1988 Superbike World Championship season

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The 1988 Superbike World Championship season was the inaugural F.I.M. Superbike World Championship season. The season started on April 3 at Donington Park, and finished on October 3 at Manfeild Autocourse after 9 rounds.

American Fred Merkel won the rider's championship and Honda won the manufacturer's championship.

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[edit] Season Calendar

No Date Round Circuit Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Report
1 April 3 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Donington Flag of Italy Davide Tardozzi Flag of Italy Marco Lucchinelli Report
2 April 30 Flag of Hungary Hungary Hungaroring Flag of the United States Fred Merkel Flag of France Adrien Morillas Report
3 May 8 Flag of West Germany West Germany Hockenheim Flag of Italy Davide Tardozzi Flag of Italy Davide Tardozzi Report
4 July 3 Flag of Austria Austria Zeltweg Flag of Italy Marco Lucchinelli Flag of Italy Davide Tardozzi Report
5 August 28 Flag of Japan Japan Sugo Flag of Canada Gary Goodfellow Flag of Australia Mick Doohan Report
6 September 4 Flag of France France Le Mans Flag of Italy Fabrizio Pirovano Report
7 September 11 Flag of Portugal Portugal Estoril Flag of Italy Davide Tardozzi Flag of Belgium Stéphane Mertens Report
8 September 25 Flag of Australia Australia Oran Park Flag of Australia Mick Doohan Flag of Australia Mick Doohan Report
9 October 2 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Manfeild Flag of the United States Fred Merkel Flag of Belgium Stéphane Mertens Report

[edit] Season standings

[edit] Rider standings

Rank Rider Manufacturer Points Wins
1 Flag of the United States Fred Merkel Honda 99 2
2 Flag of Italy Fabrizio Pirovano Yamaha 93.5 1
3 Flag of Italy Davide Tardozzi Bimota 91.5 5
4 Flag of Belgium Stéphane Mertens Bimota 90.5 2
5 Flag of Italy Marco Lucchinelli Ducati 63 2
6 Flag of France Alex Vieira Honda 42 0
7 Flag of Australia Rob Phillis Kawasaki 42 0
8 Flag of Canada Gary Goodfellow Suzuki 39.5 1
9 Flag of Australia Malcolm Campbell Honda 33.5 0
10 Flag of the United Kingdom Terry Rymer Honda 32.5 0
11 Flag of the United Kingdom Roger Burnett Honda 31.5 0
12 Flag of Australia Mick Doohan Yamaha 30 3
13 Flag of the United Kingdom Joey Dunlop Honda 30 0
14 Flag of France Eric Delcamp Kawasaki 29.5 0
15 Flag of France Christophe Bouheben Honda 28 0
16 Flag of France Adrien Morillas Kawasaki 26.5 1
17 Flag of Switzerland Edwin Weibel Honda 23.5 0
18 Flag of Finland Jari Suhonen Yamaha 21 0
19 Flag of the United Kingdom Andy McGladdery Suzuki 18.5 0
20 Flag of Sweden Anders Andersson Suzuki 18.5 0
21 Flag of Australia Robert Scolyer Honda 17.5 0
22 Flag of Australia Michael Dowson Yamaha 17 0
23 Flag of the United Kingdom Paul Iddon Yamaha 17 0
24 Flag of Italy Virginio Ferrari Honda 16 0
25 Flag of the United Kingdom Kenny Irons Honda 15.5 0
26 Flag of Germany Ernst Gschwender Suzuki 14.5 0
27 Flag of the United Kingdom Roger Marshall Suzuki 13 0
28 Flag of Italy Marino Fabbri Bimota 13 0
29 Flag of the United Kingdom Robert Dunlop Honda 12.5 0
30 Flag of Canada Tommy Douglas Yamaha 11 0
31 Flag of Japan Yukia Oshima Suzuki 9 0
32 Flag of Denmark Renè Rasmussen Suzuki 9 0
33 Flag of Japan Kenihiro Iwahashi Honda 8.5 0
34 Flag of Japan Tadaaki Hanamura Honda 7.5 0
35 Flag of the United Kingdom Steve Williams Bimota 7 0
36 Flag of Germany Peter Rubatto Bimota 7 0
37 Flag of New Zealand Glenn Williams Ducati 7 0
38 Flag of Switzerland Andreas Hoffman Honda 7 0
39 Flag of the United Kingdom Mark Farmer Suzuki 6 0
40 Flag of Italy Mauro Ricci Ducati 6 0

[edit] Manufacturers standings

Pos Manufacturer Pts
1 Honda 142
2 Bimota 132,5
3 Yamaha 114,5
4 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 91,5
5 Ducati 70
6 Suzuki 61

[edit] Participants

1 Flag of SwedenAnders Andersson
2 Flag of FranceChristophe Bouheben
3 Flag of the United KingdomRoger Burnett
4 Flag of AustraliaMalcolm Campbell
5 Flag of FranceEric Delcamp
6 Flag of AustraliaMichael Doohan
7 Flag of CanadaTommy Douglas
8 Flag of AustraliaMichael Dowson
9 Flag of the United KingdomRobert Dunlop
10 Flag of the United KingdomJoey Dunlop
11 Flag of ItalyMarino Fabbri
12 Flag of the United KingdomMark Farmer
13 Flag of ItalyVirginio Ferrari
14 Flag of CanadaGary Goodfellow
15 Flag of GermanyErnst Gschwender
16 Flag of JapanTadaaki Hanamura
17 Flag of SwitzerlandAndreas Hofmann
18 Flag of the United KingdomPaul Iddon
19 Flag of the United KingdomKenny Irons
20 Flag of JapanKenihiro Iwahashi
21 Flag of ItalyMarco Lucchinelli
22 Flag of the United KingdomRoger Marshall
23 Flag of the United KingdomAndy McGladdery
24 Flag of the United StatesFred Merkel
25 Flag of BelgiumStéphane Mertens
26 Flag of FranceAdrien Morillas
27 Flag of JapanYukia Oshima
28 Flag of AustraliaRob Phillis
29 Flag of ItalyFabrizio Pirovano
30 Flag of DenmarkRenè Rasmussen
31 Flag of ItalyMauro Ricci
32 Flag of FranceRaymond Roche
33 Flag of GermanyPeter Rubatto
34 Flag of the United KingdomTerry Rymer
35 Flag of AustraliaRobert Scolyer
36 Flag of the United StatesBubba Shobert
37 Flag of FinlandJari Suhonen
38 Flag of ItalyDavide Tardozzi
39 Flag of FranceAlex Vieira
40 Flag of SwitzerlandEdwin Weibel
41 Flag of the United KingdomSteve Williams
42 Flag of New ZealandGlenn Williams
43 Flag of IsraelSahar Zvik

[edit] Notes

  • The points allocation system was: 1st=20, 2nd=17, 3rd=15, 4th=13, 5th=11, 6th=10, 7th=9, 8th=8, 9th=7, 10th=6, 11th=5, 12th=4, 13th=3, 14th=2, 15th=1
  • For the first ever Superbike World Championship round at Donington Park the race results were combined to determine an overall winner. The only time that happened in the Superbike World Championship's history.[1]

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