1999 Superbike World Championship

1999 Superbike World Championship
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Support series:
Supersport World Championship
Superstock European Championship

The 1999 Superbike World Championship was the twelfth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 28 March at Kyalami and finished on 10 October at Sugo after 13 rounds.

Carl Fogarty won the riders' championship, his fourth and final, and Ducati won the manufacturers' championship.

Race calendar and results

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Round Country Circuit Date Superpole Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Report
1 R1 South Africa South Africa Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit 28 March Australia Troy Corser United States Colin Edwards United Kingdom Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance Report
R2 United Kingdom Carl Fogarty United Kingdom Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance
2 R1 Australia Australia Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 18 April Australia Troy Corser United Kingdom Carl Fogarty Australia Troy Corser Ducati Performance Report
R2 Australia Troy Corser Australia Troy Corser Ducati Performance
3 R1 United Kingdom Great Britain Donington Park 2 May Italy Pierfrancesco Chili United Kingdom Carl Fogarty United Kingdom Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance Report
R2 United States Colin Edwards United States Colin Edwards Castrol Honda
4 R1 Spain Spain Circuito de Albacete 16 May United Kingdom Carl Fogarty Japan Akira Yanagawa Japan Noriyuki Haga Yamaha WSBK Team Report
R2 United States Colin Edwards United States Colin Edwards Castrol Honda
5 R1 Italy Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 30 May United States Colin Edwards Australia Troy Corser United Kingdom Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance Report
R2 Italy Pierfrancesco Chili United Kingdom Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance
6 R1 Germany Germany Nürburgring 13 June United Kingdom Carl Fogarty United Kingdom Carl Fogarty United Kingdom Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance Report
R2 Australia Troy Corser Australia Troy Corser Ducati Performance
7 R1 San Marino San Marino Misano World Circuit 27 June United Kingdom Carl Fogarty New Zealand Aaron Slight United Kingdom Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance Report
R2 Australia Troy Corser United Kingdom Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance
8 R1 United States United States Laguna Seca Raceway 11 July Australia Troy Corser Australia Anthony Gobert Australia Anthony Gobert Vance & Hines Ducati Report
R2 Australia Troy Corser United States Ben Bostrom Vance & Hines Ducati
9 R1 Europe Europe Brands Hatch 1 August United Kingdom Carl Fogarty Australia Troy Corser United States Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report
R2 New Zealand Aaron Slight United States Colin Edwards Castrol Honda
10 R1 Austria Austria A1-Ring 29 August United States Colin Edwards Italy Pierfrancesco Chili United States Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report
R2 Italy Pierfrancesco Chili Italy Pierfrancesco Chili Alstare Suzuki
11 R1 Netherlands Netherlands TT Circuit Assen 5 September Australia Troy Corser United Kingdom Carl Fogarty United Kingdom Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance Report
R2 United Kingdom Carl Fogarty United Kingdom Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance
12 R1 Germany Germany Hockenheimring 12 September New Zealand Aaron Slight United Kingdom Carl Fogarty United Kingdom Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance Report
R2 Japan Akira Yanagawa Italy Pierfrancesco Chili Alstare Suzuki
13 R1 Japan Japan Sugo 10 October Australia Troy Corser Japan Akira Ryō Japan Akira Ryō Suzuki Report
R2 Japan Akira Ryō Japan Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki Racing Team

Championship standings

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Riders' standings

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1999 final riders' standings[1]
Pos. Rider Bike RSA
South Africa
AUS
Australia
GBR
United Kingdom
SPA
Spain
ITA
Italy
GER
Germany
SMR
San Marino
USA
United States
EUR
Europe
AUT
Austria
NED
Netherlands
GER
Germany
JPN
Japan
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 United Kingdom Carl Fogarty Ducati 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 15 1 1 5 4 19 4 2 4 1 1 1 2 2 5 489
2 United States Colin Edwards Honda 5 4 3 3 3 1 Ret 1 2 2 Ret 4 6 7 4 5 1 1 1 8 5 5 4 5 9 9 361
3 Australia Troy Corser Ducati 2 3 1 1 6 3 7 6 4 4 3 1 2 2 6 2 5 13 Ret 2 2 2 Ret 7 8 14 361
4 New Zealand Aaron Slight Honda 3 2 4 4 2 Ret 4 7 5 Ret 2 2 5 4 9 6 2 2 Ret 3 3 3 2 3 16 13 323
5 Japan Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki 6 5 5 6 5 4 2 2 7 5 Ret 3 3 3 3 12 6 5 DNS DNS 6 4 3 4 3 1 308
6 Italy Pierfrancesco Chili Suzuki 7 8 Ret 13 Ret 5 5 5 3 3 Ret 5 4 6 7 3 3 Ret Ret 1 4 6 Ret 1 7 7 251
7 Japan Noriyuki Haga Yamaha 4 Ret 6 5 10 6 1 Ret 6 6 Ret 6 8 Ret Ret 10 7 3 Ret Ret 7 8 5 9 12 4 196
8 Spain Gregorio Lavilla Kawasaki 8 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 4 8 7 4 Ret 7 5 12 8 Ret 10 5 Ret 9 7 6 8 14 16 156
9 Japan Katsuaki Fujiwara Suzuki 11 10 9 10 13 11 8 8 Ret 9 6 7 14 9 11 11 14 15 Ret Ret 12 12 7 10 19 18 119
10 Italy Vittoriano Guareschi Yamaha 12 13 13 15 16 Ret 9 9 11 10 7 9 9 8 Ret Ret 15 14 3 Ret 13 Ret 10 12 99
11 Austria Andy Meklau Ducati 13 Ret 10 11 12 11 10 8 8 10 11 12 Ret 7 8 9 Ret 6 21 Ret 94
12 Australia Peter Goddard Aprilia Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 10 9 11 5 8 10 Ret Ret 9 12 9 Ret Ret 17 Ret 8 DNS Ret 19 84
13 Austria Robert Ulm Kawasaki 10 11 14 16 Ret 12 13 13 14 Ret Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret Ret 18 18 4 11 14 Ret 13 Ret 22 Ret 59
14 Slovenia Igor Jerman Kawasaki 16 15 12 Ret 14 Ret 11 12 12 Ret Ret 12 15 12 13 16 13 16 Ret 12 11 11 9 DNS 56
15 Japan Akira Ryō Suzuki 1 2 45
16 United States Ben Bostrom Ducati 2 1 45
17 Italy Doriano Romboni Ducati 9 9 7 8 11 8 DNS DNS Ret DNS 44
18 United Kingdom John Reynolds Ducati 7 7 4 8 39
19 Italy Alessandro Gramigni Yamaha 15 17 17 14 14 14 Ret 12 12 17 Ret 13 15 15 17 Ret 8 Ret 15 14 12 14 37
20 Italy Lucio Pedercini Ducati Ret 12 Ret 14 Ret Ret 15 15 13 Ret 11 13 11 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 18 15 14 Ret 35
21 United Kingdom Chris Walker Kawasaki 4 Ret 10 Ret 10 10 31
22 Japan Keiichi Kitagawa Suzuki 4 3 29
23 United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Yamaha 12 10 8 7 27
24 Australia Anthony Gobert Ducati 1 Ret 25
25 Italy Mauro Lucchiari Yamaha 17 Ret Ret 17 16 15 17 18 13 11 16 Ret 16 17 7 9 Ret Ret 18 18 25
26 Japan Wataru Yoshikawa Yamaha 5 6 21
27 Japan Tamaki Serizawa Kawasaki 6 8 18
28 United Kingdom Sean Emmett Ducati 9 Ret Ret 6 17
29 United Kingdom Brian Morrison Yamaha 19 Ret 6 10 16
30 France Frédéric Protat Ducati 15 15 Ret Ret 15 19 Ret 14 Ret 19 9 13 Ret DNS 15 16 16
31 South Africa Lance Isaacs Ducati 14 14 18 19 NC 16 Ret DNS 15 14 16 21 12 15 14 Ret 24 Ret Ret 15 Ret 18 Ret 15 23 21 16
32 United States Eric Bostrom Honda 10 7 15
33 United Kingdom Steve Hislop Kawasaki 8 9 15
34 Australia Craig Connell Ducati 8 9 15
35 Italy Giovanni Bussei Suzuki Ret Ret 13 22 Ret 6 DNS DNS 13
Kawasaki 20 20
36 Italy Michele Malatesta Ducati 16 13 11 11 13
37 United Kingdom James Haydon Suzuki Ret Ret 9 11 12
38 Japan Makoto Tamada Honda 10 10 12
39 Switzerland Roger Kellenberger Yamaha Ret 5 21 Ret DNS DNS 11
40 United States Jamie Hacking Yamaha 8 13 11
41 Australia Steve Martin Ducati Ret 7 9
42 Sweden Christer Lindholm Yamaha 9 14 9
43 Germany Jochen Schmid Kawasaki 10 16 19 16 16 13 9
44 Australia Shawn Giles Suzuki 11 12 9
45 Japan Takeshi Tsujimura Yamaha 13 12 7
46 Czech Republic Jiří Mrkývka Ducati 18 Ret 15 17 Ret 17 21 Ret 22 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 20 19 Ret Ret 6
47 Japan Shinya Takeishi Kawasaki Ret 11 5
48 Japan Shinichi Ito Honda 11 Ret 5
49 Austria Anton Rechberger Suzuki 12 16 4
50 Colombia Carlos Macias Ducati Ret Ret DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 17 19 DNQ DNQ Ret 24 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 17 25 Ret 22 Ret 3
51 Italy Alessandro Antonello Aprilia Ret 13 3
52 Australia Martin Craggill Suzuki Ret 13 Ret Ret 3
53 Slovakia Vladimír Karban Suzuki 19 Ret Ret Ret 18 18 DNS DNS 20 23 Ret Ret 23 22 Ret 14 24 22 Ret 20 Ret Ret 2
54 South Africa Jonnie Ekerold Kawasaki 14 Ret Ret DNS 2
55 Japan Hitoyasu Izutsu Kawasaki 17 15 1
56 Japan Yuichi Takeda Honda 15 17 1
Pos. Rider Bike RSA
South Africa
AUS
Australia
GBR
United Kingdom
SPA
Spain
ITA
Italy
GER
Germany
RSM
San Marino
USA
United States
EUR
Europe
AUT
Austria
NED
Netherlands
GER
Germany
JAP
Japan
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third 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

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1999 final manufacturers' standings[2]
Pos. Manufacturer RSA
South Africa
AUS
Australia
GBR
United Kingdom
SPA
Spain
ITA
Italy
GER
Germany
RSM
San Marino
USA
United States
EUR
Europe
AUT
Austria
NED
Netherlands
GER
Germany
JAP
Japan
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 Italy Ducati 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 5 569
2 Japan Honda 3 2 3 3 2 1 4 1 2 2 2 2 5 4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 3 9 9 452
3 Japan Kawasaki 6 5 5 6 4 4 2 2 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 8 6 5 4 11 6 4 3 4 3 1 345
4 Japan Suzuki 7 8 9 10 13 5 5 5 3 3 6 5 4 6 7 3 3 11 12 1 4 6 7 1 1 2 319
5 Japan Yamaha 4 13 6 5 10 6 1 9 6 6 7 6 8 8 8 10 7 3 3 9 7 8 5 9 5 4 261
6 Italy Aprilia Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 10 9 11 5 8 10 Ret Ret 9 12 9 Ret Ret 17 Ret 8 DNS Ret 19 84
Pos. Manufacturer RSA
South Africa
AUS
Australia
GBR
United Kingdom
SPA
Spain
ITA
Italy
GER
Germany
RSM
San Marino
USA
United States
EUR
Europe
AUT
Austria
NED
Netherlands
GER
Germany
JAP
Japan
Pts
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  • "1999 FIM Superbike World Championship". superbike-archives.net.

References

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  1. ^ "Championship standings". sbk.perugiatiming.com. Perugia Timing. 10 October 1999. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Manufacturer standings". sbk.perugiatiming.com. Perugia Timing. 10 October 1999. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.