title: 2006 British Superbike Championship
text: # 2006 British Superbike Championship
  
  The 2006 British Superbike season was held from 24 March to 30 September.
  
  ## Races
  
  | Round | Date | Circuit | British Superbike winner | British Supersport winner | National Superstock winner | National Superstock Cup winner | British 125GP winner | Virgin Mobile Cup winner |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 24–26 March | Brands Hatch | Gregorio Lavilla | Stuart Easton | Craig Fitzpatrick | Kenny Gilbertson | Dan Linfoot | Matthew Whitman |
  | 1 | 24–26 March | Brands Hatch | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Stuart Easton | Craig Fitzpatrick | Kenny Gilbertson | Dan Linfoot | Matthew Whitman |
  | 2 | 7–9 April | Donington Park | Gregorio Lavilla | Cal Crutchlow | Brendan Roberts | Bob Collins | Robbie Stewart | Matthew Whitman |
  | 2 | 7–9 April | Donington Park | Scott Smart | Cal Crutchlow | Brendan Roberts | Bob Collins | Robbie Stewart | Matthew Whitman |
  | 3 | 14–17 April | Thruxton | Gregorio Lavilla | Eugene Laverty | Hudson Kennaugh | Bob Collins | Brain Clark | Tom Grant |
  | 3 | 14–17 April | Thruxton | Gregorio Lavilla | Eugene Laverty | Hudson Kennaugh | Bob Collins | Brain Clark | Tom Grant |
  | 4 | 29 April – 1 May | Oulton Park | Gregorio Lavilla | Eugene Laverty | Brendan Roberts | Bob Collins | Dan Linfoot | Matthew Whitman |
  | 4 | 29 April – 1 May | Oulton Park | Gregorio Lavilla | Eugene Laverty | Brendan Roberts | Bob Collins | Dan Linfoot | Matthew Whitman |
  | 5 | 19–21 May | Mondello Park | All racing cancelled due to torrential rain. | All racing cancelled due to torrential rain. | All racing cancelled due to torrential rain. | All racing cancelled due to torrential rain. | All racing cancelled due to torrential rain. | All racing cancelled due to torrential rain. |
  | 6 | June 2–4 | Mallory Park | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Cal Crutchlow | | | James Westmoreland | Tom Grant |
  | 6 | June 2–4 | Mallory Park | Gregorio Lavilla | Cal Crutchlow | | | James Westmoreland | Tom Grant |
  | 7 | 16–18 June | Snetterton | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Eugene Laverty | Luke Quigley | Martin Buckles | Daniel Cooper | James Webb |
  | 7 | 16–18 June | Snetterton | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Eugene Laverty | Luke Quigley | Martin Buckles | Daniel Cooper | James Webb |
  | - | 1-2 June | Donington Park | | | Adrian Coates | | | Tom Grant |
  | - | 1-2 June | Donington Park | | | Brendan Roberts | | | Matthew Whitman |
  | 8 | 14–16 July | Knockhill | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Cal Crutchlow | Brendan Roberts | Martin Buckles | James Westmoreland | David Paton |
  | 8 | 14–16 July | Knockhill | Shane Byrne | Cal Crutchlow | Brendan Roberts | James Storrar | James Westmoreland | David Paton |
  | 9 | 21–23 July | Oulton Park | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Cal Crutchlow | Brendan Roberts | Martin Buckles | Sam Lowes | Tom Grant |
  | 9 | 21–23 July | Oulton Park | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Cal Crutchlow | Brendan Roberts | Martin Buckles | Sam Lowes | Tom Grant |
  | 10 | 11–13 August | Croft | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Sean Emmett | Brendan Roberts | Kenny Gilbertson | Daniel Cooper | Graeme Gowland |
  | 10 | 11–13 August | Croft | Leon Haslam | Sean Emmett | Brendan Roberts | Kenny Gilbertson | Daniel Cooper | Graeme Gowland |
  | 11 | 26–28 August | Cadwell Park | Gregorio Lavilla | Eugene Laverty | Luke Quigley | Martin Buckles | Luke Jones | Graeme Gowland |
  | 11 | 26–28 August | Cadwell Park | Leon Haslam | Eugene Laverty | Luke Quigley | Bob Collins | Luke Jones | Graeme Gowland |
  | 12 | 15–17 September | Silverstone | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Cal Crutchlow | Luke Quigley | Martin Buckles | Daniel Cooper | James Webb |
  | 12 | 15–17 September | Silverstone | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Cal Crutchlow | Luke Quigley | Martin Buckles | Daniel Cooper | James Webb |
  | 13 | 29 September – 1 October | Brands Hatch | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Cal Crutchlow | Guy Sanders | Bob Collins | Daniel Cooper | Graeme Gowland |
  | 13 | 29 September – 1 October | Brands Hatch | Leon Haslam | Cal Crutchlow | Guy Sanders | Bob Collins | Daniel Cooper | Graeme Gowland |
  
  ## Championship Standings
  
  ### British Superbike Championship
  
  | Pos | Rider | Bike | BHI | BHI | DON | DON | THR | THR | OUL | OUL | MAL | MAL | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | CAD | CAD | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | Pts |
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  | Pos | Rider | Bike | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
  | 1 | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Honda | 4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 466 |
  | 2 | Leon Haslam | Ducati | Ret | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 1 | 458 |
  | 3 | Gregorio Lavilla | Ducati | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 377 |
  | 4 | Jonathan Rea | Honda | 5 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 248 |
  | 5 | Karl Harris | Honda | 2 | 5 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | Ret | DNS | 7 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 244 |
  | 6 | Shane Byrne | Suzuki | 6 | 11 | 5 | NC | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | DNS | 224 |
  | 7 | Michael Rutter | Honda | 3 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 206 |
  | 8 | Tommy Hill | Yamaha | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 187 |
  | 9 | Michael Laverty | Honda | 7 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 13 | 7 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 5 | 179 |
  | 10 | Glen Richards | Honda | 9 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 151 |
  | 11 | Dean Thomas | Kawasaki | 8 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 11 | Ret | | | | | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | | | 109 |
  | 11 | Dean Thomas | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 13 | 109 |
  | 12 | Ben Wilson | Suzuki | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 12 | 11 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 18 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 98 |
  | 13 | Craig Coxhell | Kawasaki | 18 | 4 | 11 | Ret | | | 17 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 17 | Ret | 14 | DNS | Ret | 94 |
  | 14 | Scott Smart | Suzuki | 14 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | 6 | Ret | 92 |
  | 15 | James Haydon | Suzuki | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 17 | | | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | Ret | 9 | 9 | 6 | 57 |
  | 16 | Gary Mason | Honda | 11 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 12 | | | | | 55 |
  | 17 | Billy McConnell | Yamaha | 17 | Ret | 14 | | 12 | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 7 | 47 |
  | 18 | Peter Hickman | Kawasaki | 21 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 18 | Ret | 19 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 37 |
  | 19 | Steve Plater | Kawasaki | | | | | 13 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37 |
  | 19 | Steve Plater | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 6 | | | | | 37 |
  | 20 | Ollie Bridewell | Suzuki | 15 | 10 | 17 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 24 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | Ret | 19 | 14 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 33 |
  | 21 | Chris Martin | Honda | 19 | 21 | Ret | 9 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | | | 15 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
  | 22 | Jon Kirkham | Suzuki | 16 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 9 | Ret | DNS | | | 19 | 14 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 28 |
  | 23 | Simon Andrews | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | 13 | 15 | 11 | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | 8 | 17 | 17 |
  | 24 | James Buckingham | Honda | | | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 12 | 15 | 13 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 14 |
  | 25 | Kieran Clarke | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 19 | Ret | | 16 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | 14 |
  | 26 | Marty Nutt | Honda | 20 | 15 | 19 | Ret | 20 | 19 | 20 | | 18 | 22 | 19 | 14 | | | | | 15 | Ret | 13 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 13 | Ret | 13 |
  | 27 | Malcolm Ashley | Kawasaki | 23 | 19 | 18 | 10 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
  | 28 | Dean Ellison | Honda | | | 16 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 22 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | | | | | | | 14 | 18 | 14 | Ret | 6 |
  | 29 | Marshall Neill | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 17 | | | 4 |
  | 30 | Sean Emmett | Kawasaki | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
  | 30 | Sean Emmett | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
  | 31 | Howie Mainwaring | Suzuki | | | Ret | 15 | 21 | Ret | 23 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
  | 31 | Howie Mainwaring | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 22 | Ret | 16 | 2 |
  | 32 | David Johnson | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 19 | | | | | | 15 | 15 | 2 |
  | 33 | Gareth Glynn | Honda | 22 | 20 | | | 22 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 20 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | 34 | Nick Medd | Kawasaki | | | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | 17 | | | | | 22 | Ret | 15 | Ret | | | | | 1 |
  | | Danny Beaumont | Kawasaki | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Danny Beaumont | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Zak Barry | Suzuki | Ret | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Craig Sproston | Yamaha | | | 20 | Ret | 23 | 21 | | | | | 24 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | | | 17 | Ret | | | 0 |
  | | Steve Brogan | Yamaha | | | | | | | 22 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Michael Howarth | Kawasaki | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 19 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 23 | Ret | 18 | 0 |
  | | Damien Haywood | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | 0 |
  | Pos | Rider | Bike | BHI | BHI | DON | DON | THR | THR | OUL | OUL | MAL | MAL | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | CAD | CAD | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | Pts |
  | Colour | Result |
  | Gold | Winner |
  | Silver | Second place |
  | Bronze | Third place |
  | Green | Points finish |
  | Blue | Non-points finish |
  | Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
  | Purple | Retired (Ret) |
  | Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
  | Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
  | Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
  | White | Did not start (DNS) |
  | White | Withdrew (WD) |
  | White | Race cancelled (C) |
  | Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
  | Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
  | Blank | Excluded (EX) |
  
  ### British Supersport Championship
  
  | Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cal Crutchlow | 35 | United Kingdom | Honda | 242 | 6 |
  | 2 | Tom Sykes | 36 | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 172 | 0 |
  | 3 | Eugene Laverty | 50 | United Kingdom | Honda | 152 | 4 |
  | 4 | Leon Camier | 1 | United Kingdom | Honda | 112 | 0 |
  | 5 | Dennis Hobbs | 25 | United Kingdom | Honda | 105 | 0 |
  | 6 | Stuart Easton | 3 | United Kingdom | Ducati | 84 | 1 |
  | 7 | Pere Riba | 5 | Spain | Kawasaki | 73 | 0 |
  | 8 | Jamie Robinson | 77 | United Kingdom | Honda | 71 | 0 |
  | 9 | Ian Lowry | 6 | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 59 | 0 |
  | 10 | Kieran Murphy | 4 | United Kingdom | Kawasaki | 59 | 0 |
  
  ### National Superstock Championship
  
  | Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Brendan Roberts | 24 | Australia | Suzuki | 216 | 6 |
  | 2 | Aaron Zanotti | 64 | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 141 | 1 |
  | 3 | Luke Quigley | 51 | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 138 | 3 |
  | 4 | Lee Jackson | 1 | United Kingdom | Kawasaki | 126 | 0 |
  | 5 | John Laverty | 14 | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 118 | 0 |
  | 6 | Ian Hutchinson | 8 | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 100 | 0 |
  | 7 | Adam Jenkinson | 11 | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 94 | 0 |
  | 8 | Marshall Neill | 9 | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 90 | 0 |
  | 9 | John McGuinness | 4 | United Kingdom | Honda | 83 | 0 |
  | 10 | Tristan Palmer | 5 | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 80 | 0 |
  