2006 Superbike World Championship
The 2006 Superbike World Championship was the nineteenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 25 February at Losail, and finished on 8 October at Magny-Cours after 12 rounds and 24 races. The original season calendar issued by the FIM included a 13th round scheduled in South Africa on 22 October but the round was cancelled at the request of the series' promoter FGSport.[1]
2006 saw the return of Australian Troy Bayliss in Superbike World Championship after 3 years in MotoGP. The combination of Bayliss and Ducati proved unstoppable and they dominated the season winning 12 races, 8 of them consecutive. Honda's James Toseland and Yamaha's Noriyuki Haga battled for second with the British rider coming on top. Defending champion Troy Corser on a Suzuki was fourth. The manufacturers' championship was won by Ducati.
Race calendar and results
Championship standings
Riders' standings
Manufacturers' standings
2006 final manufacturers' standings[3] |
Pos. |
Manufacturer |
QAT
|
AUS
|
ESP
|
ITA
|
EUR
|
SMR
|
CZE
|
GBR
|
NED
|
GER
|
ITA
|
FRA
|
Pts |
R1 |
R2 |
R1 |
R2 |
R1 |
R2 |
R1 |
R2 |
R1 |
R2 |
R1 |
R2 |
R1 |
R2 |
R1 |
R2 |
R1 |
R2 |
R1 |
R2 |
R1 |
R2 |
R1 |
R2 |
1 |
Ducati |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
450 |
2 |
Honda |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
414 |
3 |
Yamaha |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
401 |
4 |
Suzuki |
4 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
14 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
Ret |
3 |
3 |
2 |
372 |
5 |
Kawasaki |
13 |
12 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
6 |
8 |
229 |
6 |
Petronas |
18 |
18 |
14 |
15 |
22 |
15 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
21 |
17 |
17 |
19 |
17 |
16 |
12 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
17 |
16 |
17 |
Ret |
19 |
Pos. |
Manufacturer |
QAT
|
AUS
|
ESP
|
ITA
|
EUR
|
SMR
|
CZE
|
GBR
|
NED
|
GER
|
ITA
|
FRA
|
Pts |
Entry list
Team |
Constructor |
Motorcycle |
No. |
Rider |
Rounds |
Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra |
Suzuki |
Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 |
1 |
Troy Corser |
All |
71 |
Yukio Kagayama |
All |
Yamaha Motor France–Ipone |
Yamaha |
Yamaha YZF-R1 |
3 |
Norifumi Abe |
All |
16 |
Sébastien Gimbert |
1–2, 4–9, 11–12 |
61 |
Lorenzo Alfonsi |
3 |
Klaffi Honda |
Honda |
Honda CBR1000RR |
4 |
Alex Barros |
All |
D.F.X. Treme |
Honda |
Honda CBR1000RR |
7 |
Pierfrancesco Chili |
1–2, 6–12 |
69 |
Gianluca Nannelli |
3–6 |
84 |
Michel Fabrizio |
All |
Team Pedercini |
Ducati |
Ducati 999 RS |
8 |
Ivan Clementi |
All |
19 |
Lucio Pedercini |
1–3 |
76 |
Max Neukirchner |
1–6 |
80 |
Kurtis Roberts |
8–12 |
91 |
Paweł Szkopek |
7 |
PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse |
Kawasaki |
Kawasaki ZX10R |
9 |
Chris Walker |
All |
55 |
Régis Laconi |
All |
PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse 2 |
Kawasaki |
Kawasaki ZX10R |
10 |
Fonsi Nieto |
All |
Sterilgarda – Berik |
Ducati |
Ducati 999 F05 |
11 |
Rubén Xaus |
All |
13 |
Vittorio Iannuzzo |
12 |
20 |
Marco Borciani |
1–11 |
Emmebi Team |
Honda |
Honda CBR1000RR |
12 |
Ivan Goi |
11–12 |
Celani Team Suzuki Italia |
Suzuki |
Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 |
13 |
Vittorio Iannuzzo |
1–11 |
Alstare Eng. Corona Extra |
Suzuki |
Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 |
15 |
Fabien Foret |
1–7 |
76 |
Max Neukirchner |
9–12 |
Foggy Petronas Racing |
Petronas |
Petronas FP1 |
18 |
Craig Jones |
All |
99 |
Steve Martin |
All |
Ducati Xerox |
Ducati |
Ducati 999 F06 |
21 |
Troy Bayliss |
All |
57 |
Lorenzo Lanzi |
All |
Prorace |
Suzuki |
Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 |
22 |
Miloš Čihák |
7 |
SBK Team JM |
Ducati |
Ducati 999 RS |
23 |
Jiří Mrkývka |
7 |
Kawasaki Bertocchi |
Kawasaki |
Kawasaki ZX10R |
25 |
Josh Brookes |
5–12 |
116 |
Franco Battaini |
1–4 |
Kawasaki Docshop Racing |
Kawasaki |
Kawasaki ZX10R |
26 |
Stefan Nebel |
10 |
Coronas Suzuki Motorrad |
Suzuki |
Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 |
27 |
Anthony Gobert |
3 |
35 |
Sergio Fuertes |
3 |
Spring Ducati |
Ducati |
Ducati 999 RS |
28 |
Lorenzo Mauri |
4 |
Winston Ten Kate Honda |
Honda |
Honda CBR1000RR |
31 |
Karl Muggeridge |
1–2, 4–12 |
52 |
James Toseland |
All |
200 |
Giovanni Bussei |
3 |
Honda BQR |
Honda |
Honda CBR1000RR |
32 |
Javier del Amor |
3 |
33 |
José David de Gea |
3 |
Yamaha Factory |
Yamaha |
Yamaha YZF-R1 |
34 |
Josep Monge |
3 |
Pro-SBK Racing Yamaha Junior Pro-SBK Racing |
Yamaha |
Yamaha YZF-R1 |
36 |
Jiří Dražďák |
7, 10, 12 |
Jafferson Racing |
Yamaha |
Yamaha YZF-R1 |
37 |
Marek Svoboda |
7 |
Yamaha Motor France–Ipone 2 |
Yamaha |
Yamaha YZF-R1 |
38 |
Shinichi Nakatomi |
All |
Berten Racing |
Yamaha |
Yamaha YZF-R1 |
39 |
Berto Camlek |
7 |
Yamaha Motor Italia WSB |
Yamaha |
Yamaha YZF-R1 |
41 |
Noriyuki Haga |
All |
88 |
Andrew Pitt |
All |
Ducati SC – Caracchi |
Ducati |
Ducati 999 F05 |
44 |
Roberto Rolfo |
All |
Team Guandalini |
Ducati |
Ducati 999 RS |
66 |
Norino Brignola |
3–4, 6, 11 |
Virgin Mobile Yamaha |
Yamaha |
Yamaha YZF-R1 |
81 |
Tommy Hill |
5, 8 |
MGM – TTSL Racing |
Yamaha |
Yamaha YZF-R1 |
83 |
Didier Van Keymeulen |
10 |
PN Corse |
Ducati |
Ducati 999 RS |
85 |
Valter Bartolini |
11 |
105 |
Lorenzo Alfonsi |
4, 6 |
D'Antin MotoGP |
Yamaha |
Yamaha YZF-R1 |
95 |
Talal Al Naimi |
1 |
Motoport Den Bosch – Suzuki |
Suzuki |
Suzuki GSXR1000 K2 |
96 |
Harry van Beek |
9 |
|
Key |
Regular rider |
Wildcard rider |
Replacement rider |
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References