2009 British Superbike Championship Season

2009 British Superbike Championship Season

The 2009 British Superbike season is the 22nd British Superbike Championship season. It began at Brands Hatch on 13 April, before finishing at Oulton Park on 11 October, after 26 races held in England and Scotland. None of the top four from the 2008 championship return as Shane Byrne, Leon Haslam and Tom Sykes have moved into the Superbike World Championship, and Cal Crutchlow into the Supersport World Championship.

Former MotoGP rider Sylvain Guintoli has moved to the championship, having lost his ride in MotoGP. He will ride a Suzuki GSX-R1000 for the Worx Crescent team. HM Plant Honda have 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 have switched from Ducati to Yamaha, retained Leon Camier and added James Ellison to the team. Chris Walker makes 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.

Read more about 2009 British Superbike Championship Season:  Calendar, Entry List

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