Like many tracks on the British Superbike Championship calendar, Croft can trace its lineage back to World War II. The former RAF base started hosting motorsport events in 1962, with the tarmac going down two years later. However it wasn't until the circuit received a timely overhaul in 1997 that its recent success started to gather momentum, with the introduction of Superbike action. In the past decade the North Yorkshire venue has been extended to 2.127 miles with new pits, paddock complex, control tower and spectator areas being constructed.

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Race one:

Tommy Hill powered to the opening victory in the Showdown fending off Michael Laverty who piled on the pressure up until the final lap as their Title Fighter rivals struggled. Laverty had taken the lead on the opening lap, before Hill made a lunge to take the lead but Laverty was straight back just a corner later. Hill hit the front for the second time and then continued to hold off the challenges of Laverty until the chequered flag. Title Fighter Michael Rutter was holding a strong third place but crashed out, whilst Alastair Seeley also had his race ended at the same corner. The Swan Hondas were then battling for the final podium position with James Ellison heading the way until he suffered a puncture and was forced to retire, leaving Stuart Easton to claim his first podium finish sinceOultonPark. Simon Andrews had his best finish of the season in fourth. The HM Plant Honda team had a tough race as Josh Brookes worked his way through from twelfth to finish sixth, ahead of Loris Baz who made a strong debut in seventh place. Title Fighter Ryuichi Kiyonari was only 22nd at the end of lap but finished eleventh.

Race two:

Michael Laverty fought off championship leader Tommy Hill for the second victory in the Showdown. Laverty took the lead powering off the line to hold off Stuart Easton and Hill into turn one. Hill was up to second as he lunged passedEaston, but as the pair crossed the line side-by-sideEastonwas latest on the brakes to retake the place. Laverty had started to edge out a slight advantage as the battle raged behind, but Hill closed him down. He made a move, but Laverty wasn't giving up and he fought his way back with a determined move before Hill again retook the lead. Laverty finally made it stick on the penultimate lap and despite Hill's best attempts it was Relentless Suzuki who secured victory withEastonin third. Ryuichi Kiyonari put in a fighting effort after to finish fourth, whilst team-mate Josh Brookes was forced to settle for eighth. The battle for fourth was intense and Kiyonari wasn't able to get the better of Michael Rutter until the final lap, as James Ellison dropped to sixth.