2009 Supersport World Championship Explained

The 2009 Supersport World Championship was the eleventh FIM Supersport World Championship season—the thirteenth taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series. The season started on 1 March at Phillip Island and finished on 25 October at Portimão after 14 rounds. The championship supported the Superbike World Championship at every round.

Despite a win at the final round for Eugene Laverty, a fourth-place finish by Cal Crutchlow won him the championship by seven points over the Irish rider.

Race calendar and results

The provisional race schedule was circulated among the teams in October 2008, and was made official by FIM at the following General Assembly.^[1]

Round	Country	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1		Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	1 March	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Andrew Pitt	Kenan Sofuoğlu	HANNspree Ten Kate Honda	Report
2		Losail International Circuit	14 March	Cal Crutchlow	Andrew Pitt	Eugene Laverty	Parkalgar Honda	Report
3		Circuit Ricardo Tormo	5 April	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Yamaha World Supersport	Report
4		TT Circuit Assen	26 April	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Eugene Laverty	Parkalgar Honda	Report
5		Autodromo Nazionale Monza	10 May	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Yamaha World Supersport	Report
6		Kyalami	17 May	Cal Crutchlow	Eugene Laverty	Eugene Laverty	Parkalgar Honda	Report
7		Miller Motorsports Park	31 May	Joan Lascorz	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Kenan Sofuoğlu	HANNspree Ten Kate Honda	Report
8		Misano World Circuit	21 June	Michele Pirro	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Yamaha World Supersport	Report
9	Great Britain	Donington Park	28 June	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Yamaha World Supersport	Report
10		Masaryk Circuit	26 July	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Fabien Foret	Yamaha World Supersport	Report
11		Nürburgring	6 September	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Yamaha World Supersport	Report
12		Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	27 September	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Kenan Sofuoğlu	HANNspree Ten Kate Honda	Report
13		Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	4 October	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Joan Lascorz	Kawasaki Motocard.com	Report
14		Autódromo Internacional do Algarve	25 October	Eugene Laverty	Joan Lascorz	Eugene Laverty	Parkalgar Honda	Report

Championship standings

Riders' standings

2009 final riders' standings^[2]
Pos.	Rider	Bike	AUS	QAT	SPA	NED	ITA	RSA	USA	SMR	GBR	CZE	GER	ITA	FRA	POR	Pts
1	Cal Crutchlow	Yamaha	4	3	1	2	1	2	3	1	1	*Ret*	1	*Ret*	2	4	243
2	Eugene Laverty	Honda	5	1	9	1	5	1	2	2	5	5	2	2	13	1	236
3	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Honda	1	4	3	5	9	5	1	Ret	4	9	Ret	1	3	2	189
4	Joan Lascorz	Kawasaki	8	13	19	3	2	4	4	4	2	3	3	Ret	1	Ret	163
5	Fabien Foret	Yamaha	7	Ret	10	4	3	Ret	5	8	Ret	1	5	3	Ret	8	123
6	Andrew Pitt	Honda	2	2	13	Ret	5	6	7	Ret	10	10	7	6	6	11	119
7	Anthony West	Honda	3	9	2	7	Ret	8	10	7	Ret	2	15	8	4		117
8	Garry McCoy	Triumph	14	7	Ret	15	8	7	6	Ret	3	8	8	5	Ret	3	98
9	Mark Aitchison	Honda	6	15	4	6	Ret	3	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	5	5	93
10	Katsuaki Fujiwara	Kawasaki	17	Ret	5	14	6	13	13	6	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	7	13	73
11	Massimo Roccoli	Honda	9	8	14	13	Ret	12	23	3	Ret	7	4	Ret	8	Ret	70
12	Michele Pirro	Yamaha	12	11	7	10	7	9	8	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	11	10	6	70
13	Barry Veneman	Suzuki	13	10	8	8	13	Ret	14								58
13	Honda								Ret	6	11	12	14	Ret	9		58
14	Matthieu Lagrive	Honda	11	6	6	Ret	16	10	9						9		45
15	Miguel Praia	Honda	Ret	12	18	Ret	17	14	11	10	Ret	Ret	11	9	12	10	40
16	Gianluca Nannelli	Triumph	10	19	Ret	12	10	Ret	16	9	8	Ret	Ret				31
17	Robbin Harms	Honda	15	5	12	9	WD		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	DNS			30
18	Gianluca Vizziello	Honda	Ret	14	11	Ret	14	17	15	11	7	14	13				29
19	Danilo Dell'Omo	Honda	21	16	Ret	18	19	15		13	9	12	10	10	NC	17	27
20	Chaz Davies	Triumph												4	Ret	7	22
21	Sheridan Morais	Yamaha										6					10
22	Michael Laverty	Honda						11		Ret	20	13	18	Ret	Ret	14	10
22	Yamaha							17									10
23	Patrik Vostárek	Honda	18	Ret	16	11	WD	DNS	Ret	Ret	12	Ret					9
24	Olivier Four	Honda												13	11	20	8
25	Doni Tata Pradita	Yamaha	Ret	20	15	Ret	17	14	11	Ret			Ret	Ret	Ret	16	8
26	Kev Coghlan	Yamaha								Ret	13		20		14	15	6
27	James Westmoreland	Triumph									11						5
28	Franco Battaini	Yamaha					11										5
29	Flavio Gentile	Honda								12	17			15		17	5
30	Martín Cárdenas	Honda														12	4
31	Cristiano Migliorati	Kawasaki												12			4
32	Arie Vos	Honda	22	17	17	16	20	19	18	14	16	17	21	16	15	Ret	3
33	Kevin Wahr	Triumph											14				2
34	Hudson Kennaugh	Yamaha									14						2
35	Jesco Günther	Honda	20	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	19	Ret	Ret	15	19	DNS	Ret		1
36	Yannick Guerra	Yamaha	25	21	20	22	Ret	22	22	15	19	19	22	DNQ	NC	18	1
37	Alessandro Polita	Suzuki				Ret	15	Ret	20								1
	Matej Smrž	Triumph	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS			Ret	18	Ret	17				0
	Robert Mureșan	Triumph								16	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	DNS	21	0
	Sam Lowes	Honda										18	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
	Julien Enjolras	Triumph													16		0
	Russell Holland	Honda	19	18	Ret	17	Ret	18	21								0
	Emanuele Russo	Yamaha												17			0
	Kervin Bos	Yamaha				19											0
	Marcel van Nieuwenhuizen	Honda				20											0
	Fabrizio Lai	Honda	24	22	21	21	21	20									0
	Jiří Brož	Honda										20					0
	Robert Portman	Kawasaki						21									0
	José Morillas	Yamaha	Ret	Ret			22	DNS									0
	Marcin Walkowiak	Yamaha														22	0
	Shaun Geronimi	Suzuki	23	23	Ret												0
	Twan Van Poppel	Yamaha				23											0
	Oleg Pianykh	Yamaha							24								0
	Andrew Nelson	Yamaha							25								0
	Chip Yates	Suzuki							26								0
	Dan Linfoot	Yamaha													NC		0
	Paweł Szkopek	Triumph	Ret	Ret													0
	Melissa Paris	Yamaha							Ret								0
	Alessandro Brannetti	Yamaha								Ret							0
	Jason O'Halloran	Honda										Ret					0
	Luca Pedersoli	Triumph												Ret			0
	Fabrice Auger	Yamaha													Ret		0
	Fabrizio Perotti	Honda							DNS
	Marie-Josée Boucher	Honda							DNQ
	Ryan Taylor	Honda							DNQ
	Glenn Irwin	Honda												DNQ
Pos.	Rider	Bike	AUS	QAT	SPA	NED	ITA	RSA	USA	SMR	GBR	CZE	GER	ITA	FRA	POR	Pts

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' standings

2009 final manufacturers' standings^[3]
Pos.	Manufacturer	AUS	QAT	SPA	NED	ITA	RSA	USA	SMR	GBR	CZE	GER	ITA	FRA	POR	Pts
1	Honda	1	1	2	1	4	1	1	2	4	2	2	1	3	1	297
2	Yamaha	4	3	1	2	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	3	2	4	284
3	Kawasaki	8	13	5	3	2	4	4	4	2	3	3	7	1	13	186
4	Triumph	10	7	Ret	12	8	7	6	9	3	8	8	4	16	3	114
5	Suzuki	13	10	8	8	13	Ret	14								30
Pos.	Manufacturer	AUS	QAT	SPA	NED	ITA	RSA	USA	SMR	GBR	CZE	GER	ITA	FRA	POR	Pts

Entry list

The entry list was made official on 15 January 2009.^[4]

Team	Constructor	Motorcycle	No	Rider	Rounds
HANNspree Ten Kate Honda	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	1	Andrew Pitt	All
HANNspree Ten Kate Honda	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	54	Kenan Sofuoğlu	All
JW Racing	Triumph	Triumph Daytona 675	4	James Westmoreland	9
YZF Yamaha	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	5	Doni Tata Pradita	1–8, 11–14
YZF Yamaha	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	132	Sheridan Morais	10
Linxcel-Seton Tuning	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	6	Hudson Kennaugh	9
Intermoto Czech	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	7	Patrik Vostárek	1–10
			55	Massimo Roccoli	All
			66	Jiří Brož	10
			199	Olivier Four	12–14
HANNspree Honda Althea Honda Althea Racing	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	8	Mark Aitchison	All
			14	Matthieu Lagrive	1–7, 13
			15	Jason O'Halloran	10
			40	Flavio Gentile	8–9, 12, 14
Kuja Racing	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	9	Danilo Dell'Omo	1–6, 8–14
Echo CRS Grand Prix	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	11	Fabrizio Perotti	7
			16	Sam Lowes	10–14
			25	Michael Laverty	8–14
			32	Fabrizio Lai	1–6
			83	Russell Holland	1–7
TNT Racing	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	12	Franco Battaini	5
Stiggy Racing Honda	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	13	Anthony West	1–13
Stiggy Racing Honda	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	105	Gianluca Vizziello	1–11
MS Racing	Triumph	Triumph Daytona 675	19	Paweł Szkopek	1–2
			22	Robert Mureșan	12–14
			96	Matej Smrž	1–5, 8–11
Kawasaki Motocard.com	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	21	Katsuaki Fujiwara	All
Kawasaki Motocard.com	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	26	Joan Lascorz	All
MS Romania Racing	Triumph	Triumph Daytona 675	22	Robert Mureșan	8–11
ParkinGO Triumph BE1	Triumph	Triumph Daytona 675	23	Chaz Davies	12–14
			24	Garry McCoy	All
			47	Luca Pedersoli	12
			69	Gianluca Nannelli	1–11
			82	Julien Enjolras	13
Veidec Racing RES Software	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	25	Michael Laverty	6
			28	Arie Vos	All
			36	Martín Cárdenas	14
			127	Robbin Harms	1–4, 7–12
Holiday Gym Racing	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	25	Michael Laverty	7
			27	Twan van Poppel	4
			34	Emanuele Russo	12
			71	José Morillas	1–2, 5–6
			88	Yannick Guerra	All
			101	Kev Coghlan	8–9, 11, 13–14
Markbilt Racebikes	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	29	Melissa Paris	7
RES Software Veidec Racing	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	30	Jesco Günther	1–13
Puccetti Racing	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	33	Cristiano Migliorati	12
Yamaha World Supersport Team	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	35	Cal Crutchlow	All
Yamaha World Supersport Team	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	99	Fabien Foret	All
Boucher Racing Team	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	38	Marie-Josée Boucher	7
WCR Byke Service	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	44	Alessandro Brannetti	8
Node 4 Yamaha	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	45	Dan Linfoot	13
Parkalgar Honda	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	50	Eugene Laverty	All
Parkalgar Honda	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	117	Miguel Praia	All
Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	51	Michele Pirro	All
Hoegee Suzuki Team	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R600	53	Alessandro Polita	4–7
			77	Barry Veneman	1–7
			78	Shaun Geronimi	1–3
VD Sleen/VD Heyden	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	57	Kervin Bos	4
Marne Motor Sport	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	61	Fabrice Auger	13
Direct CCTV Racedays	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	74	Glenn Irwin	12
Apex Racing	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	75	Oleg Pianykh	7
Bazza Racing	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	77	Barry Veneman	8
George White Ten Kate Racing	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	9–14
EmTek Racing Kawasaki	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	86	Robert Portman	6
SWIGZ.COM Pro Racing	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R600	89	Chip Yates	7
G-LAB Racing Sport Evolution	Triumph	Triumph Daytona 675	91	Kevin Wahr	11
Sterken Racing	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	94	Marcel van Nieuwenhuizen	4
Taylor Racing	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	111	Ryan Taylor	7
LW Bogdanka Racing Team	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	122	Marcin Walkowiak	14
Nelson Racing	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	126	Andrew Nelson	7

All entries used Pirelli tyres.

Notes and References

Web site: FIM announce 2009 calendars . worldsbk.com . 2008-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081024065634/http://www.worldsbk.com/pubb_EN/news_ext.php?id=2647 . October 24, 2008 . dead .
Web site: Portimao, 23–24–25 October 2009 – Supersport – Championship Standings. resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 25 October 2009. 20 January 2017.
Web site: Portimao, 23–24–25 October 2009 – Supersport – Manufacturers Standings. resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 25 October 2009. 12 June 2016.
Web site: Record numbers of entries in World Superbike and Supersport . worldsbk.com . 2009-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090116115036/http://www.worldsbk.com/pubb_EN/news_ext.php?id=2807 . January 16, 2009 . dead .