2012 Supersport World Championship season

2012 Supersport World Championship season
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The 2012 Supersport World Championship season will be the fourteenth season of the Supersport World Championship. It will begin on 26 February at Phillip Island and will finish on 7 October in Magny-Cours after 13 rounds.

Contents

Provisional calendar

The provisional race schedule was publicly announced by the FIM on 24 September 2011 with thirteen confirmed rounds and two other rounds pending confirmation.[1] Russia will appear for the first time in the calendar with a round at the brand-new Moscow Raceway.[2] The calendar was updated in October 2011 with the confirmation of the Imola round, for a total of thirteen rounds,[3] supporting the Superbike World Championship at every meeting except Miller Motorsports Park.

Round Country Circuit Date
1 Australia Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 26 February
2 Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 April
3 Netherlands TT Circuit Assen 22 April
4 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 6 May
5 Europe Donington Park 13 May
6 San Marino Misano World Circuit 10 June
7 Spain Motorland Aragón 1 July
8 Czech Republic Masaryk Circuit 22 July
9 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 5 August
10 Russia Moscow Raceway 26 August
11 Germany Nürburgring 9 September
12 Portugal Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 23 September
13 France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 7 October

Entry List

2012 Entry List
Team Constructor Motorcycle Rider
Bogdanka PTR Honda Honda Honda CBR600RR Sam Lowes[4]
Paweł Szkopek[4]
Mathew Scholtz[4]
Kuja Racing Honda Honda CBR600RR Thomas Caiani[5]
PTR Honda Honda Honda CBR600RR P. J. Jacobsen[4]
Ronan Quarmby[4]
Riders PTR Honda Honda Honda CBR600RR Martin Jessopp[4]
Go Eleven Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Josh Day[6]
Kawasaki DeltaFin[7] Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Sheridan Morais[7]
Kenan Sofuoğlu[8]
WTR-Ten10 Racing[9] Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Jules Cluzel[10]
RivaMoto Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 Eduard Blokhin[11]
Oleg Pozdneev[11]
Team Pata by Martini Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 Dino Lombardi[12]
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

References

  1. ^ "FIM reveals 15-round WSBK calendar". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 24 September 2011. http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/173339/1/fim_reveals_15-round_wsbk_calendar.html. Retrieved 20 October 2011. 
  2. ^ "Moscow Raceway confirmed for Russia WSBK debut". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 22 September 2011. http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/173224/1/moscow_raceway_confirmed_for_russia_wsbk_debut.html. Retrieved 20 October 2011. 
  3. ^ "2012 WSBK calendar update". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 13 October 2011. http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/173941/1/2012_wsbk_calendar_update.html. Retrieved 20 October 2011. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f "PTR assigns its six riders". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 3 January 2012. http://www.crash.net/world+supersport/news/175791/1/ptr_assigns_its_six_riders.html. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  5. ^ "Kuja signs Caiani for WSS campaign". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 14 December 2011. http://www.crash.net/world+supersport/news/175481/1/kuja_signs_caiani_for_wss_campaign.html. Retrieved 14 December 2011. 
  6. ^ "US youngsters sign-up for 2012". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 7 December 2011. http://www.crash.net/world+supersport/news/175345/1/us_youngsters_sign-up_for_2012.html. Retrieved 7 December 2011. 
  7. ^ a b "New-look Kawasaki team present Sofuoglu, Morais". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 15 December 2011. http://www.crash.net/world+supersport/news/175502/1/new-look_kawasaki_team_present_sofuoglu_morais.html. Retrieved 15 December 2011. 
  8. ^ "Sofuoglu returns to WSS with Kawasaki Lorenzini". Superbike World Championship (Infront Motor Sports). 9 November 2011. http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/5-news/9461-sofuoglu-returns-to-wss-with-kawasaki-lorenzini.html. Retrieved 9 November 2011. 
  9. ^ "Superbike ambitions for new WTR Ten 10 Supersport team". Superbike World Championship (Infront Motor Sports). 19 December 2011. http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/5-news/9770-superbike-ambitions-for-new-wtr-ten-10-supersport-team.html. Retrieved 20 December 2011. 
  10. ^ "Moto2 race winner Jules Cluzel joins WSS". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 4 January 2011. http://www.crash.net/world+supersport/news/175804/1/moto2_race_winner_jules_cluzel_joins_wss.html. Retrieved 4 January 2011. 
  11. ^ a b "RivaMoto Team presented during Moscow Fashion Week". Superbike World Championship (Infront Motor Sports). 2 December 2011. http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/5-news/9644-rivamoto-team-presented-during-moscow-fashion-week.html. Retrieved 7 December 2011. 
  12. ^ "Pata by Martini head for World Supersport". Superbike World Championship (Infront Motor Sports). 6 December 2011. http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/5-news/9665-pata-by-martini-head-for-world-supersport.html. Retrieved 7 December 2011. 

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