The 2021 British Superbike Championship calendar has been announced following approval by its governing body, the MCRCB.
When does British Superbikes start in 2021?
The 2021 BSB season will start on Friday the 25th June 2021 at Oulton Park, around a month later than previously planned.
After talks with the UK Government, series promoter and organiser MSVR has taken the decision that, with no further information available around the capacity limits that apply to non-seated venues during Step 3 of the Government's Roadmap plan, and due to the need to offer certainty to fans, series partners and stakeholders, the calendar has been updated and all events will now take place beyond 21 June – the date which provisionally marks the easing of spectator restrictions at large elite sporting events.
BSB Dates 2021
As at 15th March 2021
2021 British Superbike Championship Calendar
Round
Date
Circuit
1
June 25 - 27
Oulton Park
2
July 9 - 11
Knockhill
3
July 23 - 25
Brands Hatch GP
4
July 30 - Aug 1
Thruxton
5
Aug 13 - 15
Donington Park National
6
Aug 20 - 22
Cadwell Park
7
Sept 3 - 5
Snetterton 300
8
Sept 10 - 12
Silverstone National
9
Sept 24 - 26
Oulton Park
10
Oct 1 – 3
Donington Park GP
11
Oct 15 - 17
Brands Hatch GP
All rounds are Bennetts BSB triple-headers
BSB Test Days 2021
Circuit
Date
Silverstone National
April 28/29 ✓
Snetterton 300
May 4/5/6 ✓
Oulton Park
May 19 ✓
Donington Park National
June 8 ✓
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The main change to the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike season is the triple-header format across each of the 11 rounds, so 3 x 11 = 33 races. That’s more races in one season than ever before in its 25-year history.
The action will take places around the UK at nine circuits. We visit both Oulton Park and Brands Hatch (GP layout) twice, and while there are two trips to Donington Park, each of the two rounds held at the Leicestershire circuit will take place on alternative layouts; National and GP.
Also, having not made it onto the condensed 2020 calendar, we also return to Cadwell Park, Knockhill and Thruxton.
For each round in 2021, we welcome a slightly amended format, with the opening day hosting two free practice sessions for the Superbike class, where the fastest 12 riders overall will be seeded directly to the Day 2 Qualifying 2 (Q2) session.
Day 2 begins with a third, shorter Superbike free practice session in the morning, followed by Qualifying 1 (Q1), where the fastest three riders will progress to join the 12 seeded riders from Day 1 as they compete for pole position for the opening Bennetts BSB race, also known as the Sprint Race, and that takes place on the afternoon of Day 2.
The third and final day of competition will feature a morning warm up and the second and third Superbike races of the weekend, both of which are slightly longer.
Yes. The established Showdown format, first introduced in 2010, returns after a COVID-hit hiatus in 2020, but with some changes for 2021.
The Main Season will now consist of 8 rounds containing 24 races with championship points being awarded to the first 15 finishers as per usual: 25-20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
Then the top eight riders in the championship standings will graduate as Title Fighters and be elevated to 1000 points together with any Podium Points accrued in the Main Season.
Podium Points will be awarded for each main season race as follows:
1st - 5 points
2nd - 3 points
3rd - 1 point
For the remaining 3 rounds (9 races), points will continue to awarded to the first 15 finishers using the standard format
Additionally, The BSB Riders Cup will continue to be awarded to the first rider outside of the Title Fighters in the final standings, i.e. the rider who finishes 9th in the championship.
All events live on Eurosport and at least four live free to air (FTA) on Quest, and their respective streaming services. Further, extensive highlights on Eurosport and also a new “raceday +1” highlights programme on Quest FTA. Find out more information regarding BSB on TV in 2021 here.
BSB Riders & Teams 2021 - Provisional Grid
#
Team
Rider
65
CDH Racing Kawasaki
Josh Owens
60
FHO Racing
Peter Hickman
6
FHO Racing
Xavi Fores
18
Synetiq BMW
Andrew Irwin
83
Synetiq BMW
Danny Buchan
77
RICH Energy OMG Racing
Kyle Ryde
28
RICH Energy OMG Racing
Bradley Ray
95
McAMS Yamaha
Tarran Mackenzie
22
McAMS Yamaha
Jason O'Halloran
46
Oxford Products Racing Ducati
Tommy Bridewell
11
FS-3 Racing Kawasaki
Rory Skinner
14
FS-3 Racing Kawasaki
Lee Jackson
4
TAG Racing
Dan Linfoot
74
NP Motorcycles Lextek BMW
Joey Thompson
27
PowerSlide/Catfoss Suzuki
Bjorn Estment
79
GR Motorsport
Storm Stacey
11
Roadhouse Macau by FHO Racing
Brian McCormack
20
PR Racing BMW
Brad Jones
42
PR Racing BMW
Joe Francis
1
VisionTrack PBM Ducati
Josh Brookes
21
VisionTrack PBM Ducati
Christian Iddon
7
Lee Hardy Racing
Ryan Vickers
5
Silicone Engineering Kawasaki
Dean Harrison
2
Honda Racing
Glenn Irwin
13
Honda Racing
Takumi Takahashi
88
Honda Racing
Ryo Mizuno
52
Buildbase Hawk Racing
Danny Kent
44
Buildbase Hawk Racing
Gino Rea
2021 BSB Season Preview
Ahead of the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike season, Chris Newble and Michael Mann bring you the lowdown on all the runners, riders, teams and machines from the official Silverstone test.
BSB Support Races 2021
QUATTRO GROUP BRITISH SUPERSPORT/GP2
25-27 June
Oulton Park
2 Races
9-11 July
Knockhill
2 Races
23-25 July
Brands Hatch GP
2 Races
30 July-1 Aug
Thruxton
2 Races
13-15 August
Donington Park National
2 Races
20-22 August
Cadwell Park
2 Races
3-5 Sept
Snetterton 300
2 Races
10-12 Sept
Silverstone National
2 Races
24-26 Sept
Oulton Park
2 Races
1-3 October
Donington Park GP
2 Races
15-17 October
Brands Hatch GP
2 Races
HONDA BRITISH TALENT CUP
25-27 June
Oulton Park
2 Races
9-11 July
Knockhill
2 Races
23-25 July
Brands Hatch GP
2 Races
30 July-1 Aug
Thruxton
2 Races
13-15 August
Donington Park National
2 Races
27-29 August
Silverstone GP (MotoGP)
2 Races
3-5 Sept
Snetterton 300
2 Races
10-12 Sept
Silverstone National
2 Races
1-3 October
Donington Park GP
2 Races
PIRELLI NATIONAL SUPERSTOCK CHAMPIONSHIP
25-27 June
Oulton Park
1 Race
9-11 July
Knockhill
2 Races
23-25 July
Brands Hatch GP
2 Races
30 July-1 Aug
Thruxton
2 Races
13-15 August
Donington Park National
2 Races
20-22 August
Cadwell Park
1 Race
3-5 Sept
Snetterton 300
1 Race
10-12 Sept
Silverstone National
2 Races
24-26 Sept
Oulton Park
2 Races
1-3 October
Donington Park GP
2 Races
15-17 October
Brands Hatch GP
1 Race
PIRELLI NATIONAL JUNIOR SUPERSTOCK CHAMPIONSHIP
25-27 June
Oulton Park
1 Race
2-4 July
Donington Park GP (WSBK)
2 Races
9-11 July
Knockhill
2 Races
23-25 July
Brands Hatch GP
1 Race
30 July-1 August
Thruxton
1 Race
13-15 August
Donington Park National
1 Race
20-22 August
Cadwell Park
1 Race
3-5 Sept
Snetterton 300
1 Race
10-12 Sept
Silverstone National
1 Race
24-26 Sept
Oulton Park
2 Races
1-3 October
Donington Park GP
1 Race
15-17 October
Brands Hatch GP
2 Races
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