Shane 'Shakey' Byrne sealed his third British Superbike Championship in emphatic style with a superb triple victory at the final round at Brands Hatch in Kent this weekend.

Aboard the Rapid Solicitors Racing Team Kawasaki, the Isle of Sheppey rider was in imperious form around his local track as he looked to defend a nine point lead coming into the final round.

Saturday's race one saw Byrne lead from the start and was still in front when the red flags came out to stop the race following a brief rain shower meaning he took maximum points to take into today's final two races.

Holding an 18 point advantage going into the penultimate race, Byrne was soon in command knowing a victory would seal his third title if main rival Josh Brookes finished lower than second. Byrne crossed the line first with Brookes in second meaning the title decider for the 2012 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship would go to the final race.

In front of another massive Brands Hatch crowd, Bryne shadowed race leader Brookes in the knowledge that a lowly 14th place finish would give him the crown to add to his 2003 and 2008 titles but he wasn't going to settle for second and took the lead with a couple of laps to go.

To the roars of his local fans, Shakey took the victory and with it the title to make him unbeaten around the Brands Hatch GP track in seven races. It also meant he took his tally to 41 BSB victories to move to within two wins of record holder Ryuichi Kiyonari.

To add to a memorable day for the Penrith-based PBM team, newly crowned Metzeler Superstock 1000 Champion Keith Farmer also took victory to add to the celebrations whereas Stuart Easton impressed over the weekend to claim a best result of fifth in Saturday's BSB race. 

Shane Byrne:  "That's not bad for a weekend's work and whereas the previous two British titles I've won have been wrapped up well in advance this one went right down to the final race so it's probably the hardest.  I'd like to pay tribute to the team for giving me the tools to do the business this season and it's great to work with Paul Bird once again.  What it now means is I have to think about coming back here next year to defend the title as I'd like to beat the record of three championship victories achieved by Niall Mackenzie and Ryuichi Kiyonari!"

Paul Bird, Team Owner:  "This is our best championship win to date and to win both the British Superbike Championship and the Superstock 1000 Championship, we have also won most races which is testament to the team who have done a brilliant job.  It's also good to secure Kawasaki's first BSB title for 20 years.  Considering the pressure Shakey was under he rode exceptionally well and to go out and win the final race when he didn't need to was simply amazing.  These are exciting times for the team and we would love to retain Shakey's services next year, whether it be in MotoGP or BSB as we will be contesting both championships again.  We said we were only coming back to win the title and that's what we have done and I'd like to pay tribute to our sponsors, especially Rapid Solicitors and everyone else who has made this possible, you all know who you are.  Well done to Keith who has done an awesome job for us this year and also to Stuart who has had a very testing year on the back of his injuries, I need to sit down with both riders and discuss the future with them."

MCE British Superbike Championship Race 1 15 laps1 Shane Byrne (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki)2 Tommy Hill (Yamaha)3 Josh Brookes (Suzuki)4 James Westmoreland (Honda)5 Stuart Easton (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki)6 Barry Burrell (BMW)

MCE British Superbike Championship Race 2 23 laps1 Shane Byrne (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki)2 Josh Brookes (Suzuki)3 Michael Laverty (Honda)4 Barry Burrell (BMW)5 Tommy Bridewell (BMW)6 Tommy Hill (Yamaha)7 Stuart Easton (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki)

MCE British Superbike Championship Race 3 20 laps1 Shane Byrne (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki)2 Josh Brookes (Suzuki)3 Tommy Hill (Yamaha)4 Tommy Bridewell (BMW)5 Barry Burrell (BMW)6 James Westmoreland (Honda)12 Stuart Easton (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki)

Final Championship Standings (after 12 rounds)1 Byrne (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) 683pts2 Brookes 6553 Hill 6124 Lowes 5845 Laverty 5816 Bridewell 57710 Easton (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) 135

Metzeler National Superstock 1000cc Championship (16 laps)1 Keith Farmer (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki)2 PJ Jacobsen (Suzuki)3 Howie Mainwaring (BMW)4 Hudson Kennaugh (Kawasaki)5 Victor Cox (Kawasaki)6 Daniel Johnson (Kawasaki)

Final Championship standings (after 13 rounds)1 Farmer (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) 207 pts2 O'Halloran (Honda) 1573 Cox 1424 Storrar (BMW) 1425 Costello (Kawasaki) 1146 Mainwaring 105