The 2009 British Superbike season was the 22nd

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season. It began at

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on 13 April, ending at

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on 11 October after 26 races held in

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and

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. None of the top four from the 2008 championship returned, as Shane Byrne,

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and

Tom Sykes Tom Sykes (born 19 August 1985 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England) is a professional motorcycle racer who has competed in World Superbike Championship since . For 2022, Sykes re-joins his former team Paul Bird Motorsport riding a Ducati ...

moved into the

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, with

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leaving for the Supersport World Championship. Having lost his MotoGP ride,

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moved into the championship, joining the ''Worx Crescent Suzuki'' team on a GSX-R1000.

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Honda had an all-new all- Australian line-up, with former World Supersport Championship front-runner

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and reigning British Supersport Champion Glen Richards. Reigning champions GSE Racing switched from Ducati to Yamaha, retaining

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and adding

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to the team. Chris Walker made 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.

Calendar

* In a twist to the championship,

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announced that two of the rounds would consist of a triple-header meeting, instead of the usual double-header.

Support Races

* Fuchs-Silkolene

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– Champion: Steve Plater * Focused Events RC8 Super – Champion: Dave Wood * Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Championship – Champion:

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* Metzeler National Superstock 600 Championship – Champion: Jamie Hamilton * Relentless 125 GP British Championship – Champion: James Lodge

Entry List

Season standings

Riders Standings

Privateers Standings

Manufacturers' Standings

References

External links

The official website of the British Superbike Championship
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