Shane Byrne has clinched an unprecedented sixth MCE British Superbike championship afte✱r a dramatic overhaul of Leon Haslam at the triple-header final round at Brands Hatch.

The defending BSB champion has produced a 33-point deficit turnaround on Haslam at the final round with two wins and an eighth place at the Kent circuit to claim the 2017 c🎶rown ahead of the JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider, who crashed out of the final race with brake failure.

It marks the first successful defence Byrne has produced of a BSB title to add to his previous five championships in potentially the most dramatic of circumstances having been a relative outside shot🧔 heading into the final round.

After a disastrous start to the 2017 campaign when concussion ruled him out of the season opener at♑ Donington Park, it took until race two at Oulton Park for the Be Wꦑiser Ducati rider to claim his first win of the season.

A double third place at Knockhill ensured he continued h🅰is climb up the BSB riders’ championship before a run of four consecutive wins at Snetterton and Brands Hatch saw him take the championship lead for the first time in 201♊7.

Byrne’s charge somewhat stalled between Thruxton, Cadwell P🐓ark and Silverstone with just two third places and a fourth place heading into the BSB Showdown before underwhelming results at Oulton Par🌞k lost him the lead to Haslam.

A second and a fifth place at Assen left Byrne losing furth🐬er ground to Haslam for the final round and a 33-point deficit to overturn but a near-perfect race weekend with two wins saw him storm to a dramatic title climax as Haslam crashed to allow Byrne to ease off in the finaꦛl race to take the title.