2006 Superbike World Championship Explained

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

Round		Circuit	Date	Superpole	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	R1	Losail	25 February	Troy Bayliss	Lorenzo Lanzi	James Toseland	Winston Ten Kate Honda	Report
1	R2	Losail	25 February	Troy Bayliss	Noriyuki Haga	Troy Corser	Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra	Report
2	R1	Phillip Island	5 March	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Troy Corser	Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra	Report
2	R2	Phillip Island	5 March	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Xerox	Report
3	R1	Valencia	23 April	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Xerox	Report
3	R2	Valencia	23 April	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Xerox	Report
4	R1	Monza	7 May	Troy Corser	Alex Barros	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Xerox	Report
4	R2	Monza	7 May	Troy Corser	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Xerox	Report
5	R1	Silverstone	28 May	Tommy Hill	Rubén Xaus	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Xerox	Report
5	R2	Silverstone	28 May	Tommy Hill	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Xerox	Report
6	R1	Misano	25 June	James Toseland	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Xerox	Report
6	R2	Misano	25 June	James Toseland	Andrew Pitt	Andrew Pitt	Yamaha Motor Italia WSB	Report
7	R1	Brno	23 July	Noriyuki Haga	Yukio Kagayama	Yukio Kagayama	Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra	Report
7	R2	Brno	23 July	Noriyuki Haga	Noriyuki Haga	Yukio Kagayama	Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra	Report
8	R1	Brands Hatch	6 August	Troy Bayliss	James Toseland	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Xerox	Report
8	R2	Brands Hatch	6 August	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha Motor Italia WSB	Report
9	R1	Assen	3 September	Troy Corser	Rubén Xaus	Chris Walker	PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse	Report
9	R2	Assen	3 September	Troy Corser	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Xerox	Report
10	R1	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	10 September	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Yukio Kagayama	Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra	Report
10	R2	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	10 September	Troy Bayliss	Yukio Kagayama	James Toseland	Winston Ten Kate Honda	Report
11	R1	Imola	1 October	Troy Bayliss	Alex Barros	Alex Barros	Klaffi Honda	Report
11	R2	Imola	1 October	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Xerox	Report
12	R1	Magny-Cours	8 October	Troy Corser	Noriyuki Haga	James Toseland	Winston Ten Kate Honda	Report
12	R2	Magny-Cours	8 October	Troy Corser	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Xerox	Report

Championship standings

Riders' standings

2006 final riders' standings^[2]
Pos.	Rider	Bike	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	Bayliss	Ducati	2	2	6	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	12	Ret	8	1	2	Ret	1	7	3	5	1	4	1	431
2	Toseland	Honda	1	4	3	2	9	11	Ret	5	3	3	2	8	2	5	2	5	10	9	9	1	2	5	1	3	336
3	Haga	Yamaha	Ret	3	4	4	5	5	4	3	2	2	5	3	4	3	3	1	Ret	Ret	2	2	4	6	2	4	326
4	Corser	Suzuki	4	1	1	Ret	2	2	3	2	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	5	4	6	6	Ret	Ret	3	14	Ret	9	3	2	254
5	Pitt	Yamaha	3	5	9	5	10	9	5	6	5	4	16	1	Ret	Ret	4	3	2	2	4	Ret	3	4	18	5	250
6	Barros	Honda	6	7	2	3	11	14	2	4	9	5	4	2	Ret	11	8	9	Ret	7	5	Ret	1	2	7	10	246
7	Kagayama	Suzuki	Ret	Ret	12	6	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	13	3	5	1	1	5	7	Ret	4	1	4	Ret	3	5	9	211
8	Lanzi	Ducati	Ret	6	11	Ret	3	3	9	11	13	16	7	7	Ret	9	12	11	7	6	8	6	6	7	8	7	169
9	Walker	Kawasaki	Ret	16	10	10	23	7	11	9	6	8	Ret	4	7	10	7	8	1	14	11	10	12	14	6	8	158
10	Nieto	Kawasaki	Ret	12	8	9	Ret	6	Ret	8	11	10	8	11	6	6	14	Ret	4	3	10	7	7	13	Ret	Ret	139
11	Fabrizio	Honda	5	8	15	11	13	10	Ret	14	Ret	15	Ret	6	3	2	Ret	12	3	10	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	11	13	125
12	Muggeridge	Honda	12	9	Ret	Ret			6	7	8	9	11	14	11	7	Ret	Ret	9	13	6	5	8	8	Ret	6	123
13	Abe	Yamaha	11	11	17	12	4	4	Ret	16	10	11	10	13	9	12	13	13	5	Ret	16	11	9	11	13	12	112
14	Xaus	Ducati	15	10	7	8	7	Ret	Ret	15	4	7	9	9	Ret	14	10	10	Ret	5	15	9	Ret	Ret	WD	WD	103
15	Laconi	Kawasaki	13	Ret	13	16	8	8	7	Ret	7	14	6	19	Ret	16	9	4	Ret	8	12	19	10	10	9	18	103
16	Rolfo	Ducati	7	13	5	7	Ret	16	8	10	17	19	15	15	12	17	18	18	8	12	Ret	17	14	15	14	17	69
17	Nakatomi	Yamaha	16	17	Ret	19	12	12	10	12	DNS	DNS	Ret	18	8	13	19	17	13	Ret	17	15	11	12	10	Ret	48
18		Ducati	10	Ret	18	13	Ret	18	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	DNS	DNS													28
18	Suzuki																	6	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	14		28
19	Gimbert	Yamaha	14	15	Ret	20			12	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	13	15	15	14	Ret	DNS			Ret	Ret	Ret	11	23
20	Foret	Suzuki	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	15	13	13	13	Ret	Ret	13	10	Ret	20											19
21	Martin	Petronas	18	18	14	15	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	Ret	19	17	16	12	11	14	12	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	19
22	Chili	Honda	8	Ret	16	14							20	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	18	Ret	15	17
23	Hill	Yamaha									12	12					11	Ret									13
24	Clementi	Ducati	Ret	19	19	17	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	20	15	Ret	21	Ret	11	16	Ret	18	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	10
25	Borciani	Ducati	9	14	Ret	Ret	17	17	Ret	21	DNS	DNS	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret			9
26	Iannuzzo	Suzuki	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	26	Ret	17	18	Ret	14	16	14	18	16	15	15	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	Ret			6
26	Ducati																							16	Ret		6
27	Jones	Petronas	Ret	Ret	Ret	21	22	25	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	21	21	17	21	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	13	17	Ret	17	Ret	3
28	Brookes	Kawasaki									Ret	18	18	Ret	18	Ret	20	Ret	Ret	15	20	23	15	17	15	16	3
29	van Beek	Suzuki																	14	Ret							2
30	Alfonsi	Yamaha					Ret	Ret																			2
30	Ducati							14	19			22	Ret														2
31	de Gea	Honda					14	19																			2
32	Nannelli	Honda					Ret	23	Ret	25	15	17	Ret	Ret													1
	Brignola	Ducati					20	22	16	20			19	Ret									Ret	Ret			0
	Mauri	Ducati							17	22																	0
	Battaini	Kawasaki	19	20	20	22	19	21	18	23																	0
	Bussei	Honda					18	20																			0
	Bartolini	Ducati																					18	Ret			0
	Szkopek	Ducati													19	Ret											0
	Roberts	Ducati															Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	19	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
	Goi	Honda																					Ret	19	19	Ret	0
	Pedercini	Ducati	20	Ret	Ret	Ret	WD	WD																			0
	Dražďák	Yamaha													20	22					Ret	22			Ret	Ret	0
	Nebel	Kawasaki																			Ret	20					0
	Al-Naimi	Yamaha	21	21																							0
	Keymeulen	Yamaha																			21	21					0
	Camlek	Yamaha													21	23											0
	Fuertes	Suzuki					21	Ret																			0
	Monge	Yamaha					24	24																			0
	Čihák	Suzuki													Ret	Ret											0
	Mrkývka	Ducati													Ret	Ret											0
	del Amor	Honda					WD	WD																			0
	Gobert	Suzuki					WD	WD																			0
	Svoboda	Yamaha													DNS	DNS											0
Pos.	Rider	Bike	QAT		AUS		ESP		ITA		EUR		SMR		CZE		GBR		NED		GER		ITA		FRA		Pts

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

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
Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra	Suzuki	Suzuki GSXR1000 K6	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
PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX10R	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
Alstare Eng. Corona Extra	Suzuki	Suzuki GSXR1000 K6	76	Max Neukirchner	9–12
Foggy Petronas Racing	Petronas	Petronas FP1	18	Craig Jones	All
Foggy Petronas Racing	Petronas	Petronas FP1	99	Steve Martin	All
Ducati Xerox	Ducati	Ducati 999 F06	21	Troy Bayliss	All
Ducati Xerox	Ducati	Ducati 999 F06	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
Kawasaki Bertocchi	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX10R	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
Coronas Suzuki Motorrad	Suzuki	Suzuki GSXR1000 K6	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
Honda BQR	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	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
Yamaha Motor Italia WSB	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	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
PN Corse	Ducati	Ducati 999 RS	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

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Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

Notes and References

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=3293 South African Round Cancelled
Web site: Magny Cours, 6–7–8 October 2006 – Superbike – Championship Standings & Ranking Progression. https://archive.today/20130427164217/http://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_results/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=ROUND&p_Anno=2006&p_Manifestazione=12&p_Gara=01&p_Sessione=002&p_Stampa=STD. dead. April 27, 2013. sbk.perugiatiming.com. Perugia Timing. 8 October 2006. 10 January 2015.
Web site: Magny Cours, 6–7–8 October 2006 – Superbike – Manufacturers Standings & Ranking Progression. sbk.perugiatiming.com. Perugia Timing. 8 October 2006. 10 January 2015.