British Superbike stats, results and history
An ELO-based rating system that ranks every superbike rider in history based on race-by-race performance. 2 riders rated across 6,091 races from 1988 to 2026.
British Superbike and its predecessor classes are rated together against each other, so careers that span eras stay comparable on one ladder.
The same mathematical system used to rank chess grandmasters since 1960. Every rider starts at 1500. Winning races against higher-rated riders earns more points than beating lower-rated riders.
We process every race result chronologically from 1988 to today. Each moto is a separate event - your rating updates after every race, not just at the end of a season. Over 6,000 races feed into the system.
Finishing P1 in a field of world champions is worth far more than P1 against a weak field. The system automatically weights competition strength - beating the reigning champion moves your rating more than beating a privateer.
Because ratings build on each other across generations, we can compare riders from different decades. A rider from the 1970s who dominated a strong field will rate highly, just like a modern champion.
ELO-based, tier-weighted, eligibility-gated. Every race is scored head-to-head between every pair of finishers using the ELO algorithm used by FIDE for chess rankings. A win against a higher-rated opponent moves the dial more than a win against a lower-rated one.
Championship tiers. Not every race counts the same. A win in the British Superbike class against championship regulars is worth more than a win in a junior feeder class:
Eligibility. To appear in the Power Rankings a rider must have raced at least 200 Tier 1 races - the "competed with the best" bar. Change the floor above to see more or fewer riders.
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Ratings are recomputed nightly from the full results database (1988–present). If you spot a rider ranked in a way that doesn't pass the pub-argument test, let us know - the methodology is always open for debate.
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ELO ratings, win percentages, and consistency scores for every rider in the database.
All-time records across every championship in the database.
6 Shane Byrne, most BSB titles View records → HistoryThe complete archive of the British Superbike Championship.
1988 First season in the database Explore history → CircuitsFrom the Cadwell Park Mountain to the Brands Hatch Grand Prix loop. Every circuit profiled with full race history.
13 Circuits profiled Browse circuits → RidersCareer results, win rates, championship history, and head-to-head comparisons.
921 Riders in the database Browse riders → ChampionshipsEvery British Superbike champion since 1988 - plus Supersport, Superstock and the classes that came before.
13 BSB titles each for Yamaha and Ducati See champions → Hall of FameA composite score combining championships, race wins, podium rate, and peak ELO rating.
100 Greatest superbike riders of all time Enter the hall →