BSB News

Defending Bennetts British Superbike champion Shane Byrne has stormed to the top of the times for Be Wiser Ducati ahead of JG Speedfit Kawasaki’s Leon Haslam by less than one tenth of a second.

Leon Haslam says he takes the same approach into the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike championship as last year when he narrowly missed out on the title at the final race.

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The 2018 Bennetts British Superbike championship opener at Donington Park has been hit by a schedule reshuffle due to poor weather conditions this weekend with the opening race pushed forward to Sunday afternoon.

Glenn Irwin is set to miss the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike championship season opener after suffering a neck injury during the first free practice session at Donington Park.

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After claiming a historic sixth Bennetts British Superbike title, Shane Byrne is targeting new records in 2018 with Be Wiser Ducati by becoming the first rider to win three straight championships since Niall Mackenzie in the late 1990s.

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2017 British Superbike runners-up TAG Racing have secured a one-year contract extension to retain Anvil Hire Limited as its title sponsor for the upcoming 2018 season.

The 2018 Bennetts British Superbike championship has revealed the official entry list for the upcoming season with 28 riders confirmed.

Bennetts has been announced as the new title sponsor for the British Superbike championship after a three-year deal was struck with commercial rights holder MotorSport Vision.

Martin Jessopp and Ridersmotorcycles.com BMW will return to the British Superbike championship grid for 2018 eager to build on the progress enjoyed last year.

Former World Superbike challenger Jakub Smrz will remain with PR Racing Lloyd & Jones Bowker Motorrad BMW after a successful 2017 campaign in the British Superbike championship with the team.

Tommy Bridewell has reformed his partnership with Halsall Suzuki for the 2018 British Superbike championship.

Carl Phillips will move up to the British Superbike championship with Gearlink Kawasaki in 2018. Phillips will make his debut in BSB having graduated from the National Superstock 1000 championship and switches to the Gearlink Kawasaki squad for his rookie campaign.

Mason Law will make his British Superbike championship debut in 2018 with Team WD-40 Kawasaki.

James Ellison has given rave reviews on the TAG Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 updates after a three-day test at Jerez alongside team-mate Shaun Winfield and team mentor Chris Walker.

Taylor Mackenzie has moved to the Moto Rapido Ducati squad for the 2018 British Superbike championship to replace John Hopkins who will sit out the year in order to fully recover from his injuries.

2015 British Superbike champion Josh Brookes and 2016 British Supersport champion Tarran Mackenzie have been confirmed as the McAMS Yamaha rider line-up for 2018 in BSB.

Former World Supersport race winner Gino Rea will switch to the MCE British Superbike championship in 2018 with new team OMG Racing Suzuki.

British championship promoters MSVR has set-up a new prototype category to run alongside the British Supersport championship from 2018.

Richard Cooper returns to the MCE British Superbike championship in 2018 alongside Bradley Ray as the pair form Buildbase Suzuki’s rider line-up, while Billy McConnell will contest the Pirelli National Superstock 100 series for the team.

Reigning Pirelli National Superstock 1000 champion Danny Buchan will return to the MCE British Superbike championship with FS-3 Racing Kawasaki, while Lee Jackson joins the squad in the Superstock class.

The MCE British Superbike championship has reshaped its support classes to encourage a “development structure for upcoming young riders” with 2018 marking the start of the British Talent Cup and the Junior Supersport 300 class.