2016 Superbike World Championship Explained

The 2016 Superbike World Championship was the 29th season of the Superbike World Championship. Jonathan Rea won his second consecutive Superbike World Championship title at the first race of the last round at Losail,^[1] while Kawasaki had secured the manufacturers' title at the previous event at Jerez.^[2] Chaz Davies won the most races this season with Davies winning 11 races to Rea's 9.

Race calendar and results

In comparison with the previous season, the calendar saw the discontinuation of the Algarve round and the return of Lausitzring; Autodromo Nazionale Monza, which was also due to reappear on 23–24 July as the tenth round—subject to track homologation—was removed from the calendar on 1 April 2016;^[3] the round was definitively cancelled the following 29 April, as no replacement venue had ultimately been found.^[4]

After changes in the standard weekend timetable, the first race, which was previously run on Sunday along with the second one, was scheduled to be held on Saturday.^[5]

2016 calendar^[6]
Round			Circuit	Date	Superpole	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team	Report-->
1	R1	Australian	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	27 February	Tom Sykes	Davide Giugliano	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
	R2			28 February		Chaz Davies	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
2	R1	Thai	Chang International Circuit	12 March	Michael van der Mark	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
	R2			13 March		Jonathan Rea	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team
3	R1	Aragón	Motorland Aragón	2 April	Tom Sykes	Chaz Davies	Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
	R2			3 April		Chaz Davies	Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
4	R1	Dutch	TT Circuit Assen	16 April	Tom Sykes	Chaz Davies	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
	R2			17 April		Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
5	R1	Italian	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	30 April	Chaz Davies	Chaz Davies	Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
	R2			1 May		Chaz Davies	Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
6	R1	Malaysian	Sepang International Circuit	14 May	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team
	R2			15 May		Davide Giugliano	Nicky Hayden	Honda World Superbike Team
7	R1	UK	Donington Park	28 May	Tom Sykes	Jonathan Rea	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team
	R2			29 May		Jonathan Rea	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team
8	R1	Riviera di Rimini	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli	18 June	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
	R2			19 June		Alex Lowes	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
9	R1	US	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	9 July	Tom Sykes	Chaz Davies	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
	R2			10 July		Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team
10	R1	German	Lausitzring	17 September	Chaz Davies	Chaz Davies	Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
	R2			18 September		Javier Forés	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
11	R1	French	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	1 October	Jonathan Rea	Tom Sykes	Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
	R2			2 October		Tom Sykes	Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
12	R1	Spanish	Circuito de Jerez	15 October	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
	R2			16 October		Chaz Davies	Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
13	R1	Qatar	Losail International Circuit	29 October	Jonathan Rea	Chaz Davies	Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
	R2			30 October		Jonathan Rea	Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati

Entry list

2016 entry list^[7]
Team	Constructor	Motorcycle		Rider	class=unsortable	Rounds
Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10R	1	data-sort-value=REA	Jonathan Rea^[8]	All
			66	data-sort-value=SYK	Tom Sykes^[9]	All
MV Agusta Reparto Corse	MV Agusta	MV Agusta 1000 F4	2	data-sort-value=CAM	Leon Camier	All
Team GoEleven	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10R	4	Gianluca Vizziello^[10]	5–6
			40	data-sort-value=RAM	Román Ramos^[11]	1–4, 7–13
Grillini Racing Team	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10R	4	Gianluca Vizziello^[12]	8–13
			9	data-sort-value=SCH	Dominic Schmitter^[13]	All
			16	data-sort-value=HOO	Josh Hook^[14]	3–6
			19	Sahustchai Kaewjaturaporn^[15]	2
			54	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu^[16]	1
			86	Sheridan Morais	7
Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	6	Cameron Beaubier^[17]	7
			22	data-sort-value=LOW	Alex Lowes	All
			50	data-sort-value=GUI	Sylvain Guintoli	1–5, 10–13
			59	Niccolò Canepa^[18]	8–9
Aruba.it Racing – Ducati	Ducati	Ducati 1199 Panigale R	7	data-sort-value=DAV	Chaz Davies^[19]	All
			34	data-sort-value=GIU	Davide Giugliano	All
Team Tóth	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	10	data-sort-value=TOT	Imre Tóth	1–3, 6–7, 11
			56	data-sort-value=SEB	Péter Sebestyén	1–5, 8–13
			82	Karel Pešek^[20]	12
			119	Paweł Szkopek^[21]	4–10, 13
Pedercini Racing	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10R	11	data-sort-value=ALS	Saeed Al Sulaiti^[22]	All
			13	Anthony West^[23]	6–10, 12
			20	data-sort-value=BAR	Sylvain Barrier^[24]	1–3
			44	Lucas Mahias	4–5
			76	Matthieu Lagrive^[25]	11
			91	Leon Haslam^[26]	13
Barni Racing Team	Ducati	Ducati 1199 Panigale R	12	data-sort-value=FOR	Javier Forés^[27]	All
Yamaha Thailand Racing Team	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	14	Anucha Nakcharoensri	2
IodaRacing Team	Aprilia	Aprilia RSV4 RF	15	data-sort-value=DEA	Alex de Angelis	All
			32	data-sort-value=SAV	Lorenzo Savadori	All
Milwaukee BMW	BMW	BMW S1000RR	17	data-sort-value=ABR	Karel Abraham^[28]	1–11, 13
			25	data-sort-value=BRO	Josh Brookes	All
Althea BMW Racing Team	BMW	BMW S1000RR	21	data-sort-value=REI	Markus Reiterberger^[29]	1–8, 10–13
			35	Raffaele De Rosa^[30]	9
			35	Raffaele De Rosa	13
			81	data-sort-value=TOR	Jordi Torres	All
Desmo Sport Ducati	Ducati	Ducati 1199 Panigale R	46	Mike Jones	1
3ART	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	57	Alex Plancassagne	11
Honda World Superbike Team	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR SP	60	data-sort-value=MAR	Michael van der Mark^[31]	All
			69	data-sort-value=HAY	Nicky Hayden^[32]	All
VFT Racing	Ducati	Ducati 1199 Panigale R	61	data-sort-value=MEN	Fabio Menghi^[33]	8–9
			99	Luca Scassa	6–7, 10–13
			151	Matteo Baiocco	2–5
Team ASPI	BMW	BMW S1000RR	94	Matthieu Lussiana^[34]	3–4, 7, 11–12

Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

• All entries used Pirelli tyres.

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Pos.	Rider	Bike	PHI		CHA		ARA		ASS		IMO		SEP		DON		MIS		LAG		LAU		MAG		JER		LOS		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
1	Rea	Kawasaki	1	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	Ret	Ret	1	4	2	3	2	2	3	498
2	Sykes	Kawasaki	5	6	2	1	3	2	Ret	2	3	3	1	8	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	12	3	3	2	3	4	2	447
3	Davies	Ducati	2	10	4	3	1	1	2	5	1	1	3	4	Ret	3	4	Ret	Ret	3	1	6	1	1	1	1	1	1	445
4	van der Mark	Honda	3	2	3	4	Ret	7	Ret	3	7	9	7	6	8	8	3	10	4	7	6	8	2	5	5	6	9	11	267
5	Hayden	Honda	9	4	Ret	5	6	Ret	3	6	9	8	8	1	5	6	Ret	6	3	5	3	10	Ret	9	4	4	5	7	248
6	Torres	BMW	8	7	8	8	7	5	5	15	4	7	4	13	7	11	5	7	8	6	4	Ret	14	7	8	8	8	6	213
7	Giugliano	Ducati	4	3	18	10	5	6	Ret	8	5	4	6	2	2	7	14	3	Ret	2	7	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	13	Ret	DNS	197
8	Camier	MV Agusta	7	Ret	11	11	Ret	16	4	9	6	5	10	9	4	5	8	Ret	11	Ret	5	4	7	4	7	Ret	18	13	168
9	Forés	Ducati	Ret	DNS	14	Ret	4	4	13	10	10	10	14	11	12	14	Ret	4	7	4	10	3	8	10	Ret	Ret	6	8	151
10	Savadori	Aprilia	12	Ret	10	9	10	11	6	4	8	11	Ret	14	6	4	Ret	5	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	6	13	10	10	12	150
11	Guintoli	Yamaha	6	5	7	6	9	10	Ret	11	DNS	DNS									9	5	9	8	6	5	3	4	141
12	Lowes	Yamaha	Ret	14	6	Ret	8	9	8	7	11	6	5	Ret	DNS	DNS	13	8	5	14	8	Ret	11	19	Ret	7	7	10	131
13	de Angelis	Aprilia	Ret	13	9	14	11	8	12	DNS	15	14	Ret	7	Ret	15	12	13	9	Ret	12	2	10	14	11	Ret	13	Ret	96
14	Brookes	BMW	10	9	15	16	13	13	11	Ret	14	13	11	12	14	9	11	14	13	Ret	14	7	12	11	10	12	15	Ret	89
15	Ramos	Kawasaki	11	12	12	12	12	12	9	12	WD	WD			13	13	9	12	15	10	13	9	13	13	12	11	14	14	89
16	Reiterberger	BMW	Ret	8	5	7	14	15	7	16	13	12	Ret	10	11	16	6	Ret			Ret	Ret	17	12	9	14	Ret	15	82
17	West	Kawasaki											9	5	10	12	10	11	12	9	11	Ret			14	9			64
18	Abraham	BMW	13	11	Ret	15	15	14	Ret	14	16	Ret	12	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	15	14	12	Ret	15	16	16			Ret	Ret	33
19	Canepa	Yamaha															7	9	10	8									30
20	Haslam	Kawasaki																									11	5	16
21	De Rosa	BMW																	Ret	11							12	9	16
22	Baiocco	Ducati			13	13	Ret	17	14	Ret	12	Ret																	12
23	Lagrive	Kawasaki																					6	15					11
24	Scassa	Ducati											13	17	Ret	17					15	11	15	Ret	Ret	16	16	16	10
25	Mahias	Kawasaki							10	13	DNS	DNS																	9
26	Beaubier	Yamaha													Ret	10													6
27	Schmitter	Kawasaki	16	16	19	19	18	19	DNQ	20	Ret	15	16	19	15	18	17	16	16	13	16	Ret	Ret	DNS	17	18	19	18	5
28	Vizziello	Kawasaki									DNQ	Ret	18	16			20	Ret	NC	17	19	13	21	17	16	15	21	17	4
29	Szkopek	Yamaha							17	18	18	17	Ret	18	16	19	15	20	18	Ret	17	14					DNS	20	3
30	Jones	Ducati	14	Ret																									2
31	Hook	Kawasaki					Ret	Ret	16	DNS	17	Ret	15	15															2
32	Barrier	Kawasaki	15	15	16	17	16	Ret																					2
33	Sebestyén	Yamaha	18	18	20	20	19	20	DNQ	19	Ret	DNS					16	18	17	16	18	16	19	18	15	Ret	20	19	1
34	Al Sulaiti	Kawasaki	17	17	17	Ret	Ret	21	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	16	17	20	17	Ret	19	19	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	Ret	1
35	Lussiana	BMW					17	18	15	17					Ret	Ret							20	Ret	Ret	17			1
	Menghi	Ducati															18	17	DNS	DNS									0
	Tóth	Yamaha	19	19	22	21	20	22					19	21	18	Ret							Ret	21					0
	Pešek	Yamaha																							18	19			0
	Nakcharoensri	Yamaha			23	18																							0
	Plancassagne	Yamaha																					22	20					0
	Kaewjaturaporn	Kawasaki			21	22																							0
	Morais	Kawasaki													DNS	DNS													0
	Razgatlıoğlu	Kawasaki	DNS	DNS																									0
Pos.	Rider	Bike	PHI		CHA		ARA		ASS		IMO		SEP		DON		MIS		LAG		LAU		MAG		JER		LOS		Pts

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	PHI		CHA		ARA		ASS		IMO		SEP		DON		MIS		LAG		LAU		MAG		JER		LOS		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
1	Kawasaki	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	582
2	Ducati	2	3	4	3	1	1	2	5	1	1	3	2	2	3	4	3	7	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	517
3	Honda	3	2	3	4	6	7	3	3	7	8	7	1	5	6	3	6	3	5	3	8	2	5	4	4	5	7	342
4	BMW	8	7	5	7	7	5	5	14	4	7	4	10	7	9	5	7	8	6	4	7	12	7	8	8	8	6	234
5	Yamaha	6	5	6	6	8	9	8	7	11	6	5	18	16	10	7	8	5	8	8	5	9	8	6	5	3	4	225
6	Aprilia	12	13	9	9	10	8	6	4	8	11	Ret	7	6	4	12	5	6	Ret	12	2	5	6	11	10	10	12	194
7	MV Agusta	7	Ret	11	11	Ret	16	4	9	6	5	10	9	4	5	8	Ret	11	Ret	5	4	7	4	7	Ret	18	13	168
Pos.	Manufacturer	PHI		CHA		ARA		ASS		IMO		SEP		DON		MIS		LAG		LAU		MAG		JER		LOS		Pts

Notes and References

1. News: WSBK Losail, Qatar: Rea seals 2016 World Superbike title. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 29 October 2016. 26 January 2017. 2 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202050542/http://www.crash.net/wsbk/feature/234851/1/rea-seals-2016-world-superbike-title.html. dead.
2. News: WSBK Jerez, Spain: Davies dominates as Sykes chips into Rea's lead. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 15 October 2016. 26 January 2017. 2 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202050756/http://www.crash.net/wsbk/race-report/234442/1/davies-dominates-as-sykes-chips-into-reas-lead.html. dead.
3. News: 2016 Calendar Update. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 1 April 2016. 1 April 2016. Confirmation of both the location and date of the replacement will be provided before the 1st of May, [...].
4. News: No replacement found for Monza sees round scraped. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 29 April 2016. 29 April 2016. 2 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160502081746/http://www.crash.net/wsbk/news/229870/1/no-replacement-found-for-monza-sees-round-scraped.html. dead.
5. News: World Superbike Race Weekend Changed for 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20151220193415/http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/2015/12/article/world-superbike-race-weekend-schedule-changes-for-2016/. dead. 20 December 2015. motorcycle-usa.com. Motorcycle USA, LLC. Wilson. Byron. 16 December 2015. 25 December 2015.
6. Web site: 2016 Motul FIM Superbike World Championship Calendar. resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 19 November 2015.
7. Web site: Motul FIM Superbike World Championship & FIM Supersport World Championship – 2016 Provisional permanent Entry Lists, 03 February. resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 3 February 2016. 3 February 2016.
8. News: 2016 WSBK – Rider line-up so far. crash.net. Crash Media Group. 8 October 2015. 11 October 2015.
9. News: Sykes to remain with KRT for two more years. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 19 August 2014. 15 October 2014.
10. News: Superbike Gianluca Vizziello 750 km d'auto di notte per correre a Imola. corsedimoto.com. GazzaNet. Gozzi. Paolo. 29 April 2016. 30 April 2016. it.
11. News: Ramos to stay with Team Go Eleven in 2016. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 19 September 2015. 7 October 2015.
12. News: WBSK Misano, San Marino: Vizziello to see out WSBK season with Grillini. crash.net. Crash Media Group. 16 June 2016. 17 June 2016. 18 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160618161638/http://www.crash.net/wsbk/news/231296/1/vizziello-to-see-out-wsbk-season-with-grillini-kawasaki.html. dead.
13. News: Schmitter steps up to WorldSBK with Grillini. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 30 November 2015. 30 November 2015.
14. News: Josh Hook joins Grillini Racing Team. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 17 December 2015. 17 December 2015.
15. Web site: Thai Round, 11–12–13 March 2016 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List. resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 11 March 2016.
16. Web site: Australian Round, 26–27–28 February 2016 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List. resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 26 February 2016.
17. Web site: UK Round, 27–28–29 May 2016 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List. resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 27 May 2016.
18. News: WBSK Misano: Canepa receives PATA Yamaha call up for Misano. crash.net. Crash Media Group. 14 June 2016. 17 June 2016. 5 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305001146/http://www.crash.net/wsbk/news/231276/1/canepa-receives-pata-yamaha-call-up-for-misano.html. dead.
19. News: Davies and Giugliano to stay with Ducati in 2016. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 17 September 2015. 7 October 2015.
20. Web site: Spanish Round, 14–15–16 October 2016 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List. resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 14 October 2016.
21. Web site: Dutch Round, 15–16–17 April 2016 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List. resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 15 April 2016.
22. News: Qatari rider Al Sulaiti completes Pedercini line-up. crash.net. Crash Media Group. 12 January 2016. 12 January 2016.
23. Web site: Malaysian Round, 13–14–15 May 2016 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List. resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 13 May 2016.
24. News: Barrier and Pedercini join forces for 2016. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 7 December 2015. 7 December 2015.
25. Web site: French Round, 30 September 1–2 October 2016 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List. resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 30 September 2016.
26. News: Qatar Round, 28–29–30 October 2016 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 28 July 2016.
27. News: Xavi Fores joins Barni Racing Team for 2016. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 19 November 2015. 19 November 2015.
28. News: Abraham and Brookes join WorldSBK with BMW. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 2 December 2015. 2 December 2015.
29. News: Althea Racing announces BMW link-up with Torres and Reiterberger. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 21 November 2015. 21 November 2015.
30. News: US Round, 8–9–10 July 2016 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List. worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 8 July 2016. 8 July 2016.
31. News: Michael van der Mark moves up to Pata Honda World Superbike Team. roadracingworld.com. RoadRacing World. 21 September 2014. 15 October 2014.
32. News: Official: Nicky Hayden swaps MotoGP for World Superbike. crash.net. Crash Media Group. 8 October 2015. 8 October 2015.
33. News: Menghi, VFT steps up to WSBK with Ducati. crash.net. Crash Media Group. 15 January 2016. 15 January 2016.
34. Web site: Pirelli Aragón Round, 1–2–3 April 2016 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List. resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 1 April 2016.