2023 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship
The 2023 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship season is the 47th season of the premier class of circuit-based motorcycle racing in the United States and the ninth with current promoter Wayne Rainey and the KRAVE group (dba MotoAmerica).
Calendar and results
The calendar features 9 rounds of 2 races each. Additionally, 2 rounds, Laguna Seca and Pittsburgh, will have a third race.[1][2]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Race 3 Winner | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytona International Speedway | March 9–11 | No Superbike class | ||||
| 1 | Road Atlanta, Georgia | April 21–23 | Cameron Beaubier | Jake Gagne | Not held | 24,692 |
| 2 | Barber Motorsports Park, Alabama | May 19–21 | Jake Gagne | Jake Gagne | ||
| 3 | Road America, Wisconsin | June 2–4 | Cameron Beaubier | Josh Herrin | 41,081 | |
| 4 | The Ridge Motorsports Park, Washington | June 23–25 | Jake Gagne | Cameron Beaubier | ||
| 5 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California | July 7–9 | Jake Gagne | Cameron Beaubier | Cameron Beaubier | |
| 6 | Brainerd International Raceway, Minnesota | July 28–30 | Jake Gagne | P. J. Jacobsen | Not held | |
| 7 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Pennsylvania | August 18–20 | Jake Gagne | Jake Gagne | Jake Gagne | |
| 8 | Circuit of the Americas, Texas | September 8–10 | Jake Gagne | Josh Herrin | Not held | |
| 9 | New Jersey Motorsports Park, New Jersey | September 22–24 | Jake Gagne | J. D. Beach | ||
Teams and riders
| 2023 Entry List | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Constructor | No. | Rider | Rounds | |
| Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha | Yamaha | 1 | Jake Gagne | All | |
| 4 | Josh Hayes | 6 | |||
| 45 | Cameron Petersen | 1–5 | |||
| 95 | J. D. Beach | 7–9 | |||
| Warhorse HSBK Ducati NYC | Ducati | 2 | Josh Herrin | All | |
| Tytlers Cycle Racing | BMW | 6 | Cameron Beaubier | 1–7 | |
| 23 | Corey Alexander | All | |||
| 37 | Stefano Mesa | 8–9 | |||
| 99 | P. J. Jacobsen | All | |||
| Travis Wyman Racing | BMW | 10 | Travis Wyman | 2 | |
| Westby Racing LLC | Yamaha | 11 | Mathew Scholtz | 2–9 | |
| Aerojwalk Team | Ducati | 15 | Jeremiah Walker | C | 8 |
| Redline-Moto | Yamaha | 18 | Zachary Butler | C | 2–3, 8 |
| Red Lobo Racing | Suzuki | 20 | Manuel Segura | C | 2–3, 8 |
| Tom Wood Powersports | BMW | 21 | Nolan Lamkin | C | 1–5, 7–9 |
| Aftercare Scheibe Racing | BMW | 22 | Ashton Yates | All | |
| Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki | Suzuki | 24 | Toni Elías | 1–3 | |
| 44 | Taylor Knapp | 4 | |||
| 54 | Richie Escalante | All | |||
| 96 | Brandon Paasch | 5–9 | |||
| Wrench Motorcycles | Yamaha | 25 | David Anthony | 1–3 | |
| 50 | Bobby Fong | 4–9 | |||
| Burke Racing | Yamaha | 27 | Ryan Burke | C | 2 |
| Schmotter Motion Racing | Yamaha | 36 | Jake Schmotter | C | 6 |
| 4 Wheel Specialty | BMW | 38 | Volga Mermut | 4 | |
| Nielsen Racing | Kawasaki | 47 | Justin Miest | C | 3, 6, 8 |
| Limitless Racing | Kawasaki | 48 | Joseph Giannotto | C | 1–3, 7–8 |
| Republic US Ecology/Zlock Racing | Kawasaki | 57 | Kevin Pinkstaff | 4 | |
| Disrupt Racing | Suzuki | 69 | Hayden Gillim | All | |
| Da Silva Racing | Yamaha | 71 | Gabriel Da Silva | C | 2–3 |
| Steel Commander Racing Team | Kawasaki | 5, 7–9 | |||
| Flo4Law Racing | Yamaha | 77 | Bobby Davies | C | 8 |
| Kawasaki | 91 | J. C. Camacho | C | 2, 8 | |
| CW Moto Racing | Yamaha | 78 | Benjamin Smith | 1–4 | |
| Benjamin Smith Racing | 7, 9 | ||||
| Thrashed Bike Racing | Yamaha | 88 | Max Flinders | All | |
| Top Pro Motorsports | BMW | 89 | Alex Arango | 8–9 | |
| Schumacher Racing | Yamaha | 90 | Zachary Schumacher | C | 3, 8 |
| Edge Racing | BMW | 92 | Jason Waters | C | 1–2 |
| Team Brazil | BMW | 94 | Danilo Lewis | 2–5, 7–9 | |
| Source:[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] | |||||
C : Superbike Cup entries
Championship standings
Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Riders' championship
| Pos | Rider | Bike | ATL |
ALA |
RAM |
RID |
MON |
BRA |
PIT |
TEX |
NJE |
Pts | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Gagne | Yamaha | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | DSQ | 1 | 4 | 420 |
| 2 | Josh Herrin | Ducati | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 5 | Ret | 272 |
| 3 | P. J. Jacobsen | BMW | Ret | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 266 |
| 4 | Mathew Scholtz | Yamaha | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 8 | DNS | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 205 |
| 5 | Richie Escalante | Suzuki | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 203 |
| 6 | Cameron Beaubier | BMW | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 1 | DNS | 1 | 1 | Ret | DNS | 2 | Ret | DNS | 203 | ||||
| 7 | Corey Alexander | BMW | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 8 | DNS | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 161 |
| 8 | Hayden Gillim | Suzuki | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | Ret | DNS | 8 | Ret | 125 |
| 9 | Ashton Yates | BMW | DNS | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | DNS | 8 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 106 |
| 10 | Max Flinders | Yamaha | 11 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 92 |
| 11 | J. D. Beach | Yamaha | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 91 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Cameron Petersen | Yamaha | 4 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 17 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 89 | |||||||||
| 13 | Bobby Fong | Yamaha | DSQ | Ret | 6 | Ret | DNS | 6 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 87 | ||||||
| 14 | Brandon Paasch | Suzuki | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 5 | 86 | ||||||||
| 15 | Nolan Lamkin | BMW | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | Ret | DNS | 12 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 57 |
| 16 | Toni Elías | Suzuki | 7 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 49 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | Danilo Lewis | BMW | Ret | Ret | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 48 | ||||
| 18 | Gabriel Da Silva | Yamaha Kawasaki |
Ret | 11 | 14 | DNS | 11 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 48 | ||||
| 19 | Benjamin Smith | Yamaha | 13 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 11 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 44 | |||||||
| 20 | Stefano Mesa | BMW | 9 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | David Anthony | Yamaha | 9 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | Josh Hayes | Yamaha | 4 | 8 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Zachary Schumacher | Yamaha | Ret | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | Joseph Giannotto | Kawasaki | Ret | 13 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 14 | Ret | DNS | 10 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Justin Miest | Kawasaki | DNS | 14 | 14 | 13 | DNS | 13 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | Kevin Pinkstaff | Kawasaki | 15 | 12 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | J. C. Camacho | Kawasaki | DNS | DNS | Ret | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Jake Schmotter | Yamaha | 13 | Ret | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Taylor Knapp | Suzuki | 13 | Ret | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Volga Mermut | BMW | 16 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Jason Waters | BMW | Ret | Ret | 18 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Travis Wyman | BMW | 14 | DNS | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Manuel Segura | Suzuki | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Alex Arango | BMW | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zachary Butler | Yamaha | DNS | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Jeremiah Walker | Ducati | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bobby Davies | Yamaha | Ret | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Burke | Yamaha | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Rider | Bike | ATL |
ALA |
RAM |
RID |
MON |
BRA |
PIT |
TEX |
NJE |
Pts | |||||||||||
Superbike Cup
| Pos | Rider | Bike | ATL |
ALA |
RAM |
RID |
MON |
BRA |
PIT |
TEX |
NJE |
Pts | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan Lamkin | BMW | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | Ret | DNS | 12 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 353 |
| 2 | Gabriel Da Silva | Yamaha Kawasaki |
Ret | 11 | 14 | DNS | 11 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 265 | ||||
| 3 | Joseph Giannotto | Kawasaki | Ret | 13 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 14 | Ret | DNS | 117 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Zachary Schumacher | Yamaha | Ret | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 81 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Justin Miest | Kawasaki | DNS | 14 | 14 | 13 | DNS | 14 | 62 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Jason Waters | BMW | Ret | Ret | 18 | 13 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | J. C. Camacho | Kawasaki | DNS | DNS | Ret | 12 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Jake Schmotter | Yamaha | 13 | Ret | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Manuel Segura | Suzuki | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | 15 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Zachary Butler | Yamaha | DNS | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Bobby Davies | Yamaha | Ret | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jeremiah Walker | Ducati | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Burke | Yamaha | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Rider | Bike | ATL |
ALA |
RAM |
RID‡ |
MON |
BRA |
PIT |
TEX |
NJE |
Pts | |||||||||||
References
- ^ Carruthers, Paul (November 3, 2022). "More Races, More Action In Store For MotoAmerica Championship In 2023". MotoAmerica. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ "Calendar 2023". MotoAmerica. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ "2023 MotoAmerica Season Rider Entry List - Medallia Superbike" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ "Superbikes at Road Atlanta Rider Entry List - Medallia Superbike" (PDF). Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Superbikes at Barber Rider Entry List - Medallia Superbike" (PDF). Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Superbikes at Road America Rider Entry List - Medallia Superbike" (PDF). Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Superbikes at Ridge Motorsports Park Rider Entry List - Medallia Superbike" (PDF). Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Superbikes at Monterey Rider Entry List - Medallia Superbike" (PDF). Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Superbikes at Brainerd Rider Entry List - Medallia Superbike" (PDF). Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Superbikes at Pittsburgh Rider Entry List - Medallia Superbike" (PDF). Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Superbikes at Texas Rider Entry List - Medallia Superbike" (PDF). Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ "Superbikes at New Jersey Rider Entry List - Medallia Superbike" (PDF). Retrieved September 27, 2023.