2013 Superbike World Championship Explained

The 2013 Superbike World Championship was the twenty-sixth season of the Superbike World Championship. It began on 24 February at Phillip Island and finished on 20 October at the Circuito de Jerez after 14 rounds.

The season saw the number of riders per row on the starting grid reduced from four to three;^{[1] [2]} the knockout system in use for Superpole was revised as the number of riders admitted to the first and to the third session changed from sixteen to fifteen and from eight to nine respectively.^[2] In addition, pit stops with tyre changes were introduced in order to avoid races to be interrupted due to variable weather conditions.^{[1] [2]}

Tom Sykes was crowned champion after obtaining the third-place finish he needed to secure the title victory at Jerez.

Race calendar and results

The provisional race schedule was publicly announced by the FIM on 6 October 2012 with fourteen confirmed rounds and one other round pending confirmation.^{[3] [4]} On 15 January 2013 the Indian round was moved from 10 March to 17 November.^[5]

On 8 March 2013, the FIM issued a definitive calendar, confirming rounds at Portimão and Imola that were previously subject to contract, as well as introducing a round at Istanbul Park in September to complete a 15-round calendar.^[6] On 14 August 2013, the Indian round was cancelled due to "operational challenges" at the Buddh International Circuit.^[7] The races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca were held on two days; one race on Saturday, and one race on Sunday.^[8]

Round		Country	Circuit	Date	Superpole	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	R1	Australia	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	24 February	Carlos Checa	Michel Fabrizio	Sylvain Guintoli	Aprilia Racing Team	Report
	R2					Eugene Laverty	Eugene Laverty	Aprilia Racing Team
2	R1	Spain	Motorland Aragón	14 April	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Chaz Davies	BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK	Report
	R2					Chaz Davies	Chaz Davies	BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK
3	R1	Netherlands	TT Circuit Assen	28 April	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team	Report
	R2					Eugene Laverty	Eugene Laverty	Aprilia Racing Team
4	R1	Italy	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	12 May	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Marco Melandri	BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK	Report
	R2					Marco Melandri	Eugene Laverty	Aprilia Racing Team
5	R1	United Kingdom	Donington Park	26 May	Tom Sykes	Jonathan Rea	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team	Report
	R2					Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team
6	R1	Portugal	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve	9 June	Tom Sykes	Eugene Laverty	Marco Melandri	BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK	Report
	R2					Tom Sykes	Eugene Laverty	Aprilia Racing Team
7	R1	Italy	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	30 June	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team	Report
	R2					Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team
8	R1	Russia	Moscow Raceway	21 July	Davide Giugliano	Chaz Davies	Marco Melandri	BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK	Report
	R2					Race cancelled
9	R1	United Kingdom	Silverstone Circuit	4 August	Eugene Laverty	Sylvain Guintoli	Jonathan Rea	Pata Honda World Superbike	Report
	R2					Sylvain Guintoli	Loris Baz	Kawasaki Racing Team
10	R1	Germany	Nürburgring	1 September	Ayrton Badovini	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team	Report
	R2					Chaz Davies	Chaz Davies	BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK
11	R1	Turkey	Istanbul Park	15 September	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Eugene Laverty	Aprilia Racing Team	Report
	R2					Eugene Laverty	Eugene Laverty	Aprilia Racing Team
12	R1	United States	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	28 September	Sylvain Guintoli	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team	Report
	R2			29 September		Davide Giugliano	Eugene Laverty	Aprilia Racing Team
13	R1	France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	6 October	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team	Report
	R2					Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team
14	R1	Spain	Circuito de Jerez	20 October	Eugene Laverty	Marco Melandri	Eugene Laverty	Aprilia Racing Team	Report
	R2					Tom Sykes	Eugene Laverty	Aprilia Racing Team

Footnotes:

Entry list

2013 entry list^[9] Team Constructor Motorcycle Rider Rounds Fixi Crescent Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 2 Leon Camier 1–11, 14 16 Jules Cluzel^[10] All 52 Vincent Philippe^[11] 13 79 Blake Young^[12] 12 Team Pedercini Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 5 Alexander Lundh^[13] 1–3, 5–7 8 Mark Aitchison^[14] 9–14 23 Federico Sandi All 25 Lorenzo Savadori^[15] 8 32 Fabrizio Lai^[16] 4 Team Ducati Alstare Ducati Ducati 1199 Panigale R 7 Carlos Checa^[17] 1–11 12 Javier Forés^[18] 14 51 Michele Pirro 13 59 Niccolò Canepa^[19] 5 59 Niccolò Canepa 12 86 Ayrton Badovini All Team Effenbert Liberty Racing Ducati Ducati 1098R 8 Mark Aitchison^[20] 2–4 Next Gen Motorsports BMW BMW S1000RR 14 Glenn Allerton 1, 12 HTM Racing BMW BMW S1000RR 18 Ivan Clementi 1–3, 6 BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK BMW BMW S1000RR 19 Chaz Davies^[21] All 20 Sylvain Barrier 14 33 Marco Melandri All Team Honda Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 21 Jamie Stauffer^[22] 1 Red Devils Roma Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 Factory 24 Toni Elías^[23] 11–14 84 Michel Fabrizio^[24] 1–10 MR-Racing Ducati Ducati 1199 Panigale R 27 Max Neukirchner^[25] 1–11, 14 32 Fabrizio Lai 13 Grillini Dentalmatic SBK BMW BMW S1000RR 31 Vittorio Iannuzzo^[26] All 41 Noriyuki Haga^[27] 7 Althea Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 Factory 34 Davide Giugliano^[28] All CMS-Eypbike Racing Team Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 35 Tolga Uprak 11 Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 44 David Salom^[29] 12–13 66 Tom Sykes^[30] All 76 Loris Baz 1–10 Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 45 Danny Eslick 12 54 Roger Lee Hayden 12 Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 Factory 50 Sylvain Guintoli^[31] All 58 Eugene Laverty All Mesaroli Transports A.S. Ducati Ducati 1098R 57 Lorenzo Lanzi 13–14 Pata Honda World Superbike Honda Honda CBR1000RR 65 Jonathan Rea^[32] 1–10 72 Kousuke Akiyoshi^[33] 4 84 Michel Fabrizio 11–14 91 Leon Haslam 1–3, 5–14 Monster Energy Yamaha – YART Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 70 Broc Parkes 14 Yamaha Motor Deutschland Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 96 Matěj Smrž^[34] 10 Vanzon–Remeha–BMW BMW BMW S1000RR 121 Markus Reiterberger 10 Sampiyon 169 Team BMW BMW S1000RR 169 Yunus Erçelik 11

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

• All entries used Pirelli tyres.

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Pos. Rider Bike PHI ARA ASS MNZ DON POR IMO MSC SIL NÜR IST LAG MAG JER 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 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 Sykes Kawasaki 5 5 Ret 3 1 2 2 3 1 1 3 NC 1 1 Ret C 11 7 1 4 3 2 1 4 1 1 3 2 447 2 Laverty Aprilia 2 1 NC Ret 4 1 3 1 7 3 Ret 1 3 Ret Ret C 2 3 15 2 1 1 3 1 3 2 1 1 424 3 Guintoli Aprilia 1 2 2 2 3 6 4 4 3 2 2 2 Ret 3 6 C 4 6 4 5 4 3 5 5 2 3 4 3 402 4 Melandri BMW Ret 3 3 5 Ret 8 1 2 2 5 1 12 4 4 1 C 9 9 2 3 2 4 4 3 5 7 2 DNS 359 5 Davies BMW 4 17 1 1 7 5 5 Ret 8 6 6 5 6 5 2 C 10 Ret 3 1 8 6 2 Ret Ret 5 7 5 290 6 Giugliano Aprilia Ret 6 Ret 4 6 Ret 10 6 6 4 Ret 9 2 Ret Ret C Ret 15 5 6 5 9 6 2 4 4 6 10 211 7 Fabrizio Aprilia 3 4 8 11 12 9 6 5 10 10 7 10 5 8 5 C 14 11 6 8 188 Honda 10 10 13 10 7 Ret 17 14 8 Baz Kawasaki 6 Ret 5 6 5 3 7 8 5 7 5 4 9 6 8 C 5 1 DNS DNS 180 9 Rea Honda 8 8 4 15 2 4 8 Ret 4 11 Ret 3 Ret 2 4 C 1 4 Ret DNS 176 10 Cluzel Suzuki 11 7 6 7 8 Ret 17 Ret 9 9 8 7 Ret 11 10 C 6 2 8 14 7 7 7 6 Ret 14 11 8 175 11 Camier Suzuki 9 9 DNS DNS 9 7 9 7 Ret 13 4 Ret 7 7 9 C 3 5 Ret DNS DNS DNS 8 6 132 12 Badovini Ducati DNS DNS 10 10 13 11 11 9 11 Ret Ret 8 8 10 3 C 8 8 9 7 Ret DNS 9 Ret 9 10 13 Ret 130 13 Haslam Honda 7 10 9 9 DNS DNS DNS DNS Ret DNS 10 9 Ret C 7 Ret 7 13 9 8 Ret 11 8 Ret Ret Ret 91 14 Neukirchner Ducati 10 11 11 12 11 12 12 10 14 12 13 11 12 13 7 C 12 12 Ret 9 DNS DNS 14 11 91 15 Checa Ducati Ret DNS 7 8 10 10 DNS DNS 12 DNS 9 6 11 12 Ret C 13 10 10 10 DNS DNS 80 16 Elías Aprilia 6 5 8 7 Ret 8 5 4 70 17 Sandi Kawasaki 16 14 12 Ret 16 14 15 13 Ret 14 10 13 13 14 11 C 16 13 Ret Ret 11 12 14 Ret 12 13 16 15 55 18 Aitchison Ducati Ret DNS 15 15 16 Ret 46 Kawasaki 15 14 11 11 Ret 11 10 13 Ret 12 10 9 19 Iannuzzo BMW 17 16 14 Ret 17 Ret Ret 12 15 16 11 15 14 Ret Ret C 17 16 14 15 12 13 15 16 15 Ret NC Ret 27 20 Lanzi Ducati 10 9 15 7 23 21 Salom Kawasaki 11 9 11 11 22 22 Clementi BMW 12 Ret 13 14 14 13 12 16 18 23 Philippe Suzuki 13 6 13 24 Canepa Ducati 13 8 Ret 15 12 25 Lai Kawasaki 13 11 11 Ducati 14 15 26 Pirro Ducati 6 Ret 10 27 Lundh Kawasaki 13 15 Ret 13 DNS DNS Ret 15 Ret 14 DNS DNS 10 28 Hayden Suzuki Ret 8 8 29 Young Suzuki 12 12 8 30 Forés Ducati 9 Ret 7 31 Barrier BMW 12 13 7 32 BMW 13 12 7 33 Allerton BMW 14 12 16 17 6 34 Uprak Kawasaki 13 14 5 35 Parkes Yamaha 18 12 4 36 Smrž Yamaha 12 Ret 4 37 Stauffer Honda 15 13 4 38 Erçelik BMW 14 15 3 39 Eslick Suzuki Ret 14 2 40 Akiyoshi Honda 14 Ret 2 41 Haga BMW 15 15 2 Savadori Kawasaki Ret C 0 Pos. Rider Bike PHI ARA ASS MNZ DON POR IMO MSC SIL NÜR IST LAG MAG JER Pts

Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	PHI		ARA		ASS		MNZ		DON		POR		IMO		MSC		SIL		NÜR		IST		LAG		MAG		JER		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	R1	R2	R1	R2
1	Aprilia	1	1	2	2	3	1	3	1	3	2	2	1	2	3	5	C	2	3	4	2	1	1	3	1	2	2	1	1	550
2	Kawasaki	5	5	5	3	1	2	2	3	1	1	3	4	1	1	8	C	5	1	1	4	3	2	1	4	1	1	3	2	501
3	BMW	4	3	1	1	7	5	1	2	2	5	1	5	4	4	1	C	9	9	2	1	2	4	2	3	5	5	2	5	443
4	Suzuki	9	7	6	7	8	7	9	7	9	9	4	7	7	7	9	C	3	2	8	14	7	7	7	6	13	6	8	6	243
5	Honda	7	8	4	9	2	4	8	Ret	4	11	Ret	3	10	2	4	C	1	4	7	13	9	8	13	10	7	Ret	17	14	236
6	Ducati	10	11	7	8	10	10	11	9	11	8	9	6	8	10	3	C	8	8	9	7	Ret	DNS	9	15	6	9	9	7	185
7	Yamaha																			12	Ret							18	12	8
Pos.	Manufacturer	PHI		ARA		ASS		MNZ		DON		POR		IMO		MSC		SIL		NÜR		IST		LAG		MAG		JER		Pts

Notes and References

1. News: Pit stops among WSBK rule changes. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 17 October 2012. 7 December 2016.
2. Web site: Road Racing FIM Superbike & Supersport World Championships & FIM Superstock Cup regulations 2013 . fim-live.com . . 31 January 2013 . 7 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130517122533/http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/6510004_eng.pdf . 17 May 2013 . dead .
3. Web site: FIM Superbike, Supersport World Championships & FIM Superstock 1000cc Cup – 2013 Provisional Calendar, 06 October. fim-live.com. FIM. 6 October 2012. 7 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150131113320/http://www.v2-fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/2013_FIM_SBK_SSP_World_Championships_%26_STK_1000cc_Cup_Provisional_Calendar%2C_06_October.pdf. 31 January 2015. dead.
4. Web site: FIM Superbike, Supersport World Championships & FIM Superstock 1000cc Cup – 2013 Provisional calendar, 3 January 2013. fim-live.com. FIM. 3 January 2012. 4 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150131113355/http://www.v2-fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/FIM_SBK_SSP_World_Championships_%26_STK_1000cc_Cup_-_2013_Prosional_calendar%2C_3_January.pdf. 31 January 2015. dead.
5. Web site: FIM Superbike, Supersport World Championships & FIM Superstock 1000cc Cup – 2013 Provisional calendar, updated 15 January. fim-live.com. FIM. 15 January 2012. 15 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150131113421/http://www.v2-fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/FIM_SBK_SSP_World_Championships_%26_STK_1000cc_Cup_-_2013_Provisional_calendar%2Cupdated_15_January.pdf. 31 January 2015. dead.
6. News: 2013 FIM Superbike World Championship Calendar final update. Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 8 March 2013. 9 March 2013.
7. Web site: FIM Superbike and Supersport World Championships – Change to the 2013 calendar, 14 August. fim-live.com. FIM. 14 August 2013. 14 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150208155521/http://www.v2-fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/FIM_SBK_SSP_World_Championships_-_Change_to_the_2013_calendar,_14_August.pdf. 8 February 2015. dead.
8. News: Countdown is on for Laguna Seca WSBK return. Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 25 September 2013. 25 September 2013.
9. Web site: FIM Superbike & Supersport World Championships – 2013 provisional permanent entry lists. fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 4 February 2013. 4 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150131113203/http://www.v2-fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/FIM_Superbike_%26_Supersport_World_Championships_-_2013_provisional_entry_lists_-_4Feb.pdf. 31 January 2015. dead.
10. News: Cluzel steps up with FIXI Crescent Suzuki. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 29 October 2012. 29 October 2012. 10 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121110102452/http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/185630/1/cluzel_steps_up_with_fixi_crescent_suzuki.html. dead.
11. Web site: Magny Cours, Superbike – Biographical Entry List. Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 4 October 2013.
12. Web site: Provisional Entry List: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, United States - 29 September 2013. 26 September 2013. Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports.
13. News: Pedercini Kawasaki confirms WSBK line-up. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 11 January 2013. 11 January 2013. 13 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130113092006/http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/187231/1/pedercini_kawasaki_confirms_wsbk_line-up.html. dead.
14. Web site: Silverstone, Superbike – Biographical Entry List. Superbike World Championship. Perugia Timing; Infront Motor Sports. 5 August 2013.
15. Web site: Moscow, Superbike – Biographical Entry List. Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 19 July 2013.
16. Web site: Provisional Entry List: Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy – 12 May 2013. worldsbk.com. Infront Motor Sports. 4 May 2013.
17. News: Alstare and Ducati join forces for 2013, 2014. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 11 November 2012. 11 November 2012.
18. Web site: Jerez, Superbike – Biographical Entry List. Superbike World Championship. Perugia Timing; Infront Motor Sports. 18 October 2013.
19. Web site: Provisional Entry List: Donington Park Racing Circuit, Europe – 26 May 2013. worldsbk.com. Infront Motor Sports. 17 May 2013.
20. Web site: Provisional Entry List: MotorLand Aragón, Spain – 14 April 2013. worldsbk.com. Infront Motor Sports. 5 April 2013.
21. News: Chaz Davies joins Melandri at BMW for 2013. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 9 September 2012. 7 October 2012.
22. News: Stauffer, Allerton to wild-card at WSBK opener. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 10 January 2013. 11 January 2013. 13 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130113064939/http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/187191/1/stauffer_allerton_to_wild-card_at_wsbk_opener.html. dead.
23. Web site: Istanbul, Superbike – Biographical Entry List. Superbike World Championship. Perugia Timing; Infront Motor Sports. 13 September 2013.
24. News: Red Devils Roma to make Aprilia switch. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 12 October 2012. 12 October 2012. 14 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014235859/http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/185015/1/red_devils_roma_to_make_aprilia_switch.html. dead.
25. News: Provisional 2013 WSBK grid. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2 January 2013. 3 January 2013. 5 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130105020924/http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/187082/1/provisional_2013_wsbk_grid.html. dead.
26. News: Team Grillini unveils 2013 SBK plans. worldsbk.com. worldsbk.com. 5 December 2012. 5 December 2012.
27. News: Haga excited ahead of WSBK return. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 22 June 2013. 28 June 2013. 29 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203024/http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/192614/1/nori_haga_excited_by_imminent_wsbk_comeback.html. dead.
28. News: Althea Racing Aprilia for Giugliano in 2013. worldsbk.com. Infront Motor Sports. 3 December 2012. 3 December 2012.
29. News: Injured Baz to skip Laguna, Salom to replace. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 23 September 2013. 26 September 2013. 26 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130926050937/http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/196100/1/injured_baz_to_skip_laguna_salom_to_replace.html. dead.
30. News: Baz to stay with Kawasaki for 2013. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 23 September 2012. 7 October 2012. 22 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022093413/http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/184291/1/baz_to_stay_with_kawasaki_for_2013.html. dead.
31. News: Sylvain Guintoli confirmed at Aprilia. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 28 November 2012. 28 November 2012.
32. News: Honda confirms Rea, Haslam for 2013. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 22 September 2012. 7 October 2012.
33. News: Haslam ruled out of Monza, replaced by Akiyoshi. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 5 May 2013. 10 May 2013. 29 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193722/http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/190765/1/akiyoshi_to_replace_injured_haslam_at_monza.html. dead.
34. Web site: Nürburgring, Superbike – Biographical Entry List. Superbike World Championship. Perugia Timing; Infront Motor Sports. 30 August 2013.