2023 Australian Supersport 300 Championship
The ongoing saga concerning the outcome of the 2023 Supersport 300 Championship is set to continue despite a decision this week by a Motorcycling Australia Tribunal to uphold the penalty given to Cameron Swain at The Bend season finale.
As we predicted in our wrap-up from the Supersport 300 action as it unfolded at The Bend in December, an official appeal was lodged the week after the 2023 season finale by the Swain family.
The outcome of the 2023 Australian Supersport 300 Championship was on the line, as Cameron Swain would have been crowned champion without the penalty.
The penalty resulted in Marcus Hamod winning the 2023 Australian Supersport 300 Championship.
Three months later, the Tribunal upheld that penalty with a judgment that ‘Cameron Swain did pass while the race was under a yellow flag during Lap 5 of the race and was appropriately penalised by relegation of one position in the final result of Race 2.’
Both parties have been informed of the decision.
The Swain family have now informed MCNews.com.au that they will take their appeal to the independent arbiter that is the National Sports Tribunal.
2023 Supersport 300 Championship Points
After penalty applied
| Pos | Rider | Bike | Total |
| 1 | Marcus HAMOD | Yamaha | 327 |
| 2 | Cameron SWAIN | Yamaha | 323 |
| 3 | Brandon DEMMERY | Yamaha | 300 |
| 4 | Brodie GAWITH | Yamaha | 298 |
| 5 | Henry SNELL | Yamaha | 294 |
| 6 | Casey MIDDLETON | Kawasaki | 221 |
| 7 | Joshua NEWMAN | Kawasaki | 211 |
| 8 | Sam PEZZETTA | Yamaha | 191 |
| 9 | Jai RUSSO | Yamaha | 189 |
| 10 | Lincoln KNIGHT | Yamaha | 162 |
| 11 | Jordy SIMPSON | Yamaha | 155 |
| 12 | Harrison WATTS | Yamaha | 133 |
| 13 | Calvin MOYLAN | Kawasaki | 130 |
| 14 | Tara MORRISON | Kawasaki | 120 |
| 15 | Cooper ROWNTREE | Yamaha | 106 |
| 16 | Will NASSIF | Yamaha | 100 |
| 17 | Ryan LARKIN | Yamaha | 98 |
| 18 | Ryder GILBERT | Yamaha | 94 |
| 19 | Valentino KNEZOVIC | Yamaha | 80 |
| 20 | Luke JHONSTON | Yamaha | 79 |
| 21 | Brock QUINLAN | Kawasaki | 43 |
| 22 | Daley MILLS | Kawasaki | 41 |
| 23 | Tayla RELPH | Yamaha | 39 |
| 24 | William HUNT | Yamaha | 29 |
| 25 | Steve SFORZIN | Kawasaki | 25 |
| 26 | Abbie CAMERON | Yamaha | 23 |
| 27 | Lachlan LOW | Yamaha | 15 |
| 28 | Keegan PRASS | Kawasaki | 13 |
| 29 | Ghage PLOWMAN | Yamaha | 12 |
| 30 | Tianhao ZHAO | Yamaha | 9 |
| 31 | Peter NERLICH | Kawasaki | 7 |
| 32 | Justin KAISER | Kawasaki | 4 |
| 33 | Georgia STEPHENS | Yamaha | 4 |
| 34 | Jiabin ZHANG | Kawasaki | 4 |
| 35 | Phoenix AGAR | Yamaha | 1 |
M.A. consider matter closed
M.A. Statement
At the the 2023 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul (ASBK) final round at The Bend in South Australia on Sunday, December 3. A protest was initiated by Supersport 300 competitor Marcos Hamod, alleging that rider Cameron Swain (No. 26) passed him under a yellow flag zone in race two.
An MA Steward’s Hearing was conducted to review the incident, with the MA Steward’s Determination imposing a Drop of One Position in Supersport 300 race two results for Cameron Swain (No. 26).
Following The Bend, a post-event Appeal was lodged by Supersport 300 rider Cameron Swain (No. 26) over the decision of the MA Steward.
In accordance with the Appeal process – officially known as the MA’s Non-National Integrity Framework Dispute and Complaint Resolution Policy – the case was referred to an Independent Review Tribunal to make a determination on the outcome of this case.
All parties had the opportunity to present their cases and review the presentation of evidence to the Independent Review Tribunal, including documentation, video replays, ASBK Sporting Regulations and the Manual of Motorcycle Sport. This process has occurred over the past few months.
Upon investigating the facts of the case and considering the evidence, the Independent Review Tribunal has upheld the decision of the MA Steward, with the penalty – requiring Swain to drop one position in Supersport 300 race two – to still apply.
Based on this determination by the Independent Review Tribunal, the ASBK Championship now confirms Marcus Hamod as the 2023 Australian Supersport 300 champion.
Motorcycling Australia has advised this matter is now closed.
