2006 Superbike World Championship | |||
Previous: | 2005 | Next: | 2007 |
Support series: Supersport World Championship FIM Superstock 1000 Cup European Superstock 600 Championship |
The 2006 Superbike World Championship was the nineteenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 25 February at Losail, and finished on 8 October at Magny-Cours after 12 rounds and 24 races. The original season calendar issued by the FIM included a 13th round scheduled in South Africa on 22 October but the round was cancelled at the request of the series' promoter FGSport. [1]
2006 saw the return of Australian Troy Bayliss in Superbike World Championship after 3 years in MotoGP. The combination of Bayliss and Ducati proved unstoppable and they dominated the season winning 12 races, 8 of them consecutive. Honda's James Toseland and Yamaha's Noriyuki Haga battled for second with the British rider coming on top. Defending champion Troy Corser on a Suzuki was fourth. The manufacturers' championship was won by Ducati.
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Bold – Pole position |
2006 final manufacturers' standings [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos. | Manufacturer |
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AUS![]() |
ESP![]() |
ITA![]() |
EUR![]() |
SMR![]() |
CZE![]() |
GBR![]() |
NED![]() |
GER![]() |
ITA![]() |
FRA![]() |
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 | ||||||||||
1 |
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2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 450 | |||||||
2 |
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1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 414 | |||||||
3 |
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3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 401 | |||||||
4 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 2 | 372 | |||||||
5 |
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13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 229 | |||||||
6 |
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18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 19 | |||||||
Pos. | Manufacturer |
QAT![]() |
AUS![]() |
ESP![]() |
ITA![]() |
EUR![]() |
SMR![]() |
CZE![]() |
GBR![]() |
NED![]() |
GER![]() |
ITA![]() |
FRA![]() |
Pts |
2006 Superbike World Championship | |||
Previous: | 2005 | Next: | 2007 |
Support series: Supersport World Championship FIM Superstock 1000 Cup European Superstock 600 Championship |
The 2006 Superbike World Championship was the nineteenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 25 February at Losail, and finished on 8 October at Magny-Cours after 12 rounds and 24 races. The original season calendar issued by the FIM included a 13th round scheduled in South Africa on 22 October but the round was cancelled at the request of the series' promoter FGSport. [1]
2006 saw the return of Australian Troy Bayliss in Superbike World Championship after 3 years in MotoGP. The combination of Bayliss and Ducati proved unstoppable and they dominated the season winning 12 races, 8 of them consecutive. Honda's James Toseland and Yamaha's Noriyuki Haga battled for second with the British rider coming on top. Defending champion Troy Corser on a Suzuki was fourth. The manufacturers' championship was won by Ducati.
Round | Circuit | Date | Superpole | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Report | |
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1 | R1 |
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25 February |
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Winston Ten Kate Honda | Report |
R2 |
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Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra | |||||
2 | R1 |
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5 March |
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Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra | Report |
R2 |
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Ducati Xerox | |||||
3 | R1 |
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23 April |
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Ducati Xerox | Report |
R2 |
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Ducati Xerox | |||||
4 | R1 |
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7 May |
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Ducati Xerox | Report |
R2 |
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Ducati Xerox | |||||
5 | R1 |
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28 May |
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Ducati Xerox | Report |
R2 |
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Ducati Xerox | |||||
6 | R1 |
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25 June |
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Ducati Xerox | Report |
R2 |
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Yamaha Motor Italia WSB | |||||
7 | R1 |
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23 July |
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Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra | Report |
R2 |
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Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra | |||||
8 | R1 |
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6 August |
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Ducati Xerox | Report |
R2 |
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Yamaha Motor Italia WSB | |||||
9 | R1 |
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3 September |
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PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse | Report |
R2 |
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Ducati Xerox | |||||
10 | R1 |
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10 September |
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Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra | Report |
R2 |
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Winston Ten Kate Honda | |||||
11 | R1 |
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1 October |
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Klaffi Honda | Report |
R2 |
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Ducati Xerox | |||||
12 | R1 |
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8 October |
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Winston Ten Kate Honda | Report |
R2 |
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Ducati Xerox |
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Bold – Pole position |
2006 final manufacturers' standings [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos. | Manufacturer |
QAT![]() |
AUS![]() |
ESP![]() |
ITA![]() |
EUR![]() |
SMR![]() |
CZE![]() |
GBR![]() |
NED![]() |
GER![]() |
ITA![]() |
FRA![]() |
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 | ||||||||||
1 |
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2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 450 | |||||||
2 |
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1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 414 | |||||||
3 |
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3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 401 | |||||||
4 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 2 | 372 | |||||||
5 |
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13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 229 | |||||||
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18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 19 | |||||||
Pos. | Manufacturer |
QAT![]() |
AUS![]() |
ESP![]() |
ITA![]() |
EUR![]() |
SMR![]() |
CZE![]() |
GBR![]() |
NED![]() |
GER![]() |
ITA![]() |
FRA![]() |
Pts |
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