2012 Superbike World Championship | |||
Previous: | 2011 | Next: | 2013 |
Support series: Supersport World Championship FIM Superstock 1000 Cup European Superstock 600 Championship European Junior Cup |
The 2012 Superbike World Championship was the twenty-fifth season of the Superbike World Championship. It began on 26 February at Phillip Island and ended on 7 October in Magny-Cours after 14 rounds.
The season saw the number of complete motorcycles in use limited to one per rider; this meant that the rules allowing bike changes during a race (flag-to-flag) were cancelled. [1] [2]
Aprilia rider Max Biaggi clinched his second SBK championship, pipping Kawasaki rider Tom Sykes by just half a point. Marco Melandri won more races than both Biaggi and Sykes this season but failing to score points in 5 of the last 6 races cost him the title.
The provisional race schedule was publicly announced by the FIM on 24 September 2011 with thirteen confirmed rounds and two other rounds pending confirmation. [3] Russia appeared for the first time in the calendar with a round at the brand-new Moscow Raceway. [4] The calendar was updated in October 2011 with the confirmation of the Imola round, for a total fourteen rounds. [5] All races with the exception of Miller Motorsports Park – races held on Memorial Day Monday – were held on Sundays.
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Bold – Pole position |
Pos. | Manufacturer |
AUS![]() |
ITA![]() |
NED![]() |
ITA![]() |
EUR![]() |
USA![]() |
SMR![]() |
SPA![]() |
CZE![]() |
GBR![]() |
RUS![]() |
GER![]() |
POR![]() |
FRA![]() |
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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 | R1 | R2 | |||
1 |
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1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | C | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 444.5 |
2 |
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2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | C | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 421 |
3 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 416 |
4 |
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4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | C | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 397.5 |
5 |
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7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 1 | C | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 293.5 |
6 |
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16 | 12 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 11 | C | 15 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 9 | Ret | 14 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 136.5 |
Pos. | Manufacturer |
AUS![]() |
ITA![]() |
NED![]() |
ITA![]() |
EUR![]() |
USA![]() |
SMR![]() |
SPA![]() |
CZE![]() |
GBR![]() |
RUS![]() |
GER![]() |
POR![]() |
FRA![]() |
Pts |
1.17.3: Grid positions will be based...for the Superbike, on the Superpole results and the qualifying practice results. In the case where the Superpole has been cancelled, the grid position will be based on the qualifying practice results.
2012 Superbike World Championship | |||
Previous: | 2011 | Next: | 2013 |
Support series: Supersport World Championship FIM Superstock 1000 Cup European Superstock 600 Championship European Junior Cup |
The 2012 Superbike World Championship was the twenty-fifth season of the Superbike World Championship. It began on 26 February at Phillip Island and ended on 7 October in Magny-Cours after 14 rounds.
The season saw the number of complete motorcycles in use limited to one per rider; this meant that the rules allowing bike changes during a race (flag-to-flag) were cancelled. [1] [2]
Aprilia rider Max Biaggi clinched his second SBK championship, pipping Kawasaki rider Tom Sykes by just half a point. Marco Melandri won more races than both Biaggi and Sykes this season but failing to score points in 5 of the last 6 races cost him the title.
The provisional race schedule was publicly announced by the FIM on 24 September 2011 with thirteen confirmed rounds and two other rounds pending confirmation. [3] Russia appeared for the first time in the calendar with a round at the brand-new Moscow Raceway. [4] The calendar was updated in October 2011 with the confirmation of the Imola round, for a total fourteen rounds. [5] All races with the exception of Miller Motorsports Park – races held on Memorial Day Monday – were held on Sundays.
Round | Country | Circuit | Date | Superpole | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Report | |
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1 | R1 |
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Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 26 February |
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Aprilia Racing Team | Report |
R2 |
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Althea Racing | ||||||
2 | R1 |
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Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 1 April |
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Althea Racing | Report |
R2 |
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Althea Racing | ||||||
3 | R1 |
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TT Circuit Assen | 22 April |
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Team Effenbert Liberty Racing | Report |
R2 |
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Honda World Superbike Team | ||||||
4 | R1 |
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Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 6 May |
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Race cancelled [N 2] | Report | ||
R2 |
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Kawasaki Racing Team | ||||||
5 | R1 |
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Donington Park | 13 May |
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BMW Motorrad Motorsport | Report |
R2 |
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Honda World Superbike Team | ||||||
6 | R1 |
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Miller Motorsports Park | 28 May |
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Althea Racing | Report |
R2 |
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BMW Motorrad Motorsport | ||||||
7 | R1 |
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Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli | 10 June |
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Aprilia Racing Team | Report |
R2 |
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Aprilia Racing Team | ||||||
8 | R1 |
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Motorland Aragón | 1 July |
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Aprilia Racing Team | Report |
R2 |
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BMW Motorrad Motorsport | ||||||
9 | R1 |
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Masaryk Circuit | 22 July |
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BMW Motorrad Motorsport | Report |
R2 |
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BMW Motorrad Motorsport | ||||||
10 | R1 |
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Silverstone Circuit | 5 August |
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Kawasaki Racing Team | Report |
R2 |
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PATA Racing Team | ||||||
11 | R1 |
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Moscow Raceway | 26 August |
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Kawasaki Racing Team | Report |
R2 |
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BMW Motorrad Motorsport | ||||||
12 | R1 |
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Nürburgring | 9 September |
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Aprilia Racing Team | Report |
R2 |
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ParkinGO MTC Racing | ||||||
13 | R1 |
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Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 23 September |
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Kawasaki Racing Team | Report |
R2 |
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Aprilia Racing Team | ||||||
14 | R1 |
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Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 7 October |
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PATA Racing Team | Report |
R2 |
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Kawasaki Racing Team |
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Bold – Pole position |
Pos. | Manufacturer |
AUS![]() |
ITA![]() |
NED![]() |
ITA![]() |
EUR![]() |
USA![]() |
SMR![]() |
SPA![]() |
CZE![]() |
GBR![]() |
RUS![]() |
GER![]() |
POR![]() |
FRA![]() |
Pts | ||||||||||||||
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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 | R1 | R2 | |||
1 |
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1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | C | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 444.5 |
2 |
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2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | C | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 421 |
3 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 416 |
4 |
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4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | C | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 397.5 |
5 |
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7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 1 | C | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 293.5 |
6 |
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16 | 12 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 11 | C | 15 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 9 | Ret | 14 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 136.5 |
Pos. | Manufacturer |
AUS![]() |
ITA![]() |
NED![]() |
ITA![]() |
EUR![]() |
USA![]() |
SMR![]() |
SPA![]() |
CZE![]() |
GBR![]() |
RUS![]() |
GER![]() |
POR![]() |
FRA![]() |
Pts |
1.17.3: Grid positions will be based...for the Superbike, on the Superpole results and the qualifying practice results. In the case where the Superpole has been cancelled, the grid position will be based on the qualifying practice results.