2006 Supersport World Championship Explained

The 2006 Supersport World Championship was the eighth FIM Supersport World Championship season—the tenth taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series. The season started on 25 February at Losail and finished on 8 October at Magny-Cours after 12 races.

The riders' championship was won by Sébastien Charpentier with a total of 6 race wins. It was Charpentier's 2nd World Supersport Championship. The manufacturers' championship was won by Honda.

Race calendar and results

Round	Date	Round	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Race winner	Report
1	25 February	Qatar	Losail	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier		Report
2	5 March	Australia		Phillip Island	Sébastien Charpentier	Broc Parkes	Sébastien Charpentier	Report
3	23 April	Spain	Valencia	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Report
4	7 May	Italy	Monza	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier			Report
5	28 May	Europe	Silverstone	Sébastien Charpentier	Broc Parkes			Report
6	25 June	San Marino	Misano	Broc Parkes	Broc Parkes			Report
7	23 July	Czech Republic	Brno	Kevin Curtain		Kevin Curtain		Report
8	6 August	Great Britain	Brands Hatch	Broc Parkes	Kevin Curtain	Broc Parkes		Report
9	3 September	Netherlands	Assen	Sébastien Charpentier	Kevin Curtain	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Report
10	10 September	Germany	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	Kevin Curtain	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Kenan Sofuoğlu		Report
11	1 October	Italy	Imola	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Report
12	8 October	France	Magny-Cours	Sébastien Charpentier	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Sébastien Charpentier		Report

Championship standings

Riders' standings

Pos.	Rider	Bike	QAT	AUS	ESP	ITA	EUR	SMR	CZE	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	FRA	Pts
1	Sébastien Charpentier	Honda	1	1	1	3	1		11	6	4	Ret	1	1	194
2		Yamaha	2	2	2	Ret	3	6	1	2	2	2	3	Ret	187
3	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Honda	3	Ret	Ret	5	20	8	3	3	1	1	2	2	157
4	Broc Parkes	Yamaha	Ret	3	4	7	2	3	2	1	Ret		6	3	145
5	Robbin Harms	Honda	6	5	5	2	5	5	Ret	4	9	4	Ret	6	117
6	Massimo Roccoli	Yamaha	7	10	8	4	6	1	Ret	9	8	12	10	Ret	96
7	Yoann Tiberio	Honda		4	6	1	14	Ret	4	12	Ret	Ret	9	10	80
8	Johan Stigefelt	Honda	5	7	Ret	8	9	9	6	11	Ret	Ret	11	8	70
9	Gianluca Vizziello	Yamaha	9	13	9	Ret	Ret	7	5	Ret	7	6	4	Ret	69
10	Javier Forés	Yamaha	4	15	7	9	7	10	12	Ret					49
11	David Checa	Yamaha				13	11	4	8	21	Ret	Ret	12	5	44
12	Gianluca Nannelli	Yamaha	15	Ret											43
12	Ducati								8	15	5	7	4		43
13	Katsuaki Fujiwara	Honda	Ret		3	Ret	10				17	22	8	7	39
14	Simone Sanna	Honda						2	9	Ret				11	32
15	Stéphane Chambon	Kawasaki			Ret	10	17	DNS	13	7	Ret	10	16	9	31
16	Christian Zaiser	Ducati	8	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	7	17	Ret	30
17	Kai Børre Andersen	Suzuki	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	13		15	16	3	8	Ret	Ret	29
18	Stuart Easton	Ducati				6	15	DNS	Ret	Ret	10	11	14	14	26
19	Mauro Sanchini	Yamaha	19	12	Ret	17	19	15	7	14	Ret	13	Ret	12	23
20	William De Angelis	Honda	13	16	12	DNS	DNS	12	Ret	18	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	22
21	Josh Brookes	Ducati	10	6	11										21
22	Barry Veneman	Suzuki	25	Ret	10	Ret	18	16	Ret	15	6	DNS	13	Ret	20
23	Matthieu Lagrive	Honda					8	13	Ret	19	Ret	9	Ret		18
24	Maxime Berger	Kawasaki	Ret	Ret	17	16	12	11	Ret	13	11	Ret	Ret		17
25	Fabien Foret	Yamaha										3			16
25	Kawasaki												Ret		16
26	Sébastien Le Grelle	Honda	11	11	14	Ret	Ret	21	Ret		12	Ret			16
27	Pere Riba	Kawasaki					4								13
28	Arie Vos	Honda						14			5			19	13
29	Cal Crutchlow	Honda								5					11
30	Tatu Lauslehto	Honda	24	Ret	13	11	16	20	14	17	20	15	18	Ret	11
31	Dean Thomas	Kawasaki	Ret	8											8
32	Leon Camier	Honda								10					6
33	Vesa Kallio	Yamaha				14			Ret		14	17	22	15	5
34	Stefano Cruciani	Honda				12							23		4
35	Anthony Gobert	Yamaha	12	Ret											4
36	Grégory Leblanc	Honda	Ret	17	16	23	26	18	Ret	DNS	Ret	19		13	3
37	Alessio Velini	Yamaha	21	Ret	19		Ret	Ret	Ret	26	13	Ret		17	3
38	Chris Peris	Yamaha	18	20	21	20	WD			22	Ret	14	15	Ret	3
39	Tom Tunstall	Honda	14	18	15	Ret	22	22	18	20	16	23	21	18	3
40	Didier van Keymeulen	Yamaha	16	14	DNS									Ret	2
Pos	Rider	Bike	QAT	AUS	ESP	ITA	EUR	SMR	CZE	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	FRA	Pts

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	QAT	AUS	ESP	ITA	EUR	SMR	CZE	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	FRA	Pts
1	Honda	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	277
2	Yamaha	2	2	2	4	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	240
3	Ducati	8	6	11	6	15	Ret	10	8	10	5	7	4	87
4	Kawasaki	Ret	8	17	10	4	11	13	7	11	10	16	9	62
5	Suzuki	25	Ret	10	15	13	16	15	15	3	8	13	Ret	39
Pos	Manufacturer	QAT	AUS	ESP	ITA	EUR	SMR	CZE	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	FRA	Pts

Participants

No	Rider	Team	Motorcycle
3	Katsuaki Fujiwara	Megabike Honda Team	Honda CBR600RR
5	Alessio Velini	Umbria Bike	Yamaha YZF-R6
6	Mauro Sanchini	Bikersdays Yamaha Moto 1
7		Gil Motor Sport	Kawasaki ZX-6RR
8		Gil Motor Sport	Kawasaki ZX-6RR
9	Alessio Corradi	RG Team
10		Gil Motor Sport	Kawasaki ZX-6RR
11		Yamaha Motor Germany	Yamaha YZF-R6
12	Javier Forés	SLM Racing
15	Andrea Berta	SLM Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6
16	Sébastien Charpentier	Winston Ten Kate Honda
17	Miguel Praia	Team Parkalgar
18	Matthieu Lagrive	Intermoto Czech Klaffi	Honda CBR600RR
19	Dean Thomas	Gil Motor Sport	Kawasaki ZX-6RR
21	Chris Peris	Bikersdays Yamaha Moto 1
22		Hoegee Suzuki
23	Broc Parkes	Yamaha Motor Germany
24	Stefano Cruciani	Passione Moto
25	Tatu Lauslehto	Dark Dog Stiggy Motorsports	Honda CBR600RR
26	Alessandro Antonello	Kawasaki Bertocchi	Kawasaki ZX-6RR
27	Tom Tunstall	Hardinge Ice Valley M.
28	Arie Vos	Intermoto Czech Klaffi
29	Vactav Bittman	BRC Racing
30	Joan Veijer	Duntep Racing Team
31	Vesa Kallio	SLM Racing
32	Yoann Tiberio	Megabike Honda Team
33	Victor Carrasco	Honda BQR
34	Didier van Keymeulen	SLM Racing
35	Jordi Torres	Speed Moto
37	William De Angelis	Intermoto Czech Klaffi
38	Gregory Leblanc	Vazy Racing Team
39	David Perret	Scratch Moto Racing	Kawasaki ZX-6RR
40	Thomas Metro	Team Moto Vitesse Réunion
41	Kenny Noyes	Yamaha - GMT 94
45	Gianluca Vizziello	Yamaha Team Italia
49	Anthony Gobert	Yamaha - GMT 94
51	Pere Riba	MSS Discovery Racing	Kawasaki ZX-6RR
52	Steven Neate	Angel Racing	Honda CBR600RR
53	Cal Crutchlow	Northpoint Eckerold Honda
54	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Winston Ten Kate Honda
55	Massimo Roccoli	Yamaha Team Italia
56	Leon Camier	Northpoint Eckerold Honda	Honda CBR600RR
57	Luka Nedog	Team Manila Grace SC
58	Tomas Miksovsky	Intermoto Czech Klaffi
60	Vladimir Ivanov	Vector Racing
61	Simone Sanna	Megabike Honda Team
63	Lorenzo Alfonsi	RG Team
65	Joan Lascorz	CRS Grand Prix
66	Jesco Günther	CRS Grand Prix
67	Günter Knobloch	Yamaha Sebring
68	David Forner	Tati Team Beaujolais Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6
69	Gianluca Nannelli	Team Manila Grace SC	Ducati 749R
71	Sam Owens	Tati Team Beaujolais Racing
72	Stuart Easton	Team Manila Grace SC	Ducati 749R
73	Christian Zaiser	LBR Ducati Racing	Ducati 749R
75	Joshua Brookes	Team Manila Grace SC	Ducati 749R
76	Bernat Martínez	Edo Racing
77	Barry Veneman	Hoegee Suzuki
88	Julien Enjolras	Tati Team Beaujolais Racing
91	Javier Hidalgo	CRS Grand Prix
93	Stephane Duterne	Tati Team Beaujolais Racing
94	David Checa	Yamaha - GMT 94
99	Sebastiano Zerbo	RG Team
116	Johan Stigefelt	Dark Dog Stiggy Motorsports
121	Alessio Aldrovandi	CRS Grand Prix
127	Robbin Harms	Stiggy Motorsports
145	Sébastien Le Grelle	Legrelle - Honda Belgium

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