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Massive Brands Hatch BSB facts and stats attack

Since 1996, Brands Hatch has hosted the final round of the BSB Championship on ten occasions. Donington Park (nine) and Oulton Park (twice) are the only other circuits to have hosted the final round.

The closest margin of victory in the BSB Championship, since the Showdown, is two points when Tommy Hill defeated John Hopkins by 0.06s in the final race of the season.

Since 1996, 42 riders have won BSB races with 69 standing on the podium.

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After his victories at Assen, Leon Haslam has now taken four career BSB doubles – Donington Park (2007), Cadwell Park (2008) and Oulton Park and Assen (2016). He also won all three races at the Oulton triple header this year.

Shane Byrne’s pole position at Assen was his fifth of the year.

Luke Mossey has been in pole position for every BSB race held at the Brands Hatch circuit this year.

Four of Richard Cooper’s five BSB podiums have come at Brands Hatch.

Most BSB wins at Brands Hatch since 1996: Shane Byrne (22), John Reynolds (10), Josh Brookes (9), Gregorio Lavilla (7), Steve Hislop (5)

Number of BSB race winners at Brands Hatch since 1996: 26

Most BSB podiums at Brands Hatch since 1996: Shane Byrne (40), John Reynolds (23), James Ellison (20), Josh Brookes (19), Michael Rutter (16)

Number of podium finishers at Brands Hatch since 1996: 51

Most fastest laps: Josh Brookes and Shane Byrne (9)
Most pole positions: Shane Byrne (5)

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Number of career BSB wins at Brands for Leon Haslam: Three
Number of career BSB podiums at Brands for Leon Haslam: 11

Haslam has finished on the podium at Brands in all four races held thus far in 2016

Byrne has taken 82 points in the four races held at Brands in 2016, Haslam has scored 81.

Race winners at Brands Hatch in 2016: Shane Byrne (3), Leon Haslam (1)
Podium finishers at Brands Hatch in 2016: Leon Haslam (4), Shane Byrne (3), James Ellison, Tommy Bridewell, Jason O’Halloran and Luke Mossey (all 1)

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Most laps led at Brands in 2016: Luke Mossey (26 out of 62)

Number of riders to have led races at Brands in 2016: Seven – Mossey (26), James Ellison (25), Jason O’Halloran (15), Richard Cooper (14), Shane Byrne (12), Tommy Bridewell (6) and Leon Haslam (4)

Closest winning margin at Brands: 0.032s (Sean Emmett from Steve Hislop, Race 1, 2002)
Biggest winning margin at Brands: 8.772s (Leon Haslam from Ryuichi Kiyonari, Race 2, 2006)

Closest race (1st to 10th): 3.920s (Race 3, 2014)

Quickest ever lap: Shane Byrne 1'24.838 (2016, FP3)
Lap record: Josh Brookes 1’25.426s (2011, race 1)
Ideal lap: 1m24.979s

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