How was the title won? The figures are rarely misleading, as the following data demonstrates
2005 British Superbike statistics
| rider | pts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | top 6 | poles | FLs |
| Gregorio Lavilla | 461 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 12 |
| Ryuichi Kiyonari | 429 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 6 |
| Michael Rutter | 371 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 3 |
| Leon Haslam | 350 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 1 |
| Glen Richards | 241 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Dean Thomas | 198 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Karl Harris | 195 | 2 | 12 | ||||
| Gary Mason | 174 | 1 | |||||
| John Reynolds | 139 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Michael Laverty | 129 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| James Haydon | 126 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Tommy Hill | 123 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Steve Plater | 111 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Scott Smart | 97 | 2 | |||||
| Sean Emmett | 94 | 5 | |||||
| Jonathan Rea | 64 | 1 | |||||
| Ben Wilson | 62 | 1 | |||||
| Kieran Clarke | 41 | ||||||
| James Buckingham | 39 | ||||||
| Jeremy McWilliams | 36 | ||||||
| Tristan Palmer | 28 | ||||||
| Danny Beaumont | 20 | ||||||
| Steve Brogan | 19 | ||||||
| Julien da Costa | 13 | 1 |
other points scorers: Jon Kirkham and John McGuinness 12; Dennis Hobbs and Richard Wren 11; John Laverty 8; Chris Martin 7; Chris Burns 6; Marty Nutt and Dean Ellison 4; Lee Jackson 3; Luke Quigley and David Johnson 1.
| date | venue | winners |
| 28-3 | Brands Hatch | Kiyonari/Kiyonari |
| 10-4 | Thruxton | Kiyonari/Kiyonari |
| 24-4 | Mallory Park | Rutter/Rutter |
| 2-5 | Oulton Park | Rutter/Haslam |
| 15-5 | Mondello Park | Kiyonari/Lavilla |
| 5-6 | Croft | Kiyonari/Lavilla |
| 26-6 | Knockhill | Kiyonari/Kiyonari |
| 10-7 | Snetterton | Kiyonari/Lavilla |
| 21-8 | Silverstone | Lavilla/Kiyonari |
| 29-8 | Cadwell Park | Hill/Haslam |
| 11-9 | Oulton Park | Kiyonari/Kiyonari |
| 25-9 | Donington Park | Lavilla/Lavilla |
| 9-10 | Brands Hatch | Lavilla/Haslam |
career BSB victories
37 · John Reynolds (1997 to 2004)
25 · Michael Rutter (1995 to 2005)
14 · Ryuichi Kiyonari (2004 to 2005)
12 · Sean Emmett (1997 to 2004)
10 · James Haydon (1994 to 2004)
7 · Gregorio Lavilla (2005)
4 · Steve Plater (2002 to 2003)
4 · Leon Haslam (2004 to 2005)
3 · Scott Smart (2004)
1 · Tommy Hill (2005)
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