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)
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