With Tarran Mackenzie securing his first BSB title in 2021, here’s a look at five riders who could a✨🐎chieve the same feat this season. 

The 20ﷺ21 championship fight saw f💖our riders in contention until the very final round, with all four aiming to win their first British Superbike title.

Mackenzie, Jason O’Halloran, Tommy Bridewell and Christian Iddon were those riders, and after a💯 stunning first eight rounds, O’Halloran looked well on his way ಞto claiming the title.

However, 🌠mistakes by O’Halloraಌn in the showdown allowed a flawless Mackenzie to overhaul the Australian and take a championship win 25 years on from his father Niall Mackenzie. 

Bridewell and Iddon were serious 🥀title contenders at different stages of the season, but neither rider was able to do anything to stop Mackenzie who won all three season finale races at Brands Hatch.

But with that said, here's a look at five riders who could become first-time champions inꦕ 2022. 

Jason O’Halloran

There’s no other place to start than the O’Show who is withou♉t doubt a favourite to take the title.

The McAM🍸S Yamaha rider finished with the most wins (11) in 2021 and had a substantial lead of over 150 points 🐓before the showdown began. 

2022 will be O’Halloran’s four consecutive season on an R1, while it’s also going to be his fourth season with the McAMS outfit which should leave him in a great position to achieve similar res🍨ults given the Yamaha is arguably the best package on the grid. 

Tommy Bridewell

While Bridewell didn’t achieve his first win until race 15 oᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚf the season, the Oxford Products Ducati rider managed to finish ahead of O’Halloran come the season’s end. 

Bridewell h🌌ad just two more wins the rest of the season, however, his second victory during round nine 𒈔at Oulton Park was as dominating a win as we saw all year. 

Bridewell took victory🥂 by six seconds from fellow Ducati rider Josh Brookes, before finishing his season with a triple P2 at Brands. 

If Bridewell can c🐽arry his showdown form and momentum into this season, then the British rider has a great opportunity at taking a first tit𓃲le.

Christian Iddon

Although Iddoဣn was fourth out of the four 2021 💖title contenders, his early season results were only bettered by O’Halloran.

The Visiontrack Ducati rider was on the podium in seven out of the first ten races, but contact with o♛ther riders and a few un🃏characteristic mistakes left Iddon playing catch-up throughout the showdown. 

Iddon 🗹ultimately finished 61 points behind Mackenzie, but if he can replicate his early season form over a whole campaign, then there’s no reason Idd🌼on can’t win a BSB title. 

The Visiontrack Ducati team is yet to announce the꧙ir 2022 line-up which means Iddon is without a seat for the moment, but given his strong 2021 season it would be a surprise if h🐷e’s not retained the team. 

Danny Buchan

After committi♈ng to another season with SYNETIQ 🤡BMW, Buchan is one of the riders expected to make another leap forward and join the championship fight.

The former Kawasaki rider took two wins along with three more podiums during 2021, while also securing a seventh place finish𒈔 in the chꦯampionship standings. 

Buchan’s best showing was at round two in Knockhill as he took a double victory fo🥃llowing inte🐲nse battles with O’Halloran and Iddon. 

Buchan then suffered a concus🐭sion three rounds later at Donington Pa🧸rk which resulted in him missing the entire Cadwell Park event. 

Had it not been for that, Buchan could have finished ahead of Br✨ookes and Peter Hickman in the championship - was 🤡only 17 points away from fifth-placed Hickman. 

Rory Skinner

Finally, we have a surprise pick in Rory Skinner. The FS-3 Kawasaki rider goes into his second season in 2022 aft💫er finishing 13th overall last year.

The reason for Skinner’s inclusion here is the abi🦩lity and potential he demonstrated at several rounds. 

The 2020 British Supersport champion secured two stunning podiums in just his fifth and sixth races i🔥n BSB, which given the level of competition that was on show throughout the year, it’s fair to include it as one of the rides of the season. 

Although the Scot was without a podiu൩m the rest of the way, a year-two jump and small improvements to the ZX10-RR should see him fighting for top fives, podiums and even wins on a regular basis. 

2022 could also be his final season in the class after being heavily linked with a switch to Moto2 for 2023, which is all the more ജreason why Skinner could be out to deliver a special campaign.