2009 Supersport World Championship

The 2009 Supersport World Championship was the eleventh FIM Supersport World Championship season—the thirteenth taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series. The season started on 1 March at Phillip Island and finished on 25 October at Portimão after 14 rounds. The championship supported the Superbike World Championship at every round.

Despite a win at the final round for Eugene Laverty, a fourth-place finish by Cal Crutchlow won him the championship by seven points over the Irish rider.

Race calendar and results[]

The provisional race schedule was circulated among the teams in October 2008, and was made official by FIM at the following General Assembly.^[1]

Round	Country	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	Australia	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	1 March	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Andrew Pitt	Kenan Sofuoğlu	HANNspree Ten Kate Honda	Report
2	Qatar	Losail International Circuit	14 March	Cal Crutchlow	Andrew Pitt	Eugene Laverty	Parkalgar Honda	Report
3	Spain	Circuit Ricardo Tormo	5 April	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Yamaha World Supersport	Report
4	Netherlands	TT Circuit Assen	26 April	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Eugene Laverty	Parkalgar Honda	Report
5	Italy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	10 May	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Yamaha World Supersport	Report
6	South Africa	Kyalami	17 May	Cal Crutchlow	Eugene Laverty	Eugene Laverty	Parkalgar Honda	Report
7	United States	Miller Motorsports Park	31 May	Joan Lascorz	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Kenan Sofuoğlu	HANNspree Ten Kate Honda	Report
8	San Marino	Misano World Circuit	21 June	Michele Pirro	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Yamaha World Supersport	Report
9	Great Britain	Donington Park	28 June	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Yamaha World Supersport	Report
10	Czech Republic	Masaryk Circuit	26 July	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Fabien Foret	Yamaha World Supersport	Report
11	Germany	Nürburgring	6 September	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Yamaha World Supersport	Report
12	Italy	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	27 September	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Kenan Sofuoğlu	HANNspree Ten Kate Honda	Report
13	France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	4 October	Cal Crutchlow	Cal Crutchlow	Joan Lascorz	Kawasaki Motocard.com	Report
14	Portugal	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve	25 October	Eugene Laverty	Joan Lascorz	Eugene Laverty	Parkalgar Honda	Report

Championship standings[]

Riders' standings[]

2009 final riders' standings[2] Pos. Rider Bike AUS QAT SPA NED ITA RSA USA SMR GBR CZE GER ITA FRA POR Pts 1 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha 4 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 Ret 1 Ret 2 4 243 2 Eugene Laverty Honda 5 1 9 1 5 1 2 2 5 5 2 2 13 1 236 3 Kenan Sofuoğlu Honda 1 4 3 5 9 5 1 Ret 4 9 Ret 1 3 2 189 4 Joan Lascorz Kawasaki 8 13 19 3 2 4 4 4 2 3 3 Ret 1 Ret 163 5 Fabien Foret Yamaha 7 Ret 10 4 3 Ret 5 8 Ret 1 5 3 Ret 8 123 6 Andrew Pitt Honda 2 2 13 Ret 5 6 7 Ret 10 10 7 6 6 11 119 7 Anthony West Honda 3 9 2 7 Ret 8 10 7 Ret 2 15 8 4 117 8 Garry McCoy Triumph 14 7 Ret 15 8 7 6 Ret 3 8 8 5 Ret 3 98 9 Honda 6 15 4 6 Ret 3 Ret 5 Ret Ret 6 Ret 5 5 93 10 Katsuaki Fujiwara Kawasaki 17 Ret 5 14 6 13 13 6 Ret 4 Ret Ret 7 13 73 11 Massimo Roccoli Honda 9 8 14 13 Ret 12 23 3 Ret 7 4 Ret 8 Ret 70 12 Michele Pirro Yamaha 12 11 7 10 7 9 8 Ret 15 Ret Ret 11 10 6 70 13 Barry Veneman Suzuki 13 10 8 8 13 Ret 14 58 Honda Ret 6 11 12 14 Ret 9 14 Matthieu Lagrive Honda 11 6 6 Ret 16 10 9 9 45 15 Miguel Praia Honda Ret 12 18 Ret 17 14 11 10 Ret Ret 11 9 12 10 40 16 Triumph 10 19 Ret 12 10 Ret 16 9 8 Ret Ret 31 17 Robbin Harms Honda 15 5 12 9 WD Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 DNS 30 18 Gianluca Vizziello Honda Ret 14 11 Ret 14 17 15 11 7 14 13 29 19 Honda 21 16 Ret 18 19 15 13 9 12 10 10 NC 17 27 20 Chaz Davies Triumph 4 Ret 7 22 21 Sheridan Morais Yamaha 6 10 22 Michael Laverty Honda 11 Ret 20 13 18 Ret Ret 14 10 Yamaha 17 23 Patrik Vostárek Honda 18 Ret 16 11 WD DNS Ret Ret 12 Ret 9 24 Honda 13 11 20 8 25 Doni Tata Pradita Yamaha Ret 20 15 Ret 17 14 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 8 26 Kev Coghlan Yamaha Ret 13 20 14 15 6 27 James Westmoreland Triumph 11 5 28 Franco Battaini Yamaha 11 5 29 Honda 12 17 15 17 5 30 Martín Cárdenas Honda 12 4 31 Cristiano Migliorati Kawasaki 12 4 32 Arie Vos Honda 22 17 17 16 20 19 18 14 16 17 21 16 15 Ret 3 33 Kevin Wahr Triumph 14 2 34 Hudson Kennaugh Yamaha 14 2 35 Honda 20 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret 19 Ret Ret 15 19 DNS Ret 1 36 Yannick Guerra Yamaha 25 21 20 22 Ret 22 22 15 19 19 22 DNQ NC 18 1 37 Alessandro Polita Suzuki Ret 15 Ret 20 1 Pos. Rider Bike AUS QAT SPA NED ITA RSA USA SMR GBR CZE GER ITA FRA POR Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) 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[]

2009 final manufacturers' standings[3]
Pos.	Manufacturer	AUS	QAT	SPA	NED	ITA	RSA	USA	SMR	GBR	CZE	GER	ITA	FRA	POR	Pts
1	Honda	1	1	2	1	4	1	1	2	4	2	2	1	3	1	297
2	Yamaha	4	3	1	2	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	3	2	4	284
3	Kawasaki	8	13	5	3	2	4	4	4	2	3	3	7	1	13	186
4	Triumph	10	7	Ret	12	8	7	6	9	3	8	8	4	16	3	114
5	Suzuki	13	10	8	8	13	Ret	14								30
Pos.	Manufacturer	AUS	QAT	SPA	NED	ITA	RSA	USA	SMR	GBR	CZE	GER	ITA	FRA	POR	Pts

Entry list[]

The entry list was made official on 15 January 2009.^[4]

Team	Constructor	Motorcycle	No	Rider	Rounds
HANNspree Ten Kate Honda	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	1	Andrew Pitt	All
			54	Kenan Sofuoğlu	All
JW Racing	Triumph	Triumph Daytona 675	4	James Westmoreland	9
YZF Yamaha	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	5	Doni Tata Pradita	1–8, 11–14
			132	Sheridan Morais	10
Linxcel-Seton Tuning	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	6	Hudson Kennaugh	9
Intermoto Czech	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	7	Patrik Vostárek	1–10
			55	Massimo Roccoli	All
			66		10
			199		12–14
HANNspree Honda Althea Honda Althea Racing	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	8		All
			14	Matthieu Lagrive	1–7, 13
			15	Jason O'Halloran	10
			40		8–9, 12, 14
Kuja Racing	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	9		1–6, 8–14
Echo CRS Grand Prix	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	11		7
			16	Sam Lowes	10–14
			25	Michael Laverty	8–14
			32	Fabrizio Lai	1–6
			83	Russell Holland	1–7
TNT Racing	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	12	Franco Battaini	5
Stiggy Racing Honda	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	13	Anthony West	1–13
			105	Gianluca Vizziello	1–11
MS Racing	Triumph	Triumph Daytona 675	19		1–2
			22	Robert Mureșan	12–14
			96		1–5, 8–11
Kawasaki Motocard.com	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	21	Katsuaki Fujiwara	All
			26	Joan Lascorz	All
MS Romania Racing	Triumph	Triumph Daytona 675	22	Robert Mureșan	8–11
ParkinGO Triumph BE1	Triumph	Triumph Daytona 675	23	Chaz Davies	12–14
			24	Garry McCoy	All
			47		12
			69		1–11
			82		13
Veidec Racing RES Software	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	25	Michael Laverty	6
			28	Arie Vos	All
			36	Martín Cárdenas	14
			127	Robbin Harms	1–4, 7–12
Holiday Gym Racing	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	25	Michael Laverty	7
			27		4
			34		12
			71		1–2, 5–6
			88	Yannick Guerra	All
			101	Kev Coghlan	8–9, 11, 13–14
Markbilt Racebikes	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	29		7
RES Software Veidec Racing	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	30		1–13
Puccetti Racing	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	33	Cristiano Migliorati	12
Yamaha World Supersport Team	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	35	Cal Crutchlow	All
			99	Fabien Foret	All
Boucher Racing Team	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	38		7
WCR Byke Service	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	44	Alessandro Brannetti	8
Node 4 Yamaha	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	45	Dan Linfoot	13
Parkalgar Honda	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	50	Eugene Laverty	All
			117	Miguel Praia	All
Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	51	Michele Pirro	All
Hoegee Suzuki Team	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R600	53	Alessandro Polita	4–7
			77	Barry Veneman	1–7
			78	Shaun Geronimi	1–3
VD Sleen/VD Heyden	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	57		4
Marne Motor Sport	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	61		13
Direct CCTV Racedays	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	74		12
Apex Racing	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	75		7
Bazza Racing	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	77	Barry Veneman	8
George White Ten Kate Racing					9–14
EmTek Racing Kawasaki	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	86		6
SWIGZ.COM Pro Racing	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	89	Chip Yates	7
G-LAB Racing Sport Evolution	Triumph	Triumph Daytona 675	91	Kevin Wahr	11
Sterken Racing	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	94		4
Taylor Racing	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	111		7
LW Bogdanka Racing Team	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	122		14
Nelson Racing	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	126		7

• All entries used Pirelli tyres.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website