2006 Supersport World Championship

2006 Supersport World Championship
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Support series: Superbike World Championship FIM Superstock 1000 Cup European Superstock 600 Championship

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	Yoann Tiberio	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	Kevin Curtain	Yoann Tiberio	Kevin Curtain	Report
8	6 August	Great Britain	Brands Hatch	Broc Parkes	Kevin Curtain	Broc Parkes	Report
9	3 September	Netherlands	Assen	Sébastien Charpentier	Kevin Curtain	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Report
10	10 September	Germany	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	Kevin Curtain	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	Kevin Curtain	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	Yoann Tiberio	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	Gianluca Nannelli	Yamaha	15	Ret											43
12	Gianluca Nannelli	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	Stéphane Chambon	Kawasaki			Ret	10	17	DNS	13	7	Ret	10	16	9	31
16	Christian Zaiser	Ducati	8	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	7	17	Ret	30
17	Kai Børre Andersen	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	Mauro Sanchini	Yamaha	19	12	Ret	17	19	15	7	14	Ret	13	Ret	12	23
20	William De Angelis	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	Sébastien Le Grelle	Honda	11	11	14	Ret	Ret	21	Ret		12	Ret			16
27	Pere Riba	Kawasaki					4								13
28	Arie Vos	Honda						14			5			19	13
29	Cal Crutchlow	Honda								5					11
30	Tatu Lauslehto	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	Stefano Cruciani	Honda				12							23		4
35	Anthony Gobert	Yamaha	12	Ret											4
36	Grégory Leblanc	Honda	Ret	17	16	23	26	18	Ret	DNS	Ret	19		13	3
37	Alessio Velini	Yamaha	21	Ret	19		Ret	Ret	Ret	26	13	Ret		17	3
38	Chris Peris	Yamaha	18	20	21	20	WD			22	Ret	14	15	Ret	3
39	Tom Tunstall	Honda	14	18	15	Ret	22	22	18	20	16	23	21	18	3
40	Didier van Keymeulen	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	Second place
Bronze	Third 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	Alessio Velini	Umbria Bike	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
6	Mauro Sanchini	Bikersdays Yamaha Moto 1	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
7	Stéphane Chambon	Gil Motor Sport	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
8	Maxime Berger	Gil Motor Sport	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
9	Alessio Corradi	RG Team	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
10	Fabien Foret	Gil Motor Sport	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
11	Kevin Curtain	Yamaha Motor Germany	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
12	Javier Forés	SLM Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
15	Andrea Berta	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	Chris Peris	Bikersdays Yamaha Moto 1	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
22	Kai Borre Andersen	Hoegee Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R600	P
23	Broc Parkes	Yamaha Motor Germany	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
24	Stefano Cruciani	Passione Moto	Honda CBR600RR	P
25	Tatu Lauslehto	Dark Dog Stiggy Motorsports	Honda CBR600RR	P
26	Alessandro Antonello	Kawasaki Bertocchi	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
27	Tom Tunstall	Hardinge Ice Valley M.	Honda CBR600RR	P
28	Arie Vos	Intermoto Czech Klaffi	Honda CBR600RR	P
29	Vactav Bittman	BRC Racing	Honda CBR600RR	P
30	Joan Veijer	Duntep Racing Team	Honda CBR600RR	P
31	Vesa Kallio	SLM Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
32	Yoann Tiberio	Megabike Honda Team	Honda CBR600RR	P
33	Victor Carrasco	Honda BQR	Honda CBR600RR	P
34	Didier van Keymeulen	SLM Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
35	Jordi Torres	Speed Moto	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
37	William De Angelis	Intermoto Czech Klaffi	Honda CBR600RR	P
38	Gregory Leblanc	Vazy Racing Team	Honda CBR600RR	P
39	David Perret	Scratch Moto Racing	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
40	Thomas Metro	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	Pere Riba	MSS Discovery Racing	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
52	Steven Neate	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	Luka Nedog	Team Manila Grace SC	Ducati 749R	P
58	Tomas Miksovsky	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	Lorenzo Alfonsi	RG Team	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
65	Joan Lascorz	CRS Grand Prix	Honda CBR600RR	P
66	Jesco Günther	CRS Grand Prix	Honda CBR600RR	P
67	Günter Knobloch	Yamaha Sebring	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
68	David Forner	Tati Team Beaujolais Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
69	Gianluca Nannelli	Team Manila Grace SC	Ducati 749R	P
71	Sam Owens	Tati Team Beaujolais Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
72	Stuart Easton	Team Manila Grace SC	Ducati 749R	P
73	Christian Zaiser	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	Julien Enjolras	Tati Team Beaujolais Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
91	Javier Hidalgo	CRS Grand Prix	Honda CBR600RR	P
93	Stephane Duterne	Tati Team Beaujolais Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
94	David Checa	Yamaha - GMT 94	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
99	Sebastiano Zerbo	RG Team	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
116	Johan Stigefelt	Dark Dog Stiggy Motorsports	Honda CBR600RR	P
121	Alessio Aldrovandi	CRS Grand Prix	Honda CBR600RR	P
127	Robbin Harms	Stiggy Motorsports	Honda CBR600RR	P
145	Sébastien Le Grelle	Legrelle - Honda Belgium	Honda CBR600RR	P

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