2002 British Superbike statistical summary

By Dan Moakes
June 15 2005

How was the title won in 2002? The figures are rarely misleading, as the following data demonstrates

2002 British Superbike statistics

rider	pts	1st	2nd	3rd	top 6	poles	FLs
Steve Hislop	452	8	8	2	23	5	13
Michael Rutter	407.5	8	2	7	21	5	3
Sean Emmett	379	4	5	7	22	2	4
Shane Byrne	294.5	3	3	1	17		3
Steve Plater	286	2	2	4	18
John Reynolds	283.5	1	5	1	18	1	2
Glen Richards	187.5				10		1
Simon Crafar	187			2	8
Paul Brown	163.5		1	1	11
Dean Ellison	131.5
Dean Thomas	130			1	2
Karl Harris	117				5
John Crawford	83				1

other points scorers: Gary Mason 56.5; Paul Jones 50; Mark Burr 49; Paul Young 44; Shane Norval 34; David Jefferies 32; Giovanni Bussei and Jamie Morley 30; Adrian Coates 28; Phil Giles 26; Jamie Robinson 20; Jason Davis 19.5; Lee Jackson 18; Marty Nutt 11; Jon Kirkham 7; John Crockford 5; Neil Faulkner and Ross McCulloch 3; Gordon Blackley and Simon Smith 1

no points scored: Hilton Hincks, Matt Llewellyn, Nick Medd, Jim Moodie, Tristan Palmer and David Wood

date	venue	winners
1-4	Silverstone	Emmett/Hislop
14-4	Brands Hatch	Hislop/Hislop
28-4	Donington Park	Byrne/Rutter
13-5	Oulton Park	Hislop/Rutter
3-6	Snetterton	Emmett/Emmett
16-6	Brands Hatch	Reynolds/Emmett
23-6	Rockingham	Rutter/Rutter
7-7	Knockhill	Hislop/Byrne
11-8	Thruxton	Rutter/Byrne
26-8	Cadwell Park	Hislop/Hislop
1-9	Oulton Park	Hislop/Plater
15-9	Mallory Park	Plater/Rutter
29-9	Donington Park	Rutter/Rutter

career BSB victories
31 · Steve Hislop (1995 to 2002)
26 · John Reynolds (1997 to 2002)
14 · Michael Rutter (1995 to 2002)
9 · Sean Emmett (1997 to 2002)
3 · Shane Byrne (2002)
2 · Steve Plater (2002)
1 · Matt Llewellyn (1998)