Brands BSB: Race weekend statistics, facts and pub ammo

Statistics, facts and pub ammo for the Brands Hatch GP Bennetts British Superbike round:

The Brands Hatch GP circuit has hosted at least one round of the BSB Championship every year since 1996 with the exception of 1996 and 2000 when both rounds took place on the shorter, Indy circuit.

That equates to a total of 80 BSB races – in that time there have been 25 different race winners and 46 different podium finishers.

Five riders have so far won races in the 2022 season with nine different riders having stood on the podium.

Having made his debut in 2008, Jason O’Halloran will make his 200th BSB start in the first race at Brands Hatch this weekend.

That will mean the Australian becomes the 19th rider to make 200 starts or more in the BSB series.

Danny Buchan will make his 175th BSB start in the third race at Brands Hatch this weekend.

Lee Jackson is set to make his 150th BSB start in the second race this weekend.

Shane Byrne and Josh Brookes have the record number of wins on the GP circuit with 19 followed by John Reynolds (5), Leon Haslam and Tarran Mackenzie (both 4) and Steve Hislop, Gregorio Lavilla and Leon Camier (all 3).

Josh Brookes has won more races on the Brands GP circuit (19) than he has at any other UK circuit. Thruxton is his next most successful circuit with nine wins.

In 2012, Shane Byrne won all five races held on the GP circuit, a feat matched by Josh Brookes in 2019.

All four of Tarran Mackenzie’s BSB wins at Brands Hatch came in 2021.

Shane Byrne has the most number of podiums (30) on the Brands GP circuit followed by Josh Brookes (26), James Ellison (14), Tommy Bridewell (13), Leon Haslam (11), Jason O’Halloran (10), and John Reynolds, Michael Rutter, Christian Iddon and Tarran Mackenzie (all 9).

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