British Superbike Championship. Just champion for Scott Redding, Brookes boxes runner-up.

FUCHS Silkolene backed rider Scott Redding was crowned 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Champion following a consistent performance at the final triple-header round at Brands Hatch.

The 26 year old from Quedgeley in Gloucestershire edged out Australian Be Wiser Ducati team-mate Josh Brookes to become the first ever rookie to win the BSB title following three calculated podium finishes to add to his 11 wins, sealing the title by five points as a result.

The former MotoGP rider, who moves into the World Superbike Championship with Ducati next season, took a second place and a brace of thirds to secure the title over two days of fine and dry weather at the Kent circuit and in front of another massive crowd.

For 36-year-old Brookes, he couldn’t have done any more as he romped to a hat-trick of wins at his favourite track to reduce the deficit from 28 points arriving at Brands Hatch. Brookes took his tally of victories to ten for the season to finish runner-up in the series.

The results saw Paul Bird’s Penrith-based team clinch their seventh BSB title and first ever one-two on their way to dominating the series with 21 wins from the 27 races. During the year, they secured no less than seven one-two finishes to be confirmed as worthy champions.

After their first and third place finishes on Saturday, the two riders followed that up with a bruising final lap to claim a thrilling first and second in Brookes’ favour in the second encounter to set up a thrilling finale.

The final race of the season saw both riders start from the front row once more with Redding needing just a fifth-place finish to take his maiden BSB crown. Brookes again grabbed the lead off the line and ultimately led from start to finish to take his 49th career win to elevate him to the third most successful rider in BSB history.

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