1988 Superbike World Championship
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The 1988 Superbike World Championship was the inaugural FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 3 April at Donington Park and finished on 3 October at Manfeild Autocourse after 9 rounds.
American Fred Merkel won the riders' championship and Honda won the manufacturers' championship.
Race calendar and results[]
The second Le Mans race was not held due to schedule issues.[1]
Round | Country | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Report | |
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Donington Park | 3 April | ![]() |
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Bimota SpA | Report |
R2 | ![]() |
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Ducati Team Lucky | ||||||
2 | R1 | ![]() |
Hungaroring | 30 April | ![]() |
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RCM | |
R2 | ![]() |
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Team Kawasaki France | ||||||
3 | R1 | ![]() |
Hockenheimring | 8 May | ![]() |
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Bimota SpA | |
R2 | ![]() |
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Bimota SpA | ||||||
4 | R1 | ![]() |
Zeltweg | 3 July | ![]() |
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Ducati Team Lucky | |
R2 | ![]() |
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Bimota SpA | ||||||
5 | R1 | ![]() |
Sugo | 28 August | ![]() |
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Don Knit Sugano Racing Team | |
R2 | ![]() |
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Marlboro Yamaha Dealer Team | ||||||
6 | R1 | ![]() |
Le Mans | 4 September | ![]() |
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Moto Club Carate Brianza | |
R2 | Race cancelled | ||||||||
7 | R1 | ![]() |
Estoril | 11 September | ![]() |
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Bimota SpA | |
R2 | ![]() |
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Bimota SpA | ||||||
8 | R1 | ![]() |
Oran Park | 25 September | ![]() |
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Marlboro Yamaha Dealer Team | |
R2 | ![]() |
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Marlboro Yamaha Dealer Team | ||||||
9 | R1 | ![]() |
Manfeild | 2 October | ![]() |
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RCM | |
R2 | ![]() |
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Bimota SpA |
Championship standings[]
In each race, points were awarded as follows:[1]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Points | 10 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
For the first ever Superbike World Championship round at Donington Park, and for the only time in the championship's history, the race results were combined to determine an overall winner;[2] double points were awarded on that occasion, as well as in the only race held in Le Mans.[1]
Riders' standings[]
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Bold – Pole position |
Manufacturers' standings[]
Pos. | Manufacturer | GBR![]() |
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Pts | |||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||
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3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 142 |
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1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | C | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 132.5 |
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7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | C | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 117.5 |
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19 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | C | 25 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 92 |
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2 | 1 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 12 | Ret | 10 | C | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 70 |
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5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 13 | C | 8 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 57 |
Pos. | Manufacturer | GBR![]() |
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Championnat du monde de Superbikes – Classements complets – 1988". racingmemo.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Donington Park: Ducati preview". motorsport.com. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "1988 World Superbike Championship Standings". wsb-archives.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
External links[]
- "1988 Qualifying & Race Results". wsb-archives.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
- 1988 Superbike World Championship season
- Superbike World Championship seasons
- 1988 in motorsport