2006 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup explained

The 2006 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup was the eighth edition of the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, the second held under this name. It was run over ten rounds, starting on 23 April in Valencia, Spain, and ending on 8 October in Magny-Cours, France.

The riders' championship was won by Alessandro Polita on a Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 entered by Celani Suzuki Italia. His main rivals throughout the season were Claudio Corti aboard a Yamaha Team Italia's R1 and two MV Agusta riders, Luca Scassa and Ayrton Badovini. These four Italian riders scored all the pole positions except for the Valencia round and all the race victories.

The manufacturers' championship was won by Suzuki, while the season also saw the first victory for MV Agusta at world level since the 1976 German motorcycle Grand Prix.

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Pos.	Rider	Bike	ESP	ITA	EUR	SMR	CZE	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	FRA	Pts^[1]
1	Alessandro Polita	Suzuki	1	1	2	1	Ret	2	3	10	3	2	173
2	Claudio Corti	Yamaha	8	10	1	5	14	4	1	1	4	1	153
3	Luca Scassa	MV Agusta	5	5	4	3	2	1	5	5	1	Ret	143
4	Ayrton Badovini	MV Agusta	3	3	3	2	1	3	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	120
5	Matteo Baiocco	Yamaha	11	9	9	12	4	14	4	7	6	3	86
6	Brendan Roberts	Suzuki				4		7	2	2	2	Ret	82
7	Enrique Rocamora	Yamaha	4	11	5	6	10	6	6	13	13	10	77
8	Riccardo Chiarello	Kawasaki	14	2	11	10	6		12	15	Ret	7	57
9	Loïc Napoleone	Suzuki	Ret	12	10	Ret	8	10	8	3	7	DNS	57
10	Denis Sacchetti	Kawasaki	6	7	8	Ret	9	5	Ret				45
11	Richard Cooper	Honda	12	16	13	9	3	12	13	9	19	DNS	44
12	Danilo Dell'Omo	Suzuki	13	6	Ret	15	7	26	14	8	9	13	43
13	Ilario Dionisi	Yamaha	15	8	6								42
13	MV Agusta					16	13	9	DNS	20	4		42
14	Sheridan Morais	Suzuki	7	Ret	7	Ret	13	8	11	16	16	11	39
15	Álex Martínez	Kawasaki	9	4	12	11							30
15	Suzuki					15							30
16	Iván Silva	Kawasaki	2					9					27
17	Marko Jerman	Suzuki	19	14	21	14	12	20	16	11	12	9	24
18	Roberto Lunadei	Yamaha	18	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	21	6	8	DNS	18
19	Simone Saltarelli	Kawasaki	10	13	16	7	Ret						18
19	Yamaha							17	19	Ret	18		18
20	Leonardo Biliotti	MV Agusta	20	18	Ret	20	5	24	Ret	20	10	Ret	17
21	Gilles Boccolini	Kawasaki					Ret	18	7	14	11	Ret	16
22	Dominic Lammert	Suzuki								4			13
23	Hervé Gantner	Yamaha	Ret	21									13
23	Honda							15	12	22	8		13
24	Matěj Smrž	Honda	Ret	17	14	8	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	12
25	Emeric Jonchière	Suzuki										5	11
26	Arne Tode	Suzuki									15	6	11
27	Cédric Tangre	Suzuki	17	20	15	13	11	16	Ret				9
28	David Johnson	Yamaha							10				6
29	Guy Sanders	Kawasaki			18			11					5
30	Olivier Depoorter	Yamaha	24	26	29	17	Ret	17	Ret	18	35	12	4
31	Raphaël Chèvre	Suzuki					DNS	27		23	28	14	2
32	Petter Solli	Yamaha	Ret	15	24	DNS	DNS		Ret	Ret	34	15	2
33	Nick Henderson	Suzuki	16	23	23	19	Ret	15					1
Pos.	Rider	Bike	ESP	ITA	EUR	SMR	CZE	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	FRA	Pts

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	ESP	ITA	EUR	SMR	CZE	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	FRA	Pts^[2]
1	Suzuki	1	1	2	1	7	2	2	2	2	2	204
2	MV Agusta	3	3	3	2	1	1	5	5	1	4	178
3	Yamaha	4	8	1	5	4	4	1	1	4	1	171
4	Kawasaki	2	2	8	7	6	5	7	14	11	7	103
5	Honda	12	16	13	8	3	12	13	9	14	8	55
Pos.	Manufacturer	ESP	ITA	EUR	SMR	CZE	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	FRA	Pts

Notes and References

Web site: Magny Cours, 6–7–8 October 2006 – Superstock 1000 – Championship Standing & Ranking Progr. REV.. resources.worldsbk.com. Perugia Timing. 8 October 2006. 5 December 2015.
Web site: Magny Cours, 6–7–8 October 2006 – Superstock 1000 – Manufacturers Standings & Ranking Progr. REV.. resources.worldsbk.com. Perugia Timing. 8 October 2006. 5 December 2015.