Winter is upon us, but now is the perfect time to look back at the 2024 British Superbike Championship. BSN brings you our Top 10 British Superbike Riders of the Year.

Taking the bronze medal on our list is... Glenn Irwin!

A first full year without Paul Bird was a challenging year for the Hager PBM squad. However, Glenn Irwin, Jordan and Frank Bird the Hager PBM team have a bright future ahead of them.

Glenn Irwin returned to the Paul Bird Motorsport outfit last season and ended the 2023 season in second place. In the 2024 season, the Northern Irishman put together another solid season, but a first British Superbike Championship continued to elude him.

During his nine years in the British Superbike class, Irwin has competed for four different manufacturers. He made his debut on a Ducati with PBM, before riding for Kawasaki and BMW in 2019. He then spent three years with Honda Racing UK from 2020 to 2022, before returning to Ducati last year.

Last season Irwin won eight races throughout the 32-race season on his Ducati Panigale V4 R. The 34-year-old did miss two races during the season, but only failed to finish two of the 30 races he rode in. Despite his eight race wins Irwin only featured on the podium a further two times, with one second place and one third place.

Irwin was inside the top five on nine further occasions, with seven top-ten finishes throughout the year. The #2 only finished outside of the top ten on two occasions, when he finished 14th and 15th at Thruxton.

Next year Irwin will remain with the Hager PBM squad onboard on a Ducati as he signed a two-year contract extension. However, he will not compete in road racing after deciding to retire from the North West 200.

BSN’s Top 10 British Superbike Riders of 2024

4th - Ryan Vickers

5th - Danny Kent

6th - Christian Iddon

7th - Lee Jackson

8th - Charlie Nesbitt

9th - Josh Brookes

10th - Jason O'Halloran