2006 Supersport World Championship

2006 Supersport World Championship
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Support series: Superbike World Championship FIM Superstock 1000 Cup

The 2006 Supersport World Championship was the eighth FIM Supersport World Championship season—the tenth taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series. The season started on 25 February at Losail and finished on 8 October at Magny-Cours after 12 races.

The riders' championship was won by Sébastien Charpentier with a total of 6 race wins. It was Charpentier's 2nd World Supersport Championship. The manufacturers' championship was won by Honda.

Race calendar and results[]

Round	Date	Round	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Race winner	Report
1	25 February	Qatar	Losail	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Report
2	5 March	Australia	Phillip Island	Sébastien Charpentier	Broc Parkes	Sébastien Charpentier	Report
3	23 April	Spain	Valencia	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Report
4	7 May	Italy	Monza	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier		Report
5	28 May	Europe	Silverstone	Sébastien Charpentier	Broc Parkes	Sébastien Charpentier	Report
6	25 June	San Marino	Misano	Broc Parkes	Broc Parkes	Massimo Roccoli	Report
7	23 July	Czech Republic	Brno				Report
8	6 August	Great Britain	Brands Hatch	Broc Parkes		Broc Parkes	Report
9	3 September	Netherlands	Assen	Sébastien Charpentier		Kenan Sofuoğlu	Report
10	10 September	Germany	EuroSpeedway Lausitz		Kenan Sofuoğlu	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Report
11	1 October	Italy	Imola	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Report
12	8 October	France	Magny-Cours	Sébastien Charpentier	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Sébastien Charpentier	Report

Championship standings[]

Riders' standings[]

Pos.	Rider	Bike	QAT	AUS	ESP	ITA	EUR	SMR	CZE	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	FRA	Pts
1	Sébastien Charpentier	Honda	1	1	1	3	1		11	6	4	Ret	1	1	194
2		Yamaha	2	2	2	Ret	3	6	1	2	2	2	3	Ret	187
3	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Honda	3	Ret	Ret	5	20	8	3	3	1	1	2	2	157
4	Broc Parkes	Yamaha	Ret	3	4	7	2	3	2	1	Ret		6	3	145
5	Robbin Harms	Honda	6	5	5	2	5	5	Ret	4	9	4	Ret	6	117
6	Massimo Roccoli	Yamaha	7	10	8	4	6	1	Ret	9	8	12	10	Ret	96
7		Honda		4	6	1	14	Ret	4	12	Ret	Ret	9	10	80
8	Johan Stigefelt	Honda	5	7	Ret	8	9	9	6	11	Ret	Ret	11	8	70
9	Gianluca Vizziello	Yamaha	9	13	9	Ret	Ret	7	5	Ret	7	6	4	Ret	69
10	Javier Forés	Yamaha	4	15	7	9	7	10	12	Ret					49
11	David Checa	Yamaha				13	11	4	8	21	Ret	Ret	12	5	44
12		Yamaha	15	Ret											43
12		Ducati								8	15	5	7	4	43
13	Katsuaki Fujiwara	Honda	Ret		3	Ret	10				17	22	8	7	39
14	Simone Sanna	Honda						2	9	Ret				11	32
15		Kawasaki			Ret	10	17	DNS	13	7	Ret	10	16	9	31
16		Ducati	8	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	7	17	Ret	30
17		Suzuki	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	13		15	16	3	8	Ret	Ret	29
18	Stuart Easton	Ducati				6	15	DNS	Ret	Ret	10	11	14	14	26
19		Yamaha	19	12	Ret	17	19	15	7	14	Ret	13	Ret	12	23
20		Honda	13	16	12	DNS	DNS	12	Ret	18	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	22
21	Josh Brookes	Ducati	10	6	11										21
22	Barry Veneman	Suzuki	25	Ret	10	Ret	18	16	Ret	15	6	DNS	13	Ret	20
23	Matthieu Lagrive	Honda					8	13	Ret	19	Ret	9	Ret		18
24	Maxime Berger	Kawasaki	Ret	Ret	17	16	12	11	Ret	13	11	Ret	Ret		17
25	Fabien Foret	Yamaha										3			16
25	Fabien Foret	Kawasaki												Ret	16
26		Honda	11	11	14	Ret	Ret	21	Ret		12	Ret			16
27		Kawasaki					4								13
28	Arie Vos	Honda						14			5			19	13
29	Cal Crutchlow	Honda								5					11
30		Honda	24	Ret	13	11	16	20	14	17	20	15	18	Ret	11
31	Dean Thomas	Kawasaki	Ret	8											8
32	Leon Camier	Honda								10					6
33	Vesa Kallio	Yamaha				14			Ret		14	17	22	15	5
34		Honda				12							23		4
35	Anthony Gobert	Yamaha	12	Ret											4
36		Honda	Ret	17	16	23	26	18	Ret	DNS	Ret	19		13	3
37		Yamaha	21	Ret	19		Ret	Ret	Ret	26	13	Ret		17	3
38		Yamaha	18	20	21	20	WD			22	Ret	14	15	Ret	3
39		Honda	14	18	15	Ret	22	22	18	20	16	23	21	18	3
40		Yamaha	16	14	DNS									Ret	2
Pos	Rider	Bike	QAT	AUS	ESP	ITA	EUR	SMR	CZE	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	FRA	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' standings[]

Pos.	Manufacturer	QAT	AUS	ESP	ITA	EUR	SMR	CZE	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	FRA	Pts
1	Honda	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	277
2	Yamaha	2	2	2	4	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	240
3	Ducati	8	6	11	6	15	Ret	10	8	10	5	7	4	87
4	Kawasaki	Ret	8	17	10	4	11	13	7	11	10	16	9	62
5	Suzuki	25	Ret	10	15	13	16	15	15	3	8	13	Ret	39
Pos	Manufacturer	QAT	AUS	ESP	ITA	EUR	SMR	CZE	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	FRA	Pts

Participants[]

No	Rider	Team	Motorcycle	Tyre
3	Katsuaki Fujiwara	Megabike Honda Team	Honda CBR600RR	P
5		Umbria Bike	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
6		Bikersdays Yamaha Moto 1	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
7		Gil Motor Sport	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
8	Maxime Berger	Gil Motor Sport	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
9		RG Team	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
10	Fabien Foret	Gil Motor Sport	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
11		Yamaha Motor Germany	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
12	Javier Forés	SLM Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
15		SLM Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
16	Sébastien Charpentier	Winston Ten Kate Honda	Honda CBR600RR	P
17	Miguel Praia	Team Parkalgar	Honda CBR600RR	P
18	Matthieu Lagrive	Intermoto Czech Klaffi	Honda CBR600RR	P
19	Dean Thomas	Gil Motor Sport	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
21		Bikersdays Yamaha Moto 1	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
22		Hoegee Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R600	P
23	Broc Parkes	Yamaha Motor Germany	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
24		Passione Moto	Honda CBR600RR	P
25		Dark Dog Stiggy Motorsports	Honda CBR600RR	P
26		Kawasaki Bertocchi	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
27		Hardinge Ice Valley M.	Honda CBR600RR	P
28	Arie Vos	Intermoto Czech Klaffi	Honda CBR600RR	P
29		BRC Racing	Honda CBR600RR	P
30		Duntep Racing Team	Honda CBR600RR	P
31	Vesa Kallio	SLM Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
32		Megabike Honda Team	Honda CBR600RR	P
33		Honda BQR	Honda CBR600RR	P
34		SLM Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
35	Jordi Torres	Speed Moto	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
37		Intermoto Czech Klaffi	Honda CBR600RR	P
38		Vazy Racing Team	Honda CBR600RR	P
39		Scratch Moto Racing	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
40		Team Moto Vitesse Réunion	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
41	Kenny Noyes	Yamaha - GMT 94	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
45	Gianluca Vizziello	Yamaha Team Italia	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
49	Anthony Gobert	Yamaha - GMT 94	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
51		MSS Discovery Racing	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
52		Angel Racing	Honda CBR600RR	P
53	Cal Crutchlow	Northpoint Eckerold Honda	Honda CBR600RR	P
54	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Winston Ten Kate Honda	Honda CBR600RR	P
55	Massimo Roccoli	Yamaha Team Italia	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
56	Leon Camier	Northpoint Eckerold Honda	Honda CBR600RR	P
57		Team Manila Grace SC	Ducati 749R	P
58		Intermoto Czech Klaffi	Honda CBR600RR	P
60	Vladimir Ivanov	Vector Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
61	Simone Sanna	Megabike Honda Team	Honda CBR600RR	P
63		RG Team	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
65	Joan Lascorz	CRS Grand Prix	Honda CBR600RR	P
66		CRS Grand Prix	Honda CBR600RR	P
67		Yamaha Sebring	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
68		Tati Team Beaujolais Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
69		Team Manila Grace SC	Ducati 749R	P
71		Tati Team Beaujolais Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
72	Stuart Easton	Team Manila Grace SC	Ducati 749R	P
73		LBR Ducati Racing	Ducati 749R	P
75	Joshua Brookes	Team Manila Grace SC	Ducati 749R	P
76	Bernat Martínez	Edo Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
77	Barry Veneman	Hoegee Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R600	P
88		Tati Team Beaujolais Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
91		CRS Grand Prix	Honda CBR600RR	P
93		Tati Team Beaujolais Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
94	David Checa	Yamaha - GMT 94	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
99		RG Team	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
116	Johan Stigefelt	Dark Dog Stiggy Motorsports	Honda CBR600RR	P
121		CRS Grand Prix	Honda CBR600RR	P
127	Robbin Harms	Stiggy Motorsports	Honda CBR600RR	P
145		Legrelle - Honda Belgium	Honda CBR600RR	P

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