2012 British Supersport Championship
The 2012 Motorpoint British Supersport Championship Protected By Datatag season was the 25th running of the British Supersport Championship, the rules have stayed as they were from last year with the two race format providing some intense racing. With champion Alastair Seeley leaving for the British Superbike Championship the field should be closer than ever, Ben Wilson stays to see if he can finally capture the title. It proved to be another closely thought championship with Jack Kennedy and the returning former Supersport champion Glen Richards battling all the way to the final race of the championship, where it was down to the second and final race, in a drama packed race Richards fell at westfield on lap 2, meaning Kennedy only needed to finish to win the title, but on lap 8 Kennedy's dreams were ended with a mechanical problem for his MARtrain Yamaha forcing him to retire and hand Richards the title who was unaware of the events until arriving back in the pits.[1]
Calendar
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Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Rider | Winning Team | |
1 | R1 | ![]() | 8 April | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Seton Tuning Yamaha |
R2 | 9 April | ![]() | ![]() | MarTrain Yamaha Racing | |||
2 | R1 | ![]() | 14 April | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Smiths (Gloucester) Racing |
R2 | 15 April | ![]() | ![]() | Smiths (Gloucester) Racing | |||
3 | R1 | ![]() | 6 May | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | MarTrain Yamaha Racing |
R2 | 7 May | ![]() | ![]() | Smiths (Gloucester) Racing | |||
4 | R1 | ![]() | 26 May | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | MarTrain Yamaha Racing |
R2 | 27 May | ![]() | ![]() | MarTrain Yamaha Racing | |||
5 | R1 | ![]() | 23 June | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Smiths (Gloucester) Racing |
R2 | 24 June | ![]() | ![]() | Smiths (Gloucester) Racing | |||
6 | R1 | ![]() | 7 July | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Smiths (Gloucester) Racing |
R2 | 8 July | ![]() | ![]() | Smiths (Gloucester) Racing | |||
7 | R1 | ![]() | 22 July | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Smiths (Gloucester) Racing |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | MarTrain Yamaha Racing | ||||
8 | R1 | ![]() | 26 August | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Smiths (Gloucester) Racing |
R2 | 27 August | ![]() | ![]() | Smiths (Gloucester) Racing | |||
9 | R1 | ![]() | 8 September | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | MarTrain Yamaha Racing |
R2 | 9 September | ![]() | ![]() | Smiths (Gloucester) Racing | |||
10 | R1 | ![]() | 22 September | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Oxford TAG Triumph |
R2 | 23 September | ![]() | ![]() | Tyco Suzuki | |||
11 | R1 | ![]() | 29 September | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Oxford TAG Triumph |
R2 | 30 September | ![]() | ![]() | Gearlink Kawasaki | |||
12 | R1 | ![]() | 13 October | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Smiths (Gloucester) Racing |
R2 | 14 October | ![]() | ![]() | Smiths (Gloucester) Racing |
Championship standings
Riders' Championship
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Privateers' Championship
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References
- ^ "2012 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli". Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "BSB announces sensational 2012 calendar". British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 21 November 2011. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ "BSB Standings 2012" (PDF). British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 14 October 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
External links
- The official website of the British Supersport Championship