1990 Superbike World Championship

The 1990 Superbike World Championship was the third FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 18 March at Jerez and finished on 18 November at Manfeild Autocourse after 13 rounds.

Frenchman Raymond Roche won the riders' championship and Honda won the manufacturers' championship.

Race calendar and results[]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider
1	R1	Jerez	18 March	Raymond Roche	Stéphane Mertens	Raymond Roche
	R2				Raymond Roche	Raymond Roche
2	R1	Donington	16 April	Giancarlo Falappa	Rob Phillis	Fred Merkel
	R2				Raymond Roche	Giancarlo Falappa
3	R1	Hungaroring	30 April		Raymond Roche	Fred Merkel
	R2				Fred Merkel	Raymond Roche
4	R1	Hockenheim	6 May	Raymond Roche	Fred Merkel	Fred Merkel
	R2				Raymond Roche	Stéphane Mertens
5	R1	Mosport	3 June	Giancarlo Falappa	Raymond Roche	Raymond Roche
	R2					Raymond Roche
6	R1	Brainerd	10 June	Doug Chandler	Doug Chandler	Stéphane Mertens
	R2				Fabrizio Pirovano	Doug Chandler
7	R1	Österreichring	1 July	Stéphane Mertens	Rob McElnea	Fabrizio Pirovano
	R2				Stéphane Mertens	Stéphane Mertens
8	R1	Sugo	26 August	Raymond Roche	Raymond Roche	Raymond Roche
	R2				Peter Goddard	Doug Chandler
9	R1	Le Mans	9 September		Raymond Roche	Raymond Roche
	R2					Raymond Roche
10	R1	Monza	7 October		Rob Phillis	Fabrizio Pirovano
	R2				Rob Phillis	Fabrizio Pirovano
11	R1	Shah Alam	4 November	Rob Phillis	Fabrizio Pirovano	Fabrizio Pirovano
	R2				Raymond Roche	Fabrizio Pirovano
12	R1	Phillip Island	11 November	Peter Goddard	Fabrizio Pirovano	Peter Goddard
	R2					Rob Phillis
13	R1	Manfeild	18 November	Rob Phillis		Terry Rymer
	R2				Raymond Roche	Rob Phillis

Entry list[]

1990 entry list
Team	Constructor	No.	Rider	Rounds
Team Rumi RCM	Honda	1	Fred Merkel	1
		8		1
Total Bel-Ray Mertens Racing	Honda	2	Stéphane Mertens	1
Squadra Corse Ducati Lucchinelli	Ducati	3	Raymond Roche	1
		6	Giancarlo Falappa	1
Pirovano Racing Team	Yamaha	4	Fabrizio Pirovano	1
		59		1
Team Yamaha Sweden	Yamaha	5		1
Team Loctite Yamaha	Yamaha	7	Terry Rymer	1
		19	Rob McElnea	1
Arwidson Yamaha Team	Yamaha	9		1
Team Shin-Etsu Kawasaki	Kawasaki	11	Rob Phillis	1
Bike 2000 Racing Team	Ducati	17	Davide Tardozzi	1
		45		1
Durex Suzuki	Suzuki	22	Roger Burnett	1
Suzuki Deutschland Racing	Suzuki	23		1
Eckert Motorradtechnik	Honda	25		1
Team Green Kawasaki Deutschland	Kawasaki	26		1
		30		1
Hein Gericke Racing	Yamaha	27		1
Mitsui Yamaha Racing Team	Yamaha	28		1
RH-JF Team Wellbrock & Co	Honda	32		1
Toni Gutierrez Arbizu	Honda	34	Juan Lopez Mella	1
Impala Honda	Honda	35		1
Honda Britain	Honda	39	Carl Fogarty	1
		41	James Whitham	1
Tilston's Honda	Honda	40		1
	Bimota	43		1
Ianniccheri Racing	Yamaha	44		1
		58	Marco Papa	1
Team RB Kawasaki Italia	Kawasaki	46		1
Team Wanty	Honda	47		1
Racing Team Henk de Vries	Yamaha	49		1
Moto Accion	Yamaha	52		1
	Yamaha	53		1
Gabi Competición	Honda	55		1
Team Kawasaki Mobil 1	Kawasaki	56		1
Team Pepsi Portugal	Honda	57		1
	Yamaha	60		1

Championship standings[]

Riders' standings[]

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Pos.	Rider	Bike																											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	Roche	Ducati	1	1	2	2	2	1	Ret	2	1	1	2	4	8	2	1	6	1	1	3	6	4	3	5	8	2	Ret	382
2	Pirovano	Yamaha	6	8	5	5	3	8	8	5	3	5	8	6	1	3	4	4	Ret	2	1	1	1	1	2	5	Ret	4	325
3	Mertens	Honda	3	4	3	8	6	3	Ret	1	6	3	1	2	2	1	11	8	3	3	2	Ret	3	4	Ret	9	6	Ret	300
4	Phillis	Kawasaki	4	5	4	7	10	Ret	Ret	DNS	16	8	6	Ret	3	Ret	6	5	5	6	4	4	2	2	Ret	1	5	1	238
5	McElnea	Yamaha	8	6	Ret	Ret	5	4	2	6	11	6	5	5	6	6	12	Ret	6	5	5	3	5	5	12	Ret	3	Ret	218
6	Merkel	Honda	2	3	1	3	1	6	1	3	5	10	7	10	7	4					Ret	5							197
7	Rymer	Yamaha	7	7	Ret	DNS	8	5	Ret	7	4	7	4	3			Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret			7	7	9	Ret	1	2	158
8		Honda	Ret	11	10	11	9	11	Ret	14	7	9	11	11	9	5	2	3	4	4	Ret	2							149
9		Yamaha	9	12	Ret	9	7	Ret	7	12	10	11	Ret	12	4	9	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	9	11	12	12	Ret	15	7	6	120
10		Yamaha	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	14	4	10	9	13	12	8	Ret	11	26	11	10	14	6	7	9	8	10	Ret	Ret	5	112
11	Falappa	Ducati	5	2	7	1	Ret	7	3	4	Ret	DNS			DNS	DNS													94
12		Ducati									2	2	Ret	Ret			7	7	2	Ret	7	8							86
13	Goddard	Yamaha															5	2					6	6	1	2			85
14		Honda					4	2	Ret	9							Ret	15					8	9	4	3	DNS	DNS	81
15	Chandler	Kawasaki											3	1			3	1											70
16		Honda	13	Ret	14	15	15	16	Ret	DNS							16	10	Ret	15	8	9			13	11	10	8	51
17		Yamaha	Ret	15	9	10			6	11					Ret	10	15	13											39
18		Suzuki	10	9	15	12	13	Ret	DNQ	DNQ					5	14	Ret	17											34
19	Slight	Kawasaki																							8	7	Ret	3	32
20		Kawasaki																					18	14	3	4			30
21	Fogarty	Honda	14	Ret	6	6													Ret	8									30
22		Kawasaki	15	Ret	16	13	Ret	10	25	13					Ret	20			12	9	10	Ret							30
23		Honda	16	13					5	8									14	11									29
24		Honda	18	10	Ret	16	11	12	9	16					10	19													28
25		Yamaha	Ret	14	17	14	14	13	12	15									13	17	15	10							24
26	Tardozzi	Ducati	11	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	Ret			DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS							23
27		Yamaha																					10	10	6	Ret			22
28		Yamaha									8	4																	21
29		Honda													11	12			8	12	18	Ret							21
30	Doohan	Honda																							7	6			19
31		Honda													Ret	7			Ret	13	11	14							19
32		Yamaha													14	8			DNS	7	DNS	DNS							19
33	Stroud	Yamaha																									8	7	17
34		Ducati	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS	Ret	17							12	Ret			9	10	Ret	16							17
35	Mackenzie	Yamaha			13	4																							16
36	Russell	Kawasaki											10	7															15
37		Yamaha																									9	9	14
38	Beattie	Honda																							DSQ	Ret	4	Ret	13
39	Mella	Honda	12	Ret	19	Ret	12	Ret	11	Ret					Ret	16					Ret	23							13
40		Kawasaki																									11	10	11
41	Martin	Suzuki																							11	10			11
42		Yamaha			11	17	19	22	10	17																			11
43		Yamaha															13	9											10
44		Kawasaki																					11	11					10
45	Lavieille	Yamaha																	7	Ret									9
46		Kawasaki																									12	11	9
47	Kipp	Yamaha									14	14	14	13			Ret	Ret											9
48	Polen	Suzuki															8	DNS											8
49		Yamaha															9	Ret											7
50		Yamaha											Ret	9															7
51		Yamaha											9	Ret															7
52		Yamaha									13	12																	7
53		Honda							13	20											21	12							7
54		Honda	23	Ret	22	20	18	Ret	16	19	15	16	Ret	14	15	13	Ret	23	20	22	Ret	20							7
55		Yamaha															10	Ret											6
56		Yamaha																							14	12			6
57	Crafar	Yamaha																					13	13					6
58	Duhamel	Suzuki									12	15																	5
59		Honda																									14	13	5
60		Honda																			14	13							5
61		Ducati																									16	12	4
62		Kawasaki																			12	19							4
63		Honda															17	12											4
64	Whitham	Honda	20	Ret	12	Ret																							4
65		Honda																							21	22	13	15	4
66	Rudroff	Bimota							15	Ret									Ret	24	13	26							4
67		Honda																							16	13			3
68		Kawasaki	Ret	Ret	23	Ret	21	21	DNS	DNS					13	Ret													3
69		Suzuki																									15	14	3
70		Yamaha																							Ret	14			2
71		Honda																					14	17					2
72		Yamaha															20	14											2
73		Honda															14	19											2
74		Honda	26	20	Ret	DNS			14	21					20	27			19	23	17	22							2
75		Honda			24	Ret	22	24	17	Ret	17	17	15	15	18	Ret			Ret	19	Ret	Ret							2
76		Suzuki																							15	17			1
77		Yamaha															28	28					Ret	15					1
78		Kawasaki																					15	16					1
79		Honda																			Ret	15							1
80		Yamaha																	15	16									1
81		Honda					25	Ret							Ret	15	25	25											1
82		Kawasaki	19	Ret	DNS	DNS	17	15	18	Ret																			1
		Kawasaki																			16	17							0
		Yamaha	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	29	18	DNQ	DNQ					21	21			16	Ret	Ret	Ret							0
		Yamaha	22	18											16	22													0
		Kawasaki																							18	16			0
		Honda									20	20	19	16															0
		Honda	Ret	16			24	19	23	Ret					24	25													0
		Yamaha															19	16											0
		Suzuki																					16	Ret					0
		Kawasaki											16	DNS															0
		Ducati	21	19			20	23	DNQ	DNQ					19	17			DNQ	DNQ									0
	Buckmaster	Honda															Ret	26											0
		Kawasaki																					17	19
		Yamaha																							17	19			0
		Suzuki											21	17															0
	Papa	Yamaha	24	17																									0
		Honda													17	24													0
		Honda											17	Ret															0
		Suzuki																	17	Ret									0
		Suzuki																									17	Ret	0
		Yamaha	Ret	Ret			23	20	Ret	18					Ret	18			Ret	21	Ret	Ret							0
		Honda			18	18																							0
		Honda															18	18											0
		Kawasaki																	18	20									0
		Yamaha									18	Ret																	0
		Kawasaki									Ret	18																	0
		Yamaha											18	Ret															0
		Kawasaki																	Ret	18									0
		Ducati																			Ret	18							0
		Yamaha																					Ret	18					0
		Honda																							Ret	18			0
		Suzuki									19	19																	0
		Honda																							19	20			0
		Honda			21	19					DNS	DNS																	0
		Honda																			19	21							0
		Yamaha							19	Ret																			0
		Yamaha			20	21																							0
		Honda															21	20											0
		Honda																							20	21			0
		Honda							20	23																			0
		Honda																			20	24							0
		Suzuki											20	DNS															0
		Suzuki									21	21																	0
		Honda															22	21											0
		Yamaha			26	23			21	Ret																			0
		Honda	27	21	DNQ	DNQ																							0
	Burnett	Suzuki	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret													21	DNS									0
		Honda			27	Ret	Ret	DNS							22	Ret			22	25									0
		Honda							24	22					25	23			DNQ	DNQ									0
		Yamaha															23	22											0
		Honda			25	24			22	Ret																			0
		Yamaha	DNQ	DNQ											DNQ	DNQ			DNQ	DNQ	22	25							0
		Yamaha			Ret	22																							0
		Suzuki									22	Ret																	0
		Yamaha													23	28					Ret	27							0
		Honda															24	24											0
		Yamaha							Ret	24																			0
		Suzuki			Ret	DNS	Ret	25																					0
		Bimota	25	Ret																									0
		Yamaha					26	26							DNQ	DNQ													0
		Kawasaki					27	Ret	DNQ	DNQ					Ret	26													0
		Kawasaki															27	27											0
		Kawasaki	DNQ	DNQ			28	27																					0
		Honda															29	DNS											0
		Honda													Ret	DNS			Ret	Ret									0
		Yamaha							Ret	DNS					Ret	DNS													0
		Suzuki																					Ret	Ret					0
		Ducati																							DNS	DNS
		Ducati									Ret	Ret																	0
		Honda											Ret	Ret															0
		Yamaha											Ret	Ret															0
	Scatola	Bimota																			Ret	Ret							0
		Yamaha																					Ret	Ret					0
		Honda																					Ret	Ret					0
		Kawasaki																					Ret	Ret					0
		Kawasaki																							Ret	Ret			0
		Ducati																							Ret	Ret			0
		Ducati																							Ret	Ret			0
	Bontempi	Ducati																	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS							0
	Holden	Honda			Ret	DNS																							0
		Kawasaki					Ret	DNS	DNQ	DNQ																			0
		Yamaha									Ret	DNS																	0
		Suzuki									Ret	DNS																	0
		Ducati																			Ret	DNS							0
		Suzuki																							Ret	DNS			0
		Ducati																									Ret	DNS	0
		Ducati																	DNS	DNS									0
		Yamaha																	DNS	DNS									0
	Tarrant	Honda																							DNS	DNS			0
		Ducati																							DNS	DNS			0
		Kawasaki																									DNS	DNS	0
		Kawasaki			DNQ	DNQ			DNQ	DNQ																			0
		Yamaha	DNQ	DNQ																									0
		Honda							DNQ	DNQ																			0
		Yamaha							DNQ	DNQ																			0
		Honda							DNQ	DNQ																			0
		Honda							DNQ	DNQ																			0
		Yamaha							DNQ	DNQ																			0
		Honda							DNQ	DNQ																			0
		Suzuki							DNQ	DNQ																			0
		Suzuki									DNQ	DNQ																	0
		Suzuki									DNQ	DNQ																	0
		Honda									DNQ	DNQ																	0
		Honda													DNQ	DNQ													0
		Kawasaki													DNQ	DNQ													0
		Kawasaki													DNQ	DNQ													0
		Suzuki													DNQ	DNQ													0
		Yamaha													DNQ	DNQ													0
		Suzuki													DNQ	DNQ													0
		Suzuki													DNQ	DNQ													0
		Honda																	DNQ	DNQ									0
		Yamaha																	DNQ	DNQ									0
		Suzuki																					DNQ	DNQ					0
Pos.	Rider	Bike																											Pts

Manufacturers' standings[]

Pos	Manufacturer	Pts
1	Honda	399
2	Ducati	393
3	Yamaha	378
4	Kawasaki	300
5	Suzuki	49
6	Bimota	4

Notes[]

• The points allocation system was: 1st=20, 2nd=17, 3rd=15, 4th=13, 5th=11, 6th=10, 7th=9, 8th=8, 9th=7, 10th=6, 11th=5, 12th=4, 13th=3, 14th=2, 15th=1