BSB CLASS TEAMS NOTE 21-01 2021 BENNETTS BRITISH SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR * April 2/3/4 (Easter) Snetterton 300 Test tour 1 April 7/8 Silverstone National Test tour 2 April 13 Donington Park National Test tour 3 April 22 Oulton Park Test tour 4 May 20 Donington Park GP Test tour 5 Note – test format and contents/classes to be defined May 1-3 Oulton Park June 4-6 Thruxton June 18-20 Snetterton 300 July 9-11 Knockhill July 23-25 Brands Hatch GP August 6-8 Donington Park National August 20-22 Cadwell Park Sept 10-12 Silverstone National Sept 17-19 Oulton Park October 1-3 Donington Park GP October 15-17 Brands Hatch GP * The calendar will formally remain provisional whilst the various COVID national responses take place. BASIC BENNETTS BSB CLASS EVENT FORMAT – Exceptions include Oulton Park with the half day Sunday. Day 1 10:00 – 11:00 Defined media activity 13:00 – 13:40 Free Practice 1 (40 mins) 16:00 – 16:40 Free Practice 2 (40 mins) Day 2 09:30 – 09:50 Free Practice 3 (20 mins) 12:15 – 12:27 Qualifying 1 (12 mins) – P13+ from combined classification of FP1/FP2 12:34 – 12:46 Qualifying 2 (12 mins) – P1-P12 from combined classification of FP1/FP2 + first 3 from Q1 16:00 Race – 3/4 laps distance of Day 3 races Day 3 09:30 – 09:40 Warm up (10 mins) 13:30 Race (c. 30 mins laps equivalence) 16:30 Race (c. 30 mins laps equivalence SHOWDOWN The Showdown championship format will be reinstated, with some slight modifications. The Main Season will consist of 8 events, 24 races. Points will awarded to the first 15 finishers using the regular format of 25-20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. After the 24th race, 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 events, 9 races, points will continue to be awarded to the first 15 finishers using the regular format of 25-20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. The BSB Riders Cup will be awarded to the first rider outside of the Title Fighters in the final standings. 2021 BENNETTS BSB OFFICIAL PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST – the following have announced or lodged advice of intention to participate as of 21/12/2020 2021 BENNETTS BSB Official Provisional Entry List (The following have announced or lodged advice of intention to participate as of 21/12/2020) Team/Manufacturer where known Rider Nationality # Buildbase Hawk Racing TBA Buildbase Hawk Racing TBA CDH Racing Kawasaki Josh Owens Great Britain 65 DB Race Team Kawasaki Luke Mossey Great Britain 12 FHO Racing BMW Peter Hickman Great Britain 60 FHO Racing BMW Xavi Fores Spain 6 FS-3 Kawasaki Rory Skinner Great Britain 69 FS-3 Kawasaki Lee Jackson Great Britain 14 GR Motorsport Kawasaki Storm Stacey Great Britain 79 Honda Racing TBA Honda Racing TBA McAMS Yamaha Jason O’Halloran Australia 22 McAMS Yamaha Tarran Mackenzie Great Britain 95 NP Motorcycles Lextek BMW Lachlan Epis Australia 8 Rich Energy OMG Racing BMW Kyle Ryde Great Britain 77 Rich Energy OMG Racing BMW Bradley Ray Great Britain 20 Oxford Products Racing Ducati Tommy Bridewell Great Britain 46 Powerslide/Catfoss Suzuki Bjorn Estment South Africa 27 PR Racing BMW Joe Francis Great Britain 40 PR Racing BMW Brad Jones Great Britain 20 RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki TBA Roadhouse Macau by FHO Racing BMW Brian McCormack Ireland 11 Silicone Engineering Kawasaki Dean Harrison Great Britain 5 SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad Andrew Irwin Great Britain/NI 18 SYNETIQ BMW Motorrad Danny Buchan Great Britain 83 TAG Racing Honda Dan Linfoot Great Britain 4 Team 64 Motorsports Kawasaki TBA VisionTrack PBM Ducati Josh Brookes Australia 1 VisionTrack PBM Ducati Christian Iddon Great Britain 21 777RR Motorsport TBA TESTING (to be published in the 2021 Rules for Teams and Riders – Supplementary Regulations). 18. Testing (“The BSB Testing Policy”) 18.1 Superbike only Between 1 January 2021 and 14 March 2021 testing is prohibited WORLDWIDE for those teams/riders listed on the “2021 Bennetts BSB Official Provisional Entry List” operating as a unit utilising motorcycles conforming to the class technical regulations. For the avoidance of doubt a BSB rider and team using an essentially BSB spec machine even with with an alternative ECU, and team technical support is considered an infringement of this. MSVR will act as the sole arbiter regarding the definition and application of The BSB Testing Policy. Exceptions may be granted if for example a BSB contracted rider is nominated as an official test or substitute rider for a registered team competing in the 2021 FIM World Superbike Championship. In this instance any test must be confined to utilizing FIM WorldSBK machinery operated by a WorldSBK competing team. Limitations on track time may be proposed by MSVR and in all cases any test could not take place at a BSB Championship race venue. The official BSB tests are listed in the calendar section above. From 15 March 2021 until 14th October 2021, testing is restricted to 16 days at permanent circuits for registered teams/riders utilising motorcycles conforming to the class technical regulations in the UK and Ireland only - which are AMRCO (The Association of Motor Racing Circuit Owners) members during the 2021 season – no testing may take place at a circuit hosting a championship event in the seven days preceding the first official practice day at the same circuit. Official test days in the UK organised by MSVR will be included in the 16 days. The 2021 BSB season ends on the final day of the final event on 17 October 2021. From 18 October 2020 until 31 December 2021 testing is unrestricted. All other classes incl Supersport/GP2 from 01.01.2021 to 14.03.2020 and 18.10.2021 to 31.12.2021 testing is unrestricted. Supersport/GP2 From 15 March 2021 to 14 October 2021 testing is restricted to 12 days at permanent circuits for registered teams/riders utilising motorcycles conforming to the class technical regulations in the UK and Ireland only which are AMRCO (The Association of Motor Racing Circuit Owners) members during the 2020 season – no testing may take place at a circuit hosting a championship event in the seven days preceding the first official practice day. Teams/riders must register all test days with MSVR during this period at least 72 hours before any planned event to gain approval. Other classes Testing is unrestricted for riders and teams entering the remaining championship classes, except no testing may take place at a circuit hosting a championship event in the seven days preceding the first official practice day at that venue. The only exception to the “seven days rule” for 2021 is for British Talent Cup competitors. British Talent Cup competitors are authorised to take part in the race meeting on Saturday 24th April at Oulton Park. 18.2 MSVR takes no responsibility for the standards, organisation and operation of test days outside of any official test days. 18.3 Applications for dispensation/waivers must be made in writing/email to MSVR. 18.4 Infringement of the above will result in the application of a penalty to the team and/or rider(s) concerned. This may be a fine and/or suspension from participation in part or whole of a BSB Championship Event. * - For information, the following circuits are members of AMRCO: Anglesey, Brands Hatch, Cadwell Park, Castle Combe, Croft, Donington Park, Goodwood, Kirkistown, Knockhill, Lydden, Mallory Park, Mondello Park, Oulton Park, Pembrey, Rockingham, Silverstone, Snetterton, Thruxton. MSVR also permit private testing at Bishopscourt circuit. Finally, my personal thanks again for everyone’s collective efforts in the delivery of this season. Stay safe, best wishes and good luck in 2021. Kind regards Stuart Higgs BSB Series Director ENDS 22nd DECEMBER 2020 .