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

Entry List

Team	Constructor	Motorcycle		Rider	Rounds
Ducati SC - Caracchi Team Manila Grace SC	Ducati	Ducati 749R	57	Luka Nedog	All
			69	Gianluca Nannelli	8–12
			72	Stuart Easton	4–12
			75	Josh Brookes	1–3
LBR Ducati Racing			73	Christian Zaiser	All
Angel Racing	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	52	Steven Neate	5
BRC Racing			29	Vactav Bittman	7
CRS Grand Prix			65	Joan Lascorz	11
			66	Jesco Günther	12
			91	Javier Hidalgo	7–8
			121	Alessio Aldrovandi	3–6, 9–10
Dark Dog Stiggy Motorsports			25	Tatu Lauslehto	All
			116	Johan Stigefelt	All
			127	Robin Harms	All
Duntep Racing Team			30	Joan Veijer	9
Hardinge Ice Valley M.			27	Tom Tunstall	All
Honda BQR			33	Victor Carrasco	3
Intermoto Czech Klaffi			18	Mathieu Lagrive	5–11
			28	Arie Vos	12
			37	William De Angelis	All
			58	Tomas Miksovsky	1–4
J&E Sport Ten Kate Honda			28	Arie Vos	9
Legrelle - Honda Belgium			145	Sebastien Le Grelle	1–11
Megabike Honda Team			3	Katsuaki Fujiwara	1, 3–5, 9–12
			32	Yoann Tiberio	2–12
			61	Simone Sanna	6–8
Northpoint Eckerold Honda			53	Cal Crutchlow	8
Northpoint Eckerold Honda			56	Leon Camier	8
Passione Moto			24	Stefano Cruciani	4, 11
Team Parkalgar			17	Miguel Praia	3–12
Team Parkalgar			61	Simone Sanna	12
Vazy Racing Team			38	Grégory Leblanc	All
Winston Ten Kate Honda			16	Sébastien Charpentier	1–5, 7–11
			28	Arie Vos	6
			54	Kenan Sofuoğlu	All
Gil Motor Sport	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	7	Stéphane Chambon	3–12
			8	Maxime Berger	1–11
			10	Fabien Foret	12
			19	Dean Thomas	1–2
Kawasaki Bertocchi			26	Alessandro Antonello	6
MSS Discovery Racing			51	Pere Riba	5
Scratch Moto Racing			39	David Perret	12
Hoegee Suzuki	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R600	22	Kai Børre Andersen	1–5, 7–12
			77	Barry Veneman	All
			80	Kurtis Roberts	6
Bikersdays Yamaha Moto 1	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	6	Mauro Sanchini	6–12
			9	Alessio Corradi	4–7
			21	Chris Peris	1–5, 8–12
			34	Didier Van Keymeulen	1–3
Edo Racing			69	Gianluca Nannelli	1–2
Edo Racing			76	Bernat Martinez	3, 5–7
RG Team			6	Mauro Sanchini	1–5
			9	Alessio Corradi	11–12
			63	Lorenzo Alfonsi	9–10
			99	Sebastiano Zerbo	6–8
San Marino Bike Service			20	Diego Giugovaz	6
SLM Racing			12	Javier Forés	1–8
			15	Andrea Berta	1–11
			31	Vesa Kallio	9–12
			34	Didier Van Keymeulen	12
Speed Moto			35	Jordi Torres	3, 11
Tati Team Beaujolais Racing			68	David Forner	1–4, 6–7
			71	Sam Owens	5
			88	Julien Enjolras	All
			93	Stephane Duterne	8–9, 11–12
Umbria Bike			5	Alessio Velini	1–10, 12
Vector Racing			60	Vladimir Ivanov	All
Yamaha - GMT 94			41	Kenny Noyes	3
			49	Anthony Gobert	1–2
			94	David Checa	4–12
Yamaha Motor Germany			10	Fabien Foret	10
			11	Kevin Curtain	All
			23	Broc Parkes	1–9, 11–12
Yamaha Racing Support			31	Vesa Kallio	4, 7
Yamaha Sebring			67	Gunter Knobloch	10
Yamaha Team Italia			45	Gianluca Vizziello	All
Yamaha Team Italia			55	Massimo Roccoli	All
Yamaha Moto Vitesse Reunion			40	Thomas Metro	12

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Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

All entries used Pirelli tyres.

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
	Javier Hidalgo	Honda							16	25					0
	Vladimir Ivanov	Yamaha	20	19	23	22	25	Ret	Ret	24	19	16	25	Ret	0
	Miguel Praia	Honda			20	19	23	19	Ret	27	18	18	Ret	16	0
	Tomas Miksovsky	Honda	17	Ret	22	18									0
	Bernat Martinez	Yamaha			DNS		21	17	Ret						0
	Julien Enjolras	Yamaha	23	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	17	23	Ret	Ret	Ret	WD	0
	Alessio Aldrovandi	Honda			18	DNS	Ret	DNS			21	Ret			0
	Alessio Corradi	Yamaha				WD	Ret	19	Ret				19	Ret	0
	Vactav Bittman	Honda							19						0
	David Forner	Yamaha	22	21	Ret	Ret		Ret	20						0
	Lorenzo Alfonsi	Yamaha									Ret	20			0
	Joan Lascorz	Honda											20		0
	Thomas Metro	Yamaha												20	0
	Andrea Berta	Yamaha	Ret	Ret	Ret	21	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		0
	Gunter Knobloch	Yamaha										21			0
	Luka Nedog	Ducati	Ret	Ret	24	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	29	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
	Sam Owens	Yamaha					24								0
	Jordi Torres	Yamaha			DSQ								24		0
	Stephane Duterne	Yamaha								28	Ret		26	DNS	0
	Kenny Noyes	Yamaha			Ret										0
	Victor Carrasco	Honda			Ret										0
	Steven Neate	Honda					Ret								0
	Alessandro Antonello	Kawasaki						Ret							0
	Sebastiano Zerbo	Yamaha						Ret	Ret	Ret					0
	Joan Veijer	Honda									Ret				0
	David Perret	Kawasaki												Ret	0
	Jesco Günther	Honda												Ret	0
	Diego Giugovaz	Yamaha						DNS
	Kurtis Roberts	Suzuki						WD
Pos	Rider	Bike	QAT	AUS	ESP	ITA	EUR	SMR	CZE	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	FRA	Pts

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' standings

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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