 Ret 4 170 6 Simon Andrews Kawasaki 7 11 Ret 8 Ret 4 4 6 10 11 4 6 Ret 15 5 3 Ret 5 9 7 6 9 Ret 163.5 7 Julien Da Costa Kawasaki 11 10 12 Ret 7 11 10 10 9 6 Ret 8 5 10 10 11 Ret 6 4 9 9 10 6 7 Ret 6 160 8 Sylvain Guintoli Suzuki 1 2 3 3 DNS 8 7 Ret 13 7 8 5 5 5 147 9 Chris Walker Yamaha 14 8 11 9 5 3 Ret Ret 6 17 7 5 Ret 3 9 Ret 12 11 6 Ret 11 Ret 11 9 14 7 141 10 John Laverty Kawasaki 12 13 Ret DNS 9 9 8 11 13 5 Ret Ret Ret 4 7 13 5 9 5 13 10 6 Ret 10 6 Ret 130.5 11 Tommy Hill Suzuki Ret 8 5 4 7 127 Honda 7 6 5 5 3 4 2 12 Glen Richards Honda 2 5 6 5 4 5 6 7 Ret 8 13 DNS 11 10 8 125 13 Gary Mason Honda 6 9 9 7 12 7 9 12 Ret 14 Ret 10 6 18 13 14 15 10 9 8 8 14 Ret 13 12 10 125 14 Karl Harris Honda Ret 6 2 2 6 18 11 9 8 9 Ret Ret Ret 7 8 6 14 15 8 Ret 14 Ret DNS DNS 124.5 Yamaha 14 16 15 Graeme Gowland Yamaha 9 15 10 10 12 13 11 12 8 7 3 13 Ret 9 13 19 DNS 10 12 11 Ret Ret 15 11 101.5 16 Michael Rutter Yamaha 16 17 17 Ret 66 Suzuki 5 5 7 Ret 11 Ret Honda 4 6 Kawasaki 11 Ret 10 Ducati Ret 15 12 8 Ret 17 Broc Parkes Kawasaki 2 2 2 60 18 Tommy Bridewell Suzuki 15 20 9 9 11 DNS Ret Ret DNS 13 10 12 14 12 12 15 11 9 56 19 Jason O'Halloran Honda 8 12 8 10 11 Ret 13 17 12 10 10 12 54 20 Karl Muggeridge Honda 4 7 6 7 13 44 21 Tristan Palmer Kawasaki 10 14 15 Ret Ret 8 16 19 Ret 11 10 12 15 18 16 18 12 Ret Ret Ret DNS 35 22 Peter Hickman Yamaha 21 23 18 15 16 14 16 15 17 15 12 14 12 14 Ret 20 20 14 11 11 15 15 13 14 Ret DNS 35 23 Steve Brogan Honda 7 9 14 8 11 27.5 24 Jon Kirkham Yamaha 15 16 13 11 13 13 14 13 16 15 21 25 Steve Plater Honda Ret 3 16 26 David Johnson Yamaha 19 20 Ret 14 Ret Ret 18 Ret Ret 13 9 11 19 Ret DNS Ret DNS 14.5 27 Atsushi Watanabe Suzuki 17 21 14 12 19 Ret 14 Ret 18 16 14 15 14 19 17 15 19 20 16 18 21 19 Ret 14 28 Sheridan Morais Kawasaki Ret 10 8 14 29 Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda 4 18 13 30 Tom Tunstall Honda Ret DNS 19 16 14 17 15 16 DNS 18 13 16 13 17 18 19 18 Ret 17 16 19 17 16 16 16 13 12 32 Alastair Seeley Suzuki Ret 10 Ret 13 Ret 9 31 Martin Jessopp Honda 18 18 16 13 15 15 17 14 DNS DNS 16 22 16 16 17 21 18 17 20 20 17 17 20 16 7 32 Richard Cooper Yamaha Ret 5 16 Ret 5.5 32 Howie Mainwaring Yamaha 17 14 15 17 Ret Ret 18 18 14 5 33 John McGuinness Honda 12 Ret 4 34 Kenny Gilbertson Kawasaki 24 24 20 DNS Ret Ret 25 Ret 21 Ret Ret 17 15 16 DNS Ret DNS Ret DNS 1 35 Aaron Zanotti Honda 20 22 Ret 17 18 Ret 22 20 Ret DNS 15 19 Ret Ret 21 DNS DNS Ret 18 20 Ret 17 1 36 Dan Linfoot Yamaha 18 Ret 19 17 15 1 Victor Cox MV Agusta Ret Ret 20 22 0 Honda 17 16 21 19 David Haire Honda 16 18 Ret Ret 0 Chris Burns Yamaha Ret 17 Ret 0 Alastair Fagan Honda 22 Ret Ret 18 22 20 23 18 Ret 23 0 Matt Bond Suzuki Ret DNS Ret Ret 20 19 24 21 19 21 0 Malcolm Ashley Kawasaki DNS DNS 20 Ret 0 Brian McCormack Kawasaki 23 Ret 22 Ret 21 Ret 0 Daniel Stewart Honda 21 Ret 0 Craig Fitzpatrick Yamaha 22 Ret 0 Michael Howarth MV Agusta Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 21 19 21 Ret Ret 0 Steve Mercer Suzuki Ret DNS DNS 0 James Hiller Kawasaki Ret 19 Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike BHI OUL DON THR SNE KNO MAL BHGP CAD CRO SIL OUL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) 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)

Privateers Standings

2009 Final Privateers Standings [103] Pos Rider Bike BHI OUL DON THR SNE KNO MAL BHGP CAD CRO SIL OUL Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 1 Gary Mason Honda 6 9 9 7 12 7 9 12 Ret 14 Ret 10 6 18 13 14 15 10 9 8 8 14 Ret 13 12 10 535.5 2 Peter Hickman Yamaha 21 23 18 15 16 14 16 15 17 15 12 14 12 14 Ret 20 20 14 11 11 15 15 13 14 Ret DNS 381 3 Martin Jessopp Honda 18 18 16 13 15 15 17 14 DNS DNS 16 22 16 16 17 21 18 17 20 20 17 17 20 16 326 4 Tom Tunstall Honda Ret DNS 19 16 14 17 15 16 DNS 18 13 16 13 17 18 19 18 Ret 17 16 19 17 16 16 16 13 315.5 5 Tommy Bridewell Suzuki 15 20 9 9 11 DNS Ret Ret DNS 13 10 12 14 12 12 15 11 9 300 6 Kenny Gilbertson Kawasaki 24 24 20 DNS Ret Ret 25 Ret 21 Ret Ret 17 15 16 DNS Ret DNS Ret DNS 85 7 Alastair Fagan Honda 22 Ret Ret 18 22 20 23 18 Ret 23 Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj 74 8 Matt Bond Suzuki Ret DNS Ret Ret 20 19 24 21 19 21 68 9 Brian McCormack Kawasaki 23 Ret 22 Ret 21 Ret 30 10 Richard Cooper Yamaha Ret 5 16 Ret 25.5 11 David Haire Honda 16 18 23 12 Malcolm Ashley Kawasaki DNS DNS 20 Ret 11 13 Daniel Stewart Honda 21 Ret 10 Victor Cox MV Agusta Ret Ret 0 Steve Mercer Suzuki Ret DNS DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike BHI OUL DON THR SNE KNO MAL BHGP CAD CRO SIL OUL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) 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)

Manufacturers' Standings

2009 Final Manufacturers' Standings [103]
Pos	Manufacturer	BHI		OUL		DON		THR		SNE		KNO		MAL		BHGP			CAD		CRO		SIL		OUL			Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3
1	Yamaha	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	615.5
2	Honda	2	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	4	6	3	3	4	2	2	1	2	3	3	1	2	2	323
3	Suzuki	1	2	3	3	8	6	5	5	5	7	6	9	8	8	5	4	7	4	7	5	7	7	8	7	7	4	293
4	Kawasaki	7	10	12	8	7	4	4	6	9	5	4	6	5	4	2	2	2	5	3	9							217.5
5	MV Agusta			Ret	Ret					20	22			Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret								0